
French born, Thomas grew up in Reunion Island and spent most of his teenage years focused on a professional surfing career. Several injuries later, he adjusted his path towards the second thing he loved most - movies.
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After an uneven stint in film school, Thomas started to work as a commercial cinematographer and director from his Dubai base for a variety of clients ranging from luxury real estate companies to Jaguar, Ford and Apple.
Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2018, he has since collaborated with some of the biggest brands in the world: Louis Vuitton, Nike, Delta Airlines, Estee Lauder, or Rivian to name a few.
From fashion and sports to automotive and beauty brands, Thomas is hungry to output quality work that transcends a particular genre. With an established versatility as a writer, director and cinematographer, his stylistic strength resides in a unique aptitude to think outside the box and find the spark that will ignite his curiosity in every brief that he takes on.
Recently his short film Bowlhead premiered at the Academy Award qualifier festival Hollyshorts and garnered Thomas a flurry of accolades. Aside from pursuing commercial work, he is currently developing several feature projects.
Festivals & Accolades:
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - 2023 - Semi Finalist
L'Etrange Film festival - 2023
Silent City Film Festival - 2023
Byron Bay Underground Film Festival - 2023
Highlands Horror Film Fest - 2023
Open Gate International Film Festival - 2023 - Best Director
Costa Brava Film Festival - 2023 - Best Horror Film
Nightmares Film Festival - 2023 - Finalist
Dark Red Film Fest - 2023 - Best Director, Story Nominee
Nashville Film Festival - 2022 - Grand Jury Prize Nominee
HollyShorts Film Festival - 2022
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival - 2022 - Audience Award
Aesthetica Film Festival - 2022
Newport Beach Film Festival - 2022
San Diego International Film Festival - 2022
Shockfest Film Festival - 2022
Knoxville Horror Film Fest - 2022 - Best Director
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival - 2022
Lone Star Film Festival - 2022
​Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest - 2020​
Beverly Hills Film Festival® - 2020
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - 2020
Screamfest® Horror Film Festival - NEW ORLEANS - 2019
​Nightmares Film Festival - 2019
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest - 2017
New Renaissance Film Festival - Finalist (London, UK) - 2017
The Richard Harris International Film Festival - 2016
The Newark International Film Festival - 2016
Full Bloom Film Festival - 2016
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Wandering DP PODCAST - INTERVIEW:
http://wanderingdp.com/podcast/the-wandering-dp-podcast-episode-315-thomas-simon/