Simon Bowles
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Simon Bowles is a Production designer, who got his start in the Film industry in 1993, working as an Art Department Runner and then Standby Art Director. He has worked with many directors, including; Vadim Jean, Simon Hunter, and Neil Marshall.
Simon Bowles came to the Film industry from theatre where he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Bowles designed the underground maze of caves for box office hit The Descent, which won accolades at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, British Independent Film Awards and Philadelphia Film Festival. Reviews credited to Bowles such as “cave sets by Production Designer Simon Bowles look just like the real thing”, Derek Elley in Variety and “Simon Bowles’ beautifully designed cave sets conjure a world of subterranean darkness”, Mark Kermode in the Observer.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Art Director
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London(2004)
- Foyle's War (3 episodes, 2002)
...Eagle Day (2002) TV Episode ...A Lesson in Murder (2002) TV Episode ...The White Feather (2002) TV Episode
- The Cry (2002) (TV)
- The Lost Battalion (2001) (TV)
- "The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells" (2001) (mini) TV Series
- The Calling (2000)
- The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
... aka Neuen Abenteuer des Pinocchio, Die (Germany)
- Wing Commander (1999)
... aka Wing Commander: Space Will Never Be the Same (USA)
- Fortress 2 (1999)
... aka Fortress 2: Re-Entry (Philippines: English title) (USA: DVD title)
- Tale of the Mummy (1998)
... aka Talos the Mummy (Europe: English title) (UK: video title) (USA: working title) ... aka Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (USA: complete title)
- On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV)
... aka Jack Higgins' on Dangerous Ground
- Midnight Man (1995) (TV)
... aka Eye of the Storm ... aka Jack Higgins' Midnight Man
[edit] Production Designer
- Eden Lake (2008) (pre-production)
- Doomsday film (2007) (post-production)
- Straightheads (2007)
- Cold and Dark (2005)
... aka Cold & Dark (USA: DVD title)
- The Descent (2005)
- Killing Hitler (2003) (TV)
- Dog Soldiers (2002)
- The Enemy (2001/I)
... aka Tödliche Formel (Germany)
- Lighthouse (2000/I)
... aka Dead of Night (USA: video title)
- Wired (1997)
- Virtual Terror (1996)
- A Fistful of Fingers (1994)
[edit] Art Department
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (concept artist)
... aka Tomb Raider (USA: short title)
- Sub Down (1997) (V) (assistant art director)
... aka Sub Down: Take the Dive (video box title)
- Buffalo Girls (1995) (TV) (assistant art director)
- Beyond Bedlam (1993) (assistant art director)
... aka Nightscare
[edit] Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Straightheads (2007) (second unit director)
[edit] Award Nominations
- Most Promising Newcomer - British Independent Film Awards [1]
