Simon Iliopoulos

Simon Iliopoulos

Writer/Manager

Gold Coast, Australia

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November 2021
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About Simon

Simon Iliopoulos is a dedicated movie enthusiast who, after successfully managing two video hire stores, pursued a career in screenwriting. He committed years to perfecting his craft, delving into Hollywood film screenplays and literature on writing. Simon furthered his expertise by enrolling in a six-week film production course and working as an extra in various film and television productions for four years. Armed with a decade of industry experience, Simon founded a small management company to represent writers. His efforts resulted in securing a prestigious writing assignment for one of his writers in Hollywood. Despite these achievements, Simon felt the need to re-evaluate and refocus on his personal filmmaking goals. With unwavering determination, Simon redirected his energy into crafting his own material and has since completed two screenplays, with more in development. Born in Sydney, he lived there for 41 years before moving to Queensland's Gold Coast in 2004.


Writing Experience

Screenplay “Final Blow” - Completed
Screenplay “A Saint & The Sinner” Completed
Screenplay "Virus" Completed
Screenplay “Tomboy” Final Draft
Screenplay “Angel's Reign” - Script Doctoring
Screenplay “Tray Boy” - First Draft
Screenplay "Satan's Agenda" - Currently Writing
Outline “Under The Mulberry Tree” - Working Project
Synopsis "Time Clock" High-Concept - Pitch
Synopsis “Pest's” Animation - Pitch
Synopsis “Rubbish” Animation - Working Project
Synopsis “OOKIE the BAT” Animation - Working Project
Concept “MM’s Save the World” Animation - Working Project
Concept "The Wilson's" Working Project

Work Experience - EXTRA

FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION

2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation, WWE Films, Pacific
Film and Television Commission
“The Marine”

2005 Warner Bros Pictures, Village
Roadshow Pictures, Dark Castle
Entertainment “House Of Wax”

2003 Castle Rock Entertainment, Jerry
Bruckheimer Films, Warner Bros
Pictures “Kangaroo Jack”

2002 Alliance Atlantis Communications
Australian, Film Finance Corp
AFFC) “Dirty Deeds”

2000 Paramount Pictures
Cruise/Wagner Productions
“Mission Impossible 2”


TV DRAMA PRODUCTION

2003 Seven Network Series “Australia
Most Wanted”

2002/2003 Seven Network Series “All Saints”

1999 Australia Broadcasting Corp
(ABC) Gannon Jenkins Television
Series “Wildside”

1999 Jim Henson Productions, Hallmark
Prowse Engineer Entertainment
“Farscape”


TV COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION

2010 Uncle Toby’s

2004 DAVID JONES

2000 Hewlett-Packard


MOW PRODUCTION

1999 TBS Superstation, Columbia Tri Star
Television, Lions Gate Television
“First Daughter”


SHORT FILMS PRODUCTION

2002 NIDA “Sedjuice”

2001 AFTRS “My Love for Nature”

Badges

2024-11-05

Writers' Room Member

Certifications

Loglines

  • THE WILSON'S

    THE WILSON'S Budget: $10M - $30M | Mystery Comedy When a dysfunctional, gangly family of four sets off on a nostalgic final road trip across the United States with their quirky cat, they unexpectedly encounter an electrical storm only to wake up in a secluded town inhabited by mysterious little people.    

  • RUBBISH - A Toxic Environment Disaster

    RUBBISH - A Toxic Environment Disaster Budget: $30M+ | Animation As the volume of household trash worldwide reaches an alarming level without any solutions from governments to counter the problem, the Rubbish Team of Seven set out on a mission to raise awareness and tackle the recycling crisis before they face the threat of extinction.  

  • The Pests'

    The Pests' Budget: $30M+ | Animation When newlywed interior designers purchase an old federation home and transform it into a high-tech smart home, five mischievous and quirky household pests embark on a mission to sabotage the central computer captained by Robotics Roy (The Cleaner) and Bandit (The Cat) in the hope of returning to their usual way of life.

  • SATAN'S AGENDA

    SATAN'S AGENDA Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror After a devastating car accident took away her family, a devoted Christian struggles with the five stages of grief, only to be lured by Satan, who presents her with an ultimatum: restore the wrecked car, and you will be reunited with your family.

  • Final Blow

    Final Blow Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical A lovable rogue escapes from prison, triggering the most extensive manhunt in Australia's history as he cleverly outmaneuvers an entire state police force for 37 days in his relentless quest to remain free from incarceration.

  • A Saint & The Sinner

    A Saint & The Sinner Budget: $5M - $10M | Drama In an attempt to pull off a high-stakes Casino robbery, a young Greek boy comes of age and steps up to stop his criminal delinquent brother from carrying out the heist in order to save his family from being torn apart. 

  • Angel's Reign

    Angel's Reign Budget: $30M+ | Horror After a holy war wipes out Christianity, Satan rises to claim sovereignty, preaching that life will flourish under his regime, but not before he is challenged by God’s chosen one, who is poised to revolutionise the world for the next thousand years.

  • Save the World

    Save the World Budget: $30M+ | Animation When the M&M gang faces the threat of extinction by a fraudulent and deceitful candy maker who has Hollywood celebrities endorsing his non-melting sweets, they, the M&M gang, embark on a mission to dismantle his operation and ensure their own survival as the only sweets that won't melt.

  • Under the Mulberry Tree

    Under the Mulberry Tree Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When a 13-year-old from the affluent suburbs meets a 14-year-old streetwise kid from the urban poverty, they both discover that they are different in every way. However, 40 years later, they meet on a dating site and realise how compatible they truly are and fall in love.

  • Time Clock

    Time Clock Budget: $10M - $30M | Sci-fi When the final extensions of the first international space station is complete, a newly elected crew sets off for a trial posting; simultaneously, a team of ice-core drilling scientists return from Antarctica, bringing back a groundbreaking discovery about Earth's history that will profoundly alter humanity’s connection to the planet.

  • Working Title "Tomboy"

    Working Title "Tomboy" Budget: $1M - $5M | Action Drama In the isolated town of Wattle Creek, Hayden, a daring young man, challenges the mythical authority that controls his community. His defiance sparks a rebellion, leading to an explosive confrontation that will change the town forever.

  • Playground

    Playground Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller An immigrant’s heritage is wound through a criminal past, seen through the eyes of  Italian/Australian detective Tony Conti. Tony’s investigation of his mother’s death, 15 years previously, leads him to a criminal sociopath that destroys the lives of the people he cherishes most.

  • First We Take The Country

    First We Take The Country Budget: $30M+ | Action In order to end starvation among the disadvantaged worldwide, a lone charismatic Red Cross doctor hires a group of Mercenaries to take a country hostage, compelling Governments around the globe to address and end this humanitarian crisis. 

  • Virus

    Virus Budget: $30M+ | Action A daredevil stuntman pushes himself to the brink of destruction in search of his late father’s legacy to become the world’s greatest showman, only to discover that his quest is just within arm's reach.

  • Jam

    Jam Budget: $5M - $10M | Comedy This dark comedy explores the unorthodox lives of seven individuals as they converge towards a slow-moving traffic jam, only to find it hard to disappear the blockage that seems to start nowhere and end nowhere.

Awards

  • "A Saint & The Sinner" Overall winner - Best Screenplay Greece International Film Festival
    (2024)

  • "A Saint & The Sinner" Award Winner San Francisco Independent Filmmakers' Contest
    (2024)

  • "A Saint & The Sinner" Selected - Chicago Script Awards
    (2024)

  • "A Saint & The Sinner" Selected - Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival
    (2024)

  • Screenplay "Final Blow" Selected - The Crime List Screenplay Contest
    (2022)

  • “A Saint & The Sinner” Changing Face International Screenplay Competition “Screenplay of the Month”
    (2022)

  • Screenplay 'Final Blow" Finalist - Wales International Film Festival
    (2021)

  • Screenplay "Final Blow" Quarter Finalist - Historical Screenplay Competition
    (2020)

  • Screenplay "Final Blow" Selected - Wiki Screenplay Contest
    (2020)

  • Screenplay "Final Blow" Selected - Sanctuary International Film Festival
    (2019)

  • Screenplay "A Saint & The Sinner" Selected - Sanctuary International Film Festival
    (2019)

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