{{Short description|Australian film producer (born 1963)}} {{Infobox person | name = John L. Simpson | image = John L. Simpson.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|09|02}} | birth_place = Sydney, Australia | education = Epping Boys High School (1977–1982)<br/> UWS - Performing Arts, Major in Acting (1984–1986) <br/> AFTRS - Film & Television Production (2001–2002) Master of Screen Arts and Business (2015) | occupation = Founder & CEO Titan View | spouse = Maria Simpson }} '''John L. Simpson''' (born 2 September 1963) is an Australian film and theatre producer and distributor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spruiker's endeavour pays off|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/spruikers-endeavour-pays-off/story-e6frg8n6-1111114922103|publisher=The Australian|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>
==Early life== Simpson was born on September 2, 1963, in Sydney, Australia. He majored in acting at the University of Western Sydney, and also achieved a Master of Screen Arts and Business from Australian Film Television and Radio School.
== Career == Simpson first began his career as an actor and performed in various stage productions such as ''Les Misérables'' and ''Phantom of the Opera''. He later began working as a theater producer in 1991 with the play ''My Black Heart''.<ref>{{cite web|title=GUESTS: John L Simpson|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/thelatesession/cast/detail/id/726|publisher=SBS.com.au|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> Simpson then moved into producing films such as ''Men's Group'', his first independent film.<ref>{{cite web|title=The last picture show man: Producer John L. Simpson|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie-news/625177/the-last-picture-show-man-producer-john-l.-simpson|publisher=SBS.com.au|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> He has become a regular speaker on low budget filmmaking models in Australia and is a current advisor to several film labs across the country, including the SA FilmLAB and Screen ACT’s Low Budget Feature Film Initiative. Simpson was also a board member of Screen Canberra from 2013 to 2017.
=== Titan View === In July 2007 Simpson founded the distribution company ''Titan View'', which he formed in order to distribute the film ''The Jammed''. Simpson mortgaged his house to create the company and distribute the film, which became the third highest-grossing screen average for an Australian film of all time during its first few weeks of release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Small town's big picture|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/small-towns-big-picture/story-e6frg8n6-1225716637119|publisher=The Australian|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> Simpson received an AFI Fellowship in 2008 to tour the film ''Men's Group'' around Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=The making of men's self-help, the movie|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/movies/mens-self-help-the-movie/story-e6freqex-1111117894266|publisher=Courier Mail|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> The company has also received funding from Screen Australia in 2010 as part of their ''Innovative Distribution Funding'' project.<ref>{{cite web|title=APPROVALS DEVELOPMENT FUNDING DETAILS - FEATURES|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding/approvals/Dev-Details/2011/3MarApr_feat.aspx|publisher=Screen Australia|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 2016 || Joe Cinque's Consolation || Distributor |- | 2015 || Me and My Mates VS the Zombie Apocalypse || Executive Producer & Distributor |- | 2014 || That Crazy Reality Show || Distributor |- | 2014 || Locks of Love || Executive Producer & Distributor |- | 2014 || Rise of the Eco Warriors || Distributor |- | 2013 || ''Mclean's Money'' || Distributor |- | 2013 || ''War Matters'' || Distributor |- | 2013 || ''Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls'' || Distributor |- | 2013 || ''11Eleven Project'' || Distributor |- | 2012 || ''Isolate (film)'' || Distributor |- | 2012 || ''Black & White & Sex'' || Distributor |- | 2012 || ''Bathing Franky'' || Distributor |- | 2012 || ''This is Roller Derby'' || Executive Producer & Distributor |- | 2012 || ''Codgers'' || Distributor |- | 2012 || ''Centreplace'' || Distributor |- | 2011 || ''33 Postcards'' || Marketing Director & Distributor |- | 2010 || ''Mother Fish'' || Distributor |- | 2009 || ''Into the Shadows'' || Self |- | 2008 || ''Blind Company'' || Distributor |- | 2008 || ''Three Blind Mice'' || Distributor |- | 2008 || ''Men's Group'' || Writer, Producer & Distributor |- | 2007 || ''The Jammed'' || Distributor |- | 2007 || ''Razzle Dazzle'' || Associate Producer |- | 2004 || ''Thunderstruck'' || Assistant to Producer, Post Production Coordinator |}
== Awards == * 2007 Digispaa, Won Spaartan Award * 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best Film (Men's Group) * 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best script (Men's Group)
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== External links == * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rib-qsLjmo * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035673/ * http://www.titanview.com
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