Simon Hansen

Simon Hansen was born on Dec 12, 1972 in South Africa. Simon Hansen's big-screen debut came with What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? directed by William Arntz in 2004. Simon Hansen is known for Eye in the Sky directed by Gavin Hood, Faisa Hassan stars as Fatima Mo'Allim and Aisha Takow as Alia Mo'Allim. Simon Hansen has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Simon Hansen achieved is Royal Television Society, UK. The upcoming new movie Simon Hansen plays is SAS: Red Notice which will be released on Mar 16, 2021.

Simon Hansen is a South African born film maker. Hansen has been working in the Film and entertainment industry since 1992. He is best known for producing Alive in Joburg, the film on which District 9 is based. Hansen discovered and mentored long-time collaborators and friends Sharlto Copley and Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp was still in high school when they began working together. Hansen mentored many animators and film makers in the South African and African Film Industry. Hansen was partnered with Copley in business for well over a decade. They supplied etv with a show called Deadtime which ran during the 'dead time' of midnight to 6am.Hansen still conducts workshops in South Africa to inspire and unite young film makers and grow the industry. He is currently collaborating with young talent to produce films under his company Inspired Minority Pictures.As a writer, producer and director, he has worked to build a film industry in South Africa that can compete in the international arena. Hansen owns a Visual Effects company called Atomic Visual Effects, a talent agency called 'Slaves Talent Management' and a production company called Inspired Minority Pictures, which is now his vehicle for creating, what he calls, 'commercial Independent' films.