Biographie
Nicolas Simonin is a native of France currently living in Los Angeles. He began his professional screenwriting career in Europe where he worked as staff writer on TV shows like (R.I.S., French C.S.I. or Lea Parker- an "Alias" spy show) for five major networks in France. In addition, he worked in the feature movie industry (Luc Besson's Europacorp) as a screenwriter, professional reader and story analyst. He spent five years as a TV screenwriter and 18 months as a story coverage reader for Europacorp. Residing in Los Angeles, he continues to work with producers and screenwriters in Europe and the USA.
Nicolas attended both producer and screenwriting film schools in Paris, where he produced 3 award-winning short movies.Nicolas got the opportunity to improve his multicultural background by studying as an exchange student in UCLA School of Theater, Film screenwriting program. Following Hal Ackerman's screenwriting workshop and Richard Walter's masterclass, Nicolas achieved a new level which allows him to expand his skills in the worldwide market.
An international background with both Spanish and English writing skills. Now a fluent screenwriter in both Spanish and English, Nicolas is inspired by horror movies and the Latin-American fantasy literature (Borgès, Cortazar, Quiroga), Nicolas is applying his skills in the horror movie market.
Nicolas has also been involved in writing two long feature movies with foreign directors: "Perdidos" with Paul Markovitch, an Argentinean screenwriter of 5 feature movies who lives in Mexico and "Animals" with Nejib Belkhadi, a successful current Tunisian director and actor.
Nicolas has also been working as a Social Media and Strategy Analyst for major Studios (Disney, Warner) and Streaming platform (HBO, HBO Max, AppleTV+) helping to measure audience share of voice, sentiment, demographic breakdown, and engagement with major films (Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Pixard) and shows (The Last of Us, Succession(.. He also worked as a Multilingual Social Media Analyst at The Walt Disney Studios, where he managed social media analytic reporting and meta data marketing research in English, Spanish, and French for The Walt Disney Studios Theatrical, including Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Live-Action, and Disney Animation franchises. Nicolas has a Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Producing Exchange Training from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master in Screenwriting from the Conservatoire Europeen Ecriture Audiovisuelle. He is fluent in Spanish, French, and English, and has a passion for storytelling, gaming, and fan culture.
