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Simon Kelton is a UK/US based writer/producer and the founder of Inspirational Entertainment, which develops and produces incredible stories for film and TV which aim to inspire as much as they entertain.
From Guy Ritchie's upcoming YOUNG SHERLOCK with Amazon Prime to life-changing moments like EDDIE THE EAGLE's infamous 90m ski jump in the Calgary Winter Olympics or Gavin Maxwell's pioneering environmental work in his much-beloved book RING OF BRIGHT WATER, Inspirational Entertainment looks to bring thrilling, ambitious, uplifting and often true tales to the widest audience possible.
The company was founded by Simon and his wife Heather, a highly experienced film producer who worked for director Robert Zemeckis for twelve years, in order to create inspirational British stories with international appeal.
Simon and Heather began their careers in the entertainment business as a security guard and a catering assistant. They have come a long way since then and have been privileged to work with some of the best directors in the world like Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Guy Ritchie, Matthew Vaughn, John Stevenson, Ash Brannon and Dexter Fletcher, as well as some of the biggest movie stars like Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton.
A great lover of the mountains and snowsports, Simon executive produced Jeff Lowe's METANOIA, a remarkable true life story which won the Best Mountaineering Film at the Kendal Festival as well as 24 other awards around the world as far afield as New Zealand, Italy, Canada, Croatia and the US. Simon is developing a project about World Cup Skiing entitled 100 SECONDS.
Simon has written over 30 screenplays for US and UK production companies as well as having directors like Guy Ritchie, Michael Grandage, Nigel Cole, Andy Fickman, Ash Brannon, John Stevenson, Kirk Jones, James Honeyborne, and Declan Lowney attached to his projects. He has also performed as voice talent in movies such as POLAR EXPRESS, BEOWULF, MONSTER HOUSE and A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Simon was the first recipient of the prestigious BAFTA LA Scholarship for screenwriting at UCLA Film School and went on to Co-Chair BAFTA LA's Scholarship Committee helping build it into the most important and generous film school scholarship in the world.
Simon was awarded Master's degrees from Oxford, Stanford and UCLA, where he won the first BAFTA LA Scholarship, a Samuel Goldwyn Award, the Harmony Gold Award of Excellence, was a Finalist in the Disney Fellowship and twice a semi-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship. He has also studied at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.