Ness Simons is a writer/director based in Wellington, New Zealand. In 2011 she was the recipient of the WIFT NZ Robin Laing Scholarship. That's a lot of writing.
As an emerging filmmaker Ness is drawn to naturalistic drama and comedy about everyday people and the rich daily lives they lead. She engages with the intimacy that can be found in living rooms and kitchens, and the way that life can be simultaneously unique and universal. Stories with heart and humour are where her passion lies, with a focus on female-centric and LGBT characters. Ness is the Writ
er/Director of 'Pot Luck Webseries (2016), the short film 'Actually Alex' (2014) which was funded by the NZ Film Commission, and Director of the factual webseries 'Active in Hell' (2013). While at Film School her script 'Tell Tale Tit' was selected as a final graduation production, and she wrote and directed 'Fashism' which played at the 2013 Outtakes ReelQueer Festival. In 2009 her short radio plays 'Taking the Bait' and 'Crazy in Love' were produced by Radio New Zealand as winners of their ‘Student Shorts’ competition. In 2010 her feature script 'The Family Way'was awarded the New Zealand Film Commission’s 1st Writers Initiative. Ness is currently developing the script for season two of 'Pot Luck Webseries', a guest script for 'Sui Generis' webseries, and a pilot for a tv series.
