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Simon Chinn

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Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.

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A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026

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  • Searching for Sugar Man 2012
  • TINA 2021
  • LA 92 2017
  • Tell Me Who I Am 2019
  • Man on Wire 2008

Filmography 29

45 credits on file

Television 15

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film2009

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living