Don Thompson (Director, Instructor, Producer, Screenwriter, screenwriter)

Don Thompson

Director | Instructor | Producer | Screenwriter

Website: https://www.nextpixprods.com

Biography

Known throughout the 80's and 90's as a playwright, more recently Don has made his mark as an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Since 2000, Don has produced, co-produced or co-funded over twenty-five feature films through his production company nextPix, including the Sundance award-winning documentary TIBET IN SONG (2009), Hal Hartley's NED RIFLE (2014), as well as the internationally acclaimed films RAILWAY CHILDREN (2016) and YOMEDDINE (2018). Films Don has been affiliated with as a producer have premiered and won awards at festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, and numerous others. Since 2017, his screenplays have also received recognition and awards, including at Worldfest Houston, ISA Fasttrack (Top 50), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, New York Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Festigious International Film Festival.

Known throughout the 80's and 90's as a playwright, more recently Don has made his mark as an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Since 2000, Don has produced, co-produced or co-funded over twenty-five feature films through his production company nextPix, including the Sundance award-winning documentary TIBET IN SONG (2009), Hal Hartley's NED RIFLE (2014), as well as the internationally acclaimed films RAILWAY CHILDREN (2016) and YOMEDDINE (2018). Films Don has been affiliated with as a producer have premiered and won awards at festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, and numerous others. Since 2017, his screenplays have also received recognition and awards, including at Worldfest Houston, ISA Fasttrack (Top 50), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, New York Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Festigious International Film Festival.

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Projects (6)

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8 Awards

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11 Awards

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6 Awards

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Historical

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3 Awards

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Don Thompson

Director | Instructor | Producer | Screenwriter

Website: https://www.nextpixprods.com

Biography

Known throughout the 80's and 90's as a playwright, more recently Don has made his mark as an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Since 2000, Don has produced, co-produced or co-funded over twenty-five feature films through his production company nextPix, including the Sundance award-winning documentary TIBET IN SONG (2009), Hal Hartley's NED RIFLE (2014), as well as the internationally acclaimed films RAILWAY CHILDREN (2016) and YOMEDDINE (2018). Films Don has been affiliated with as a producer have premiered and won awards at festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, and numerous others. Since 2017, his screenplays have also received recognition and awards, including at Worldfest Houston, ISA Fasttrack (Top 50), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, New York Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Festigious International Film Festival.

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Awards & Accolades

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Success Stories

Winner at Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film and Screenplay Festival

BILLY BUDD wins at Hitchcock Awards

'One of the Best Specs out there!'

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND wins Best Feature Script in Milan

BILLY BUDD wins Best Feature Script award at the IGA

BILLY BUDD is a Semi-Finalist in the Table Read Park City competition

BILLY BUDD Wins Multiple Awards

HARPER LEE AND ME nominated for Best Screenplay at Pop Con 2022

HARPER LEE AND ME wins award at CFF

KALTENHOUSE Wins Top Prize At New York Film Awards

KALTENHOUSE Wins Top Awards

MEDEA, SOUTH CAROLINA is a finalist in the New York Screenplay Competition

MESSAGE TO SHIGATSE is a finalist in 2017 Filmmatic Screenplay Awards

MESSAGE TO SHIGATSE a Finalist in Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, 2017

MEDEA, SOUTH CAROLINA selected among TOP 50 for ISA Fast Track Fellowship

Don Thompson Semi-finalist, Los Angeles CineFest screenplay Competition

Indie Theater Now, Plays and Playwrights Anthology, 2017

Don Thompson is in the Emerging Screenwriters Top 100

ISA Development Team 'consider'

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