Shawn Williamson (born April 26, 1965) is a Canadian film and television producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Early life
Williamson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shawn began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre[1] in 1983 and has since produced live events, live television and television series, as well as feature films.[2]
Career
Williamson is a producer and founder of Brightlight Pictures, a film and television production company based out of Vancouver, British Columbia that develops, packages, and produces independent feature films and television projects. Since launching in 2001, Williamson has produced more than 100 film and television series, from White Noise with Michael Keaton, and 50 Dead Men Walking starring Jim Sturgess and Ben Kingsley to Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal starring Anne Hathaway, critically-acclaimed Summer of '84, and Disney’s Descendants films.
Williamson’s current productions include an array of critically-acclaimed film and television projects, including Lionsgate’s Float starring Robbie Amell, Nickelodeon’s Monster High: The Movie, Netflix’s Firefly Lane, Amazon Prime Video’s Upload and The Power with Toni Collette, Alice Eve, and John Leguizamo, AMC’s Lucky Hank with Bob Odenkirk, and the renowned drama series The Good Doctor for ABC and Sony Pictures Television, which was named the most watched television series in the world at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2018.
Williamson’s other credits include: The Interview starring Seth Rogen and James Franco for Columbia Pictures; Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe, produced in conjunction with Mandalay Pictures; and Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He also served as a producer on The Company You Keep with Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf, 50/50 starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, The Possession starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, Passengers with Anne Hathaway, and The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage.
With more than 25 years at the forefront of the film and television industry, the Vancouver native began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and, in addition to feature films, has since produced live events, live television and unscripted series across the globe, including Singapore, Croatia, Romania, France, England, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Australia.
Filmography
Films
- Every Breath You Take (2021)
- 2 Hearts (2020)
- Elsewhere (2019)
- Summer of 84(2018)
- The Package (2018)
- Status Update (2018)
- Scorched Earth (2018)
- 1922 (2017)
- Colossal (2016)
- Un-Break My Heart (2016)
- This Is Your Death (2016)
- Little Pink House (2016)
- The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
- Life on the Line (2015)
- The Unspoken (2015)
- The Interview (2014)
- Leap 4 Your Life (2013)
- Horns (2013)
- Assault on Wall Street (2013)
- The Package (2012)
- The Company You Keep (2012)
- The Possession (2012)
- In the Name of the King: Two Worlds (2011)
- 50/50 (2011)
- Apollo 18 (2011)
- Max Schmeling (2010)
- Frankie & Alice (2010)
- Gunless (2010)
- The Final Storm (2010)
- Attack on Darfur (2009)
- The Thaw (2009)
- Rampage (2009)
- Stoic (2009)
- Possession (2008)
- Far Cry (2008)
- Passengers (2008)
- Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
- 1968 Tunnel Rats (2008)
- Normal (2007)
- American Venus (2007)
- They Wait (2007)
- Postal (2007)
- Whisper (2007)
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- White Noise 2: The Light (2007)
- Seed (2006)
- Wicker Man (2006)
- Slither (2006)
- BloodRayne (2005)
- Severed (2005)
- The Long Weekend (2005)
- Edison (2005)
- Alone in the Dark (2005)
- White Noise (2005)
- Pink Ludoos (2004)
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
- Going the Distance (2004)
- Lies Like Truth (2004)
- House of the Dead (2003)
- It's All About Love (2003)
- Punch (2002)
- Try Seventeen (2002)
- Heart of America (2002)
- Sea (2001)
- Blackwoods (2001)
- Finder's Fee (2001)
- Sanctimony (2000)
- Tail Lights Fade (1999)
Television
Television series
- The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (TV series) (2021)
- The Barbarian and the Troll (TV series) (2021)
- Firefly Lane (TV Series) (2021)
- The Good Doctor (2017-2021)
- Julie and the Phantoms (TV Series) (2020)
- Upload (2020)
- 50 States of Fright (2020)
- Valley of the Boom (2019)
- The Murders (2019)
- Mystery 101 (TV series) (2019-2020)
- Haters Back Off (2016-2017)
- Timeless (2016)
- Wayward Pines (2016)
- Second Chance (2016)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (TV Series) (2015-2021)
- Quest OutWest: Wild Food (2015-2020)
- Witches of East End (2013-2014)
- Rush (2014)
- Stormworld (2009)
- The Guard (2008-2009)
- About a Girl (2007-2008)
- Saved (2006)
- Alienated (2003-2004)
- Los Luchadores (2000–2001)
- Hollywood Off-Ramp (2000)
- The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998)
- Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992)
Television films
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2021)
- Cross Country Christmas (2020)
- A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020)
- A Glenbrooke Christmas (2020)
- Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)
- Sleeping with Danger (2020)
- Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story (2020)
- Hearts of Winter (2020)
- A Doggone Christmas (2019)
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019)
- A Homecoming for the Holidays (2019)
- Christmas Unleashed (2019)
- Christmas Town (2019)
- A Very Vintage Christmas (2019)
- Descendants 3 (2019)
- Family Pictures (2019)
- To Have and to Hold (2019)
- Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019)
- Bottled with Love (2019)
- Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter (2019)
- Valentine in the Vineyard (2019)
- Jingle Around the Clock (2018)
- Welcome to Christmas (2018)
- A Twist of Christmas (2018)
- The Girl in the Bathtub (2018)
- Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)
- Frozen in Love (2018)
- Secret Millionaire (2018)
- Doomsday (2017)
- Yellow (2017)
- Royal New Year's Eve (2017)
- The Christmas Cottage (2017)
- Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)
- Christmas Homecoming (2017)
- I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)
- Marry Me at Christmas (2017)
- A Harvest Wedding(2017)
- Descendants 2 (2017)
- Little Pink House (2017)
- Nightmare Time (2016)
- A Christmas to Remember (2016)
- Christmas List (2016)
- Operation Christmas (2016)
- Who Killed JonBenét? (2016)
- Autumn in the Vineyard (2016)
- Twist of Fate (2016)
- Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
- Sandra Brown's White Hot (2016)
- All Yours (2016)
- Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016)
- Evil Men (2015)
- The Hollow (2015)
- Just the Way You Are (2015)
- Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015)
- I Do, I Do, I Do (2015)
- Vow of Violence (2014)
- Damaged (2014)
- Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014)
- The Christmas Secret (2014)
- Recipe for Love (2013)
- Stolen from the Womb (2013)
- The Color of Rain (2013)
- The Good Mistress (2013)
- Hats Off to Christmas! (2013)
- Let It Snow (2013)
- Scarecrow (2013)
- Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)
- Profile for Murder (2013)
- The Trainer (2013)
- Twist of Faith (2013)
- Nearlyweds (2013)
- Finding Mrs. Claus (2012)
- The Wishing Tree (2012)
- Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012)
- Gone (2011)
- Battle of the Bulbs (2010)
- Shooting Gunless (2010)
- Mistresses (2009)
- A.M.P.E.D. (2007)
- Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006)
- Bratty Babies (2005)
- Marker (2005)
- Johnny Total (2005)
- Cable Beach (2004)
- Mob Princess (2003)
- Dead in a Heartbeat (2002)
- Romantic Comedy 101 (2002)
- Till Dad Do Us Part (2001)
- Spinning Out of Control (2001)
- Leo's Journey (2000)
- Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)
- Special Delivery (2000)
- Final Ascent (2000)
- Becoming Dick (2000)
- The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000)
- The Spiral Staircase (2000)
- Best Actress (2000)
- Ice Angel (2000)
- Heaven's Fire (1999)
- Don't Look Behind You (1999)
- The Darklings (1999)
- Catch Me If You Can (1998)
- Shari's Passover Surprise (1996)
- Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995)
Professional awards
| Award (Event) | Result | Year | Category | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Award (Gemini) | Nominated | 2014 | Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie | Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)[3] |
| Leo | Won | 2014 | Best Television Movie | Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)[3] |
| Leo | Nominated | 2014 | Best Television Movie | The Color of Rain (2014) |
| Leo | Nominated | 2014 | Best Television Movie | Delete (2012) |
| Leo | Won | 2011 | Best Feature Length Drama | Gunless (2010) |
| Genie | Nominated | 2010 | Best Motion Picture | Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) |
| Leo | Won | 2010 | Best Youth or Children's Program or Series | Stormworld (2009) |
| Leo | Nominated | 2010 | Best Feature Length Drama | The Thaw (2009) |
| Leo | Nominated | 2009 | Best Feature Length Drama | Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) |
| Leo | Nominated | 2008 | Best Feature Length Drama | Normal (2007) |
| Leo | Nominated | 2008 | Best Feature Length Drama | They Wait (2007) |
| DVDX Award | Nominated | 2003 | Best Live Action DVD Premiere Movie | Finder's Fee (2001) |
References
- ↑ "Biography". BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Brightlight Pictures". www.brightlightpictures.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- 1 2 Lederman, Marsha (May 29, 2014). "Leo Awards an excuse for B.C. film and TV to roar". the Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Among the nominees is industry veteran Shawn Williamson, whose Brightlight Pictures is up for 34 Leos – including 12 for Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story, and three for the TV series Witches of East End, now shooting its second season.