Shawn Williamson

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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[]

In 2001, Williamson started Brightlight Pictures and has since been developing, financing, and producing feature films and television series. He has filmed in a variety of international locations, including: Singapore, Croatia, Romania, France, England, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. Fifty Dead Men Walking (Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess) was produced as a Canada/UK co-production, filmed in Belfast, and opened with a Gala Premier spot at the Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Williamson executive produced the feature film The Interview (Seth Rogen, James Franco) for Columbia Pictures, and Horns (Daniel Radcliffe), produced in conjunction with Mandalay Pictures and Red Granite Pictures. He also served as a producer on The Company You Keep (Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf) with Voltage pictures, 50/50 (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen), The Possession (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick), White Noise (Michael Keaton), Passengers (Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson), and Wicker Man (Nicolas Cage).

Filmography[]

Films[]

Television[]

Television series[]

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)[4]
Leo Won 2014 Best Television Movie Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)[4]
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[]

  1. ^ "Biography". BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ^ "Brightlight Pictures". www.brightlightpictures.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ "Shawn Williamson |". press.thepromotionpeople.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.

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