Canadian film and television producer
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
Shawn Williamson is an Emmy -nominated 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 250 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 ”,[ 3] Amazon Prime Video ’s “Upload ” and “The Power ” with Toni Collette , Auli'i Cravalho , and John Leguizamo , AMC ’s “Lucky Hank ” with Bob Odenkirk , and the renowned drama series “The Good Doctor ” for ABC and Sony Pictures Television ,[ 4] which was named the most watched television series in the world at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2018.
A highly sought-after executive producer, Williamson’s other noteworthy 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.[ 5] 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. [ 6]
Filmography
Films
Television
Television series
Television films
Monster High 2 (2023)
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost (2023)
A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)
The Wedding Contract (2023)
Field Day (2023)
Wedding Season (2023)
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)
The Professional Bridesmaid (2023)
When Christmas was Young (2022)
Christmas Class Reunion (2022)
A Christmas Spark (2022)
Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
Lights, Camera, Christmas! (2022)
A Magical Christmas Village (2022)
Mid-Love Crisis (2022)
Wedding of a Lifetime (2022)
A Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
Cruel Instructions (2022)
Cut, Color, Murder (2022)
Monster High: The Movie (2022)
Under Wraps 2 (2022)
Under Wraps (2021 film) (2021)
Christmas for Keeps (2021)
A Clüsterfünke Christmas (2021)
Open by Christmas (2021)
Gingerbread Miracle (2021)
Christmas Sail (2021)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder (2021)
Sweet Revenge: a Hannah Swensen Mystery (2021)
Doomsday Mom (2021)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2021)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (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
Leo
Nominated
2023
Best Television Movie
Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
Leo
Nominated
2023
Best Television Movie
Mid-Love Crisis (2022)
Leo
Nominated
2023
Best Motion Picture
Float (2023)
Leo
Won
2022
Best Television Movie
A Clüsterfünke Christmas (2021)
Daytime Emmy Awards
Nominated
2021
Outstanding Young Adult Series
Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
Leo
Nominated
2021
Best Television Movie
Sleeping with Danger (2020)
Leo
Nominated
2021
Best Television Movie
A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020)
Leo
Nominated
2021
Best Television Movie
Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)
Leo
Won
2021
Best Television Movie
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
Leo
Nominated
2020
Best Television Movie
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
Leo
Won
2020
Best Television Movie
Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story (2020)
Pena de Prata
Nominated
2020
Best Comedy Series
Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
Leo
Nominated
2019
Best Dramatic Series
The Good Doctor (2017)
Leo
Nominated
2019
Best Dramatic Series
Valley of the Boom (2019)
Leo
Nominated
2019
Best Television Movie
Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter (2019)
Leo
Won
2019
Best Television Movie
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)
Leo
Nominated
2018
Best Television Movie
Cocaine Godmother (2017)
Leo
Nominated
2018
Best Motion Picture
1922 (2017)
Leo
Nominated
2017
Best Television Movie
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
Leo
Won
2017
Best Television Movie
Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016)
Leo
Nominated
2017
Best Motion Picture
Little Pink House (2017)
Leo
Nominated
2017
Best Motion Picture
The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
Leo
Nominated
2016
Best Motion Picture
The Confirmation (2016)
Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition
Won
2015
Award of Merit Short Film Drama
Greece
Leo
Nominated
2015
Best Television Movie
The Christmas Secret (2014)
Leo
Nominated
2015
Best Dramatic Series
Witches of East End (2013)
Leo
Nominated
2015
Best Television Movie
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014)
Canadian Screen Award (Gemini)
Nominated
2014
Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)[ 9]
Leo
Won
2014
Best Television Movie
Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)[ 9]
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 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-05-26). " 'Firefly Lane' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix" . Deadline . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Petski, Denise (2023-04-19). " 'The Good Doctor' Renewed For Season 7 By ABC" . Deadline . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Julie and the Phantoms (TV Series 2020) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved 2024-01-23
^ "Team" . www.brightlightpictures.com . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Lang, Brent (2022-09-07). "Samara Weaving, Eric Dane, Ray Nicholson Starring in Comedic-Thriller 'Borderline' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Grater, Tom (2021-10-14). "Neon & QC Entertainment Set Megan Suri To Star In Untitled Horror From Debut Director Bishal Dutta" . Deadline . Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ 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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