Summer Nicks

Summer Nicks

Summer Nicks at the Formula One after party.
Born Summer Bodhi Nicks
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Residence Sydney
Nationality Australian
Occupation Film director, writer, actor, film producer
Years active 1986–present
Known for Film Director

Summer Bodhi Nicks, also known just as 'Summer Nicks',[1] is an Australian film director,[2][3] writer and actor. He is the Creative Director[4] and partner in Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, which has recently produced the highly anticipated biopic film 'The Man Who Knew Infinity'[5][6][7] as well as the spy thriller, 'Damascus Cover', starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Hurt.[8] In 2012–13 his film Seedlings won a string of prestigious accolades[9] including Best Film, People's Choice Award at the New York City International Film Festival and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Film Festival with his leading lady, Aamina Sheikh picking up the Best Actress Award twice. The film also won Best Film at the DC South Asian Film Festival in Washington. Summer was also nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category at several other film festivals. He also co-directed and wrote the high octane, action spy thriller O21[10] and is in production for his feature film, 'Shambhala', a mystical action adventure to be shot in India and Singapore and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Pallavi Sharda, Akshay Kumar, Devika Bhise, Ashley Greene, Kabir Singh, Asheesh Kapur and Allan Wu. He will also direct Kiss Me Life,[11] an erotic thriller set against the French 1970's anti American movement that involves an affair between a young Indian student and his eccentric university professor.

Summer has also appeared in several feature films and TV Series though he prefers to remain unaccredited for his acting work.

Filmography

As a director
As a producer'
As a writer
As an actor

Awards

New York Film Festival (NYCFF) 2012

Nominations

Winner

DCSAFF 2012

Nominations

Winner

SAARC Film Festival 2013

Nominations

Winner

Lux Style Awards 2015

Nomination

References

  1. ↑ Summer Nicks | LinkedIn
  2. ↑ Summer Nicks – IMDb
  3. ↑ "Brace yourselves for this Pakistani spy movie". The Express Tribune.
  4. ↑ http://xeitgeist.net/about.php
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787524/combined
  6. ↑ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/dev-patels-the-man-who-knew-infinity-moves-to-production-after-8-years-in-development-1201262436/
  7. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-man-who-knew-infinity-746590
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3457508/combined
  9. 1 2 Pakistan bags two awards at Sri Lanka’s SAARC Film Festival – Entertainment – DAWN.COM
  10. ↑ "He came, he saw and he never left". The News (Mariam Mushtaq). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Kiss Me Life (2014) – IMDb
  12. ↑ Everything You want to Know about KOLACHI – a Pakistani Sci-fi Film – Pakium.com
  13. 1 2 With Operation 021, dynamic mother-son duo explores new horizons – The Express Tribune
  14. 1 2 Kiss Me Life (2014) – IMDb
  15. 1 2 Shambhala (2014) – IMDb

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