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Simon Kilmurry Biography

Birth Name:Simon Kilmurry

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • His PBS special "P․O․V․" won four Emmy Awards in 2012, in addition to eigth other Emmy nominations
  • Attended the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, after which he moved to the US and attended Columbia University Business School's Institute for Not-for-Profit Management
  • Is the treasurer and a board member for Elders Share the Arts and East Harlem Block Schools
  • Has worked with both Netflix and Docurama to secure pioneering partnerships with "P․O․V․" filmmakers, helping expand the distribution opportunities
  • Prior to becoming the executive director for "P․O․V․" he worked as the chief operating officer of the American Documentary, and played a key role in helping set direction and implementing new ideas, such as "Diverse Voices Project․"
  • Prior to working with PBS he was an associated director at Teachers & Writers Collaborative, and later became a member of the board of directors of the nonprofit literacy arts and education organization
  • In addition to being a funding panel member for organizations such as the Association for Independent Video and the New York City Center for Arts Education, he also is an informal advisor over such organizations

Awards

  • 2008Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
  • 2009IDA Award-Continuing Series: winner
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Interview: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: winner
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
  • 2011IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: winner
  • 2011Video Source Award-: nominated
  • 2011Humanitas Award-: nominated
  • 2011IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: winner
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2011Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
  • 2012IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2012Emmy-New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: winner
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: winner
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television: nominated
  • 2014IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: winner
  • 2014Edward R. Murrow Award-Edward R. Murrow Award: winner
  • 2015IDA Award-Best Curated Series: winner
  • 2015IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: winner