Simon Ozolins is a highly regarded, multi-award-winning Director of Photography with an extensive body of work across film, television, short films, documentary and commercials. He is an accredited member of The Australian Cinematographers Society. His latest TV series is Amazon Prime’s dark, feminist crime thriller, Deadloch, which was shot in Tasmania’s uniquely gothic landscape and has received rave reviews worldwide. Most recently, he wrapped Series 2 of HeartBreak High for Netflix, after being nominated for an ACCTA award for best cinematography for his work on record-breaking Series 1. Simon has also shot the TV drama The Unusual Suspects for SBS which he received a ACS National Golden Tripod Award and The Other Guy series 2 for Stan. His film work includes the sci-fi horror Crawlspace, and Audrey, the highly anticipated black comedy set on the Gold Coast.

As well as longer form work, Simon has shot many award-winning short films, including 62 Sleeps which triumphed at both the Berlin and Sydney Film festivals, and Dugong and The Wake, which were selected by Sundance and screened at Tribeca and Palm Springs. Simon’s documentary credits include the AFI Award-winning Inside the Firestorm for the ABC and Immigration Nation for SBS, and his extensive and highly regarded commercial portfolio extends to hundreds of major brands in both Australia and abroad for which he has won several Gold ACS Awards. Simon also has a significant reputation in the music video industry, shooting the award-winning Walking on a Dream for Empire of the Sun which won the ARIA Award for Best Music Video, and Billy Thorpe’s Tangier, for which he received the ACS National Golden Tripod Award.

Simon is an avid stills photographer and an official Ambassador for Leica Camera Australia. He is an active figure in the Leica Akademie and The Australian Cinematographers Society.

Awards

2024: KIA UTE  ACS GOLD Award for Commercial

2024: DEADLOCH  ACS SILVER Award for Television Series

2022: THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS  Golden Tripod Award National

2021: THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS  ACS GOLD Award for Television Series

2020: THE OTHER GUY  ACS SILVER Award for Television Series

2020: STEVE ‘Highest Note’ ACS SILVER Award Music Video

2019: RM. WILLIAMS  ACS BRONZE Award Commercial

2017: CANCER INSTITUTE  ACS GOLD Award Commercial

2016: TOMMOROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN ACS GOLD Award for Television Drama

2016: TOURISM TASMANIA ACS GOLD Award Commercial

2015: YALUMBA WINES ACS SILVER Award Commercials National/International

2014: MS SOCIETY ACS GOLD Award Commercials National/International

2013: FORD TERRITORY ACS BRONZE Award Commercials National/International

2012: FOXTEL ACS GOLD & DISTINCTION Award Commercials National/International

2012: CRAWLSPACE ACS SILVER Award Features

2011: BILLY THORPE ACS GOLDEN TRIPOD Music Videos National/International

2011: AMBRA ACS GOLD/DISTINCTION Commercials

2010: TELSTRA ACS SILVER Award Commercials National/International

2009: EMPIRE OF THE SUN ACS GOLD Award Music Videos

2008: THE LIVING END ACS GOLD Award Music Videos