Biography:

Jon Smith is a scriptwriter and producer who has worked across Europe, North Africa and Asia. An internationally published, best-selling author of twelve books and writer of four staged musicals and has been writing professionally for twelve years.

Awarded a MA in Screenwriting from the UK's Bournemouth University, his screenplays consistently place in major competitions, including Semi-Finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship Award 2014, administered by the Academy of Motion Pictures. He currently lives in Cheshire and his first film Beyond the Bridge written with Ian Masters premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival in 2016. In 2014 he established Balkon Films with long term collaborator, Ian Masters. Currently they have three feature films and three TV drama series in development.