UK feature film directors

SHOOTING STARTS ON SIMON'S LATEST FEATURE IN PORTUGAL

COLD MIND BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Director Simon Hunter returns behind the camera as production gets underway on the ambitious new psychological thriller.

Principal photography has officially begun on COLD MIND, the new feature film directed by Simon Hunter, with cameras rolling from Saturday, 10 October 2026.

Filming is taking place in the Algarve, Portugal, as the production brings the next chapter of the COLD MIND story to the screen.

Following the successful completion of the original pilot, the project has evolved into a feature film, expanding its dark and unsettling exploration of artificial intelligence, human psychology and the increasingly blurred boundaries between technology and the human mind.

Directed by Simon Hunter, whose previous feature credits include Lighthouse, Mutant Chronicles and the critically acclaimed Edie, COLD MIND combines a gripping psychological mystery with a visually distinctive cinematic approach.

The film reunites Hunter with producers Vanda and Alex Everke, building on the creative foundations established during the original production.

Shot using the ARRI ALEXA 35, the film promises a striking visual style, combining atmospheric locations, carefully constructed imagery and an unsettling sense of tension.

Hunter has spent the preceding weeks working closely with the production team, developing detailed storyboards, camera plans and visual references for the film’s more complex sequences.

With principal photography now underway, COLD MIND marks another exciting chapter in Hunter’s filmmaking career, bringing together an international cast and crew to realise an ambitious new feature thriller.

COLD MIND is currently in production, with further announcements to follow.

COLD MIND LOCATIONS

COLD MIND LOCATION SCOUT - OCTOBER 2026

SIMON SIGNS ON FOR NEW FEATURE FILM

Simon has signed on for a new feature film project. Entitled “Can you hear me?” the movie will shoot in the UK (mainly Shropshire) from March next year. Simon recently completed a location scout for the movie. The film will be lensed by August Jakobsson who shot EDIE for Simon with a screenplay by Charlotte Radford.

The movie is a ghostly love story set during the horrors of World War One.

The movie is a ghostly love story set during the horrors of World War One.

SIMON HOSTS THE GERMAN RELEASE OF EDIE IN ESSEN IN MARCH

The first screening of Edie in Germany will be in Essen on March 21st. Simon will intro the movie and do a Q and A. Tickets are available now at the world famous Lichtburg cinema in Essen. Ticket are on sale now HERE

Simon attuned a German exhibitor screening of Edie in Berlin in February and the cinema where the cinema chains loved the movie. This follows on from a successful theatrical cinema run in the Netherlands. The movie is being released in Germany by WeltKino.

EDIE PICKS UP MORE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

EDIE has been winning festival awards across the world over the last few months. The films acolades include, audience awards in Hell Half Mile festival in Bay City Michigan and the special jury award at the Nordic Adventure film festival in Copenhagen. Simon and everyone who worked on the film are delighted the audience has responded so well to the film. The film was a summer sleeper hit in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and will one in US cinemas in Summer 2019.

Director of EDIE SIMON HUNTER and Producer MARK STOTHERT at the Nordic Adventure film Festival in Copenhagen.

Director of EDIE SIMON HUNTER and Producer MARK STOTHERT at the Nordic Adventure film Festival in Copenhagen.