Shawn Williamson


Shawn Williamson is a Canadian film and television producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Early life

Williamson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shawn began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and has since produced live events, live television and television series, as well as feature films.

Career

Shawn Williamson is an Emmy-nominated producer and founder of Brightlight Pictures, a film and television production company based out of Vancouver, British Columbia that develops, packages, and produces independent feature films and television projects.  Since launching in 2001, Williamson has produced more than 250 film and television series, from White Noise with Michael Keaton, and 50 Dead Men Walking starring Jim Sturgess and Ben Kingsley to Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal starring Anne Hathaway, critically-acclaimed Summer of '84, and Disney’s Descendants films.  
Williamson’s current productions include an array of critically-acclaimed film and television projects, including Lionsgate’s Float starring Robbie Amell, Nickelodeon’s Monster High: The Movie, Netflix’s “Firefly Lane”, Amazon Prime Video’s “Upload” and “The Power” with Toni Collette, Auli'i Cravalho, and John Leguizamo, AMC’s “Lucky Hank” with Bob Odenkirk, and the renowned drama series “The Good Doctor” for ABC and Sony Pictures Television, which was named the most watched television series in the world at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2018.
A highly sought-after executive producer, Williamson’s other noteworthy credits include: The Interview starring Seth Rogen and James Franco for Columbia Pictures; Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe, produced in conjunction with Mandalay Pictures; and Netflix’s “Julie and the Phantoms,” for which he was nominated for an Emmy.  He also served as a producer on The [Company You Keep (film)|The Company You Keep] with Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf, 50/50 starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, The Possession starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, Passengers with Anne Hathaway, and The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage.
With more than 25 years at the forefront of the film and television industry, the Vancouver native began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and, in addition to feature films, has since produced live events, live television and unscripted series across the globe, including Singapore, Croatia, Romania, France, England, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Australia.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Award ResultYearCategoryProduction
LeoNominated2023Best Television MovieThree Wise Men and a Baby
LeoNominated2023Best Television MovieMid-Love Crisis
LeoNominated2023Best Motion PictureFloat
LeoWon2022Best Television MovieA Clüsterfünke Christmas
Daytime Emmy AwardsNominated2021Outstanding Young Adult SeriesJulie and the Phantoms
LeoNominated2021Best Television MovieSleeping with Danger
LeoNominated2021Best Television MovieA Sugar & Spice Holiday
LeoNominated2021Best Television MovieLove, Lights, Hanukkah!
LeoWon2021Best Television MovieAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
LeoNominated2020Best Television MovieAurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
LeoWon2020Best Television MoviePoisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story
Pena de PrataNominated2020Best Comedy SeriesJulie and the Phantoms
LeoNominated2019Best Dramatic SeriesThe Good Doctor
LeoNominated2019Best Dramatic SeriesValley of the Boom
LeoNominated2019Best Television MovieVictoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter
LeoWon2019Best Television MovieHarry & Meghan: A Royal Romance
LeoNominated2018Best Television MovieCocaine Godmother
LeoNominated2018Best Motion Picture1922
LeoNominated2017Best Television MovieThe Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
LeoWon2017Best Television MovieToni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart
LeoNominated2017Best Motion PictureLittle Pink House
LeoNominated2017Best Motion PictureThe 9th Life of Louis Drax
LeoNominated2016Best Motion PictureThe Confirmation
Depth of Field International Film Festival CompetitionWon2015Award of Merit Short Film DramaGreece
LeoNominated2015Best Television MovieThe Christmas Secret
LeoNominated2015Best Dramatic SeriesWitches of East End
LeoNominated2015Best Television MovieGrumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
Canadian Screen Award Nominated2014Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV MovieMr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
LeoWon2014Best Television MovieMr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
LeoNominated2014Best Television MovieThe Color of Rain
LeoNominated2014Best Television MovieDelete
LeoWon2011Best Feature Length DramaGunless
GenieNominated2010Best Motion PictureFifty Dead Men Walking
LeoWon2010Best Youth or Children's Program or SeriesStormworld
LeoNominated2010Best Feature Length DramaThe Thaw
LeoNominated2009Best Feature Length DramaFifty Dead Men Walking
LeoNominated2008Best Feature Length DramaNormal
LeoNominated2008Best Feature Length DramaThey Wait
DVDX AwardNominated2003Best Live Action DVD Premiere MovieFinder's Fee