Andrew M. Niccol (born 1964) is a screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca, S1m0ne, and Lord of War; he wrote The Truman Show, which won him an Academy Award nomination in 1999. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. ... S1m0ne film poster S1M0NE, also seen as Simone, is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino. ... Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. ... The Truman Show is a 1998 movie directed by Australian Peter Weir, written by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Niccol was born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand and grew up in Auckland. He left New Zealand at age 21 and began directing commercials in London, England. Paraparaumu airport Paraparaumu, commonly pronounced Pram by the local youth, is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Many of his films, such as Gattaca, S1m0ne, and The Truman Show, view societal or political issues through a fantasy-sci-fi lens. Lord of War, however, was a contemporary, matter-of-fact exploration of gunrunning. Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. ... S1m0ne film poster S1M0NE, also seen as Simone, is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino. ... The Truman Show is a 1998 movie directed by Australian Peter Weir, written by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. ... Gunrunning is contraband (smuggling) in weapons and ammunition. ...

Despite a rise in awareness of New Zealander-directed films in the wake of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Simone was released in one cinema on one day in Niccol's home country, with its proceeds going to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis, which his sister Fiona, has suffered from for many years. The three showings in 2003 were sold out, despite being in a cinema located over an hour from Wellington, the nearest metropolitan centre. Peter Jackson CNZM (born October 31, 1961) is a three-time Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning New Zealand filmmaker best known as the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he, along with his long time partner, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens adapted from the novels... This article is about the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... S1m0ne film poster S1M0NE, also seen as Simone, is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ...

During the production of S1m0ne, he met model Rachel Roberts, with whom he has one son. Rachel Roberts (September 20, 1927 - November 26, 1980) was a British actress. ...

Credits

• Gattaca (1997) (writer/director)
• The Truman Show (1998) (writer)
• S1m0ne also known as Simone (2002) (writer/producer/director)
• The Terminal (2004) (story)
• Lord of War (2005) (writer/producer/director)
• Dali & I: The Surreal Story (2007-8) (writer/director)

Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. ... The Truman Show is a 1998 movie directed by Australian Peter Weir, written by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey. ... S1m0ne film poster S1M0NE, also seen as Simone, is a 2002 science fiction drama film written, produced and directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol, starring Al Pacino. ... The Terminal (2004) is a movie about a man trapped in the JFK international Airport Terminal when he is denied entry into the United States, but cannot return to his country of origin due to a revolution there. ... Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. ...

External links

• Andrew Niccol at the Internet Movie Database