Ellen Simpson

Ellen Simpson is an American writer. She is known for her work as story editor and social media writer for the web series Carmilla.[1] She also has published several novels with Ylva Publishing.[1]

Career

In 2014, Simpson developed the web series Carmilla with Jordan Hall for SmokeBomb Entertainment.[2]

The series premiered on the Vervegirl (rebranded as 'KindaTV' as of January 2016) YouTube channel on August 19, 2014.[3]U by Kotex is the executive producer of the web series.[4] The series takes place at the fictional Silas University in Styria, Austria and is told through video journals (Vlogs) recorded by Laura, a first-year student. The first and second seasons each consist of 36 three to seven-minute episodes. A twelve-episode prequel mini-season, "season zero," was announced just after the release of the final episode of season 2. In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award as well as Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Costa, Daniela. "Carmilla: a web series with bite" (2014-11-25). Daily Xtra.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. ↑ Sam Gutelle (10 December 2014). "U By Kotex To Sponsor Another Season Of Vampire Web Series 'Carmilla'". Tubefilter.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Tampon Maker Finances Canadian Vampire Web Series. The Hollywood Reporter, October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ ago, Regan Reid 3 days. "Banff '16: Rockie Award Program Competition winners announced". Retrieved 2016-06-17.
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