Simone Pero is the founder of For Impact Productions, a social impact film marketing and production company, with a roster of some of today’s most visionary issue-driven films. Ms. Pero is also an active leader in the media and entertainment industry, as Board President of the preeminent professional association, New York Women in Film & Television.
Most recently, Pero was a producer on Jennifer Fox’s The Tale, starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Debicki, and Common, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to audience and critical acclaim, and in an unprecedented move was picked up for world-wide distribution by HBO Films. The Tale has received numerous Award nominations including two Gothams, three Independent Spirits, two Critics’ Choice, one Golden Globe, and two Emmys. Under Pero’s leadership, THE TALE also launched a ground-breaking global social impact campaign, including presentations at more than 100 organizations and universities around the world, and at the United Nations. This year, Pero is also an Executive Producer on Tom Donahue’s soon-to-be-released THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING which had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and will be distributed by Good Deed Entertainment.
Pero’s other most notable film projects include A Woman, A Part with Maggie Siff; The C Word with Morgan Freeman; A Woman Like Me with Lili Taylor; and Matt Heineman and Susan Froemke’s Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. Simone’s penchant for issue-driven film began as producer of Alice Elliott’s award-winning documentary Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy.
In addition to her producing work, Simone is on the leadership team and faculty at the Stony Brook Killer Films MFA in Film program. Previously, Simone was Vice President for Corporate Communications at MTV and Director of Communication and Marketing at Rainbow Media/Cablevision (now AMC Networks). Prior to joining the media and entertainment industry, Simone’s career began with a master’s degree in public policy and working in national politics.
