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United Kingdom Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian, television presenter, and acclaimed author, recognized globally for his historical works and novels.
Karga Seven Pictures, a Turkish-American producer, acquired rights to 'The World: A Family History of Humanity' for a project.
The History Channel collaborated with Simon Sebag Montefiore to develop a project based on his book 'The World: A Family History'.
Angelina Jolie announced she was developing Simon Sebag Montefiore's 'Catherine the Great and Potemkin' with Universal Studios for a film adaptation.
Lionsgate Films acquired the rights to Montefiore's 'Jerusalem: The Biography' to adapt it into a long-running multi-episodic TV drama series.
21st Century Fox's animated division, Blue Sky Studios, acquired the rights to Montefiore and Santa Montefiore's children's series 'Royal Rabbits of London' to develop into an animated feature film.
Hat Trick Productions took up an option on Montefiore's novel 'One Night in Winter' to create a TV adaptation.
Simon Sebag Montefiore has been associated with Brand Partnerships, including Warner Bros. Pictures.
Simon Sebag Montefiore was born on June 27, 1965, in London. His father, Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore, was a psychotherapist and a great-grandson of Sir Joseph Sebag-Montefiore. His mother, Phyllis April Jaffé, came from a Lithuanian Jewish family who fled the Russian Empire. Montefiore attended Ludgrove School and Harrow School, where he served as editor of the school newspaper, The Harrovian. At 17, he worked in South African gold mines, aiming to observe the final years of apartheid firsthand. He later earned his MA and PhD in history from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Montefiore began his career as a banker, foreign affairs journalist, and war correspondent, covering conflicts during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. His book, “Catherine the Great & Potemkin,” was shortlisted for several awards, including the Samuel Johnson Prize. “Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar” earned him the History Book of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards. “Young Stalin” received the LA Times Book Prize for Best Biography, the Costa Book Award, and the Bruno Kreisky Award for Political Literature, among others. His 2011 work, “Jerusalem: The Biography,” became a number one non-fiction Sunday Times bestseller and received the Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council and the 10th Wenjin Book Prize.
His foray into fiction includes the Moscow Trilogy, featuring novels like “Sashenka” and “One Night in Winter,” the latter winning the Political Novel of the Year Prize and being longlisted for the Orwell Prize. Several of his works have been optioned for film and television, including “Catherine the Great and Potemkin” by Universal Studios and “Jerusalem: The Biography” by Lionsgate Films, which Montefiore has described as being like “Game of Thrones.” His children’s book series, “Royal Rabbits of London,” co-authored with Santa Montefiore, was acquired by 21st Century Fox’s Blue Sky Studios for an animated feature film. In 2021, he was appointed as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.
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