T. Arthur Cottam
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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, and producer |
Website | www |
T. Arthur Cottam is a
His
Education
Cottam graduated from the Film and Television Production program at the
Career
T. Arthur Cottam is an actor,[5] and film-maker,[6] based in Los Angeles, California.[7] Cottam was a member of Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group, and performed along with co-founder, Josh T. Ryan, and actors Denise Devin, Bernadette Larsen, and Zombie Joe, in 2000 for a series of productions titled "Sketches 7: Bury the Hatchet", directed and created by Josh T. Ryan and Zombie Joe.[8] He continued performing in theatre in Los Angeles in 2001.[9] In 2002, Cottam received an Artistic Director Achievement Award from the Valley Theatre League for his role in the theatre production Othello created and directed by Josh T. Ryan.[5] Cottam's short films were produced along a topical series titled, "Dirty Little Shorts".[1] His film Pornographic Apathetic debuted in 2002.[10] The existential plot features four individuals (two women and two men) who recreate dialog from pornographic film while in a state of apathy.[10][11][12] Pornographic Apathetic garnered eight film awards, and was featured at more than 50 film festivals.[1]
Pornographic Apathetic received positive reception from journalist Gary Dowell of
In 2006, Cottam's film Carbuncle competed at the
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role |
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2002 | Between Us | Director, producer, cinematographer, writer |
Beer Goggles | Director, producer, writer | |
Pornographic Apathetic | Director, producer, cinematographer | |
2006 | Carbuncle | Director, executive producer, cinematographer, writer, actor:
"Director", Composer |
Filthy Food | Director, producer, cinematographer, writer | |
2008 | Dirty Words: The Letter C | Director, writer, actor |
Je dis non, Ali | Co-producer, Cinematographer, Actor: "Le Jongleur" | |
2010 | 52 Takes of the Same Thing, Then Boobs | Director, executive producer, cinematographer, writer |
2012 | Laser Blasters | Director, producer |
Objects | Director, producer, cinematographer, writer | |
2013 | Pollywogs | Co-director, Co-producer, Story |
2013 | The Human Race | Actor |
Theatre
Year | Production | Organization | Role |
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2002 | Othello | Zombie Joe's Underground | Actor |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Organization | Work | Category | Result |
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2002 | Artistic Director Achievement Award | Valley Theatre League | Othello; Zombie Joe's Underground | Lead Actor, play, comedy | Won[5] |
Best in film | First Run Film Festival | Beer Goggles | Best editing | Won[3][31] | |
Christopher Wetzel Award | Gene Siskel Film Center | Pornographic Apathetic | Independent Film Comedy | Won[32] | |
2003 | Best in film | Milano Film Festival
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Best Short Film | Won[33] | |
Bunny Award | Boston Underground Film Festival | Most Effectively Offensive | Won[33] | ||
2004 | 10 Degrees Hotter Award | Valley Film Festival | Best Short Film, Jury Award | Won[33] | |
Audience Award | Brooklyn International Film Festival
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Best Experimental | Won[33] | ||
2006 | Best in Film | Milan Film Festival | Carbuncle | Best Feature Film | Won[22][29] |
See also
- 2002 New York Underground Film Festival
- 2003 New York Underground Film Festival
- Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
- Cinematography
- Directorial debut
- Filmmaking
- List of directorial debuts
- List of film and television directors
References
- ^ a b c d "Filmmakers/Cast". Misfit Films presents Carbuncle. www.misfitfilms.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Film Details". Film Library. Brooklyn Film Festival. 2004. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ a b "T. Arthur Cottam". Sahmmy. sahmmy.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- Tisch School of the Arts of New York University. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ a b c Henerson, Evan (December 4, 2002). "'River', 'Othello' Win ADAs". Los Angeles Daily News. p. U5.
- ^ a b Dowell, Gary (July 9, 2004). "What's best at the fest?". The Dallas Morning News. p. 3H; Section: The Movies; Dallas Video Festival.
- ^ a b Daragahi, Borzou (March 25, 2009). "Sexual Imagination on Display". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Monji, Jana J. (August 25, 2000). "Theater Beat; Details Are Sketchy in 'Sketches 7' Show". Los Angeles Times. p. 26; Section: F, Entertainment.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (May 3, 2001). "Stage Light; Intelligence Comes Out of 'The Box'". Los Angeles Times. p. F34; Section: D.
- ^ The Orlando Sentinel. Sentinel Communications Co. February 28, 2003. p. 10; Section: Special section.
- ^ "Welcome to the reel world – Film festival celebrates cinema from mainstream to independent and global to local". The Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Star Co. April 16, 2004. p. 18; Section: Movie.
- ^ ""The Porn Identity": Hosen runter". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). January 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- Korea Times. South Korea: Hankook Ilbo. June 29, 2004.
- ^ "Vu sur le www : Un compas dans l'œil, un script porno, etc". Ecrans (in French). www.ecrans.fr. October 10, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ В Вене открыта порновыставка. OpenSpace.ru (in Russian). www.openspace.ru. March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ В Вене открылась порновыставка. URAL.ru (in Russian). www.ural.ru. March 26, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Greenberg, Mike (February 4, 2007). "Brave, new world of creative short films emerging on the 'Net". San Antonio Express-News. p. 04J; Section: S.A. Life.
- ^ a b Butler, Robert W. (April 16, 2004). "Top 10 to see at the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee". The Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Star Co. p. 17.
- ^ Mohan, Marc (October 21, 2005). "Beyond the multiplex a filmgoer's declaration of independents". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing Co. p. 42; Section: Arts and Entertainment.
- The Orlando Sentinel. Sentinel Communications Co. March 9, 2007. p. 10; Section: Special section.
- ^ Pipolo, Rosario (September 13, 2006). "Milano Film Festival 2006". Milanodabere.it (in Italian). www.milanodabere.it. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b ""Marilena de la P7" a fost numita "Cel mai bun lungmetraj"". HotNews (in Romanian). www.hotnews.ro. September 27, 2006. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Leaverton, Michael (August 29, 2007). "Christ Almighty". SF Weekly. San Francisco, California: www.sfweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "La Video Art si fa strada a Visionaria 2010". Solo News (in Italian). www.solonews.net. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Al via Visionaria 2010 con Pupi Avati e Isa Barzizza". SienaFree.it (in Italian). www.sienafree.it. October 14, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Visionaria 2010". ExibArt (in Italian). www.exibart.com. October 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "52 Takes of the Same Thing, Then Boobs". Shorts Competition. American Film Institute. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Adelman, Kim (November 1, 2010). "AFI FEST 2010: Previewing the Short Film Programming". Indie Wire. www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c "Intervista a T. Arthur CottamIl: regista di Carbuncle si racconta a giraMi". www.girami.it. October 22, 200. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Everleth, Mike (August 30, 2010). "2010 Black Rock City Film Festival: Official Lineup". www.badlit.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Beer Goggles". Mishorts.com. www.mishorts.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2003 Shorts". Woodstock Film Festival. www.woodstockfilmfestival. 2002. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
External links
- T. Arthur Cottam at AllMovie
- T. Arthur Cottam at IMDb
- Misfit Films Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, official website