Tim Southam

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Tim Southam
Tim Southam at the CFC in L.A.
Southam at the CFC in L.A.
Born (1961-10-01) October 1, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Television and film director

Tim Southam (born October 1, 1961)[1] is a Canadian television and film director.

Career

Tim Southam's directing work includes Canadian films and international series.

His 1994 dance film Satie and Suzanne, which he also wrote, evokes

Genie Award
. In 1998 Southam directed the CBC/ SRC film L'histoire de l'oie, known in English as The Tale of Teeka, which was adapted by Michel Marc Bouchard from his celebrated play of the same name, winning among other awards several Prix Gémeaux and The Banff Rockie.

In 2002 he directed the film

Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series.[2] His 2006 film One Dead Indian was also a critical and ratings success and won a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series.[2]

While continuing to make films and documentaries, Southam started directing episodic TV in 2001 with two episodes of the crime series Blue Murder and several episodes of the comedy series Naked Josh, 2004–2006.[3] From 2006 to 2011 he directed all eight episodes of the Canadian comedy series Moose TV starring Adam Beach;[3] five episodes of Trey Anthony's Da Kink in my Hair; two episodes of Heartland; an episode of Flashpoint; two episodes of Douglas Coupland's series JPod; and three episodes of Haven. He was also a writer in 1995 and 1996 for the Canadian drama series Traders writing three episodes and serving as Story Editor in season one.

In July 2011 Southam directed the CTV pilot Stay With Me starring

Rookie Blue
.

In 2008 Southam began an extended run as a director and a producer in international series, directing nine episodes of

American Gods for Starz; and for Netflix five episodes in seasons one and two of Lost in Space, two episodes in season one of Locke & Key and two episodes in season one of One Piece
.

In addition to directing Southam served as Supervising Producer on his pilot for

Bates Motel, Co-Executive Producer on season three of Colony, Executive Producer on season one of Locke & Key, and Executive Producer on season one of One Piece.

Southam's Bates Motel episode ”Forever” was listed by The New York Times in its roundup of ‘memorable episodes of 2016’ [5] and by the Hollywood Reporter as one of fifteen best episodes of 2016.[6] In 2021 Southam won the DGC Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series for his American Gods episode "The Rapture of Burning". At its launch on August 31, 2023 One Piece received positive reviews from audience and critics,[7] was rated the number one original series on Nielsen's streaming charts, spent three weeks at number one on Netflix Global Top Ten TV chart,[8] and eight weeks in the chart's global top ten.[9]

Tim Southam sits on the National Executive Board of the Directors Guild of Canada, and served for six years as Chair of the Guild's National Directors Division, and for six years as its National President.[10]

Personal life

Southam is married to Eda Holmes, who is artistic director of Montreal's Centaur Theatre.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Stars - Tim Southam". Archived from the original on 2003-12-20. TIM SOUTHAM b. October 1, 1961.
  2. ^ a b "Gemini Awards (2006)". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Tim Southam - Director". Moose TV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Casting News on Two New CTV Series". Press+1. Retrieved August 10, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Poniewozik, James (28 December 2016). "The Memorable TV Episodes of 2016". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. ^ "One Piece". Rotten Tomatoes.
  8. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". Netflix.
  9. ^ "Netflix Top 10 - Global". Netflix.
  10. ^ "National » Directors Guild of Canada". Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  11. ^ "Staff & Board".
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