Tim Southam
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Tim Southam is an award-winning Canadian television and film director.
's relationship with the painter Suzanne Valadon
, which he also wrote. The programme was nominated for a Grammy in 1997. He was a writer for the Canadian drama series Traders
and was credited with four episodes, 1996-1998. His 1997 documentary, Drowning in Dreams, was shown at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival
and was nominated for a Genie Award
. In 1998 Southam directed the Canadian TV movie, L'histoire de l'Oie, known in English as The Tale of Teeka, which earned a Gemini nomination and won three other awards. In not the most shining moment of his career he directed the 2000 horror thriller, Island of the Dead
starring Malcolm MacDowell.
While continuing to make films and documentaries, Southam started directing episodic TV in 2001 with two episodes of the Canadian TV series Blue Murder. He was one of the directors for the Canadian sitcom Naked Josh
, 2004-2006.
In 2002 he directed the film The Bay of Love and Sorrows
based on a 1998 novel by David Adams Richards. He also co-wrote the film. In 2005 his miniseries, Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making, was well received, as was his documentary, Danser Perreault on the life of a Canadian choreographer, which won the 2005 Montréal International Festival of Films on Art award for Best Canadian Work along with a 2006 Gemini Award
for Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series. His 2006 film One Dead Indian
also won a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. In 2007-2008 Southam directed the Canadian television sitcom Moose TV
starring Adam Beach
.
Recently he has directed two episodes of Heartland
(2008), an episode of Flashpoint
(2009), three episodes of Bones
(2009-2010), one of House
(2011) and two of Haven
(2010). He will be back on the sets soon for further episodes of Haven, House and Bones.
In July 2011 Southam directed the pilot for a new CTV comedy called Stay With Me starring Andrea Roth
.
Tim Southam is currently the chair of the National Directors Division, a standing policy committee of the Directors Guild of Canada.
Career
Early signs of Southam's directing ability came in 1995 when he was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series for the 1994 documentary Satie and Suzanne about Erik SatieErik Satie
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde...
's relationship with the painter Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon was a French painter born Marie-Clémentine Valadon at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts...
, which he also wrote. The programme was nominated for a Grammy in 1997. He was a writer for the Canadian drama series Traders
Traders (TV series)
Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000.-Overview:Although Global had locked up most of NBC's "Must See Thursday" situation comedies for their Thursday night broadcasts, they lost the rights to broadcast the medical drama ER...
and was credited with four episodes, 1996-1998. His 1997 documentary, Drowning in Dreams, was shown at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival
1997 Toronto International Film Festival
The 1997 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.-Galas:* Artemisia directed by Agnès Merlet...
and was nominated for a Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
. In 1998 Southam directed the Canadian TV movie, L'histoire de l'Oie, known in English as The Tale of Teeka, which earned a Gemini nomination and won three other awards. In not the most shining moment of his career he directed the 2000 horror thriller, Island of the Dead
Island of the Dead
Survival of the Dead is a 2009 American film by George A. Romero which follows a group of mercenary National Guardsmen who briefly appeared in Diary of the Dead...
starring Malcolm MacDowell.
While continuing to make films and documentaries, Southam started directing episodic TV in 2001 with two episodes of the Canadian TV series Blue Murder. He was one of the directors for the Canadian sitcom Naked Josh
Naked Josh
Naked Josh was a Canadian television series broadcast on Showcase. The show starred David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould, a university professor in Montreal who, although he teaches a sexual anthropology course, struggles to understand the ever-shifting rules and expectations of the dating scene.It...
, 2004-2006.
In 2002 he directed the film The Bay of Love and Sorrows
The Bay of Love and Sorrows
-Plot:Set in rural New Brunswick in 1974, the novel's protagonist is Michael Skid, the privileged son of the town judge. After a falling out with his friend Tom Donnerel, Michael befriends Madonna and Silver Brassaurd, a brother and sister who draw him into the orbit of Everette Hutch, a...
based on a 1998 novel by David Adams Richards. He also co-wrote the film. In 2005 his miniseries, Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making, was well received, as was his documentary, Danser Perreault on the life of a Canadian choreographer, which won the 2005 Montréal International Festival of Films on Art award for Best Canadian Work along with a 2006 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series. His 2006 film One Dead Indian
One Dead Indian
One Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis is a book by Canadian investigative journalist Peter Edwards about the 1995 Ipperwash Crisis and the shooting death of aboriginal land claims protester Dudley George by the Ontario Provincial Police on September 7, 1995...
also won a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. In 2007-2008 Southam directed the Canadian television sitcom Moose TV
Moose TV
Moose TV is a Canadian television sitcom, airing on Showcase in the 2007-08 television season.The show stars Adam Beach as George Keeshig, a Cree from the fictional community of Moose in northern Quebec, who returns home after a decade living in Toronto to become manager of the local community...
starring Adam Beach
Adam Beach
Adam Ruebin Beach is a Canadian Saulteaux actor.He is best known for his roles as Tommy on Walker, Texas Ranger, Kickin' Wing in Joe Dirt, Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers, Private Ben Yazzie in Windtalkers, Dr...
.
Recently he has directed two episodes of Heartland
Heartland (Canadian TV series)
Heartland is a Canadian television drama series which debuted on CBC Television on October 14, 2007. The series is loosely based on the Heartland books by Lauren Brooke....
(2008), an episode of Flashpoint
Flashpoint (TV series)
Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
(2009), three episodes of Bones
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
(2009-2010), one of House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
(2011) and two of Haven
Haven (TV series)
Haven is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid. The show, filmed on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, is an American/Canadian co-production. The one-hour drama premiered on July 9, 2010, on Syfy...
(2010). He will be back on the sets soon for further episodes of Haven, House and Bones.
In July 2011 Southam directed the pilot for a new CTV comedy called Stay With Me starring Andrea Roth
Andrea Roth
Andrea Roth is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on the FX television series Rescue Me , as Janet Gavin, the wife of main character Tommy Gavin.-Biography:...
.
Tim Southam is currently the chair of the National Directors Division, a standing policy committee of the Directors Guild of Canada.
External links
- Tim Southam at northernstars.ca