Harry Wootliff

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Harry Wootliff is an English film director and screenwriter.

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Career

Wootliff's feature film True Things starring Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke, had its World Premiere at Venice Film Festival, [1] and also screened at Toronto [2] and The London Film Festival, [3] where it won the IWC Shaffhausen award. [4] Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [5]

Wootliff's debut feature film, the critically acclaimed romantic drama Only You starring Laia Costa and Josh O'Connor, premiered 19 October 2018 at The London Film Festival, where it was nominated for both the First Feature Award and IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award. Only You went on to win The Critics’ Award at the 30th Dinard Film Festival, [6] two British Independent Film Awards, [7] a Writers' Guild Award, [8] and a BAFTA nomination. [9]

Wootliff's debut short film Nits premiered in Cannes Directors' Fortnight, [10] was BAFTA nominated, [11] and won The BFI London Film Festival TCM Classic Shorts Film Competition, [12] Soho Rushes, [13] and Birds Eye View. [14] Her second short film Trip premiered in Official Selection at Berlin. [15]

Wootliff directed the finale of BBC/HBO's His Dark Materials season three. [16] She directed The Woman in the Wall, for BBC/Showtime. [17]

Sight & Sound poll

In the 2022 Sight & Sound poll of the greatest films of all time, conducted every ten years since 1952, Harry Wootliff was chosen to contribute and selected the following as the best ten films of all time: Paris, Texas (1984, Wim Wenders) À NOS AMOURS (1983, Maurice Pialat) The Conversation (1974, Francis Ford Coppola) White Material (2009, Claire Denis) A Woman under the Influence (1974, John Cassavetes) Three Colours Blue (1993, Krzysztof Kieslowski) Mouchette (1966, Robert Bresson) Rosetta (1999, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne) IVANOVO DETSTVO (1962, Andrei Tarkovsky) Breaking the Waves (1996, Lars von Trier). [18]

References

  1. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (Sept 2, 2021) Variety, Harry Wootliff Delivers ‘True Things,’ a Tale of Obsession, Starring Ruth Wilson, in Venice
  2. ↑ TIFF website ,
  3. ↑ LFF website
  4. ↑ Dalton, Ben (Oct 17, 2021) Screen Daily, Harry Wootliff, ‘Hit The Road’ head BFI London Film Festival winners .
  5. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (13 October 2021). "Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke's Venice-Premiering 'True Things' Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (Sept 30, 2019) Cineuropa, Dinard Festivals/Awards
  7. ↑ BIFA website, award winners
  8. ↑ Writers' Guild Awards 2020 shortlist
  9. ↑ The Guardian, Baftas 2020: full list of nominations.
  10. ↑ Quinzaine des Réalisateurs website 'Nits'
  11. ↑ BAFTA short film, nominees
  12. ↑ Jury, Louise (The Independent) 'chilling-and-well-crafted-womens-visions-take-honours-at-the-london-film-festival'
  13. ↑ "Soho Shorts blog". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  14. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (The Independent) 'Film festival: The lady thrillers'
  15. ↑ Berlinale website
  16. ↑ Lark Management
  17. ↑ BBC website, The BBC and Showtime commission new drama series The Woman In The Wall
  18. ↑ Sight and Sound | The Greatest Films of All Time | All voters | Harry Wootliff
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