Ian Cottage
Ian Cottage is a British film director and writer.
The British Film Institute has described Ian Cottage as one of the top six new directors in the UK. Ewen Bremner (Julien Donkey Boy, Trainspotting) described Sleep as: "a big, searching serious film, which in my opinion breaks out of the genre and shows us where the new filmmakers are leading".
Cottage has made 21 films, 10 of which were specifically made to be broadcast on British television. In recent years, he has turned to longer dramatic forms and has written and directed three in the last three years.
Composer Roger Redgate has provided the score for many of Cottage's films, including the short film "Small Gestures" with Derek Jarman.
Cottage has recently completed "Keel" (2008), a ghost story. He is currently working on Blackbird for production in 2009.
Ian Cottage currently works at Northumbria University, as a lecturer in Media, Communications and Culture.
Filmography
- Small Gestures. featuring Derek Jarman (1995). Special Jury Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- Blue Scars (1995). Toured with B.F.I Poem Film programme in UK and India. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- Mangetout (1996). Commissioned by the BBC for the 10 x 10 series. Critics choice in the Times, Sunday Times, Daily Express and Time Out magazine. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- Informer (1997). Commissioned by Channel 4 in association with Common Features. Critics Choice in Time Out magazine.
- Igloo (1998). Commissioned by the BBC/Arts Council of England for BBC 2's Sound on Film. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- Sleep (1998) Commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4. Screened on Channel 4 and Film4. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- The Shoe Tree (2003) – Screened as part of Future Shorts 2007. Represented by British Council at international film festivals.
- Exodus 20 (2004). Commissioned by Creative Partnerships
- Stranger Than Kindness (2006). Commissioned by Creative Partnerships. Premiered at Monte Carlo International Comedy Film Festival. Screened as part of Britspotting – shown in Berlin, Potsdam, Stuttgart, Munich, Nantes, London. Screened on Estonian television ETV.
- Damage (2007). Commissioned by Creative Partnerships.
- Keel (2008) – Commissioned by UK Film Council. Screening in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009.