Don Coutts

Don Coutts is a Scottish filmmaker best known as the director of the 2003 feature film American Cousins. He is also a documentary and music filmmaker who has worked on numerous current affairs and entertainment productions,^[1] including the late night discussion programme After Dark.

Biography

Don Coutts left school in 1967, and began work with the Simon Community before moving to London. Soon afterwards he was employed by Columbia Pictures as a clerk. Following work in Columbia's laoratories, he got a job in the studio's cutting rooms and worked on several films as an assistant film editor. Subsequently Coutts was employed by Anglia TV and BBC East as an assistant film editor. As director of After Dark, Coutts developed an innovative televisual language of big close-ups, pulled focus and a panning system that was new to British talk show programming.^[2]

Film & Television drama

Dear Green Place (2007)
American Cousins (2003)
Rose (1998)
Dead Sea Reels (1996)
St Antony’s Day Off (1995)

Selected documentaries

Mac Musical: 3 x 1 hour following the creation of a new Scottish musical for the opening of Eden Court Theatre. Endemol for BBC Scotland
True North: Celebrating the 60th birthday of Aly Bain BBC Scotland
This is Mackay Country: Profile of Craig Mackay. Ex-S BBC Scotland
When Summers Were Longer: Huts at Carbeth Ex-S BBC Scotland
Welcome to The GoGo: Arena film on the go-go music scene in Washington for Island Records / BBC Network.
Cowboys in Skirts: The making of feature film Rob Roy. United Artists/ ITV Network.
Clarissa & the Countryman: Series two (x3) and three (x4) Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott ^{[disambiguation needed ]} travelling around Britain. BBC Network.
Fly Me To Dunoon: The story of jazz singer Suzanne Bonner. BBC Network.
Tacsi: 18 x 30 minute Music Arts programmes - STV/Grampian
A Kiss To Build A Dream On: Profile of Hollywood director Michael Caton-Jones. BBC Scotland.
My Name is Albert Watson: Profile of stills photographer Albert Watson. BBC Scotland.
The Trainer Wars: A film about Nike, Reebok & Adidas. BBC Scotland.
Tracks of my Tears: Documentary about men and crying. BBC Scotland.
Victims of The Village: Expose of rural Child Abuse. BBC Scotland.
The Power List: 50 Minute documentary presented by Jon Snow looking at changes in Power in Britain.

Awards

Best Director – Milan International Film Festival
Best Director, Comedy – Newport Beach Film Festival (USA)
Best Film – Milan International Film Festival
Best Film – Sunday Times Bowmore Awards
Best Film – Newport Beach Film Festival (USA)
Best Comedy – Newport Beach Film Festival (USA)
Audience Award – Milan International Film Festival
Audience Award – BAFTA Scotland
Special Jury Prize – Savannah Film Festival (USA)

References

1. ^ See: http://www.moveonup.tv/Arts-and-Documentary-g.asp
2. ^ Television Week, 24 November 1988. See also: After Dark: Direction

External links

• Don Coutts at the Internet Movie Database
• Move on Up

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