Greg Mottola

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Greg Mottola on the set of Paul in July 2009

Greg Mottola (* 11. July 1964 in Dix Hills , Long Iceland , New York as Gregory James Mottola ) is an American filmmaker who primarily as a film director , but also works as a film producer , screenwriter too, and occasionally as an actor acting.

He is married to Sarah Allentuch, the casting assistant and longtime assistant to Woody Allen , and has three children. In 2007, they became parents to a New York City-born son.

life and career

Greg Mottola was born in the summer of 1964 in the small town of Dix Hills on Long Island in the US state of New York , known as hamlet ( dt : hamlet or very small village ) . There he grew up in a Catholic family of Irish - Italian descent. At an advanced age he came to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh , where he completed his education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . Then Mottola moved back home to Columbia University in New York City , where he received the academic title of Master of Fine Arts after completing a master's degree . During this time he was already working as a director; He made his debut as a film director with Swingin 'in the Painter's Room in 1989. About two years later he was seen for the first time in a notable production as an actor in the film Loser , but only in a minor supporting role. Through his mentor, Steven Soderbergh , who was almost the same age , he was introduced to the film business more and more and finally worked with it on the multi-award-winning film Affair in Manhattan (1996).

Mottola was the director and screenwriter of this film, Soderbergh was involved as a co-producer. With the film Mottola won numerous prizes, such as in 1996 the Audience Award at the Athens International Film Festival , the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival , the International Critics 'Award (FIPRESCI) - Special Mention , in 1997 the Directors' Week Award at Fantasporto for the “Best Screenplay” and the Directors' Week Special Jury Award also at Fantasporto. Furthermore, his film was nominated in 1996 for the Grand Special Prize at the American Film Festival in Deauville , France . According to various sources the film after above-average business results had achieved only a budget of about 30,000 US dollars . Filming only lasted around two weeks. Furthermore, the film narrowly missed participation in the Cannes International Film Festival .

In 1998 he was another actor in the film Celebrity . After that, it took about three years for Greg Mottola to return to a key role in the film and television business. In doing so, he was brought in by the producers of the short-lived sitcom American Campus - Ready for University? brought on the team to direct and shot six episodes. In another episode directed by someone else, he played a young professor. In 2002 he had his last work as an actor, in a guest role in the movie Hollywood Ending . He also became executive producer for the first time in 2002 , primarily for the New York City film Pop Life . In 2003 he directed The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke , the pilot of a planned television series that did not materialize. In the same year he joined the team for the television series Arrested Development as a director , where he was involved in a total of three episodes as a director until 2004.

He then worked on an episode of Cracking Up in 2004 and in two more episodes of the short-lived television series The Comeback the following year . Mottola had his greatest successes since the affair in Manhattan in 1996, starting in 2007, initially as director of the box office hit Superbad , which received a lot of critical acclaim. Two years later, Mottola's next work, Adventureland , was released in 2009 , which he directed with actors such as Jesse Eisenberg , Kristen Stewart , Ryan Reynolds and others; a vacation job he had done in the summer of 1984 at Adventureland amusement park in the small town of East Farmingdale had given him ideas for the script he had written for the film. In 2010 he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards . His last film so far, Paul, was released in 2011, starring Shaun of the Dead stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost , both of whom also wrote the script.

In March 2011 it was announced that Mottola was planning and working on the script for a film adaptation of the book by Canadian Leanne Shaptons Important Artefacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Leonore Doolan and Harold Morris, including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry . It was also announced in March 2011 that Mottola would direct the new HBO pilot by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkins ; the series was ordered under the name The Newsroom and ran from 2012 to 2014. Mottola directed four episodes.

Filmography

As a director
As a performer
As a screenwriter
As a producer

Awards and nominations

Awards
Nominations

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Max Abbie Mottola on the official website of Variety  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed April 20, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.variety.com  
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Who Needs Sundance? | 1997 report , accessed April 20, 2011
  3. ↑ Exclusive: Greg Mottola is Superbad! (English), accessed April 20, 2011
  4. ^ Dix Hills' Greg Mottola relives' Adventureland ' , accessed April 20, 2011
  5. ^ "Paul" by Greg Mottola, Nick Frost & Simon Pegg , accessed April 20, 2011
  6. ^ SXSW: Greg Mottola Talks His Adaptation Of The Charlie Kaufman-Like 'Important Artifacts' ( Memento of the original dated September 13, 2011) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed April 20, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.indiewire.com
  7. ^ Greg Mottola To Direct Aaron Sorkin's HBO Pilot , accessed April 20, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Mottola, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mottola, Gregory James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American filmmaker, producer, director, screenwriter, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Dix Hills , Long Island, New York, United States