Allison Otto
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Allison Otto is an Emmy-winning American documentary film director.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on The Thief Collector, The Love Bugs, and Keeper of the Mountains.[4][5][6]
Career[edit]
Allison Otto graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's degree in Communications and a Master's degree in Sociology. Her first feature film, The Thief Collector, premiered in the Documentary Feature Competition at the 2022 South by Southwest film festival. [7] The film was nominated in 2023 for a Critics Choice Documentary Award for Best First Documentary Feature and for Best True Crime Documentary. [8]
In 2019, Allison released The Love Bugs, which she co-directed with Maria Clinton. The film won an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary in 2021. [9]The Love Bugs won awards at 14 film festivals and was featured on POV Shorts Season 3.[10] It was shortlisted by the International Documentary Association for the 2019 Best Documentary Short award and was selected as part of the American Film Showcase (also known as the American Film Program).[11][12][13] She is also a two-time recipient of the Mountainfilm Commitment Grant [14]and the recipient of the SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowship in 2019.[15]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 2022 | The Thief Collector | Director | |
| 2019 | The Love Bugs | Co-director, co-producer and cinematographer | |
| 2018 | Felix | Director | |
| 2016 | Property | Director | |
| 2013 | Keeper of the Mountains | Director and cinematographer |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Won | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Documentary | The Love Bugs | [16] |
| Nominated | Outstanding Music Composition | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "SXSW 2022 Women Directors: Meet Allison Otto – "The Thief Collector"". womenandhollywood.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Allison Otto". dceff.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Allison Otto". mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "KEEPER OF THE MOUNTAINS". trentofestival.it. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "THE LOVE BUGS". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Do Insects Bug You? Think Again!". wypr.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "The Thief Collector". SXSW 2023 Schedule. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Nominations announced for the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "News 2021 Nominees (Documentaries) – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "POV Shorts Returns For Its Third Season on PBS | POV". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "THE LOVE BUGS". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "The Love Bugs". bigskyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Shortlists". documentary.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Commitment Grants & Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship | Mountainfilm Festival, Telluride CO". www.mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "SFFILM, Catapult Film Fund award grants to three filmmaking teams". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "WINNERS FOR THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES OF THE 42nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2022-01-24.