Gracie Otto
{{short description|Australian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
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| caption = Otto in October 2011
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| occupation = {{hlist|Director|writer|actress|editor|model}}
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| parents = Barry Otto
Susan Hill
| relatives = Miranda Otto (half-sister)
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Gracie Otto is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She made her feature-length directing debut with the 2013 documentary The Last Impresario about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White. She has also directed a variety of screen content such as television commercial videos (TCVs), shorts, television series, feature films and documentaries.
Early life
Gracie Otto is the daughter of the Australian actor Barry Otto and Susan Hill. Actress Miranda Otto is her half-sister. She attended Burwood Girls High School in Sydney. As a schoolgirl, Otto represented Australia and New South Wales in indoor soccer, and represented her home state New South Wales in school softball.[http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/gracie-otto-makes-mark-with-directorial-debut-the-last-impresario-20140603-zrpna.html The Sydney Morning Herald | Gracie Otto makes mark with directorial debut The Last Impresario], by Linda Morris, 5 June 2014
Director
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Otto's feature-length directing debut was with the 2014 documentary The Last Impresario, about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White. The film made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2013, where it was positively received by critics; it features interviews with 60 of his friends and associates.[http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2013/09/10/gracie-ottos-last-impresario-premiere-london-film-festival SBS.com.au | Gracie Otto's The Last Impresario to premiere at London Film Festival], by Oliver Pfeiffer, 10 September 2013[http://filmink.com.au/news/lsquothe-last-impresariorsquo-to-premiere-at-bfi-london-film-festival/ 'The Last Impresario' to premiere at BFI London Film Festival] FilmInk.com.au {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505003758/http://filmink.com.au/news/lsquothe-last-impresariorsquo-to-premiere-at-bfi-london-film-festival/ |date=5 May 2014 }}, by Cara Nash, 5 September 2013[https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/london-film-review-the-last-impresario-1200776146/ London Film Review: 'The Last Impresario'], by Charles Gant, 29 October 2013, Variety magazine [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/last-impresario-london-review-648136 The Last Impresario: London Review], by Stephen Dalton, 13 October, The Hollywood Reporter | [http://wizardradio.co.uk/news/?p=47 WizardRadio.co.uk | Review: The Last Impresario] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505003021/http://wizardradio.co.uk/news/?p=47 |date=5 May 2014 }}, 14 October 2013
Otto has directed several short films. In 2019, after winning the North American Script Competition through Soho House in the US, Gracie directed and edited a new short film, Desert, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
In 2019, Otto was the director of the second series of the Stan original, The Other Guy starring Matt Okine, Claudia Karvan, and Harriet Dyer. In early 2021, the Stan original series Bump was released starring Claudia Karvan, Natalie Morris, and Angus Sampson. Otto directed three of the ten episodes in the series.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
In 2021, Otto's feature documentary Under the Volcano, about music producer George Martin's 1980s recording studio in Montserrat, was released.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
In 2022, she directed four episodes of the Netflix comedy drama series Heartbreak High, for which she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy.{{cite web |title=Leah Purcell is four-midable as Elvis, Mystery Road dominate AACTA award nominations |url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/ |website=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards |access-date=7 December 2022}}
Filmography
= Director =
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- Kill Blondes (2004)
- Broken Beat (2005)
- Tango Trois (2006)
- La Meme Nuit (2007)
- Seamstress (2011)
- La Cabane a Marseille (2012)
- Yearling (2012)
- Parfum de Regrets (2012)
- Fashion Lust (2013)
- The Last Impresario (2013)
- Candy Crush (with Thom Kerr) (2017)
- Desert Dash (2018)
- The Other Guy (Season 2) (2019)
- Bump (2020)
- Under the Volcano (2021)
- Seriously Red (2022){{imdb title|4586828|Seriously Red}}
- Heartbreak High (2022 - 2024, 7 episodes)
- The Artful Dodger (2023, 2 episodes)
- The Clearing (2023)
- Deadloch (2023)
- Otto by Otto (2024)
- Ladies in Black (2024, 6 episodes)
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= Actress =
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- Eve (2005)
- The New Life (2006)
- Good Luck with That (2007)
- Three Blind Mice (2008)
- Sea Patrol (2009)
- L.B.F. (2011)
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References
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External links
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Category:Australian film actresses