Rob Cotterill
{{Short description|Canadian film producer and assistant director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rob Cotterill
| years_active = 1994-present
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|26}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = Concordia University
| occupation = Producer, assistant director
| notable_works = Hobo with a Shotgun
}}
Rob Cotterill (born November 26, 1971) is a Canadian film producer and assistant director. As part of Yer Dead Productions with friend and director Jason Eisener, they created Treevenge (2008) and, along with John Davies, Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) after making a winning mock trailer for Grindhouse (2007). Cotterill has also done production work for Possessor (2020), Tin Can (2020), Kids vs. Aliens (2022), and Infinity Pool (2023).
Early life and career
Cotterill was born on November 26, 1971.{{cite web |title=Rob Cotterill |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/english/producer/rob-cotterill |website=nettv4u |access-date=18 August 2023 |language=en}} He graduated from Kennebecasis Valley High School in Quispamsis, New Brunswick and attended Concordia University in Montreal, where he studied film. His first works involved working as an assistant director,{{cite news |last1=Macneill |first1=Jon |title=Spotlight shining on Rothesay filmmaker |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph-Journal&date=20100607&page=24&filename=TelegraphJournal_20100607_20100607_TJ_C_06 |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=June 7, 2010}} including in works such as Starhunter, where he served as third assistant director.{{cite news |title=Starstruck |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=New_Brunswick_Telegraph_Journal&date=20000819&filename=7674_NBTJ_1999-2000_B |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=New Brunswick Telegraph Journal |date=August 19, 2000 |page=73}} For seven years, he worked on set of the Trailer Park Boys, where he met Nova Scotian director Jason Eisener, who brought up a mock trailer contest for the upcoming film Grindhouse. Cotterill, along with Eisener and John Davies, created their entry, Hobo with a Shotgun,{{cite news |title=Grinding out raw film |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph-Journal&date=20070421&page=72&filename=TelegraphJournal_20070421_20070421_TJ_G_06 |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=April 21, 2007 |page=72}} with a production cost totalling $150. As part of the 2007 release of Grindhouse, their fake trailer won, beating over 300 other entries. The trailer was also uploaded on YouTube, where it generated over 730,000 views.
Career
As a part of their production company Yer Dead Productions, Cotterill and Eisener created 2008 short film Treevenge.{{cite web |title=Yer Dead Productions Inc. - Home |url=https://yerdead.com/ |website=yerdead.com |access-date=18 August 2023}} In 2011, Cotterill, Eisener and Davies adapted their once-fake trailer into the feature-length film, Hobo with a Shotgun,{{cite news |last1=Hale |first1=Mike |title=A Man, a Plan and a Gun |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/movies/hobo-with-a-shotgun-stars-rutger-hauer-review.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 May 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Steve |title=Exclusive: Jason Eisener and Rob Cotterill Talk Hobo with a Shotgun and More |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/24042/exclusive-jason-eisener-and-rob-cotterill-talk-hobo-with-a-shotgun-and-more/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Dread Central |date=6 May 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Scotia |first1=Communications Nova |title=Local Film to Premiere at 2011 Sundance Film Festival |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20110119002 |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=News Releases |date=19 January 2011 |language=en}} as a result from fan demand. Filming for the movie finished in mid-2010, being shot in Dartmouth and Halifax in Nova Scotia.{{cite news |title=Hobo With a Shotgun delivers pitch-perfect grindhouse |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/hobo-with-a-shotgun-delivers-pitch-perfect-grindhouse/article625708/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=8 July 2011 |language=en-CA}}
Cotterill has done further production work for the 2017 film The Crescent,{{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Jeremy |title=Production wraps in Canada on 'The Crescent' |url=https://www.screendaily.com/production/production-wraps-in-canada-on-the-crescent/5112433.article |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=ScreenDaily |date=20 December 2016 |language=en}} 2020 films Possessor and Tin Can,{{cite news |last1=Malyk |first1=Lauren |title=Halifax filmmaker Seth Smith cracks open Tin Can |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/03/18/halifax-filmmaker-seth-smith-cracks-open-tin-can/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |date=March 18, 2019}} 2022 film Kids vs. Aliens,{{cite news |last1=Grater |first1=Tom |title=‘V/H/S 94’ & ‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ Producers Team For Sci-Fi Horror ‘Kids VS Aliens’ |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/v-h-s-2-hobo-with-a-shotgun-producers-sci-fi-horror-kids-vs-aliens-1234887127/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Deadline |date=8 December 2021}} and 2023 film Infinity Pool.{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Celluloid Dreams boards Brandon Cronenberg's 'Infinity Pool' (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/celluloid-dreams-boards-brandon-cronenbergs-infinity-pool-exclusive-/5139227.article |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Screen Daily |date=10 May 2019 |language=en}} He currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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External links
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Category:Canadian film producers