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Tim Southam has mined virtually every medium in pursuit of his favourite themes. He has directed award-winning dramas and documentaries exploring his fascination with life on the land, several well-known movies and miniseries dealing with major political events, and a parallel strand of internationally acclaimed films focusing on the performing arts. He has worked as a professional director on several of the world's most-watched television series and as a pilot director for new series.
Highlights include the feature film The Bay of Love and Sorrows, the feature documentary Drowning in Dreams, the television movie One Dead Indian, the miniseries Trudeau: Maverick in the Making, and the stage-inspired films The Tale of Teeka, Perreault Dancer and Satie and Suzanne. His work as a professional director includes the Fox series House, Bones and the CBC pilot Cracked.
Tim's work has won critical acclaim, major ratings successes and multiple awards including three best directing Geminis, two best-program Geminis, the Banff Award and nominations for the Genie, DGC, Jutra and Grammy awards.
Before becoming a filmmaker Tim studied economics, philosophy and literature at the University of Toronto and gained a master's degree in political economy at the London School of Economics. He worked for the European advertising departments of two American magazines, served a film apprenticeship with filmmaker/ photographer Gregory Colbert and was a writer on the hit series Traders for showrunners Hart Hanson and David Shore. His interest in public policy and the role of film in forging a national identity has led him to advocate for Canadian filmmaking through the Directors Guild of Canada, where he is currently chair of the National Directors Division. Tim was raised in the Quebec Ottawa Valley in French and English and is married to theatre director Eda Holmes. |
