ScottReynolds
- Director
- Writer
Known for his stylish reinventions of familiar genres, Scott Reynolds followed successful short A Game with No Rules, with rave reviews and a host of awards for his debut feature, serial killer tale The Ugly. Two further movies — Heaven and When Strangers Appear — have followed.
Screenography
Biography
Scott Reynolds has said that his first memories are of movies. Both his parents worked at the Hollywood Cinema, west of Auckland. By the age of 14, Reynolds was working at the theatre as a projectionist. Soon he was able to watch films in the wrong order, and still understand the plot.
Awards
1999 Fant-Asia Film Festival (Canada)
Best International Film: Heaven
1999 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Nominated for Best Director: for Heaven
1998 Fantasporto (Portugal)
Special Mention (for an outstanding first feature): The Ugly
Nominated for top award (International Fantasy Film Award)
“For being a young filmmaker, he was pretty damn clear about what he wanted, which is reassuring to the actors. I responded to his intensity and his strong vision.”