Alan Bradford Curtiss is an assistant director and producer of Hollywood films who has been active in the Directors Guild of America, after starting as a location manager in 1978.[1] He is a resident of Manhattan Beach, California.[2]

Career highlights

Curtiss has been a member of at least three directorial teams nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, for The Truman Show (1998),[3] The Green Mile (1999),[4] and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).[5] He is especially known for close collaborations with director Peter Weir,[6] including two of those three DGA nominations. The DGA elected Curtiss to several terms as an Associate Member of its National Board of Directors (2011–2019).[7][8][9][10]

Curtiss also served as executive producer of Master and Commander. He and Oscar winner Barrie M. Osborne were among the lead producers who released the major Hispanic film Gloria (2014), a biopic about the controversial Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.[11][12]

The DGA has recognized Curtiss for his long mentorship of assistant directors (ADs), unit production managers (UPMs), and production assistants (PAs). As he described in a 2004 forum spotlighting directorial teams: "It is called the 'director's team' and I think there's a reason for that... Currently my key 2nd is somebody who I've done ten films with but he started off as a set PA and then over the years moved up. Probably five of my former key 2nds are now out 1st AD-ing and production managing, so it's been a normal cycle of experience and knowledge; as they've gone up the ladder, other people have come to the fore."[6]

Filmography

Curtiss is credited for the following films:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alan B. Curtiss". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. "Alan B. Curtiss". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. Higgins, Bill (January 25, 1999). "DGA combat-ready". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. McNary, Dave (January 24, 2000). "New kids at DGA". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. "Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. January 6, 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "AD/UPMs in the Spotlight". Directors Guild of America. March 2004. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  7. "National Board and Officers Elected" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 25, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  8. "National Board and Officers Chosen" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 22, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  9. "National Board and Officers Elected" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  10. "National Board and Officers Chosen" (Press release). Directors Guild of America. June 24, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  11. "Gloria Trevi Biopic To Go Ahead Without Authorization". Billboard. November 17, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  12. Hecht, John (March 24, 2014). "Universal Pictures Distributing Biopic 'Gloria'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 28, 2023.


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