Tom Putnam
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Tom Putnam is a film director who has directed feature-length romantic comedies and documentaries.
[edit] Biography
Putnam was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He went to college at The University of Southern California where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Journalism and Cinema-Television Production.
With his partners Michael Harbour and Jeff Malmberg, Putnam divides his time between fiction features including the upcoming romantic comedy The Hottie and the Nottie starring Paris Hilton and documentaries like the World War II feature Red White Black & Blue about a secret Japanese invasion of Alaska during World War II.
Putnam's autobiographical short film Tom Hits His Head, about the director's year-long bout with panic attacks, is one of the most widely-seen short films of all-time, having played over 200 film festivals and been broadcast throughout the world. Other films include the Sundance Film Festival short Broadcast 23.
In 2004 Putnam was awarded the Independent Feature Project's prestigious Fast Track Award. He was also named "One of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine.
[edit] Filmography
- The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) - Director
- Red White Black & Blue (2007) - Producer/Director
- Broadcast 23 (2005) - Writer/Producer/Director
- Tom Hits His Head (2004) - Writer/Producer/Director
