Nathan Catucci Explained

Nathan Catucci
Birth Name:	Nathan Anthony Catucci
Birth Place:	Rochester, New York, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Citizenship:	United States
Alma Mater:	New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation:	Film director
Notable Works:	Impossible Monsters

Nathan Anthony Catucci is an American film director who is known for directing the award-winning feature film Impossible Monsters that was released in 2020.

Catucci's other projects in development are The Beltlands and Algerra.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Catucci was born in Rochester, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in film and TV from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated with honors in 2006.^[3]

Career

Catucci wrote, directed and produced his debut feature film, Impossible Monsters.^[4] The movie starred Tony Award-winner Santino Fontana,^{[5] [6]} Natalie Knepp, Devika Bhise, Donall O Healai, Chris Henry Coffey, Geoffrey Owens, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Laila Robins.^[7]

The film premiered at the 2019 Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival. The film subsequently screened at the New York Latino Film Festival presented by HBO, won Best Feature Narrative at the Arizona Underground Film Festival and received an honorable mention at the New Jersey Film Festival. The film had its UK premiere at Cine-Excess on November 7, 2019.^[8]

On February 14, 2020, the picture premiered in New York and Los Angeles theaters and Gravitas Ventures distributed it globally on March 3, 2020.^[9] For the production, Catucci received the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2006	So It Goes	Editor, director, producer, and writer
2008	Crusher	Writer and director
2011	I Want You	Director, editor, and cinematographer
2013	We Stole the Show: Brooklyn's Finest	Director, editor, and cinematographer
2019	Impossible Monsters	Editor, producer, writer, and director
Development	The Beltlands	Director, writer, and producer
Development	Algerra	Director, writer, and producer

Awards and recognition

• 2016: Panavision New Filmmaker Grant Recipient for Impossible Monsters^[11]
• 2019: Winner, Best Narrative Feature, Arizona Underground Film Festival for Impossible Monsters
• 2019: Honorable Mention, Best Feature Film, New Jersey International Film Festival for Impossible Monsters^[12]

Personal life

Catucci currently lives in New York City on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife, Meghan Catucci.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS Starring Santino Fontana to Release Soundtrack . Broadway World . 28 January 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Impossible Monsters has its NJ Premiere on Saturday, September 14 at the NJ Film Festival! . NewJerseyStage.com . 28 January 2022 . en . 9 September 2019.
3. Web site: Tisch Class Notes . tisch.nyu.edu . 28 January 2022 . en.
4. Web site: Scheck . Frank . 'Impossible Monsters': Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter . 28 January 2022 . 13 March 2019.
5. Web site: Review: Broadway's Santino Fontana takes a dark turn in the pretentious 'Impossible Monsters' . Los Angeles Times . 28 January 2022 . 13 February 2020.
6. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . First Look: 'Frozen,' 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Actor Santino Fontana Stars in 'Impossible Monsters' . The Hollywood Reporter . 28 January 2022 . 12 December 2016.
7. Web site: Movies opening in L.A.: 'Downhill,' 'The Last Thing He Wanted' and more . Los Angeles Times . 28 January 2022 . 9 February 2020.
8. Web site: Tisch Class Notes . tisch.nyu.edu . 28 January 2022 . en.
9. Web site: Nathan Catucci . FilmFreeway . 28 January 2022 . en.
10. Web site: Impossible Monsters . NewJerseyStage.com . 28 January 2022 . en . 27 August 2019.
11. Web site: Director Nathan Catucci Awarded Panavision New Filmmaker Grant . SHOOTonline . 28 January 2022 . en.
12. Web site: New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2019 Award Winners Announced . NewJerseyStage.com . 28 January 2022 . en . 14 October 2019.