Paul Hotte is a Canadian

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

and art director. Known for his work on films '' The Fly'' (1986), ''

Catch Me If You Can ''Catch Me If You Can'' is a 2002 American Biographical film, biographical crime film, crime Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks with Christopher Walken, Martin ...

'' (2002), '' The Aviator'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), ''

The Fountain ''The Fountain'' is a 2006 American epic romantic drama film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Blending elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction, the film consists of t ...

'' (2006), and '' Arrival'' (2016), for the latter he received numerous awards and nominations, including the

Academy Award for Best Production Design The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

for the 89th Academy Awards with Patrice Vermette.

Filmography

As a set decorator

* '' Brad's Status'' (2017) * '' Arrival'' (2016) * ''

Pawn Sacrifice ''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 American biographical drama film about chess player Bobby Fischer. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the World Chess Championship 1972 mat ...

'' (2014) * ''

White House Down ''White House Down'' is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by James Vanderbilt. In the film, a divorced US Capitol Police officer attempts to rescue both his daughter and the President of ...

'' (2013) * '' Zero Hour'' (2013) * '' Upsode Down'' (2012) * '' Beastly'' (2011) * '' Death Race'' (2008) * ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

'' (2008) * '' The Spiderwick Chronicles'' (2008) * ''

'' (2006) * '' King's Ransom'' (2005) * ''

The Day After Tomorrow ''The Day After Tomorrow'' is a 2004 American science fiction disaster film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Roland Emmerich. Based on the 1999 book '' The Coming Global Superstorm'' by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, the film stars De ...

'' (2004) * ''

The Art of War ''The Art of War'' () is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is com ...

'' (2002) * '' Glory & Honor'' (TV movie) (1998) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde'' (1995) * '' Highlander: The Final Dimension'' (1994) * ''Flight from Justice'' (TV movie) (1993) * ''Canvas'' (1992)

Art department

* ''

House of Versace ''House of Versace'' is a 2013 Canadian biographical drama television film directed by Sara Sugarman and starring Gina Gershon. Based on the 2010 biography ''House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival'' by Deborah Ball, i ...

'' (TV movie) (2013) * '' Mirror Mirror'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

'' (2006) * '' The Aviator'' (2004) * ''

The Terminal ''The Terminal'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stanley Tucci. The film is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy ...

'' (2004) * '' Beyond Borders'' (2003) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

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(Histoire de pen)'' (2002) * ''

The Adventures of Pluto Nash ''The Adventures of Pluto Nash'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role), Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter B ...

'' (2002) * '' The Sum of All Fears'' (2002) * ''P.T. Barnum'' (TV movie) (1999) * '' Histoires d'hiver'' (1999) * ''

A Walk on the Moon ''A Walk on the Moon'' is a 1999 drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the United States's Moon landing of that year, w ...

'' (1999) * ''

The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'' is a children's mystery television series that ran on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999. A total of 41 episodes of 30 minutes each were produced. Episodes from the first three seasons were taped at Nickelodeon ...

'' (TV series) (1998) * '' Silent Trigger'' (key set decorator) (1996) * '' Shadow of the Wolf'' (props buyer) (1992) * ''

Cannonball Fever ''Speed Zone'' (also known as ''Cannonball Fever'' and ''Cannonball Run III'') is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The plot fo ...

'' (property master) (1989) * ''

Jacknife ''Jacknife'' is a 1989 American film directed by David Jones and starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker. The film focuses on a small, serious story, with emphasis on characterization and the complex tension between people in a clos ...

'' (property buyer: Montreal) (1989) * ''Midnight Magic'' (TV movie) (property buyer) (1988) * '' Shades of Love: The Emerald Tear'' (TV movie) (props) (1988) * '' Shades of Love: Tangerine Taxi'' (TV movie) (property buyer) (1988) * '' Hitting Home'' (property master) (1988) * '' The Fly'' (1986) * ''Barnum'' (TV movie) (property master) (1986) * '' The Boy in Blue'' (1986)

Awards and nominations

* Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Art Direction * Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Art Direction *

Florida Film Critics Circle The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is a film critic organization founded in 1996. The FFCC comprises 30 film critics from Florida-based print and online publications. At the end of each year, the FFCC members vote on the Florida Film Critics ...

Award for Best Art Direction/Production Designer * Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film

References

External links

* Canadian art directors Living people Canadian production designers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-film-bio-stub