Costa Botes

Costa Botes

Directing

Born December 27, 1960 · New Zealand

22 films as director · Active 1985–2022

Costa Botes has been an independent film-maker in New Zealand since the early 1980s. His short film Stalin’s Sickle won the jury prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in 1988. Forgotten Si…

Known for

Bad Taste

Bad Taste

1987

Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

1997

Behind the Bull

Behind the Bull

2000

The Last Dogs of Winter

The Last Dogs of Winter

2012

Directed(22)

When the Cows Come Home

2022When the Cows Come Home

Angie

2018Angie★ 3.0

2015Act of Kindness

The Last Dogs of Winter

2012The Last Dogs of Winter

Daytime Tiger

2011Daytime Tiger

Candyman: The David Klein Story

2010Candyman: The David Klein Story★ 6.6

Kathmandu Blues

2009Kathmandu Blues

Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues

2008Yes That's Me: Dave Murphy Plays the Blues

Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus

2008Nigel Gavin: A Job with the Circus

Struggle No More: The Windy City Strugglers Story

2006Struggle No More: The Windy City Strugglers Story

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004The Making of 'The Return of the King'★ 8.8

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003The Making of 'The Two Towers'★ 8.8

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

2002The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'★ 8.8

Behind the Bull

2000Behind the Bull★ 8.0

1998Saving Grace★ 6.8

Forgotten Silver

1997Forgotten Silver★ 7.2

The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait

1988Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait

Stalin's Sickle

1987Stalin's Sickle

The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

—The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

Acting(4)

2012The Last Dogs of WinterSelf

2000Behind the BullHimself

1997Forgotten SilverSelf

Costa Botes — Watchpile | Watchpile

1987Bad Taste3rd Class Alien