Elliot Kotek

About Elliot Kotek

Elliot Kotek is the CEO & founder of The Nation of Artists, founder of Beyond Cinema and co-founded Not Impossible. He believes in the power of content and campaigns to change the world and takes pride in collaborating on ideas that deliver real impact to real people. The producer of groundbreaking projects like 140 (the first ever user-generated feature film) and Project Daniel (creating the world\'s first 3D-printed prosthetics lab), Elliot has created documentaries & VR for Qualcomm, Intel, HP, Sony, Hyundai, LEGO Education, Amgen, Campbell\'s Soup Company, California Almonds, Aflac, Accenture, New Balance, CDC Foundation, Participant Media etc and has been distributed globally. Host of the 2018 SxSW Innovation Awards, Elliot\'s work has been honored with shiny stuff - seven Emmy nominations, five SxSW Innovation Awards (2015, 2016, 2019 & 2023), 5x Cannes Lions (incl Titanium), 50+ Tellys, 16x Communicator Awards, 20x Hermes Creative Awards, 3x One Show Pencils (incl t-Best in Show), 3x Maggies, 2 AICP Awards, archiving at MoMA, Webby Awards, W3 Awards, the Gold Stevie Award, the NYU/Tisch Craft Award & the 2016 Innovation Fellowship at the Kellogg School of Management. A leading mind on purposeful content, technology for good, innovating for humanity, storytelling for social impact, Elliot has participated at TEDMED and had work listed to the Nominet Trust 100, he\'s also spoken at the United Nations, US Institute of Peace, US Chamber of Commerce, SxSW, NxNE, Social Innovation Summit, Social Impact Week, Anderson School of Business, Techweek, Philanthropy Summit, DOHA Goals @ The Special Olympics, Global Marathon and numerous corporate gatherings. In a world where people are preaching the 3 P\'s of People, Planet, Profit, Elliot offers a \"4P\" Approach to Strategy: When you find something you\'re Passionate about, it will define your Purpose. When you share your purpose, you\'ll find your People. And when you have your people, anything is Possible.

Experience

1. Executive Producer

   Freethink

   Mar 2016 — Present

   We’re a media company that publishes stories about our changing world, for people who want to have a hand in changing it.At Freethink, we profile innovators, entrepreneurs, and activists who are thinking differently and making a difference.Each week, we release a new video featuring passionate innovators who are solving humanity’s biggest challenges by thinking differently. From aerospace engineers in the Mojave Desert to entrepreneurs in South America’s biggest slum, our videos give you an intimate look at not only what they’re doing but also why they’re doing it, the obstacles they face, and what motivates them to keep driving forward.We’re betting that after you watch these stories, you’ll come away with insights and inspiration you can use to make a difference in your own way.

Education

• UCLA

  Screenwriting

  2001 — 2002

• Monash University

  Bachelors of Science - BSc, Pharmacology and Toxicology

  1991 — 1993

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  Advanced Management Program: Intensive, Unleashing the Power and Potential of Exceptional Leaders

  2016

• Monash University

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law

  1991 — 1995

• The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute

  Dramatic Writing and Acting

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Documentaries
• Social Networking
• New Media
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Content Strategy
• Blogging
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Video
• Publications
• Team Leadership
• Editorial
• Broadcast
• Avid
• Television
• Producing
• Creative Direction
• Entertainment
• Festivals
• Comedy
• Theatre
• Directing
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Short Films
• Film
• Video Production
• Storytelling
• Facebook
• Advertising
• Media Production
• Art
• Magazines
• Creative Writing
• Writing
• Feature Films
• Commercials