MARCUS J. COTTERELL
ACTOR
Australian | Italian
Bilingual English & Italian
Based in Italy · Available internationally
Filmmaker & Producer
TIBER
Starring Marcus J. Cotterell
Actor & Executive Producer
An Australian feature film set between Rome and Tuscany, following a father and daughter on a journey of reconnection.
Directed by Dominic Allen
FEATURE FILM 2026
2026 FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Adelaide Film Festival Feature Fiction Competition · World Premiere Matera International Film Festival
Official Selection
Byron Bay International Film Festival Official Selection · NSW Premiere
SELECTED PRESS
CINEMA AUSTRALIA — 23 September 2026
Australian-Italian co-pro TIBER set for high-profile premiere
FILMINK — 23 September 2026
TIBER – Australian film from Italy set for high profile Oct premieres
INREVIEW / INDAILY — ‘Sometimes candid, sometimes tragic’: Adelaide Film Festival hits Cannes
TIBER Teaser
A contemplative drama of memory, love and release,
set between Rome, Tuscany and the River Tiber.
AFF GOES TO CANNES 2026
TIBER was one of five Australian film projects
selected by the Adelaide Film Festival for AFF Goes to Cannes, presented at the
Marché du Film during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
CANNES COVERAGE
VARIETY — Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes Lineup…
INREVIEW / INDAILY — ‘Sometimes candid, sometimes tragic’: Adelaide Film Festival hits Cannes
Marcus J. Cotterell is an Australian and Italian actor based in Italy, working in English and Italian. Trained at the Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica Silvio d’Amico in Rome, he has worked across film, television and theatre in Italy and internationally.
A native English speaker, he is fully bilingual in Italian, reflecting a deeply bi-cultural artistic identity.
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