John Rutherford — Director | Biography, Movies & Career

Biography

John Rutherford

Multi-award winning producer/director John Rutherford, President

and Creative Director of COLT Studio Group, has produced over

350+ man-on-man films in his career.

The look of his films is unmistakable and has garnered him multiple

awards and accolades, including a lifetime achievement award from

AVN in 2001, the Hall of Fame award from the Grabby's in 2002 and

another lifetime achievement award from the Free Speech Coalition

in 2006 as well as winning numerous awards over the years as well

as Best Director 5 times from the annual GayVN Awards Show.

After nearly 15 years at the Falcon Family of Companies Rutherford

resigned in June of 2003 and subsequently announced his acquisition

of COLT Studio Group. To date, he has produced and directed over a

dozen features so far for the John Rutherford Feature brand for the

COLT Studio Group. Taking the helm from famed photographer Jim

French in 2003 meant bridging the (at the time) 37-year history of

COLT Studio with the constantly changing dynamics of the industry

today. "I want to continue the legacy of what Jim created while

blending it seamlessly with the continuing evolution of COLT

Studio," says Rutherford.

A California native, Rutherford graduated from San Francisco State

University with a degree in Broadcast Communication Arts.

Knowing his passion lie in the creative arts he immediately began

working as a freelance producer, videographer and production

manager. With numerous corporate and industrial videos,

independent films and personal projects under his belt he was

approached by The Falcon Family of Companies in 1993 for a

freelance assistant director position. Quickly rising through the ranks

and forming an unbreakable bond with Falcon Studios founder

Chuck Holmes, Rutherford hit his stride behind the camera directing

the multiple award winners for GayVN, AVN and the Grabbys for

Flashpoint, The Renegade, The Other Side of Aspen III & IV, French Connections I & II, High Tide, The Code of Conduct Series, Out of

Athens I & II, California Kings, Deep South I & II, Absolute, Aqua & Arid, and more recently at COLT Studio Group the multi-award

winning blockbuster BuckleRoos just to name a few.

Widely accepted as one of the most approachable, honest and hardest

working directors in the industry today, Rutherford continues on his

quest to bring the highest quality, integrity and creative dynamics to

his ever-growing library of films. Rutherford hails from Redwood

City, California and now makes his home in the San Francisco Bay

Area with his partner since 2000, Tom Settle.