| Jimmy Kaufman | |
| Birth Name: | James Kaufman |
| Birth Date: | April 1, 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Film director, producer, actor, photographer, artist |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
James Kaufman (born April 1, 1949), known as Jimmy Kaufman or Jim Kaufman, is a film director, a photographer[1] and an artist[2] from Montreal, best known for directing the movies Time at the Top[3] and Whiskers,[4] and episodes of TV series like Stargate SG-1, The Hunger and The Outer Limits (1995 TV series). Kaufman's photography series evolves around North-American journeys, with an accent on his personal relations with nature.[5]
From 1971 to 1988, Kaufman was a line producer and an assistant director for movies like The Surrogate[6] in 1984, Children of a lesser God[7] in 1986, and Gothika[8] starring Halle Berry, later in 2003.His first big success was in 1990, when he had the idea for A Star for Two, a romance movie.[9] He was still the assistant of Elliott Gould,[10] and on his way from New Hampshire to Boston, repatriating a Porsche for the shooting of a movie, he halted in front of a nursing home in order to help an old woman cross the street. As he tried to know more about this woman, the concept of A Star for Two started to sprout in his mind.[11] On the other side of the Manche, Christian Bel, an ex-stuntman converted to screen writing was taking a particular interest to the movies accorded to the golden age. When he decided to answer to the tender made from Kaufman, the movie finally took off.[12] The concept for A Star For Two was simple: a couple meets again after a forty-year separation. She (Lauren Bacall) manages a nursing home in France, and he (Anthony Quinn) is a gerontologist in the United States. The movie was shot in France, in Montreal and in New-York, and was a success before it was even shot.[13]
During his career, Kaufman worked with several renowned movie producers, directors, actors and writers. In the 1990s, for instance, he collaborated with award-winning writer Duff Brenna to adapt his novel The Book of Mamie into a movie.[14] The Book of Mamie won the AWP Best Novel award in 1988 (judged by Toby Olson). Kaufman called Brenna's screenplay one of the finest he had ever read.[15]
Kaufman's art photography series tell the story of his philanthropic journeys around the world and road cruises around North America. H .[16]
| Film | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracula 2000[17] | 2000 | Thriller, Adventure | Second Unit Director | ||
| Gothika[18] | 2003 | Thriller | First Assistant Director | Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure - Halle Berry | |
| Film | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightwaves | 2003 | Sherilyn Fenn, David Nermann | Romance | Director | ||
| Nightmare Man | 1999 | Thriller | Director | |||
| Time at the Top | 1999 | Comedy | Director | Certificate of Merit–Finalist–Houston World Film Festival; In Competition–Cairo / St. Petersburg / Falstaff; The Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence | ||
| 1991 | Romance | Director | ||||
| The Thriller | 1990 | Thriller | Director | |||
| Moonlight Flight | 1988 | Thriller | Director | |||
| 1987 | Catherine Colvey, Joseph Bottoms, Russell T. Gordon | Romance | Director |
| TV Series | Episodes | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Jade | The Power of Suggestion | 2005 | Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich | Mystery | Director | ||
| You Are Here | 2005 | Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich | |||||
| Air Emergency | Helicopter Down | 2003 | Stephen Bogaert, Rene Anobis | Documentary | Director | ||
| Vampire High[19] | Lost Weekend | 2002 | Fantasy | Director | |||
| The Huntress | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | |||||
| The Test | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | |||||
| Odd Man Out | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | |||||
| The Summoning | 2001 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | |||||
| What's Up Doc? | 2001 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | |||||
| The Outer Limits | Mindreacher | 2001 | Thriller | Director | |||
| The Vessel | 2001 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | |||||
| Final Appeal | 2000 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | |||||
| The Haven | 1999 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | |||||
| Donor | 1999 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | |||||
| Rite of Passage | 1998 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | |||||
| Caitlin's Way[20] | Icicle | 2001 | Drama | Director | |||
| Truth or Dare | 2000 | Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau | Drama | ||||
| Big Wolf on Campus[21] | Faltered States | 2000 | Comedy, Horror | Director | |||
| Fear and Loathing in Pleasantville | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Mind Over Merton | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| 101 Damnations | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Commie Dawkins | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Hello Nasty | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Time and Again | 1999 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Invisible Merton | 1999 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | |||||
| Emily of New Moon | A Bill of Divorcement | 2000 | Drama | Director | |||
| Bred in the Bone | 1999 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | |||||
| The Return of Maida Flynn | 1999 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | |||||
| When the Bough Breaks | 1998 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | |||||
| A Child Shall Lead Them | 1998 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | |||||
| The New Addams Family | Lights, Camera, Addams! | 1999 | Comedy, Horror | Director | |||
| Heroes & Heartbreak | 1999 | Mystery | Director | ||||
| Vendetta | 1999 | Horror, Sci-Fi | Director | ||||
| Dream Lover | 1998 | Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins | Horror, Sci-Fi | ||||
| The Hunger | Footsteps | 1998 | Horror | Director | |||
| Stargate SG-1 | Tin Man | 1998 | Sci-Fi | Director | Gemini Nomination | ||
| The Adventures of Sinbad[22] | - | 1996 | Adventure | Director | |||
| Due South | I Coulda Been a Defendant | 1997 | Drama, Comedy | Director | |||
| Sirens[23] | Color Blind | 1995 | Drama | Director | |||
| The Passenger | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| Aftermath | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| Gambling on Love | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| Victims | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| The First Time | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| A Cop First | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| Chasing a Ghost | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | |||||
| Urban Angel[24] | Family Business | 1992 | Crime | Director | |||
| Phoenix Rising: Part 1 | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | |||||
| Deadly Force | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | |||||
| Phoenix Rising: Part 2 | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | |||||
| Haute tension | La mort en dédicace | 1989 | Thriller | Director | |||
| Danger Bay | Chanda | 1989 | Adventure, Family | Director | |||
| My Secret Identity | - | 1988 | Jerry O'Connell, Marsha Moreau | Sci-Fi | Director |
| Video | Starring | Year | Genre | Position | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Thriller | Director | ||||
| Red Rain | 1993 | Thriller | Director | |||
| Simon MacCorkindale, Patricia Phillips | 1987 | Romance | Director | |||
| Dack Rambo, Susan Almgren | 1987 | Romance | Director |
| Film | Year | Genre | Position | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | War | Associate producer | |||
| 1985 | Comedy | Line producer | |||
| Night Magic | 1985 | Fantasy | Producer | ||
| Tell Me That You Love Me | 1983 | Comedy | Producer |
Currently, Jimmy Kaufman is working on a movie called Gallows Humor, a horror trilogy written by Brendan King and meant to be produced as a franchise. The idea of Gallows Humor was born after the development deal Brendan King forged with veteran producer Paul Kurta.[25] [26]