Jimmy Kaufman

James Kaufman (born April 1, 1949), known as Jimmy Kaufman or Jim Kaufman, is a film director, a photographer and an artist from Montreal, best known for directing the movies Time at the Top and Whiskers, 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.

Career

Early experience

From 1971 to 1988, Kaufman was a line producer and an assistant director for movies like The Surrogate in 1984, Children of a lesser God in 1986, and Gothika 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. He was still the assistant of Elliott Gould, 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. 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. 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.

Associations

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. 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.

Photography and Painting Kaufman's art photography series tell the story of his philanthropic journeys around the world and road cruises around North America. H .

Filmography

Cinema

Film Year Starring Genre Position Awards Dracula 2000 2000 Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller Thriller, Adventure Second Unit Director Gothika 2003 Halle Berry Thriller First Assistant Director Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure - Halle Berry

Television movies

Film Year Starring Genre Position Awards Nightwaves 2003 Sherilyn Fenn, David Nermann Romance Director Nightmare Man 1999 Lee Horsley, Charles Edwin Powell Thriller Director Time at the Top 1999 Timothy Busfield, Elisha Cuthbert Comedy Director Certificate of Merit–Finalist–Houston World Film Festival; In Competition–Cairo / St. Petersburg / Falstaff; The Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence A Star for Two 1991 Lauren Bacall, Anthony Quinn Romance Director The Thriller 1990 Yves Beneyton, Wayne Best, Peter Dvorsky Thriller Director Moonlight Flight 1988 Thriller Director Shades of Love 1987 Catherine Colvey, Joseph Bottoms, Russell T. Gordon Romance Director

Television series

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 Lost Weekend 2002 Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory 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 Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider 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 Icicle 2001 Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau Drama Director Truth or Dare 2000 Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau Drama Big Wolf on Campus Faltered States 2000 Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn 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 Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy 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 Glenn Taranto, Ellie Harvie Comedy, Horror Director Earth: Final Conflict Heroes & Heartbreak 1999 Von Flores, Leni Parker Mystery Director Poltergeist: The Legacy Vendetta 1999 Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins Horror, Sci-Fi Director Dream Lover 1998 Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins Horror, Sci-Fi The Hunger Footsteps 1998 Terence Stamp, David Bowie Horror Director Stargate SG-1 Tin Man 1998 Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks Sci-Fi Director Gemini Nomination The Adventures of Sinbad - 1996 Zen Gesner, George Buza Adventure Director Due South I Coulda Been a Defendant 1997 Paul Gross, Callum Keith Rennie Drama, Comedy Director Sirens Color Blind 1995 A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder 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 Family Business 1992 Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi 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 Alexandra Stewart, Yves Beneyton Thriller Director Danger Bay Chanda 1989 Donnelly Rhodes, Susan Walden Adventure, Family Director My Secret Identity - 1988 Jerry O'Connell, Marsha Moreau Sci-Fi Director

Video

Video Starring Year Genre Position Awards Night of the Demons III Larry Day, Amelia Kinkade 1997 Thriller Director Red Rain 1993 Thriller Director Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet Simon MacCorkindale, Patricia Phillips 1987 Romance Director Shades of Love: Lilac Dream Dack Rambo, Susan Almgren 1987 Romance Director

Producer

Film Year Genre Position Award Race for the Bomb 1987 War Associate producer The Peanut Butter Solution 1985 Comedy Line producer Night Magic 1985 Fantasy Producer Tell Me That You Love Me 1983 Comedy Producer

Projects

Gallows Humor 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.