James Genn

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Canadian Director/Writer/Producer James Genn

James Douglas Genn is a Canadian film/TV writer, producer, and director born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1972.

Biography

Prior to working exclusively as a director and writer, Genn had a successful career in Canada as a sound designer.[1][2]

Genn serves as executive producer on the crime comedy series

HBO Canada's Call Me Fitz.[4]

Genn additionally directed the "No Happy Endings Here"[5] episode of Mary Kills People for Global, Burden of Truth's "Witch Hunt"/"The Devil in the Desert",

His directorial work also includes the feature film

Genie Award-nominated short film The Dog Walker,[7] produced at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, where he completed his director's residency in 2003. His work has screened at festivals around the world and has even earned him nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, Genie Awards, Gemini Awards, and Directors Guild of Canada Awards,[8]
as well as for the first ever Philip Borsos Award.

Personal Life

Genn grew up outside Vancouver, British Columbia. His ancestry is half-British and half-Japanese. Genn is the son of Canadian landscape painter Robert Genn, the brother of musician Dave Genn, and is the twin brother to artist and musician Sara Genn.[9]

Genn is an alumnus of the film and TV program at the University of British Columbia.

References

  1. ProQuest 236205865
  2. ProQuest 361437140
  3. ^ "Todd & The Book of Pure Evil’s Craig David Wallace on his WGC Screenwriting Award Nomination" by Rachel Langer at www.tv-eh.com
  4. ^ "Call Me Fitz starts shooting in Nova Scotia" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
  5. ^ "Production on final chapter of Mary Kills People begins" by Lauren Malyk at playbackonline.ca
  6. ^ "Santa Barbara adds ten Canadian films to its competition slate" by Rodrigo Cokting at playbackonline.ca
  7. ProQuest 461340846
  8. ProQuest 382622235
  9. ^ "With a year to live, here’s what artist Robert Genn – with his family – did" by Marsha Lederman at www.theglobeandmail.com

External links

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