Dominic James (producer)

{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker (born 1976)}}

Dominic Laurence James (born November 23, 1976) is a Canadian filmmaker, who acquired the Productions La Fête studio in 2015.Ian Bussières, [https://www.lequotidien.com/arts/2024/09/03/imlle-bottinei-dominic-james-ne-voulait-pas-dun-remake-W4CZMKPK3ZGIXLAVFO6KIJTFUE/ "Mlle Bottine: Dominic James ne voulait pas d’un remake"]. Le Quotidien, September 3, 2024.

The son of actress Claire Pimparé,[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/tout-un-matin/segments/rattrapage/1949924/entrevue-avec-claire-pimpare-et-dominic-james "Claire Pimparé et Dominic James, une mère et un fils qui s’inspirent l’un l’autre"]. Ici Radio-Canada, December 25, 2024. he began his career as an actor, with small supporting roles in Lance et compte, Naked Josh and I'm Not There, before directing the short film Lotto 6/66 in 2006.Martin Bilodeau, [https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chroniques/124943/prendre-la-mesure-des-deux-solitudes? "Prendre la mesure des deux solitudes"]. Le Devoir, December 15, 2006.

He subsequently directed the feature films Die in 2010,Anabelle Nicoud, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/entrevues/201207/17/01-4551679-die-les-jeux-de-la-mort-et-du-hasard.php "Die: les jeux de la mort et du hasard"]. La Presse, March 21, 2009. Blind Spot (Angle mort) in 2011,Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/angle-mort-dominic-james/ "Angle mort – Film de Dominic James"]. Films du Québec, January 25, 2011. and Wait Till Helen Comes in 2016.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/wait-till-helen-comes-dominic-james/ "Wait Till Helen Comes – Film de Dominic James"]. Films du Québec, February 5, 2018.

He purchased La Fête from founder Rock Demers in 2015 with plans to revive the studio's Tales for All (Contes pour tous) series of children's films, which had by that time greatly declined in prominence from its highly influential era in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/27/rock-a-pleure-en-lisant-le-scenario-de-mlle-bottine--le-producteur-dominic-james-poursuit-luvre-de-rock-demers-et-prepare-plusieurs-nouveaux-films-contes-pour-tous "«Rock a pleuré en lisant le scénario de “Mlle Bottine”»: le producteur Dominic James poursuit l’œuvre de Rock Demers et prépare plusieurs nouveaux films Contes pour tous"]. Le Journal de Montréal, November 27, 2024.

He officially relaunched the series in 2023 with the film Coco Farm (Coco ferme) in 2023,Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/coco-ferme-sebastien-gagne/ "Coco ferme – Film de Sébastien Gagné"]. Films du Québec, February 23, 2023. and followed up in 2024 with Miss Boots (Mlle Bottine), a modernized update of the 1986 Tales for All film Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine).Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/28/critique-de-mlle-bottine--voici-pourquoi-ce-film-est-un-petit-bijou "Critique de «Mlle Bottine»: voici pourquoi ce film est un petit bijou"]. Le Journal de Montréal, November 28, 2024. He was a producer and screenwriter, but not the director, of both films.