Jim Fall
{{short description|American film and television director and producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jim Fall
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|12|13}}
| birth_place = Albion, New York, US
| alma_mater = Temple University
New York University
| occupation = Director and producer
| years_active = 1999–present
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| website = [http://www.jimfallfilms.com Official site]
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James Fall (born December 13, 1962){{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/jim-fall/3183/ |title=Jim Fall biography and filmography |website=Tribute.ca |access-date=December 20, 2013}} is an American film and television director and film producer. He is best known as the director of Trick (1999) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).{{cite web|url=http://history.sundance.org/films/1974/trick |title=Sundance Archives: 1999 Film Festival - Trick |website=Sundance.org |publisher=Sundance Film Festival|access-date=December 29, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/And+for+his+next+Trick+...+how+Jim+Fall,+the+out+director+of+the+sexy...-a0102453345 |title=And for his next Trick ... how Jim Fall, the out director of the sexy gay comedy Trick, went to work for Disney to make the family-friendly Lizzie McGuire Movie |via=TheFreeLibrary.com |website=The Advocate |last=Vary |first=Adam B.|date=May 13, 2003 |access-date=December 20, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thebacklot.com/exclusive-director-jim-fall-on-his-new-holiday-film-and-finally-the-trick-sequel/12/2012/ |title=Exclusive: Director Jim Fall On His New Holiday Film And (Finally) The Trick Sequel |first=Jim |last=Halterman |date=December 7, 2012 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |website=TheBacklot.com |publisher=AfterElton.com}}
Career
Fall's directorial debut was the 1999 gay-themed independent film Trick, which was picked up for North American distribution by Fine Line Features soon after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/trick-pic-treated-to-release-by-fine-line-1117490678/|title=Trick pic treated to release by Fine Line |date=January 26, 1999 |first1=Andrew |last1=Hindes |first2=Benedict |last2=Carver |website=Variety |access-date=December 20, 2013}} where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/go-go-boy-jp-pitoc-trick-sequel-shirtless/09/2018/|title=Hot Go-Go Boy From Trick Still Looks Sexy Shirtless in Sequel|website=NewNowNext|first=Brandon|last=Voss|date=September 15, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018}} The film also won the Siegessäule Special Jury Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.teddyaward.tv/en/archive?a-z=1&select=T&id_film=390|title=Teddy Award Winner: Trick|publisher=Berlin International Film Festival|via=teddyaward.tv|access-date=September 17, 2018}} and Outfest's Special Programming Committee Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent.
In 2003, Fall directed Disney's The Lizzie McGuire Movie. He later directed several TV movies, including Wedding Wars (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.aetv.com/weddingwars/wedding_wars_about.jsp |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |title=Wedding Wars: About the Movie |website=AETV.com |publisher=A&E |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822163041/http://www.aetv.com/weddingwars/wedding_wars_about.jsp }}{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/11/20/john-stamos-pops-our-cork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220060032/http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2009/09/28/john-stamos-pops-our-cork |title=John Stamos pops our cork! |website=The Advocate |first=Jessica |last=Hundley|date=November 20, 2006 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live}} and the holiday-themed films Holiday Engagement (2011), Holly's Holiday (2012) and Kristin's Christmas Past (2013).{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/movies/kristins-christmas-past-2273018/ |website=LA Weekly |title=Movie Details: Kristin's Christmas Past |access-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220062120/http://www.laweekly.com/movies/kristins-christmas-past-2273018/ |url-status=dead }} Fall's award-winning short films He Touched Me and Love is Deaf, Dumb and Blind aired on the USA Network and Nickelodeon.
In 2018, Fall announced Trick 2, a sequel to Trick which he had written and will direct.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/popnography/2018/8/11/director-jim-fall-talks-trick-2-and-20-years-original|title=Director Jim Fall Talks Trick 2 and 20 Years Since the Original|website=Out|first=Glenn|last=Garner|date=August 11, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018}}
Fall's television credits include episodes of Grosse Pointe (2000) and So NoTORIous (2006). He has also had a career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions in New York City.
Fall is an alumnus of Temple University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Personal life
Fall is openly gay. In 2006 he married his then-boyfriend on the Halifax, Nova Scotia, set of Wedding Wars.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Director credits |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
|Independent film |
| 2000
| TV series/Episode: "Puppet Master" |
| 2000
|TV series pilot |
| 2003
|Feature film |
| 2006
|TV series/Episodes: "Street" and "Accommodating" |
| 2006
|TV movie |
| 2011
|TV movie |
| 2012
|TV movie |
| 2013
|TV movie |
| TBA
|Feature film |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.jimfallfilms.com}}
- {{IMDb name|0266302}}
- {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/lizzie-toon-alter-ego-go-to-the-cine-1117870939/ |title=Lizzie, toon alter ego go to the cine |date=August 7, 2002 |first=Cathy |last=Dunkley |website=Variety |access-date=December 20, 2013}}
- {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/the-lizzie-mcguire-movie-1200541919/ |title=Review: The Lizzie McGuire Movie |date=May 1, 2003 |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |website=Variety |access-date=December 20, 2013}}
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Category:Artists from Rochester, New York
Category:Film directors from New York (state)
Category:Film producers from New York (state)
Category:American television directors
Category:American theatre directors
Category:American LGBTQ film directors
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Category:LGBTQ theatre directors
Category:LGBTQ people from New York (state)