Jim Fall | |
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Born |
Albion, New York, US | December 13, 1962
Alma mater |
Temple University New York University |
Occupation(s) | Director and producer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | Official site |
James Fall (born December 13, 1962) [1] 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). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Fall's directorial debut was the 1999 gay-themed independent film Trick, [1] [2] [3] [4] which was picked up for North American distribution by Fine Line Features soon after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival, [5] where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. [1] [6] The film also won the Siegessäule Special Jury Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, [7] and Outfest's Special Programming Committee Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent.
In 2003, Fall directed Disney's The Lizzie McGuire Movie. [1] [3] [4] He later directed several TV movies, including Wedding Wars (2006) [8] [9] and the holiday-themed films Holiday Engagement (2011), Holly's Holiday (2012) and Kristin's Christmas Past (2013). [4] [10] Fall's award-winning short films He Touched Me and Love is Deaf, Dumb and Blind aired on the USA Network and Nickelodeon. [1]
In 2018, Fall announced Trick 2, a sequel to Trick which he had written and will direct. [6] [11]
Fall's television credits include episodes of Grosse Pointe (2000) and So NoTORIous (2006). [1] [4] He has also had a career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions in New York City. [1]
Fall is an alumnus of Temple University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. [1] [2]
Fall is openly gay. [3] In 2006 he married his then-boyfriend on the Halifax, Nova Scotia, set of Wedding Wars. [9]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1999 | Trick [1] [2] [3] [4] | Independent film |
2000 | Grosse Pointe [1] | TV series/Episode: "Puppet Master" |
2000 | Damaged Goods [1] | TV series pilot |
2003 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie [1] [3] [4] | Feature film |
2006 | So NoTORIous [4] | TV series/Episodes: "Street" and "Accommodating" |
2006 | Wedding Wars [4] [8] [9] | TV movie |
2011 | Holiday Engagement [4] | TV movie |
2012 | Holly's Holiday [4] | TV movie |
2013 | Kristin's Christmas Past [10] | TV movie |
TBA | Trick 2 [6] [11] | Feature film |