Jim Fall
James Fall (born December 13, 1962) 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).
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Jim Fall
- Name
- Jim Fall
- Born
- 13 December 1962
- Birthplace
- Albion, New York, US
- Education
- Temple University New York University
- Occupation
- Director and producer
- Nationality
- United States
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James Fall (born December 13, 1962) 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).
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• Name — Jim Fall • Born — 13 December 1962 • Birthplace — Albion, New York, US • Education — Temple University New York University • Occupation — Director and producer • Years Active — 1999–present • Website — Official site
Career
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, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. The film also won the Siegessäule Special Jury Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, 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) and the holiday-themed films Holiday Engagement (2011), Holly's Holiday (2012) and Kristin's Christmas Past (2013). 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. 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
Personal life
Fall is gay. In 2006 he married his then-boyfriend on the Halifax, Nova Scotia set of Wedding Wars.
Filmography
Filmography
Film • Trick (1999) (Also producer) • The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) TV series • Year — Title — Notes • 2000 — Grosse Pointe — Episode "Puppet Master" • 2000 — Damaged Goods — Pilot • 2006 — So NoTORIous — Episodes "Street" and "Accommodating" TV movies • Wedding Wars (2006) • Holiday Engagement (2011) • Holly's Holiday (2012) • Kristin's Christmas Past (2013)
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- 1.Jim Fall biography and filmography. Tribute.ca.
- 2.Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Archives: 1999 Film Festival - Trick. Sundance.org.
- 3.Vary, Adam B. 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. The Advocate. May 13, 2003.
- 4.Halterman, Jim. Exclusive: Director Jim Fall On His New Holiday Film And (Finally) The Trick Sequel. TheBacklot.com. AfterElton.com. December 7, 2012.
- 5.Hindes, Andrew. Trick pic treated to release by Fine Line. Variety. January 26, 1999.
- 6.Voss, Brandon. Hot Go-Go Boy From Trick Still Looks Sexy Shirtless in Sequel. NewNowNext. September 15, 2018.
- 7.Berlin International Film Festival. Teddy Award Winner: Trick.
- 8.A&E. Wedding Wars: About the Movie. AETV.com.
- 9.Hundley, Jessica. John Stamos pops our cork!. The Advocate. November 20, 2006.
- 10.Movie Details: Kristin's Christmas Past. LA Weekly.
- 11.Garner, Glenn. Director Jim Fall Talks Trick 2 and 20 Years Since the Original. Out. August 11, 2018.
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