About

Known credits:
82
Birthday:
1959-09-07
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Website:
N/A

James Schamus

Overview

James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hulk (all directed by Ang Lee), and producing Brokeback Mountain and Alone in Berlin. At Focus he oversaw the production and distribution of Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coraline, The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.

Known for

Acting
2021 Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Actor Self - Screenwriter 59
Average
2019 Frames Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - A Retrospective Actor N/A
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2013 Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Actor Self N/A
N/A
2011 Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation Actor Himself 58
Average
2011 These Amazing Shadows Actor Self 60
Fair
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Actor Self 58
Average
1991 Keep It for Yourself Actor 59
Average

Directing
2019 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing Directing Director 59
Average
2019 Frames Directing Director N/A
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2016 Indignation Directing Director 60
Fair
2014 That Film About Money Directing Director N/A
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College Republicans Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Writing Script Consultant 64
Fair
2022 The King's Daughter Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2016 Indignation Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2014 That Film About Money Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2009 Taking Woodstock Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2007 Lust, Caution Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2003 Hulk Writing Screenplay 56
Average
2003 Hulk Writing Story 56
Average
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Writing Screenplay 71
Good
1999 Ride with the Devil Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1997 The Ice Storm Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1994 Eat Drink Man Woman Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1993 The Wedding Banquet Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1991 Pushing Hands Writing Writer 60
Fair
The Wedding Banquet Writing Screenplay N/A
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The Wedding Banquet Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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Production
2024 McVeigh Production Executive Producer N/A
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2024 We Grown Now Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2021 Somos. Production Executive Producer 73
Good
2020 Driveways Production Producer 60
Fair
2020 The Assistant Production Producer 60
Fair
2019 Adam Production Producer 58
Average
2019 The Tomorrow Man Production Producer 58
Average
2018 Furlough Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 Dayveon Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 Casting JonBenet Production Producer 58
Average
2016 Indignation Production Producer 60
Fair
2016 Junction 48 Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2016 Alone in Berlin Production Producer 62
Fair
2015 Suffragette Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2014 That Film About Money Production Producer N/A
N/A
2009 Taking Woodstock Production Producer 60
Fair
2007 Lust, Caution Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2005 Brokeback Mountain Production Producer 76
Good
2003 Hulk Production Producer 56
Average
2002 Buffalo Soldiers Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2002 Auto Focus Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Production Executive Producer 71
Good
1999 Love God Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1999 Ride with the Devil Production Producer 60
Fair
1999 Lola and Billy the Kid Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1998 Happiness Production Producer 68
Fair
1997 Office Killer Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1997 Wonderland Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1997 The Ice Storm Production Producer 64
Fair
1997 Arresting Gena Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1996 She's the One Production Producer 57
Average
1996 Walking and Talking Production Producer 58
Average
1995 Sense and Sensibility Production Co-Producer 70
Good
1995 The Brothers McMullen Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1995 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith Production Producer N/A
N/A
1995 Safe Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1994 What Happened Was... Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1994 Eat Drink Man Woman Production Associate Producer 65
Fair
1993 A Psychic Mom Production Coordinating Producer N/A
N/A
1993 The Wedding Banquet Production Producer 63
Fair
1993 MOTV (My Own TV) Production Coordinating Producer N/A
N/A
1992 In the Soup Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1992 Ambition Production Producer 59
Average
1992 Thank You and Good Night Production Producer N/A
N/A
1992 Surviving Desire Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1991 Pushing Hands Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1991 Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1991 I Was on Mars Production Line Producer 59
Average
1991 Poison Production Executive Producer 59
Average
College Republicans Production Producer N/A
N/A
The Wedding Banquet Production Producer N/A
N/A

Crew
2021 Somos. Crew Creator 73
Good