# Jimmy Kaufman

James Kaufman (born April 1, 1949), known as Jimmy Kaufman or Jim Kaufman, is a film director, a photographer and an artist from Montreal, best known for directing the movies Time at the Top and Whiskers, and episodes of TV series like Stargate SG-1, The Hunger and The Outer Limits (1995 TV series). Kaufman's photography series evolves around North-American journeys, with an accent on his personal relations with nature.

## Career
### Early experience

From 1971 to 1988, Kaufman was a line producer and an assistant director for movies like The Surrogate in 1984, Children of a lesser God in 1986, and Gothika starring Halle Berry, later in 2003. His first big success was in 1990, when he had the idea for A Star for Two, a romance movie. He was still the assistant of Elliott Gould, and on his way from New Hampshire to Boston, repatriating a Porsche for the shooting of a movie, he halted in front of a nursing home in order to help an old woman cross the street. As he tried to know more about this woman, the concept of A Star for Two started to sprout in his mind. On the other side of the Manche, Christian Bel, an ex-stuntman converted to screen writing was taking a particular interest to the movies accorded to the golden age. When he decided to answer to the tender made from Kaufman, the movie finally took off. The concept for A Star For Two was simple: a couple meets again after a forty-year separation. She (Lauren Bacall) manages a nursing home in France, and he (Anthony Quinn) is a gerontologist in the United States. The movie was shot in France, in Montreal and in New-York, and was a success before it was even shot.

### Associations

During his career, Kaufman worked with several renowned movie producers, directors, actors and writers. In the 1990s, for instance, he collaborated with award-winning writer Duff Brenna to adapt his novel The Book of Mamie into a movie. The Book of Mamie won the AWP Best Novel award in 1988 (judged by Toby Olson). Kaufman called Brenna's screenplay one of the finest he had ever read.

### Photography and Painting

Kaufman's art photography series tell the story of his philanthropic journeys around the world and road cruises around North America. H .

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Film | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards |
| Dracula 2000 | 2000 | Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller | Thriller, Adventure | Second Unit Director | |
| Gothika | 2003 | Halle Berry | Thriller | First Assistant Director | Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure - Halle Berry |

### Television movies

| Film | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards |
| Nightwaves | 2003 | Sherilyn Fenn, David Nermann | Romance | Director | |
| Nightmare Man | 1999 | Lee Horsley, Charles Edwin Powell | Thriller | Director | |
| Time at the Top | 1999 | Timothy Busfield, Elisha Cuthbert | Comedy | Director | Certificate of Merit–Finalist–Houston World Film Festival; In Competition–Cairo / St. Petersburg / Falstaff; The Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence |
| A Star for Two | 1991 | Lauren Bacall, Anthony Quinn | Romance | Director | |
| The Thriller | 1990 | Yves Beneyton, Wayne Best, Peter Dvorsky | Thriller | Director | |
| Moonlight Flight | 1988 | | Thriller | Director | |
| Shades of Love | 1987 | Catherine Colvey, Joseph Bottoms, Russell T. Gordon | Romance | Director | |

### Television series

| TV Series | Episodes | Year | Starring | Genre | Position | Awards |
| Charlie Jade | The Power of Suggestion | 2005 | Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich | Mystery | Director | |
| | You Are Here | 2005 | Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Filipowich | | | |
| Air Emergency | Helicopter Down | 2003 | Stephen Bogaert, Rene Anobis | Documentary | Director | |
| Vampire High | Lost Weekend | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | Fantasy | Director | |
| | The Huntress | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | | | |
| | The Test | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | | | |
| | Odd Man Out | 2002 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | | | |
| | The Summoning | 2001 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | | | |
| | What's Up Doc? | 2001 | Jeff Roop, Meghan Ory | | | |
| The Outer Limits | Mindreacher | 2001 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | Thriller | Director | |
| | The Vessel | 2001 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | | | |
| | Final Appeal | 2000 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | | | |
| | The Haven | 1999 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | | | |
| | Donor | 1999 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | | | |
| | Rite of Passage | 1998 | Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider | | | |
| Caitlin's Way | Icicle | 2001 | Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau | Drama | Director | |
| | Truth or Dare | 2000 | Lindsay Felton, Cynthia Belliveau | Drama | | |
| Big Wolf on Campus | Faltered States | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | Comedy, Horror | Director | |
| | Fear and Loathing in Pleasantville | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | Mind Over Merton | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | 101 Damnations | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | Commie Dawkins | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | Hello Nasty | 2000 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | Time and Again | 1999 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| | Invisible Merton | 1999 | Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn | | | |
| Emily of New Moon | A Bill of Divorcement | 2000 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | Drama | Director | |
| | Bred in the Bone | 1999 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | | | |
| | The Return of Maida Flynn | 1999 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | | | |
| | When the Bough Breaks | 1998 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | | | |
| | A Child Shall Lead Them | 1998 | Martha MacIsaac, Sheila McCarthy | | | |
| The New Addams Family | Lights, Camera, Addams!! | 1999 | Glenn Taranto, Ellie Harvie | Comedy, Horror | Director | |
| Earth: Final Conflict | Heroes & Heartbreak | 1999 | Von Flores, Leni Parker | Mystery | Director | |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Vendetta | 1999 | Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins | Horror, Sci-Fi | Director | |
| | Dream Lover | 1998 | Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins | Horror, Sci-Fi | | |
| The Hunger | Footsteps | 1998 | Terence Stamp, David Bowie | Horror | Director | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Tin Man | 1998 | Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks | Sci-Fi | Director | Gemini Nomination |
| The Adventures of Sinbad | - | 1996 | Zen Gesner, George Buza | Adventure | Director | |
| Due South | I Coulda Been a Defendant | 1997 | Paul Gross, Callum Keith Rennie | Drama, Comedy | Director | |
| Sirens | Color Blind | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | Drama | Director | |
| | The Passenger | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | Aftermath | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | Gambling on Love | 1995 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | Victims | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | The First Time | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | A Cop First | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| | Chasing a Ghost | 1994 | A.J. Johnson, Liza Snyder | | | |
| Urban Angel | Family Business | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | Crime | Director | |
| | Phoenix Rising: Part 1 | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | | | |
| | Deadly Force | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | | | |
| | Phoenix Rising: Part 2 | 1992 | Louis Ferreira, Vittorio Rossi | | | |
| Haute tension | La mort en dédicace | 1989 | Alexandra Stewart, Yves Beneyton | Thriller | Director | |
| Danger Bay | Chanda | 1989 | Donnelly Rhodes, Susan Walden | Adventure, Family | Director | |
| My Secret Identity | - | 1988 | Jerry O'Connell, Marsha Moreau | Sci-Fi | Director | |

### Video

| Video | Starring | Year | Genre | Position |
| Night of the Demons III | Larry Day, Amelia Kinkade | 1997 | Thriller | Director |
| Red Rain | | 1993 | Thriller | Director |
| Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet | Simon MacCorkindale, Patricia Phillips | 1987 | Romance | Director |
| Shades of Love: Lilac Dream | Dack Rambo, Susan Almgren | 1987 | Romance | Director |

### Producer

| Film | Year | Genre | Position |
| Race for the Bomb | 1987 | War | Associate producer |
| The Peanut Butter Solution | 1985 | Comedy | Line producer |
| Night Magic | 1985 | Fantasy | Producer |
| Tell Me That You Love Me | 1983 | Comedy | Producer |

### Projects
#### Gallows Humor

Currently, Jimmy Kaufman is working on a movie called Gallows Humor, a horror trilogy written by Brendan King and meant to be produced as a franchise. The idea of Gallows Humor was born after the development deal Brendan King forged with veteran producer Paul Kurta.