Adam Brooks (filmmaker)
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| Born | September 3, 1956 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, actor |
Adam Brooks (born September 3, 1956) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor.[1][2] He is best known for writing and directing Definitely, Maybe (2008) and for writing screenplays for French Kiss (1995), Wimbledon (2004), and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).[3] His first film as a writer-director Almost You won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1985.[3]
Brooks served as a council member of the Writers Guild of America East and is currently on the board of the Writer's Guild of America East Foundation.[3] He also teaches film at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts.[3] Brooks lives in New York City.[3]
Filmography
- Almost You (1985), director, writer
- Red Riding Hood (1988), director
- French Kiss (1995), writer, actor
- Beloved (1998), writer
- Practical Magic (1998), writer
- The Invisible Circus (2001), director, writer
- Wimbledon (2004), writer
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), writer
- Definitely, Maybe (2008), director, writer, actor
- Last Vegas (2013), writer[4]
- Nappily Ever After (2018), writer
Honors and awards
- 1985 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Almost You[5]
- 1998 Golden Satellite Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Adaption for Beloved
References
- ^ "Adam Brooks". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Adam Brooks". FilmBug. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Adam Brooks". Writer's Guild of America East Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Adam Brooks Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Archives: Almost You". Sundance Film Festival. 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
External links
- Adam Brooks at IMDb
- Adam Brooks at the TCM Movie Database
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