Adam Brooks (filmmaker)

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Adam Brooks
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Brooks in 2012
Born (1956-09-03) September 3, 1956 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDirector, 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[]

Honors and awards[]

  • 1985 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Almost You[4]
  • 1998 Golden Satellite Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Adaption for Beloved

References[]

  1. ^ "Adam Brooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Adam Brooks". FilmBug. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Adam Brooks". Writer's Guild of America East Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Archives: Almost You". Sundance Film Festival. 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2014.

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