James Schamus

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film executive film producer human screenwriter university professor

James Schamus is an American screenwriter, producer, and former CEO of Focus Features, known for his collaborations with director Ang Lee on acclaimed films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film executive ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay

Independent Spirit Award ⓘ
Writers Guild of America Award ⓘ
coFounderOf Good Machine ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
employer Focus Features ⓘ
familyName Schamus ⓘ
fieldOfWork film industry ⓘ
film production ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasAcademicPosition professor at Columbia University School of the Arts ⓘ
hasWrittenOnSubject cinema studies ⓘ
film theory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
name James Schamus self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor collaborations with Ang Lee ⓘ
notableWork Brokeback Mountain ⓘ
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ⓘ
Eat Drink Man Woman ⓘ
The Incredible Hulk ⓘ
surface form: Hulk

Indignation ⓘ
Lust, Caution ⓘ
Sense and Sensibility ⓘ
The Ice Storm ⓘ
co-writing the screenplay of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ⓘ
producing Brokeback Mountain ⓘ
producing Lost in Translation ⓘ
occupation film executive ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
positionHeld chief executive officer of Focus Features ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Nancy Kricorian ⓘ
teaches film theory ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ

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Focus Features → foundedBy → James Schamus ⓘ
Brokeback Mountain → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
The Ice Storm → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
The Ice Storm → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
Hulk (2003 film) → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
Hulk (2003 film) → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
Lust, Caution → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
Lust, Caution → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
Eat Drink Man Woman → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
The Wedding Banquet → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
The Wedding Banquet → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
Pushing Hands → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
Taking Woodstock → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
Taking Woodstock → producer → James Schamus ⓘ
James Schamus → name → James Schamus self-link ⓘ
Indignation → director → James Schamus ⓘ
subject surface form: Indignation (film)
Indignation → screenwriter → James Schamus ⓘ
subject surface form: Indignation (film)
Good Machine → foundedBy → James Schamus ⓘ
Good Machine → coFoundedBy → James Schamus ⓘ