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Jim Czarnecki Biography

Birth Name:Jim Czarnecki

Profession Producer, Actor, Production manager, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Won the Silver and Bronze Awards for Best Non-Fiction Program at the Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity in June 2012
  • Won the IDA Award for Feature Documentaries for "Fahrenheit 9/11" from the International Documentary Association in 2004
  • Earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts
  • Graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Film and Television in 1982
  • Best known as a producer of documentaries like "Bowling for Columbine," "Fahrenheit 9/11," and "Capitalism: A Love Story․"
  • Was the executive producer at Maximum Entertainment Films and RSA Films before going freelance
  • Was the producer for Coke Zero's "Make It Possible" crowd-sourcing project

Awards

  • 2003Best Foreign Film Award-: nominated
  • 2003OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: winner
  • 2004Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2004IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: winner
  • 2005OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: winner
  • 2009Video Source Award-: nominated
  • 2009Music Documentary Award-: nominated
  • 2009Pare Lorentz Award-: nominated
  • 2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2013Webby Award-Video - News & Politics: Series: winner
  • 2013People's Voice-Video - News & Politics: Series: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Comedy Series: nominated