James, Steve 1954–

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JAMES, Steve 1954–

PERSONAL

Born 1954, in Hampton, VA; married; children: three. Education: James Madison University, B.S., communication arts, 1977; Southern Illinois University, M.F.A., film production, 1985.

Addresses: Office— Kartemquin Films Ltd., 1901 West Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL 60657–4066.

Career: Director, producer, editor, and writer. Kartemquin Films, Chicago, IL, documentary filmmaker, beginning c. 1985; Brownstone Films, Santa Monica, CA, documentary filmmaker, c. 1991–96; Longshot Films, cofounder (with Peter Gilbert), 1994; Non*fic*tion, Santa Monica, documentary filmmaker, 1996—; director (with Gilbert) of television commercials for ESPN2, Fila, and Prime Sports.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, 1992, and BRAVO Channel "Community Cinema" Award, first place, both for Grassroots Chicago; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding children's special, 1993, for Higher Goals; NATO/Sho West Documentary Filmmaker of the Year, 1994; Audience Award for best documentary, Sundance Film Festival, International Documentary Association Award, feature documentaries, Grand Jury Prize nomination, Sundance Film Festival, 1994, Academy Award nomination (with Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse), best film editing, MTV Movie Award, best new filmmaker, Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement in documentary/actuality, Eddie Award, best edited documentary, American Cinema Editors, 1995, all for Hoop Dreams; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding edited sports special, 1996, for "Team of Broken Dreams/Serbo–Croatian Basketball Players" segment, The Sports Illustrated Olympic Special; Joris Ivens Award, Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, 2002, Independent Spirit Award nomination, best documentary, Grand Jury Prize nomination, Sundance Film Festival, 2003, for Stevie.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Narrator, Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994.

Stevie (documentary), 2002.

Film Director:

Stop Substance Abuse (documentary), 1986.

Grassroots Chicago (documentary), Kartemquin Films, 1991.

Higher Goals (documentary), Kartemquin Films, 1993.

(With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse), Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994.

(With Peter Gilbert) Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997.

Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Film Producer:

Stop Substance Abuse (documentary), 1986.

(With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse), Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994.

(With Peter Gilbert) Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997.

Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Film Work:

(With Frederick Marx and Bill Haugse) Coeditor, Hoop Dreams (documentary), Fine Line, 1994.

Editor, Stevie (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Television Director; Movies:

Passing Glory, TNT, 1999.

Joe and Max, Starz!, 2002.

Television Work; Specials:

Codirector, producer, and editor, Higher Goals, PBS, 1992.

(With Peter Gilbert) Codirector and producer, "Team of Broken Dreams/Serbo–Croatian Basketball Players," The Sports Illustrated Olympic Special, NBC, 1996.