Biography

Jim Dobson has been an award-winning veteran entertainment publicist for over 40 years, implementing campaigns for countless films in both production and release as well as personally representing some of the most famous celebrities in Hollywood.

His extensive credits have included countless international film festival campaigns including the winning films at every major film festival in the country; "Circumstance" (Sundance Winner), "Valley of Saints" (Sundance Winner), "Middle of Nowhere" (Sundance Winner), "Amreeka" (Cannes winner), "Young and Wild" (Sundance Winner), "Grown Up Movie Star" (Sundance Winner), "Lasting" (Sundance winner), "Natural Selection" (SxSW Winner), "Weekend" (SxSW Winner), "She's Lost Control" (Berlin Film Festival winner), "That Evening Sun" (SxSW Winner), "Citadel" (SxSW Winner), "Bay of All Saints" (SxSW Winner), "Before I Disappear" (SxSW winner), "Incendies" (Oscar Nomination), "The Topp Twins" (Toronto Film Festival Winner), "Marwencol" (SxSW Winner), "Assholes" (SxSW winner), "Beasts Clawing at Straws" (Rotterdam winner), "Experimenter" (Sundance winner), "This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection" (Sundance winner), and many others.

He has represented numerous award winning directors such as Ava DuVernay for her Sundance winning film "Middle of Nowhere," Jeremiah Mosese for his Sundance winning film "This is Not a Burial: It's Resurrection," Cherien Dabis for her Independent Spirit Award winning film "Amreeka", Maryam Keshavarz for her Sundance winning film "Circumstance," Denis Villeneuve for his Oscar nominated "Incendies" and many others. He is most proud of having represented legendary actor Robert Duvall for countless films including his Oscar nominated performance in "The Judge.," as well as the 2022 Oscar nominated Documentary short "Audible."

Dobson is also a longtime Senior writer for Forbes Magazine covering the world's most amazing people, places, and things.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Dobson