Biography

As CEO & Executive Producer of Frantic Films, Jamie has been proud to see the company become one of Canada's leading film and television producers, gaining recognition for its creative work and business success. Frantic's award winning film, television and branded content projects have sold to over 150 countries around the world to networks including Food Network, HGTV, CBC, CTV, Discovery, History Television and more. Current productions include comedies ("Still Standing" and "Baroness Von Sketch Show"), unscripted series ("Backyard Builds" and "The Stats of Life"), one-off documentaries ("Indictment - The Crimes of Shelly Chartier") feature films ("Stand!") and web series ("Writers Block") and more. Jamie is the creator, producer and executive producer of many successful and award-winning projects. He has created or co-created over a dozen series and is responsible for hundreds of hours of production (a complete list of his film and television work is available at www.franticfilms.com). Jamie was the first recipient of the Lions Gate Innovative Producer Award, named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40, received the I.H. Asper Broadcast Entrepreneur of the Future Award, was nominated as the New Media Visionary at the Canadian New Media Awards and was the CMPA's Entrepreneur of the Year. Among his many creative awards are Gemini, Canadian Screen Award, Banff Rockie, and Golden Sheaf awards. He was member and later Chair of both the CMPA and National Screen Institute.
- IMDb mini biography by: Frantic Films

As CEO & Executive Producer of Frantic Films, Jamie has been proud to see the company become one of Canada's leading film and television producers, gaining recognition for its creative work and business success. Frantic has produced award winning film and television projects that have sold to over 140 countries around the world and won over 165 creative awards including Gemini, Canadian Screen Awards and Banff Rockie Awards, to name a few. Our partners include HGTV, Discovery, Food, ID, Hulu, Science, IFC, Magnolia, CBC, Bell Media, Rogers media and more.

Among his many awards, Jamie was the first recipient of the Lions Gate Innovative Producer Award, named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40, received the I.H. Asper Broadcast Entrepreneur of the Future Award, was nominated as the New Media Visionary at the Canadian New Media Awards and was the CMPA's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008. Jamie is a Past-Chair of the Board of Canada's national producers' association the CMPA and was Chair of Canada's National Screen Institute.
- IMDb mini biography by: Frantic Films