Jim, a renowned filmmaker, was born and raised in the vibrant Montreal film community. He is now based in Toronto, where he continues to make a significant impact in the industry.
Jim's impressive credits include working on prime-time dramas in both French and English, such as Flashpoint, Heartland, Republic of Doyle, and Le Clan. His gritty and heart-wrenching independent feature, 3 Saisons, which he co-wrote and directed in 2008, won numerous awards, including the Borsos for Best Canadian Feature at the 2008 Whistler Film Festival and a triple nomination at the 2010 Genie Awards.
In 2013, Jim won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a television series for Flashpoint, A Day in the Life. He then went on to serve as series director on the acclaimed drama Le Clan, directing all 12 episodes over two seasons for powerhouse Montreal producer Casablanca Films and ICI Radio Canada.
The show was invited to the 2015 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in competition for the new creators award for serial dramas. In 2016, Jim directed the pilot for CBC's soccer drama 21 Thunder, which is currently streaming on Netflix, as well as a 6-part mini-series entitled Le Siège, produced by Attraction Images.
Jim received his 4th DGC Awards nomination for Best Director in 2018 for his work on Le Siège. He then directed the true-crime television movie Believe Me, The Abduction of Lisa McVey, which earned six nominations at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, including a win for Best Television Movie.
The film went viral internationally, hitting the Netflix top 10 lists in the UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and New Zealand in the summer of 2021. Jim's latest MOW, Poisoned Love, shot for Vancouver's Lighthouse Productions, won the 2020 Leo Award for Best TV Movie.
As a writer-director, Jim recently finished a feature screenplay with Telefilm Canada support entitled L'Apprenti, which is currently in development with Montreal's Attraction Images. He also co-wrote the pilot for an epic limited series entitled The Last Tribe, reuniting him with the team from 3 Saisons, Montreal producers Victoria Sanchez and Sandy Martinez.
