Christmas Jars is a Canadian television film, directed by Jonathan Wright and released in 2019.[1] Based on the 2005 novel by Jason F. Wright, the film stars Jeni Ross as Hope Jensen, a journalist investigating a phenomenon of jars of money being anonymously left on the doorsteps of needy families as Christmas gifts.[2]
| Christmas Jars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Christmas |
| Based on | Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright |
| Written by | Andrea Stevens |
| Directed by | Jonathan Wright |
| Starring | Jeni Ross Markian Tarasiuk |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Guglick |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jesse Prupas Jonas Prupas Shane Boucher Andra Johnson Duke Michael A. Dunn Barry McLerran Misha Solomon |
| Cinematography | Michael Tien |
| Editor | Mark Arcieri |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Production company | Muse Entertainment Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | BYUtv (US) Citytv (Canada) |
| Release | December 2019 |
The film's cast also includes Markian Tarasiuk as Hope's love interest Ian Maxwell.
The film was shot near Ottawa in early 2019.[3] It premiered in December 2019 on BYUtv in the United States, and Citytv in Canada.[4]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best TV Movie at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[5] Ross and Tarasiuk received nominations for Best Performance in a Television Movie, and Andrea Stevens was nominated for Best Writing in a TV Movie.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Doug Fox, "Move over, Hallmark, 'Christmas Jars' coming to a screen near you". Daily Herald, October 31, 2019.
- ^ David Adams, "Passing on the blessing: 'Christmas Jars' author Jason F Wright on the story behind the book, film and international movement". Sight, December 2, 2020.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Ottawa hosts ‘Christmas’ in March". Playback, March 4, 2019.
- ^ Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, "How one family’s Christmas tradition became a national movement". Deseret News, November 29, 2019.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
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