Adam Brooks
Brooks in 2012
Born (1956-09-03) September 3, 1956
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, actor

Adam Brooks (born September 3, 1956) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor.[1][2] He is best known for writing and directing Definitely, Maybe (2008) and for writing screenplays for French Kiss (1995), Wimbledon (2004), and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).[3] His first film as a writer-director Almost You won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1985.[3]

Brooks served as a council member of the Writers Guild of America East and is currently on the board of the Writers Guild of America East Foundation.[3] He also teaches film at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts.[3] Brooks lives in New York City.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer
1985 Almost You Yes No
1988 Red Riding Hood Yes No
1995 French Kiss No Yes
1998 Beloved No Yes
Practical Magic No Yes
2001 The Invisible Circus Yes Yes
2004 Wimbledon No Yes
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason No Yes
2008 Definitely, Maybe Yes Yes
2018 Nappily Ever After No Yes

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Brooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Adam Brooks". FilmBug. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adam Brooks". Writers Guild of America East Foundation. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Archives: Almost You". Sundance Film Festival. 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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