Born in Montreal, James has five feature screenplays to his name. While studying Literature and Philosophy at the University of Toronto, he produced several plays, including Stoppard’s The Real Thing and Voltaire’s Candide for the Graduate Theatre. After earning an Honors BA, he began writing speeches for senior staff at Astral Television Networks. He then moved on to a marketing position at TVA Film Distribution International where he developed the advertising campaigns for their theatrical and video releases. Determined to make his own films, James graduated with an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in 2005.
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 Born in Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo began his career with Price Waterhouse in 1990. His interest in finance and foreign markets led him to join Banco Garantia - renamed Credit Suisse First Boston - Latin America’s premier investment bank. Over the next decade, he specialized in emerging countries' fixed income markets, first as a senior international trader, and later as Director of Credit Trading in South America. In Brazil, Eduardo ventured into independent film distribution, which brought him to Los Angeles where he earned his MFA in Film Producing from the American Film Institute. While still at AFI, Eduardo collaborated with the Sundance Institute and the Slamdance Festival in varied capacities. In June 2006 he created Olhar Independente, a film service aimed at educating emerging and established Brazilian filmmakers and representing their work in Los Angeles, ultimately helping bring their films to fruition, to festivals, and to market. And in 2010 Olhar Independente and the Brazilian Film Network formed a partnership to develop a production hub for studios interested in filming in Brazil.
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