About
James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company Focus Features, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. He is currently president of the New York–based production company Symbolic Exchange and is Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, where he has taught film history and theory since 1989. Schamus was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a Jewish family.He is the son of Clarita (Gershowitz) Karlin and Julian John Schamus and was raised in Los Angeles. He is married to writer Nancy Kricorian, with whom he has two children. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, Eat,...
Known for
Brokeback MountainMovie • 2005
The BoroughsSeries • 2026
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonMovie • 2000
HulkMovie • 2003
Sense and SensibilityMovie • 1995
Lust, CautionMovie • 2007
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of StormsMovie • 2023
The King's DaughterMovie • 2022
The Ice StormMovie • 1997
SuffragetteMovie • 2015
Somos.Series • 2021
Taking WoodstockMovie • 2009
The AssistantMovie • 2020
Eat Drink Man WomanMovie • 1994
HappinessMovie • 1998
Buffalo SoldiersMovie • 2002
The Wedding BanquetMovie • 1993
Ride with the DevilMovie • 1999
She's the OneMovie • 1996
PoisonMovie • 1991
We Grown NowMovie • 2024
The Wedding BanquetMovie • 2025
Alone in BerlinMovie • 2016
SafeMovie • 1995