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Jim Wareck is a Los Angeles-based producer and writer. His latest film, When I Am Done Dying, has been featured at film festivals in Tallinn, Santa Barbara, Seattle, and Ankara, earning awards for its writer/director Nisan Dag. Magnolia International is handling the film's distribution. Earlier, Jim produced Newlyweeds, the debut feature from writer/director Shaka King (Judas and the Black Messiah), which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, saw a limited theatrical release in September 2013, and won a 2014 Independent Spirit Award.
Jim's debut film, Below the Beltway, which he co-wrote with Brad Weir and produced, premiered at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival, winning the Audience Award for Best US Feature. It was later acquired by Showtime Networks, airing from 2010 to 2013, and distributed worldwide by Fox International. Other projects include Brand New Old Love, an anti-romantic comedy starring Aya Cash and Arturo Castro, with appearances by Josh Brener, Mindy Sterling, and Brian Doyle-Murray.
Jim has mentored producers through the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Latino Lens program and teaches independent filmmaking at the university level.
Before entering the film industry, Jim spent over twenty years working in government and politics across federal, state, and municipal levels, alongside roles as a lobbyist and nonprofit advocate. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University.
