Jamie Patricof is co-founder, with Lynette Howell, of the production company Electric City Entertainment.
His first feature, Half Nelson, by filmmakers Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, premiered to great acclaim at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to win – among other awards – three Gotham Independent Film Awards, including Best Feature, and Spirit Awards for its lead actors, Shareeka Epps and Ryan Gosling. The film received an American Film Institute Award as one of the Movies of the Year, as well as multiple awards from the National Board of Review. Mr. Gosling earned Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. Half Nelson was additionally a Spirit Award nominee for Best Feature.
Mr. Patricof reunited with Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck to produce their second feature, Sugar, which also received an American Film Institute Award as one of the Movies of the Year, as well as Spirit and Gotham Independent Film Award nominations.
His another feature was Blue Valentine, which marked his first collaboration with filmmaker Derek Cianfrance as well as a reteaming with actor Ryan Gosling. Blue Valentine received multiple awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for actress Michelle Williams; Mr. Patricof shared a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination with his colleagues.
Mr. Patricof then produced the much-talked-about debut feature from writer/director Elgin James, Little Birds, starring Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker. He was in production on Oliver Blackburn's Kristy, starring Haley Bennett and Ashley Greene; he is currently in development on Mule, adapted by Mark and Jay Duplass from Tony D'Souza's novel of the same name for Todd Phillips to direct, and The Adults, adapted and to be directed by Massy Tadjedin from Alison Espach's novel of the same name.
He is an executive producer on the Bravo reality series The Rachel Zoe Project; and was one on the documentary feature for ESPN's "30/30" series, Straight Outta L.A., directed by Ice Cube. He also executive-produced Players: Ludacris and Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview, both for VH1; and ESPN's Emmy Award-nominated series The Life, a behind-the-scenes look at athletes' lives off the field.
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