Christmas Jars | |
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Genre | Drama Christmas |
Based on | Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright |
Written by | Andrea Stevens |
Directed by | Jonathan Wright |
Starring | Jeni Ross Markian Tarasiuk |
Theme music composer | Christopher Guglick |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Jesse Prupas Jonas Prupas Shane Boucher Andra Johnson Duke Michael A. Dunn Barry McLerran Misha Solomon |
Cinematography | Michael Tien |
Editor | Mark Arcieri |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Production company | Muse Entertainment Enterprises |
Original release | |
Network |
BYUtv (US) Citytv (Canada) |
Release | December 2019 |
Christmas Jars is a Canadian television film, directed by Jonathan Wright and released in 2019. [1] Based on the 2005 novel by Jason F. Wright, the film stars Jeni Ross as Hope Jensen, a journalist investigating a phenomenon of jars of money being anonymously left on the doorsteps of needy families as Christmas gifts. [2]
The film's cast also includes Markian Tarasiuk as Hope's love interest Ian Maxwell.
The film was shot near Ottawa in early 2019. [3] It premiered in December 2019 on BYUtv in the United States, and Citytv in Canada. [4]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best TV Movie at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. [5] Ross and Tarasiuk received nominations for Best Performance in a Television Movie, and Andrea Stevens was nominated for Best Writing in a TV Movie. [6]
Christmas Jars | |
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Genre | Drama Christmas |
Based on | Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright |
Written by | Andrea Stevens |
Directed by | Jonathan Wright |
Starring | Jeni Ross Markian Tarasiuk |
Theme music composer | Christopher Guglick |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Jesse Prupas Jonas Prupas Shane Boucher Andra Johnson Duke Michael A. Dunn Barry McLerran Misha Solomon |
Cinematography | Michael Tien |
Editor | Mark Arcieri |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Production company | Muse Entertainment Enterprises |
Original release | |
Network |
BYUtv (US) Citytv (Canada) |
Release | December 2019 |
Christmas Jars is a Canadian television film, directed by Jonathan Wright and released in 2019. [1] Based on the 2005 novel by Jason F. Wright, the film stars Jeni Ross as Hope Jensen, a journalist investigating a phenomenon of jars of money being anonymously left on the doorsteps of needy families as Christmas gifts. [2]
The film's cast also includes Markian Tarasiuk as Hope's love interest Ian Maxwell.
The film was shot near Ottawa in early 2019. [3] It premiered in December 2019 on BYUtv in the United States, and Citytv in Canada. [4]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best TV Movie at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. [5] Ross and Tarasiuk received nominations for Best Performance in a Television Movie, and Andrea Stevens was nominated for Best Writing in a TV Movie. [6]