Awards

DP Awards

Jim won a 2008 Sports Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Camera Work” for NBC’s “Games of the XXIX Olympiad: The Clock of Their Lives”.

Jim won a 2011 National Headliner Award for his ESPN feature piece “Picking Up Butch”, which took first place in the category of “Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story”.

Jim was nominated for a 2011 Sports Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Long Feature" for ESPN E:60's "Josiah's Time".

Jim was the Director of Photography on the Emmy Award winning ESPN documentary series E:60.

Film Festival Screenwriting Awards

American Daydream (rom-com/dramedy) - Feature
Winner: Best Original Story, Best Comedy Script, and Best Romance Script - 2022 New York International Film Awards | Best Script - 2022 Hollywood International Golden Age Festival | Award of Excellence - 2022 Catalina Film Festival | Best Screenplay - 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Comedy - Award of Prestige - 2021 Vegas Movie Awards | Platinum Award - 2021 WRPN Screenplay Competition | Silver Award - 2021 Dark Comedy Film Festival - Los Angeles. Finalist 2022: Scriptapalooza | Beverly Hills Film Festival | Los Angeles Movie Awards (Honorable Mention) | BLASTOFF Film Festival | Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition. Finalist 2021: The Big Apple Film Festival | Emerging Screenwriters - Genre Screenplay Competition | Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards - Season 6 | Scriptation Showcase Script Competition.

Still Time to Change (drama) - Feature
Winner: Best Drama Script - Award of Prestige - 2022 Vegas Movie Awards | Best Drama Screenplay - 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards | Bronze Award - Winter 2021 WRPN Screenplay Competition | Finalist 2022: ISA Fast Track Fellowship | Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards | BLASTOFF Film Festival. Finalist 2021: Creative World Awards | Final Draft - Big Break Screenplay Contest | SWN Screenplay Competition | Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards | Scriptation Showcase Script Competition | StoryPros Awards. *Overall Top 10% Badge on Coverfly.

Five Thousand Years (thriller/horror) - Feature
Winner: Best Thriller Script - 2022 New York International Film Awards | Best Script - 2022 Hollywood Golden Age Festival | Best Original Screenplay - 2022 Rome International Movie Awards | Best Thriller Screenplay - 2022 Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Horror Script - 2021 Los Angeles Film and Script Festival | Best Screenplay - 2021 London Independent Film Awards | Best Horror - Award of Prestige - 2021 Vegas Movie Awards | Best Screenplay Honorable Mention - 2022 BLASTOFF Film Festival | Silver Award - 2021 WRPN Screenplay Competition. Finalist 2022 - NYC International Screenplay Awards. Finalist 2021: The Big Apple Film Festival | The Catalina Film Festival | The Beverly Hills Film Festival | Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition | The Hollywood Gold Awards | The New York Movie Awards | The Creative World Awards.