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JAIME L. JACOBSEN American Studies Program [email protected] Montana State University (406) 599-3642 PO Box 170595 Skype: jaimejelen Bozeman, MT 59717 www.jaimejacobsen.com ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2016–2017 Faculty Fellow; Honors College, Montana State University 2013–2016 Assistant Professor of Media Studies; Notre Dame University–Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon EDUCATION 2018– PhD Candidate, American Studies, Montana State University 2008 MFA, Science and Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University 2004 BS, Art, Certificate in Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison Latin American Comparative Year Program: Quito, Ecuador + Santiago, Chile Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile PROFESSIONAL FILM EXPERIENCE 2017– Principal Investigator/Contract Producer, MontanaPBS, Bozeman, MT 2006– CEO/President; Partnership Productions, LLC. Bozeman, MT 2006–2013 Producer/Camera Operator; MontanaPBS. Bozeman, MT 2011–2012 Documentary On-Assignment Team Leader; National Geographic Student Expeditions, Putney, VT: Australia, Tanzania 2009–2010 Producer; Untamed Science. Colorado Springs, CO RESEARCH AREAS & INTERESTS Politics of Cinema and Identity, Documentary, Intercultural Communication, Social Justice Filmmaking, Ethnographic Film, New Media, Television, Cultural Studies, Communication of Science AWARDS & NOMINATIONS 2015 FINDING TRACTION (Producer, Director, Co-Writer, Cinematographer, Sound) – 57 min Emmy Award, Documentary - Topical, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Northwest Chapter, 2016 Best Mountain Sports Film, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, 2015 Best Women in Adventure Film, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 2015 Best Running Film – Silver Award, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, 2015 Television Non-Commercial Program of the Year, Montana Broadcasters Association, 2015 Best Action Film, Danish Adventure Film Festival, 2014 Finalist, Mountain Film Competition, Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2014 2013 INDIAN RELAY (Field Producer, Sound) – 53 min Emmy Award, Cultural/Historical Documentary, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Northwest Chapter, 2014 Emmy Award, Photography, NATAS, Northwest Chapter, 2014 Jaime L. Jacobsen – CV 1 Spur Award, Best Western Documentary Script, Western Writers of America, 2014 Best Action Film, Native American Film & Video Festival of the Southeast, 2015 Audience Award, Best Native American Film, Durango Film Festival, 2015 Third Place, Independent Lens 2013–2014 Audience Awards, 2014 2013 FEMALE CONDOMS ARE POWER (Producer/Director, Cinematographer, Editor) – 5 min First Place, “Female Condoms Are …” International Film Contest, Women Deliver, 2013 2010 UNTAMED SCIENCE K-12 VIDEOS (Producer/Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor) Best of Category, Internet Video/Program, International Wildlife Film Festival, 2011 Finalist, Children’s Program, International Wildlife Film Festival, 2011 Honorable Mention, Blue Ocean Film Festival, 2010 2008 MONTANA FARE (Producer/Director, Writer, Editor) – 22 min College Emmy Award, Entertainment, National Academy of Television Art & Sciences, 2010 Seven Summits Award, Environmental Film, Mountainfilm Festival, 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award, 2009 2007 HOMEFRONT: UNITED OR DIVIDED (Producer/Director, Sound, Editor) – 27 min Emmy Award Nomination, Cultural/Historical Documentary, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Northwest Chapter, 2008 2007 THE WATER CARRIERS (Producer/Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor) – 27 min Best Amateur, Montana CINE International Film Festival, 2008 Silver Telly Award, Three Bronze Telly Awards, 2008 DISTRIBUTION HIGHLIGHTS 2016 FINDING TRACTION – Netflix, Amazon Prime 2014 INDIAN RELAY – Independent Lens 2013 FEMALE CONDOMS ARE POWER – Pathfinder International 2012 INTRODUCING MONTANA’S FIRST NATIONS – Montana Office of Tourism 2010 UNTAMED SCIENCE K-12 VIDEOS – Annual K-12 classroom reach: >10 million students and teachers across the United States 2008 MONTANA FARE – PBS 2007 HOMEFRONT: UNITED OR DIVIDED – PBS 2007 THE WATER CARRIERS – PBS CURRENT PROJECTS 2019 THE LAST ARTIFACT (Co-Producer/Director) – 60/90 min Awarded $500,000 from the National Institute of Science & Technology in 2017 as the co- Producer/Director and Principal Investigator of The Last Artifact. This feature length documentary showcases the international race to redefine the world’s last artifact: the kilogram. This is the story of how came to be, how it came to pass, and what the future holds. Distribution Plan Broadcast on NOVA or as a stand-alone documentary for a prime-time slot on PBS Online distirbution through CuriosityStream / Amazon / Netflix Secondary platforms: cable, satellite, HD, VOD, mobile and educational forums Screenings at scientific institutions, schools and universities around the globe Jaime L. Jacobsen – CV 2 2019 THE LENTIL 360 (Co-Producer/Director) – 60 min of content A unique participatory web experience, The Lentil 360 is a multi-part, educational VR project, based in part on Liz Carlisle’s award winning book, Lentil Underground (Montana Book of the Year, 2015). Produced in partnership with MontanaPBS and the Montana Institute on Ecosystems, and funded in part by a 2017 Film and Digital Media Grant from Humanities Montana, The Lentil 360 allows viewers to explore Montana’s sustainable food systems via immersive, graphics-rich, 360- video experiences with a unique ‘choose your own adventure’-type style. Distribution Plan Online distribution at montanapbs.org and via smartphone apps FILMOGRAPHY 2015 FINDING TRACTION (Producer, Director, Co-Writer, Cinematographer, Sound) – 57 min Finding Traction presents the inspirational story of ultra runner Nikki Kimball's quest to become the fastest person in history to run America’s oldest hiking trail, the 273-mile Long Trail. Through Nikki’s incredible journey, racing towards a dream and against time, we gain a new perspective on what we all share in terms of endurance and the human spirit. Selected Premieres US Premiere: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2015 World Premiere: Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2014 European Premiere: Danish Adventure Film Festival, 2014 Asian Premiere: Mumbai International Women’s Film Festival, 2014 Selected as the headliner for the 2015 Trails in Motion 3 World Tour, stopping in 167 cities in 26 countries, 14,000+ audience members Television Broadcasts & Online Distribution Online distribution via Netflix, available for streaming in over 190 countries, 2016–present VOD on Amazon Prime Video, available for streaming in over 200 countries, 2015–present VOD on Hulu and apps for Apple/Android devices, 2015–present Cable broadcast in Europe and North Africa via AB Groupe and YLE, 2015 Representation by APT Worldwide for four years in international markets, 2015–2019 National public television broadcast, with repeated broadcasts on MontanaPBS, 2015 Additional Festivals Official Selection, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Vancouver, Canada, 2015 Official Selection, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2015 Official Selection, Green Mountain Film Festival. Montpelier, VT, 2015 Invited, Danish Adventure Film Festival’s Traveling Tour in Greenland, 2015 Invited, Trail Running Film Festival. Special Showings in Ashland, OR and Seattle, WA, 2015 Invited, Run Deep Film Festival. Boulder, CO, 2015 Invited, Livingston Film Festival. Livingston, MT, 2015 Selected Screenings Girls on the Run, non-profit screening and fundraiser. Kalispell, MT, 2018 James P. Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series, Green Mountain Club. Waterbury Center, VT, 2017 Gender Equality & You Conference, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 2017 Montana Premiere Screening, Emerson Cultural Center. Bozeman, MT, 2015 Montana Premiere Screening, The Shane Center for the Arts. Livingston, MT, 2015 Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts, public screening. Blacksburg, VA, 2015 Vermont Premiere Screening with Girls on the Run. Burlington/Brattleboro/Rutland, VT, 2015 Jaime L. Jacobsen – CV 3 Carroll College, public screening. Helena, MT, 2015 Run YHA, public screening. England and Wales, 2015 Junior State Team Orienteering, public screening. South Australia, 2015 Petzl America, public screening. Salt Lake City, UT, 2015 Birmingham Ultra Trail Society, public screening. Birmingham, AL, 2015 Recharge Sports, public screening. Bend, OR, 2015 Seven Hills Running Shop, public screening. Seattle, WA, 2015 Zoot Enterprises, public screening. Bozeman, MT, 2015 California 89 Adventure Film Series, public screening. Truckee, CA, 2015 Girls on the Run, non-profit screening. Steamboat Springs, CO, 2015 Trail Running Conference, non-profit screening. Estes Park, CO, 2015 East Hampton Library, non-profit screening. East Hampton, NY, 2015 Green Mountain Club, non-profit screening. Waterbury Center, VT, 2015 Race Montana, non-profit screenings across the state of MT, 2015 Work in progress screening at the UFVA 68th Annual Conference. Bozeman, MT, 2014 Trailer screened in the Trail Running Film Festival, 30+ stops in the USA, 2014 2013 INDIAN RELAY (Field Producer, Sound) – 53 min The hope and determination of modern-day American Indian life is revealed through one of the most exciting and perilous forms of horse racing practiced anywhere in the world today. Indian Relay follows three teams as they prepare for and compete in a grueling Indian Relay season. Television Broadcasts & Online Distribution Selected for Independent Lens’ 2013–2014 season Scheduled