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Jim Townsend(I)

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Jim Townsend
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Jim Townsend is CEO at Sherwood Media Company, independent film finance, production, and distribution company with the unique financing advantage of being able to receive subsidies, tax incentives, rebates and financing through its ability to produce and distribute feature films and television projects worldwide. The company is led by a management team with over 30 years of experience in development, production, distribution, finance, and marketing of feature films and television programming.

Sherwood Media has offices in Los Angeles. The company most recently completed principal photography in 2022 on the "Medical Miracles" documentary series. Previously the company produced "Rio Heat," an action-adventure Feature Film produced in Rio de Janeiro in 2017. "Rio Heat" is the story of an ex-secret service agent who is called back into service on a special assignment in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Jim Co-Executive Produced the project and was involved in the certification of the project as a Canada - Brazil co-production. "Rio Heat" stars Harvey Keitel, Victor Webster, and Thaila Ayala and is also Executive Produced by Jon Cassar who is best known as Executive Producer and Director of the Television Series "24" staring Kiefer Sutherland.

Jim is currently in active development and pre-production on numerous Film and Television projects scheduled to be produced in 2023 which include the feature films, "A Coaches Journey", G.H.O.S.T., and "Will to Win", the true story of cancer survivor Jeff Blatnick who went on against all odds to win a Gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games in Wrestling.

Also planned for 2023 is the feature film "Lowell Park," set in Dixon, Illinois, sophomore college student Jennifer Brix is accidentally thrown in the past where she meets a handsome young lifeguard named Ronald Reagan.

During a 25-year career as a film executive and producer, Jim Townsend has supervised the production of film and television projects around the world including Los Angeles, Vancouver, Calgary, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, The French Rivera, Rio de Janeiro and various Islands in the Caribbean. Mr. Townsend will oversee each project's progress during pre-production, production, and post-production. This includes analyzing a project's risk regarding personnel, budget and production schedule. During production, he will oversee the budgeting and cash flow on the productions, implementing payroll services, accessing insurance needs, arrangements for completion bonds, cast negotiations, union contract negotiations, closing negative pick-up contracts, production travel and Location coordination. He has negotiated and worked with Unions throughout the world including International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.), Directors Guild of America, Directors Guild of Canada, Teamsters, Screen Actors of Guild America, Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild of Canada, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television & Radio Artist, and Union of British Columbia Performers.

Past films include the feature film "Blonde & Blonder" staring Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards. Mr. Townsend was recently named President of EFG's sports programing division Empire Sports Group which produced the 2010 Golden Gloves Boxing Championships which aired nationwide.

Before joining EFG, Jim was Senior Vice President at Canadian Global Media. His responsibilities included overseeing the physical production of all of the Company's projects. These included the award-winning Supermodels in the Rainforest Documentary Series, feature films "Savage Land", "The Road Home," the Television Series "Dream Team" and most recently a documentary series filmed in the Caribbean. Mr. Townsend is currently coordinating all of the pre-production activities on all of the company's film and television projects. He is actively involved in all of the government applications that are required for government labor rebates, subsidies, and grants. Also, he is working with various production personnel and finalizing the production budgets and schedules for all of the company's projects in Canada, Latin America, and the United States. Mr. Townsend is a proud member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

Born in Upstate New York, Townsend received his B.A. in Theatre Arts from St. Lawrence University. He attended the University on wrestling scholarship and competed for four years on their nationally ranked team. In 1984, Mr. Townsend moved to California to pursue a career in the film industry. He has appeared as an actor in numerous television shows which included "Days of Our Lives", "Knot's Landing", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "Falcon Crest", "Quantum Leap" and "The Wonder Years".
BornDecember 7, 1961
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Will to Win
  • Producer
    The Thundering 8th (2000)
    The Thundering 8th
    8.9
    • Producer
    • 2000
    G.H.O.S.T.
    G.H.O.S.T.
    • Producer
      The Final Game
      • Producer

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        Actor

        • Danny Aiello, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Rooney, Will Estes, and Keegan MacIntosh in Brothers' Destiny (1995)
          Brothers' Destiny
          • Train Clerk
          • TV Movie
          • 1995
        • Corbin Bernsen and Graham Greene in Savage Land (1994)
          Savage Land
          • Stagecoach Porter
          • 1994
        • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
          The Wonder Years
          • Wrestling Referee
          • TV Series
          • 1993
        • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
          Quantum Leap
          • Deputy Martin
          • TV Series
          • 1992
        • Boon (1986)
          Boon
          • Dave
          • TV Series
          • 1990
        • Spooner (1989)
          Spooner
          • Robert - Referee
          • TV Movie
          • 1989
        • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
          ABC Afterschool Specials
          • 1st Police Officer
          • TV Series
          • 1989
        • She's the Sheriff (1987)
          She's the Sheriff
          • Johnny
          • TV Series
          • 1989
        • Falcon Crest (1981)
          Falcon Crest
          • Process Server
          • TV Series
          • 1988
        • Hope Marie Carlton, Mark Hennessy, and Scott King in Terminal Exposure (1987)
          Terminal Exposure
          • Ice Cream Fight
          • 1987
        • Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
          Night of the Creeps
          • Chett
          • 1986
        • Betrayed by Innocence (1986)
          Betrayed by Innocence
          • Keith
          • TV Movie
          • 1986
        • Days of Our Lives (1965)
          Days of Our Lives
          • Jimmy
          • TV Series
          • 1983–1985
        • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
          Scarecrow and Mrs. King
          • Kissing Couple
          • TV Series
          • 1985

        Producer

        • Lowell Park
          • producer
          • Pre-production
        • The Coach's Journey
          • producer
          • In Development
        • The Final Game
          • producer
          • In Development
        • Will to Win
          • producer
          • Pre-production
        • Medical Miracles
          • executive producer
          • Completed
        • Bill Moseley and Bill Oberst Jr. in Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge (2019)
          Devil's Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge
          • executive producer
          • 2019
        • 2010 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions (2010)
          2010 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions
          • executive producer
          • TV Special
          • 2010
        • Toughest Cowboy
          • associate producer
          • TV Series
          • 2009
        • Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards in Blonde and Blonder (2008)
          Blonde and Blonder
          • co-executive producer
          • 2008
        • Bobby Dogs (2007)
          Bobby Dogs
          • executive producer
          • 2007
        • New Sounds of Cuba
          • consulting producer
          • Video
          • 2005
        • Los Van Van: Live in Cuba
          • consulting producer
          • Video
          • 2004
        • Island of Champions
          • consulting producer
          • Video
          • 2004
        • The Thundering 8th (2000)
          The Thundering 8th
          • co-executive producer
          • 2000
        • Roger Moore, Traci Bingham, Angie Everhart, Eva Halina Rich, and Jeff Kaake in The Dream Team (1999)
          The Dream Team
          • producer
          • TV Series
          • 1999
        • Martin Sheen, Traci Bingham, Angie Everhart, and Eva Halina Rich in D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
          D.R.E.A.M. Team
          • producer
          • TV Movie
          • 1999
        • Danny Aiello, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Rooney, Will Estes, and Keegan MacIntosh in Brothers' Destiny (1995)
          Brothers' Destiny
          • associate producer
          • TV Movie
          • 1995
        • Supermodels in the Rainforest: Costa Rica
          • producer
          • TV Movie
          • 1995
        • Corbin Bernsen and Graham Greene in Savage Land (1994)
          Savage Land
          • executive producer
          • 1994
        • Courage to Triumph
          • executive producer

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        • Will to Win
          • story
          • Pre-production
        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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          • December 7, 1961
          • Sauquoit, New York, USA
        • Other works
          TV commercial for Old Milwalkee Beer (1992)

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