Jake Helgren
American film director
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Jake Helgren (born November 28, 1981, in Elgin, Texas) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.[1]
Born
November 28, 1981
Jacob Helgren
November 28, 1981
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable work
- Dashing in December (2020)
- The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge (2024)
Jake Helgren | |
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Jake Helgren in 2023 | |
| Born | Jacob Helgren November 28, 1981 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
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Helgren studied creative writing at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.[1]
Helgren has thrice been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards: in 2020 for Dashing in December as Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series, in 2023 for A Christmas to Treasure in the renamed category Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV,[2] and in 2024 for The Holiday Exchange in the same category.[3]
Helgren is gay;[4] about Dashing in December, he said he wrote and directed the film as an Americana romance and a "love letter to the ending" he wanted in Brokeback Mountain.[5]
Selected filmography
- A Carpenter Christmas Romance (2024)[6]
- The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge (2024)[7]
- The Holiday Exchange (2023)[8]
- A Cowboy Christmas Romance (2023)
- Bad Connection (2023)[9]
- The Holiday Proposal Plan (2023)[10]
- A Christmas to Treasure (2022)
- Dashing in December (2020)[11]
- Nightmare Nurse (2016)
- Finding Mr. Wright (2011)
