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| Christmas Jars | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Citytv |
| Release | December 2019 |
Christmas Jars is a Canadian television film, directed by Jonathan Wright and released in 2019 in partnership with free streaming service BYUtv. [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]
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