Justis Greene

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Justis Greene
OccupationProducer
Years active1982–present
Notable work Tron: Legacy
Final Destination 2
Miracle
Snakes on a Plane
Bates Motel

Justis Greene is a Canadian film and television producer. [1] He began his career as British Columbia's first film commissioner, facilitating the filming of First Blood (1982) and Mother Lode (1982). He has produced movies such as A History of Violence , Tron: Legacy and Snakes On A Plane , and television shows such as Bates Motel , The Order , The Outer Limits and Another Life , primarily in Vancouver. [2]

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Career

Greene, along with then-Minister of Tourism Grace McCarthy, started and managed the BC Film Commission in 1978, attracting the first film, Prophecy , to kick off the modern "Hollywood North" in Vancouver. [3]

Greene won a Directors Guild of Canada award as part of the team that made A History of Violence in 2006. He was nominated for Gemini Awards for producing The Outer Limits and Neon Rider .

Filmography

Film

YearFilmCredit
1988 Ernest Saves Christmas Co-producer
1993 Another Stakeout Associate producer
1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Co-producer
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Co-producer
Mr. Magoo Co-producer
2000 Mission to Mars Co-producer
2002 First Shot Producer
Brother's Keeper Producer
2003 Final Destination 2 Co-producer
2004 Miracle Executive producer
2005 A History of Violence Executive producer
2006 Snakes On A Plane Executive producer
2007 The Last Mimzy Executive producer
2010 Tron: Legacy Co-producer
2018 The Bad Seed Producer

Television

YearTitleCredit
1992 Neon Rider Producer
1995 The Outer Limits Producer
2013-2017 Bates Motel Producer
2019-2021 Another Life Producer
2020 The Order Producer
2022 The Imperfects Producer
2023 Goosebumps Producer

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References

  1. "Justis Greene & Bill Thumm". Canadian Film History. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. Chan, Kenneth. "Massive new 600,000 sq. ft. film studio to be built in Metro Vancouver". Daily Hive Vancouver. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. Andrews, Marke. "B.C. Film Commission: A good 30 years". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 24 August 2023.