Jake Helgren

American film director

Dashing in December (2020)
A Christmas to Treasure (2023)

Jake Helgren (born November 28, 1981, in Elgin, Texas) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter.^[1]

Helgren studied creative writing at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.^[1]

Helgren has twice been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards: in 2020 for Dashing in December as Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series and in 2023 for A Christmas to Treasure in the renamed category Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV.^[2]

Helgren is gay;^[3] 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.^[4]

Selected filmography

The Holiday Proposal (2023)^[5]
A Christmas to Treasure (2022)
Christmas on the Menu (2020)
Dashing in December (2020)
Nightmare Nurse (2016)
Finding Mr. Wright (2011)

References

^ ^a ^b "2007 FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards - Interview - Jake Helgren". FilmMakers.com. 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ Brent Lang (April 3, 2023). "Taylor Frey, Kyle Richards and Rick Cosnett Starring in LGBTQ Romance The Holiday Exchange". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ Lauren Sarner (December 9, 2020). "The Christmas Setup and other LGBTQ stories light up the holidays". New York Post. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ Erik Piepenburg (December 18, 2020). "Better Than Besties: Why Gay Holiday Films Matter". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ Muhammad, Latifah (15 December 2023). "Tatyana Ali and Jesse Kove star in 'The Holiday Proposal Plan' premiering on Lifetime on Saturday (Dec. 16) at 8 p.m. ET". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2024.