Extra Connections: Emmy Nominee's James and Rebekah Ganiere

Extra Connections

Directorial Debut Received Daytime Emmy Nomination
For Rekindling Christmas As Outstanding Fiction Program
James Lott Jr chats with this amazing couple!
A true family effort, though established individually in the
industry of entertainment, this is the first time the Ganiere
family has been able to work on a film together. REKINDLING
CHRISTMAS is written by USA Today bestselling author and award
winning writer Rebekah R. Ganiere and based on the novel by the
same name, directed by James Ganiere and stars Christian
Ganiere as TJ Marshall.
REKINDLING CHRISTMAS is the story of Annika Marshall and
Jesse Winchester, who were the perfect couple in college.
However, a week after becoming engaged, Jesse was drafted into
the NFL, and never came back. Now, years later, Jesse is back
with a blown out knee and only one goal in sight, to live a
simple life and win Annika back. But Annika's walls are high
and her pain deep, and it will take the help of Annika's son
TJ, every play in Jesse's book, and just a pinch of Christmas
Magic to gain her forgiveness and her heart.
James Ganiere - (Director, Producer, Executive Producer,
Casting) Director, and Emmy Nominated producer James Ganiere is
a Producers Guild of America and TV Academy member, and Alumni
of USC School of Cinema, a TEDX speaker, geek and family man.
Founder and president of Rio Vista Universal, whose brand
focuses on characters, their relationships, and transformations.
Ganiere is the consummate empire builder with past clients
ranging from Hewlett Packard where he headed up the Worldwide
Database Team to establishing the first U.S. Bank presence in
California, to working with EMMY OSCAR, GRAMMY winners. James
projects range from GEAR HEADS on DISCOVERY and his directorial
narrative feature debut REKINDLING CHRISTMAS, to directing and
producing LAND OF THE FREE: IN THE SHADOWS a documentary across
4 continents, to live events like FARSCAPE: 20th Anniversary
San Diego Comic Con partnering with The Jim Henson Company, to
VR for WARNER BROTHERS and DISNEY.
Rebekah Ganiere - (Writer, Production Designer, Executive
Producer, co-Casting). Rebekah is a USA Today Bestselling,
Award Winning Author and Screenwriter. REKINDLING CHRISTMAS is
her first screenplay to be produced and Emmy nominated for
Outstanding Daytime Fiction Program, and is based on her novel!