Jake Horowitz

Jake Horowitz is an award-winning Toronto-based writer, director, and producer. As the founder of Sideways Dog Productions, Jake has brought to screen numerous features, television series, and short films that have premiered theatrically and at film festivals across four continents. Jake's directorial debut, the meta-rom-com All About Who You Know, premiered in 2019 to critical and commercial acclaim. The film racked up awards and screenings at prestigious film festivals around the world, and can now be seen on Paramount Plus in the US. In 2020 Jake directed, produced, and co-wrote Sideways Dog Productions' second feature, Cup of Cheer. The movie was released theatrically to critical acclaim, with a four-star review in the National Post, a primetime review on CBC News hailing Cup of Cheer as "the spoof to end all spoofs," and CTV critic Richard Crouse calling it "a dizzying onslaught well delivered by a game cast." The film was met with praise internationally, and was the #1 film at the Canadian box office for the two weeks it was screened. In 2022, Jake's newest project, the first season of a comedy/mystery series entitled Sunshine City, debuted worldwide. As a producer Jake has participated in a number of high-profile industry business development programs including as a JETS Award Winner at the Berlin Film Festival (Berlin, 2018, 2020) and FIN Partners (Halifax, 2019, 2020, 2021). Jake got started in the industry as a recipient of the prestigious Writer's Apprentice Award at the Banff World Media Festival (2014, 2015), and then went on to write for Canada's top rated sitcom, CTV's Spun Out. In addition to Jake's work in film and television, Jake has won awards for stand-up comedy and is the published author of several short stories in various international anthologies, including the acclaimed collection The Unseen by Fincham Press. Jake holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from University of Roehampton in London, UK.