{{Short description|American screenwriter, producer, and director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Jennifer Flackett | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = <!--{{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | birth_place = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | children = 2 | alma_mater = | occupation = Screenwriter, producer, director | years_active = 1988–present | spouse = [[Mark Levin (director)|Mark Levin]] }}
'''Jennifer Flackett''' is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. In television, she has written for series ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'' and ''[[Earth 2 (TV series)|Earth 2]]''. As a screenwriter, she wrote on the films ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]'' (1998), ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' (2004), ''[[Little Manhattan]]'' (2005), ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' (2008), and ''[[Nim's Island]]'' (2008), which she also directed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Flackett on IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280814/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|website=IMDb|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707163252/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280814/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111129094831/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/241896/Jennifer-Flackett Jennifer Flackett Movies & TV], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>
Flackett works alongside her husband, fellow director and screenwriter [[Mark Levin (director)|Mark Levin]]. They are the creators of [http://www.themansguidetolove.com/ ''The Man's Guide To Love''], which began as a successful video blog offering man-to-man advice on the subject of love. ''The Man's Guide To Love'' book will be published by Simon & Schuster, and a feature film they are directing and producing alongside Laurence Mark. Principal photography on ''The Man's Guide To Love'' movie commences in Spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Production Spotlight |url=http://www.filmindependent.org/blogs/filmmaker-spotlight/production-spotlight/production-spotlight-the-mans-guide-to-love/ |website=Film Independent |access-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021220810/http://www.filmindependent.org/blogs/filmmaker-spotlight/production-spotlight/production-spotlight-the-mans-guide-to-love/ |archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{cite web |date=October 17, 2014 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title='Courtship Of Eddie's Father' Remake Co-Starring Willie Garson Set At Fox From Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett & Conaco |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/courtship-of-eddies-father-remake-willie-garson-fox-conan-obrien-853161/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908080032/https://deadline.com/2014/10/courtship-of-eddies-father-remake-willie-garson-fox-conan-obrien-853161/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2017, she co-created the [[animated sitcom]] ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', with Levin, [[Nick Kroll]], and [[Andrew Goldberg (writer)|Andrew Goldberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-big-mouth-animated-series-nick-kroll-andrew-goldberg-john-mulaney-1201771662/|title=Netflix Orders 'Big Mouth' Animated Series From Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 13, 2016|website=Deadline|access-date=August 31, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142251/https://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-big-mouth-animated-series-nick-kroll-andrew-goldberg-john-mulaney-1201771662/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014 they were writing and creating the half-hour single-camera TV shows ''Confusing'' for NBC, and ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' for Warner Brothers Television.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/>
Both Flackett and Levin made their directorial debut with the film ''[[Little Manhattan]]'', although Flackett was not formally credited for her directing work on the film, she was only credited as a writer.<ref name="gothamist">{{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2005/10/08/mark_levin_jennifer_flackett_writerdirector_little_manhattan.php |title=Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett, Writer/Director, Little Manhattan |last=Rina |first=Rina |publisher=gothamist.com |date=October 8, 2005 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430110136/http://gothamist.com/2005/10/08/mark_levin_jennifer_flackett_writerdirector_little_manhattan.php |archive-date=April 30, 2008 }}</ref>
Flackett grew up in [[Newton, Massachusetts]]<ref name="gothamist"/> and graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/alumni.html |title=Wesleyan University: Notable Alumni |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502001050/http://wesleyan.edu/about/alumni.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://emol.org/film/archives/journeytothecenteroftheearth/filmmakers.html Film: Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth Movie The Filmmakers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003603/http://emol.org/film/archives/journeytothecenteroftheearth/filmmakers.html |date=March 23, 2012 }}, EMol.org</ref>
Levin & Flackett recently returned from a one-year, around-the-world journey with their two children. Dubbed "A Year To Think," they visited 38 countries and 110 cities across six continents over 365 days, during which they made 120 short films about their experiences.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 21, 2014 |author=Jessica Samakow |title=One Second From Every Day During Our Trip Around The World |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/a-year-to-think_n_4604425.html |website=Huffington Post |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314005257/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/a-year-to-think_n_4604425.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 2, 2014 |title=A Year to Think |url=http://www.ayeartothink.com/ |access-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021115627/http://www.ayeartothink.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title !width=65| Director !width=65| Writer |- | 1998 | ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2004 | ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2005 | ''[[Little Manhattan]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- |rowspan=2| 2008 | ''[[Nim's Island]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2022 | ''[[The Adam Project]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0280814}}
{{Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flackett, Jennifer}} [[Category:Film producers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American women film directors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Skydance Media people]] [[Category:Writers from Newton, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Wesleyan University alumni]] [[Category:American women screenwriters]] [[Category:American women television writers]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Film directors from New York City]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Massachusetts]] [[Category:American women film producers]] [[Category:Film producers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:20th-century American screenwriters]] [[Category:20th-century American women writers]] [[Category:21st-century American screenwriters]] [[Category:21st-century American women writers]]