ABOUT
Founded by Cory Jacobs & Jason Schmidt in 2015, Cottage Eight Films makes short films from the concept stage through post-production. We can also take pictures.
Our film THE CANDY FACTORY won Best Documentary Short at the Provincetown International Film Festival in 2024. The New Yorker will be releasing it in the summer of 2025.
We are currently in post-production on a film about the artist Dana Schutz and another about the Park Slope Food Coop.
Whether making docs for ourselves or others, we draw on years of both editorial and commercial experience. We understand how to tell visual stories with an editorial viewpoint while staying true to—and distilling—a brand’s core identity.
We are based in New York City, but love to travel.
Cory Jacobs, Partner
Cory came up in the photography world in New York City as an editor and curator—working across all genres for editorial (Interview, Spin, New York Magazine) and commercial clients alike (Apple, Pentagram). She has also engaged in multi-year collaborations with both Hermès and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Group. She serves as both the Executive Producer and a director at Cottage Eight.
Jason Schmidt, Partner
Jason is a photographer and director who specializes in portraits of artists and cultural figures, architecture, interiors and travel. Artists and Artists II (Steidl) were published in 2007 and 2015. His work has been exhibited at Deitch Projects, New York; The Margulies Collection, Miami; and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
CLIENTS INCLUDE
Apple
Architectural Digest
Brodo
CFDA
Cadillac
Chanel
Condé Nast
David Zwirner
Expedia Group
Global Citizen
Hermès
Kate Spade
LaPlaca Cohen
Max Mara
Metropolitan Opera
Pandiscio Green
Rachel Comey
St. Regis
T Magazine
Vogue
W Magazine
Wallpaper*