Jonathan Levine
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Born | Jonathan A. Levine June 18, 1976 New York City, New York, United States |
Alma mater | Brown University (BA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Jonathan A. Levine (/ləˈviːn/ lə-VEEN;[1] born June 18, 1976) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Levine was born and raised in New York City to a Jewish family.[2] He attended St. Bernard's School, in Manhattan, and Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts. He received his bachelor's degree from Brown University, where he majored in Art Semiotics. He earned his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Directing from the American Film Institute, in Los Angeles, at its AFI Conservatory.
Career
Levine was the assistant to film director Paul Schrader prior to his own directorial career taking-off.[3] In 2006, he was nominated for a Best Independent Mini-Feature Award at the Black Reel Awards for his AFI Thesis short film Shards (2004), which also won a Certificate of Excellence at the 2005 Brooklyn Film Festival for Best Cinematography by Petra Korner. He wrote and directed a documentary short entitled Love Bytes (2005), where he sets out on a cross country roadtrip to find love in major cities with the assistance of a laptop and an Audi A3.
His feature directorial debut was the 2006 dramatic horror film
Next, Levine directed the 2011 film
In 2014, Levine directed the pilot episode of the TV series he created with Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo,
Levine filmed a pilot for a Showtime comedy series created by executive producer Jim Carrey titled I'm Dying Up Here, based in part on the 2010 non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder about the stand-up comedy scene in LA during the 1970s.[8] It has been announced that Levine will direct Brooklyn Castle, a feature adaptation of the 2012 documentary of the same name. The storyline tells about a group of New York's inner city, junior high school kids who wanted to compete in a highly prestigious, highly selective national chess tournament[9]
Writing
In addition to writing or co-writing the screenplays for many of the feature or short films that he directed, Levine has written an episode of the TV series
Producing
Levine produced the 2016 film
Filmography
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2004 | Shards | Yes | Yes | AFI thesis |
2005 | Love Bytes | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Yes | No | |
2008 | The Wackness | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | 50/50 | Yes | No | |
2013 | Warm Bodies | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | The Night Before | Yes | Yes | |
2017 | Snatched | Yes | No | |
2019 | Long Shot | Yes | No | Also executive producer |
Producer
Television
Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Creator | Notes |
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2014 | Rush
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed pilot |
2021 | Nine Perfect Strangers
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Yes | Yes | No |
References
- ^ Murphy, Mekado (April 26, 2019). "'Long Shot' | Anatomy of a Scene". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "For Jewish director, the Night Before hits close to home". J. November 26, 2015.
- ^ Michael, Roffman (May 7, 2019). "Long Shot's Jonathan Levine on Loving Springsteen, Cameron Crowe Flicks, and the Halloween Franchise". Consequence.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 19, 2010). "'Warm Bodies' lands Jonathan Levine". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "'Mandy Lane' Director Takes New Spin on Zombie Genre with 'Warm Bodies'". Bloody-Disgusting.com. January 19, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ Barton, Steve (January 19, 2010). "Zombies Need Love Too! Cuddle Up with Some Warm Bodies!". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 19, 2010). "Summit cozies up to 'Warm Bodies'". Variety.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 11, 2015). "Jim Carrey Lands Showtime Pilot Order for Series Set in 1970s L.A. Comedy Scene". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 11, 2015). "Sony Sets '50/50' Team For Chess Drama 'Brooklyn Castle; One Of Three Pics For Scott Rudin And Seth Rogen's Point Grey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
External links
- Jonathan Levine at IMDb
- Jonathan Levine at AllMovie