Jonathan Weisbrod

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Jonathan Weisbrod is an American film producer and screenwriter.[1] His films include the full-length drama-comedy feature, "Lies I Told My Little Sister" (2012),[2][3][4] and comedy-horror "Bear With Us", in addition to the award-winning comedy short, "Break A Leg" (2011),[5] and the multiple audience-award-winning comedy short, "Beyond Belief" (2012),[6][7][8] among others.

Education[edit]

Weisbrod received a B.F.A. at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts,[9] Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television[10]

Awards and nominations[edit]

  • Audience Award, Best Student Short Film, 2013 Dam Short Film Festival, Boulder City, Nevada for "Beyond Belief"[7]
  • Best Comedy Nomination, 2012 Supershorts International Film Festival, London, England, for "Beyond Belief"[8]
  • Best Picture and Best Producing, 2012 New Voices & Visions Film Festival, New York University, for short film, "Break A Leg," directed by William J. Stribling.[11][12]
  • 2011 David Chase Scholarship for Screenwriting.[10]
  • 2008 AFI (American Film Institute) Screen Nation Grand Prize, AFI Screen Education News, American Film Institute, July 21, 2008[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Weisbrod". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Suburban News Zone 2, March 21, 2012, Vol. 64, No 41, p. 1
  3. ^ "Union native makes first feature film, 'Lies I Told My Little Sister'". NJ.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lies I Told My Little Sister". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Break A Leg". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Beyond Belief". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "2013 Awards | Dam Short Film Festival". Damshortfilm.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Super Shorts Film Festival 2012". Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  9. ^ "In the Spotlight - Jonathan Weisbrod '15: Law student, film producer". law.shu.edu. Seton Hall University School of Law. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Lies I Told My Little Sister". Jonathanweisbrod.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013. [dead link]
  11. ^ Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, New York University, 2012 New Voices & Visions Film Festival, Published February 25, 2012
  12. ^ "New Visions and Voices | Presented by the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television". Nvvfestival.com. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  13. ^ "AFI Screen Education » Hometown Claim to Fame Winners Announced!". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2012.