Jonathan Blitstein
Jonathan Blitstein is a current American film producer, former playwright, and indie filmmaker. He currently runs Tandem Pictures, and previously was an executive at Astronauts Wanted, (affiliated with Sony Music) and Disney Digital Network, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
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Born | Lincolnshire, Illinois, U.S. | October 28, 1982
Alma mater | New York University (BFA) |
Occupation | Filmmaker, playwright, producer |
Blitstein directed the independent mumblecore film Let Them Chirp Awhile and a play, Keep Your Baggage With You, for which he won the New York Innovative Theatre Award in 2011.[1][2]
Personal life and Education
Blitstein was born on October 28, 1982 in Lincolnshire, Illinois.[3] Blitstein graduated with a BFA from the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Production at the Tisch School of the Arts."[4] Blitstein previously studied acting at The Second City, the Piven Theatre Workshop, LAByrinth Theater Company, and Primary Stages.
Plays
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Films
- Black Bear (2020) - Producer[6]
- The Surrogate (2020) - Producer
- Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007) Feature Film[7]
- Another Kind (2011) Feature Film[8]
References
- "2011 Award Recipients Announced - News from the IT Awards". nyitawards.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Jonathan Blitstein - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Jonathan Blitstein". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Woodstock Film Festival". woodstockfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Jonathan Blitstein's Squealer, Directed by Daniel Talbott, Set for Theater for the New City May 5". theandygram.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- N'Duka, Amanda (2019-07-29). "Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon To Star In 'Black Bear' Thriller From Lawrence Michael Levine". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "The Chicago Maroon — Precocious Blitstein chirps awhile about value of following your own path". chicagomaroon.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Woodstock Film Festival". woodstockfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.