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Jason Woliner Biography
Birth Name:Jason Woliner
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Actor, Cinematographer
Fast Facts
- Briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College in the late 1990s, but left after two years to pursue filmmaking
- Originally a child actor, he got his start at the age of 4 as half of a father/son team of magicians
- His recognition grew after becoming a part of the Human Giant team, a troupe of comics from New York who once helmed a series on MTV
- While not working on films and shorts, he regularly guest-directs on episodes of television series like "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live․"
- Would often screen his earliest works at the monthly film festival held in Baltimore as well as the MicroCineFest
- Launched a novelty t-shirt company, the Je Shirt Company, in late 2012
Awards
- 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: nominated
- 2016Short Film Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
- 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
- 2021Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
- 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series: winner