Jason Woliner
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 PrizeNominated
- 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