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Jon Alpert Biography

Birth Name:Jon Alpert

Birth Place:Port Chester, New York, United States

Profession Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Sound department, Writer, Editor, Camera department, Editorial department

Fast Facts

Helped found one of the first community media centers in the U․S․, the Downtown Community Television Center, in 1972
In 2007, he was awarded the Alfred I․ duPont-Columbia University Award
Before becoming a serious filmmaker, he worked as a taxi driver in New York City in order to support himself
Well known for capturing wartime events in dangerous areas of the world, such as his work on Cambodia, the Iranian hostage crisis, etc
A martial arts enthusiast, he possesses a black belt in karate
Was the first American journalist to attempt to showcase uncensored video footage of the Persian Gulf War, but all of his plans were cancelled by major networks

2005IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
2006Peabody Award-: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera Productions: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera): nominated
2006Bronze Wrangler-Western Documentary: winner
2007duPont-Columbia Award-: winner
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
2010Oscar-Best Documentary, Short Subjects: nominated
2010Golden Nymph-News Documentaries - Best News Documentary: winner
2011CINE Masters' Series Award-Professional News Division: winner
2011Prism Award-Documentary Program - Mental Health: winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding Music and Sound: winner
2018Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
2021New Jersey Films Competition-: nominated