Jon Alpert
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
Awards
- 2005IDA Award - Feature Documentaries:Nominated
- 2006Peabody AwardWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 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 CompetitionNominated