Jonas Pate

Birth Name:

Jonas James Pate

Birth Place:

Raeford, North Carolina, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Assistant director

Was nominated for a Mystfest Award for Best Film for "The Grave" in 1996
Won a Stockholm Film Festival Award and a Cognac Festival du Film Policier Award for "Deceiver" in 1997 and 1998
Graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Philosophy in 1993
His twin brother is writer, producer, and director Josh Pate, with whom he worked on "Good vs Evil," "Surface," and "Deceiver․"
Earned his first writing and directing credit on the 1996 film "The Grave․"
Started out as an intern for New York filmmakers James Merchant and Ismael Ivory and later worked in the postproduction offices of Miramax
Best known as the writer and director of "Deceiver" and the creator and executive producer of "Surface․"
Directed assorted episodes of the TV series "Friday Night Lights," "The Event," and "Battlestar Galactica․"

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