Jonathan Levine

Birth Name:

Jonathan A. Levine

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Won a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award in the Dramatic category for "The Wackness" in 2008
Won an American Black Film Festival Award for Best Short Film for "Shards․"
Won an Aspen Filmfest Audience Favorite Feature Award for "50/50" in 2011
Graduated from Brown University with a degree in Art and attended the American Film Institute Conservatory
Has been interested in filmmaking since the age of 12
Released his first film, a short called "Shards," as his senior thesis film in 2004
Started out as a personal assistant to writer and director Paul Schrader
Quote: "What attracted me [to 50/50"] was it felt like something I'd want to do already․ It wasn't a goofy comedy that I had to make more sophisticated․․․[or a] serious movie that I had to add humor to․ It had a great combination of all these things․""
Quote: "(On "50/50"): "I feel like it's been a long time since someone's tried to make a mainstream movie for young people that is sophisticated, and that doesn't talk down to them, and that challenges them․""
Best known as the director of "50/50" and as the writer and director of "Warm Bodies" and "The Wackness․"

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