Jonathan Levine
| Jonathan Levine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jonathan A. Levine June 18, 1976 (age 40) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Brown University (BA) American Film Institute (MFA) |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Jonathan A. Levine (born June 18, 1976) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is well known for directing 50/50 in 2011.
Levine was born in New York City, to Jewish parents. He attended the St Bernard's School in New York for his elementary school, and Phillips Academy in Andover for his high school. He also received his bachelor's degree from Brown University and his Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Directing from the American Film Institute, or the AFI Conservatory.
In 2006, he was nominated for a Best Independent Mini-Feature Award at the Black Reel Awards for his AFI Thesis short film Shards (2004), which also won a Certificate of Excellence at the 2005 Brooklyn Film Festival for Best Cinematography by Petra Korner. He also wrote and directed a documentary short entitled Love Bytes (2005), where he sets out on a cross country roadtrip to find love in major cities with the assistance of a laptop and an Audi A3.
Levine's feature directorial debut was the 2006 dramatic horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which starred Amber Heard in the title role. The screenplay was written by Jacob Forman. The film premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by screenings at the Sitges Film Festival, South by Southwest, London FrightFest Film Festival, and the IFI Horrorthon, at the French Cinemathèque.
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