| Jonathan Newman | |
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| Born | September 1, 1972 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | film director, scriptwriter |
Jonathan Newman is a British filmmaker and writer.
Newman owns a film company called Serendipity based at Ealing Studios.[1]
Newman made his first feature film at the age of 25. Being Considered starred James Dreyfus and David Tennant. His movies include Foster[2], starring Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffud, Richard E Grant, Anne Reid and Hayley Mills, as well as Swinging with the Finkels,[3] which stars Martin Freeman, singer/actress Mandy Moore, Melissa George, Jonathan Silverman, Angus Deayton and Jerry Stiller.
In 2008, Newman was longlisted for The Hospital Club 100 media hotlist.[4]
Newman is credited as an assistant author of the The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint.[5]
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Newman was born in London, England to Israel and South African parents. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 5, where he quickly got a passion for films and filmmaking.
In 1990, he attended Brandeis University. In 1994, he completed a master's degree at the Northern Film School in Leeds.