Jonathan Newman

Jonathan Newman
Born	September 1, 1972 (1972 -09-01) 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.

Newman made his first feature film at the age of 25. Being Considered starred James Dreyfus and David Tennant. His movies include Foster, starring Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffud, Richard E Grant, Anne Reid and Hayley Mills, as well as Swinging with the Finkels, 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.

Newman is credited as an assistant author of the The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint.

Early years

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.

Filmography

Feature films

• Being Considered | Writer/Director
• Teeth | Writer/Director
• Swinging with the Finkels | Writer/Director
• Foster | Writer/Director

Television

• Mustang Drift [1] | Director/Producer
• Father's Day | Writer/Director
• Perspectives: Reality Bites | 'Director/Executive Producer
• Jailbreak | Director

Short films

• Models Required | Director
• Foster | Writer/Director/Producer
• Sex with the Finkels | Writer/Director

External links

• Jonathan Newman entry at the Internet Movie Database.
• Serendipity Films website
• "Swinging with the Finkels entry at the Internet Movie Database
• "The 2010 Ford Mustang: Mustang Drift
• "Deadline Hollywood