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JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
610 W. 115th, New York, NY (323) 919-0882 • [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts – Los Angeles, Master of Fine Arts, Production with an Emphasis in Screenwriting, December 2010
Brandeis University – Waltham, MA
Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing & Film Studies, May 2007
WORK EXPERIENCE
FORM Production Company – Beverly Hills, CA Personal Assistant
• Collaborated on the creative development of projects including feature films, commercial spots, and television
• Assisted producer Priscilla Cohen in office management, script reading, and corresponding with partners.
Scenechronize Production Software – Los Angeles, CA Director of Customer Success
• On site training and support for multiple television production offices including all of HBO, 90210, Breaking Bad, and Dexter. Works closely with producers, script supervisors and writers’ assistants.
AllVoices Official ad:tech Coverage – Los Angeles, CA Contract Blogger
• 20 stories for AllVoices.com front page coverage of the ad:tech conference on technology and advertising.
WRITING EXPERIENCE
The Big Unplug – New York, NY Original Feature
• In a future where the Internet has been indefinitely suspended, a luddite detective investigates the death of his brother in the strange and seedy hacker underworld.
• Quarter-finalist in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest.
Choice of Games – New York, NY Contract Writer
• Publishing original Interactive E-Book “Choice of the Rock Star” for purchase on iTunes and Kindle this winter.
Lustmord – New York, NY Webseries Headwritter
• Paid position on AIC Films BDSM-themed thriller, premiering Fall ‘13 .
Tablet Magazine – New York, NY Freelance Contributor
•1,000 Facebook “Likes” for ”An Atheists Synagogue Search”.
The Los Angeles Review of Books – Los Angeles, CA Film section essayist
• “A Three Act Journey in the Land of the Gurus” republished by Salon as “I Was a Screenwriting Guru Groupie”.
• 10,000+ hits for “Real Story”, picked up by Arts and Letters Daily and tweeted by Roger Ebert.
Blank Canvas – Los Angeles, CA Original Comedy Pilot
• Low brows, high art and giant egos collide when a cutting-edge contemporary art museum opens in Sheboygan, WI.
Set Break – Los Angeles, CA 11/11 Original 10-minute comedy play
• Selected to be featured in the “Ten Minute Play Workshop” podcast, airing in May.
• Premiered at the John Chatterton Short Play Lab in April.
Alas – Los Angeles, CA 8/11 Original one act comedy play
• Premiering at the Unchained Theatre Festival in June and shortlisted for the TS Eliot US/UK Exchange.
The Wrap – Los Angeles, CA Columnist for Hollyblogs Beautiful Science – Waltham, MA Original feature film screenplay
• Awarded an Honor’s distinction in English Literature at Brandeis University.
• The unlikely collaboration between a NY rabbi and a leading eugenicist in the build-up to WWII.
FILMMAKING EXPERIENCE
Matted – Los Angeles, CA
Independent Dramatic Pilot, Creator and Showrunner
• Awarded the Grand Prize at the Access TV Festival and the Merit Award at the Accolade Film Festival.
On The Fringe –Los Angeles, CA Independent documentary director
• How women rabbis are changing the face of modern Judaism, financed and produced by the Jewish Women’s Theatre Group.
Bind – Los Angeles, CA 11/08 – 12/08 Writer, Director
• Awarded “Best Picture” and “Best Accomplishment in Directing” at the Brandeis University Film Festival, 2009.
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