Jonathan Liebesman (born 15 September 1976) is a South African film
director and writer.Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He studied filmmaking at the AFDA, The South African School of Motion
Picture Medium and Live Performance and at NYU's Tisch School of the
Arts. He is Jewish. His cousin is director Dean Israelite.At Tisch, he
co-wrote and directed an 8-minute short film, Genesis and Catastrophe,
adapted from a Roald Dahl short story. The film was screened at
numerous festivals around the world, and in 2000 won an award in the
category of 'best short' at the Austin Film Festival. This earned
Liebesman the "Hollywood Young Filmmaker Award" at the Hollywood Film
Festival in 2000.
director and writer.Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
He studied filmmaking at the AFDA, The South African School of Motion
Picture Medium and Live Performance and at NYU's Tisch School of the
Arts. He is Jewish. His cousin is director Dean Israelite.At Tisch, he
co-wrote and directed an 8-minute short film, Genesis and Catastrophe,
adapted from a Roald Dahl short story. The film was screened at
numerous festivals around the world, and in 2000 won an award in the
category of 'best short' at the Austin Film Festival. This earned
Liebesman the "Hollywood Young Filmmaker Award" at the Hollywood Film
Festival in 2000.
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