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| Born | (1972-09-01)1 September 1972 (age 53) London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | film director,scriptwriter |
Jonathan Newman is a British filmmaker and writer. Newman made his first feature film at the age of 25.Being Considered starredJames Dreyfus andDavid Tennant. His recent movies include the action adventure filmMariah Mundi and the Midas Box, starringSam Neill,Michael Sheen,Lena Headey andKeeley Hawes, with the lead of Mariah Mundi played by Welsh actorAneurin Barnard. RetitledThe Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, the film was released theatrically in USA on 10 January 2014.In 2012 Newman wrote and directed the critically acclaimed filmFoster,[1] starringToni Collette,Ioan Gruffudd,Richard E. Grant,Anne Reid andHayley Mills, as well asSwinging with the Finkels,[2] which starsMartin Freeman, singer/actressMandy Moore,Melissa George,Jonathan Silverman,Angus Deayton andJerry Stiller. Foster, aka "Angel in the House' (US Title) won Best Feature film at the Rhode Island Film Festival 2013 as voted for by the youth jury.In 2008 and 2013, Newman was longlisted for The Hospital Club 100 media hotlist.[3]Newman is credited as an assistant author ofThe Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint.[4]
Newman was born in London, England. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 5, where he quickly got a passion for films and filmmaking.
In 1990, he attendedBrandeis University. In 1994, he completed a master's degree at theNorthern Film School inLeeds.
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