Jonathan Blitstein Explained

Jonathan Blitstein
Birth Date:	28 October 1982
Birth Place:	Lincolnshire, Illinois, U.S.
Alma Mater:	New York University (BFA)
Occupation:	Filmmaker, playwright, producer

Jonathan Blitstein is a current American film producer, former playwright, and indie filmmaker. He currently runs Tandem Pictures, and previously was an executive at Astronauts Wanted, (affiliated with Sony Music) and Disney Digital Network, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Blitstein directed the independent mumblecore film Let Them Chirp Awhile and a play, Keep Your Baggage With You, for which he won the New York Innovative Theatre Award in 2011.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life and education

Blitstein was born on October 28, 1982, in Lincolnshire, Illinois.^[3] Blitstein graduated with a BFA from the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Production at the Tisch School of the Arts."^[4] Blitstein previously studied acting at The Second City, the Piven Theatre Workshop, LAByrinth Theater Company, and Primary Stages.

Plays

• Squealer produced with Lesser America in Spring 2011^[5]
• Keep Your Baggage With You (at all times) (2009) (First produced at Theater for the New City part of the Dream Up Festival, Summer 2010)

Films

• Black Bear (2020) - Producer^[6]
• The Surrogate (2020) - Producer
• Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007) Feature Film^[7]
• Another Kind (2011) Feature Film^[8]

External links

• Interview with Blitstein from Film Intuition Magazine

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 Award Recipients Announced - News from the IT Awards. nyitawards.com. 26 February 2015.
2. Web site: Jonathan Blitstein - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226140244/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1475137/Jonathan-Blitstein/biography. dead. 26 February 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 26 February 2015.
3. Web site: Jonathan Blitstein. IMDb. 2019-11-09.
4. Web site: Woodstock Film Festival. woodstockfilmfestival.com. 26 February 2015.
5. Web site: Jonathan Blitstein's Squealer, Directed by Daniel Talbott, Set for Theater for the New City May 5. theandygram.com. 26 February 2015.
6. Web site: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon To Star In 'Black Bear' Thriller From Lawrence Michael Levine. N'Duka. Amanda. 2019-07-29. Deadline. en. 2019-11-09.
7. Web site: The Chicago Maroon — Precocious Blitstein chirps awhile about value of following your own path. chicagomaroon.com. 26 February 2015.
8. Web site: Woodstock Film Festival. woodstockfilmfestival.com. 26 February 2015.