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JONATHAN JOFFE , Writer / Director
Jonathan Joffe began his career as a volunteer in a community
television station in 1994. Since then he has continually
developed his creative technical, and producer skills.
His first major film project, entitled Young Rocket Samurai, was
released in 2002. It is an epic children’s tale packed with
action, FX, and animation and earned a national broadcast
license on Canada’s Space Channel. Since then he has gone on to
produce a slate of short films which have won over 15 awards on
the independent festival circuit, including the international
sensation Cost Of Living, (Starring William B. Davis of The
X-Files) which screened at over 45 festivals worldwide, and the
award winning thriller The Boiler Room, which was released in
2008.
After Young Rocket Samurai Jonathan Joffe co-founded an ongoing
workshop for actors and directors known as Upstart, in
conjunction with Actra and ASIA (the Alberta Screen Industries
Alliance). Each week directors and actors perform scene studies
for the camera from either existing works or original
un-produced screenplays. Over the years Jonathan has completed
over 100 scenes, with over 100 actors.
January 2007 saw the release of his first TV series Have Guide
Will Travel, a 3 part half hour travel documentary about
backpacking in Mexico. The show, on which Joffe worked as
producer, director, host, and editor, aired nationally on
Canadian Learning Television, and is now being distributed by US
distributor John McLean Media.
Since then Jonathan Joffe has been prolific having directed a
sitcom pilot for an international co-production based out of New
York (winner of the 2009 NY Access Pilot competition and
nominated for the 2010 Banff TV Festival’s International Pilots
competition), and written 10 feature length screen plays. His
recent work has earned 4 additional awards, and two of his
feature screenplays have been optioned, with one receiving
development financing from Telefilm.
Jonathan’s big news for 2010 is the announcement that he has
been awarded major funding for his first feature film. 2011 will
see production begin on this action / comedy set in a burlesque
theatre (title TBA).
Outside of the film industry, Jonathan is a 2nd degree black
belt in Wado Kai Karate, a scuba diver / underwater
videographer, an avid swing dancer, skier and sport climber, and
has backpacked through 13 countries on 3 continents.
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