Jonathan Newman
Writer, Director
In the space of just two years, Jonathan Newman has achieved the impressive feat of adapting two of his award-winning short films into features, which he not only wrote, but directed too. And most recently he directed the $25m movie The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box, starring Michael Sheen, Sam Neill, and Lena Headey.
In addition, Jonathan shot the feature film Foster, a magical and heartwarming family film starring Emmy Award-winning actress Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), Richard E Grant (Withnail and I) and Oscar winner Hayley Mills (Pollyanna, The Parent Trap). The film was also based on his award-winning short film, which screened on both HBO and BBC and earned Newman a BBC New Filmmaker nomination. Both films were produced by Deepak Nayar (Bend It Like Beckham, Buena Vista Social Club).
Jonathan is also a festival veteran, contributing to as well as moderating many of our sessions.
More information
Jonathan Newman is appearing at the following sessions:
50 Habits of Successful Screenwriters
Join our distinguished panel of successful screenwriters as we deep-dive into patterns, habits and strategies to reveal 50 ways to literally get more from your time, resources, contacts and imagination. Some are simple, others cerebral, many challenging… but ALL will increase your probability of success.
