Jon Knautz

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Birth Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date: December 25, 1979
Occupation: Director, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jon Knautz Biography

In early high school, Jon began developing his filmmaking craft. After gaining experience in directing, producing, camera, writing, and editing, Jon completed the Film Foundation program at the Vancouver Film School. Jon's first short film Apt. 310 played eleven film festivals and garnered two awards for Best Short Film.In 2004 Jon received a grant from the Ontario Arts Council to direct the short film The Other Celia. He followed this experience with the critically acclaimed short film Still Life. During this time Jon and actor/producer Trevor Matthews founded Brookstreet Pictures, an Ottawa based film Production Company which provided financing for both Still Life and The Other Celia. Each film played numerous festivals and Jon was awarded Best Director for both films at the Malibu Film Festival in 2006.After the successes of his short films, Jon parlayed his experience into his first feature film Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer which was produced by his company Brookstreet Pictures. The film gained considerable attention throughout the festival circuit and received rave reviews. His second feature, The Shrine, premiered at the 2010 FanTasia Int'l Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature.In his ongoing position as an executive within Brookstreet Pictures, Jon continues to help develop a variety of feature films for future production.

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