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Jonathan KesselmanJK

Jonathan Kesselman

Video Editor /Producer

£700/day
Montpellier, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jonathan

Award-winning filmmaker with over 25 yrs exp, writing, directing, producing &
editing all forms of media; feature films, television, commercials, social media,
podcasts. Notable works: cult-classic comedy film The Hebrew Hammer (written
and directed), second-unit Director for multiple Academy Award Winning Director
Ang Lee, advertising for Google, Harley Davidson, Renault. Written for Disney,
Fox, MTV, Paramount. Showrunner for television, directed and edited for BBC.
Notable Experience:
- Directed 2 Award-Winning Feature Films (starring Adam Goldberg, Judy
Greer, Mario van Peebles, Maz Jobrani, John Heard), distributed worldwide
- Show-ran TV with some of the biggest names in comedy on both sides of the
Atlantic; Russell Peters, Rachel Dratch, Lewis Black, Kids in the Hall, Jay
Mohr, George Wendt
- Wrote and Directed Second-Unit for Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Half-
Time Walk’
- Worked with some of the biggest brands in the world including; Google,
Harley Davidson, Renault, Nintendo, Red Mango, Irish Rail
- Directed a number of shorts film commissioned by BBC and Funny or Die
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Montpellier (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Alysa Kassay for Congress
    Video Editor /Producer
    September 2025 - Today (9 months)
    Produced and Editing all campaign materials for North Carolina District 6 candidate for the House of Representatives/
    Video editing Video production color grading
  • Danforth Center
    Producer / Video Editor
    September 2025 - Today (9 months)
    St Louis, United States
    Produce and Edit 3 camera shoot of the Ross Douthat (Ny Times Op Ed) and Philip Zuckerman debate at the Danforth Center - University of Washington in St. Louis
    Video editing Video production color grading
  • University of Texas
    Video Editor
    February 2024 - April 2024 (2 months)
    Austin, United States
    Editing lecture recordings into high-quality instructional videos for large university classes. Enhancing video clarity and engagement for students.
    Video editing

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Education

  • MFA in Film Production
    University of Southern California
    2001
    MFA in Film Production
  • B.A. in
    University of Colorado
    B.A. in

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