About
Jonathan Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 15, 1976. He would remain in his home country, studying filmmaking at the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, until 1996; that year, he traveled to New York City to visit his cousin who was attending New York University. Soon after the visit, Jonathan enrolled at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. For his student first film, Jonathan turned Roald Dahl's short story Genesis and Catastrophe (2000) into a 8-minute, award-winning short that help him land Hollywood representation; accolades included the 2000 Hollywood Film Festival's Young Filmmaker Award and the Austin Film Festival's Student Short Film Award.
Filmography
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014 · Director
Wrath of the Titans2012 · Director
Battle: Los Angeles2011 · Director
The Killing Room2009 · Director, Executive Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning2006 · Director
Rings2005 · Director, Writer
Darkness Falls2003 · Director
Genesis and Catastrophe2000 · Director