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I am Nathan Jongewaard, a passionate and curious educator and filmmaker who thrives on shaping how stories are told through moving images. My work spans teaching, directing, writing, acting, shooting, and editing across cinema, television, and digital formats. I love guiding students and professionals alike to explore history, aesthetics, and the evolving language of media through hands-on, collaborative projects. With a career in production and education, I’ve built and mentored teams across independent films, television, and transmedia initiatives. I’m committed to creative risk-taking, clear storytelling, and bridging art with practical production expertise to empower others in their creative journeys.…I am Nathan Jongewaard, a passionate and curious educator and filmmaker who thrives on shaping how stories are told through moving images. My work spans teaching, directing, writing, acting, shooting, and editing across cinema, television, and digital formats. I love guiding students and professionals alike to explore history, aesthetics, and the evolving language of media through hands-on, collaborative projects. With a career in production and education, I’ve built and mentored teams across independent films, television, and transmedia initiatives. I’m committed to creative risk-taking, clear storytelling, and bridging art with practical production expertise to empower others in their creative journeys.

Nathan Jongewaard

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I am Nathan Jongewaard, a passionate and curious educator and filmmaker who thrives on shaping how stories are told through moving images. My work spans teaching, directing, writing, acting, shooting, and editing across cinema, television, and digital formats. I love guiding students and professionals alike to explore history, aesthetics, and the evolving language of media through hands-on, collaborative projects. With a career in production and education, I’ve built and mentored teams across independent films, television, and transmedia initiatives. I’m committed to creative risk-taking, clear storytelling, and bridging art with practical production expertise to empower others in their creative journeys.…I am Nathan Jongewaard, a passionate and curious educator and filmmaker who thrives on shaping how stories are told through moving images. My work spans teaching, directing, writing, acting, shooting, and editing across cinema, television, and digital formats. I love guiding students and professionals alike to explore history, aesthetics, and the evolving language of media through hands-on, collaborative projects. With a career in production and education, I’ve built and mentored teams across independent films, television, and transmedia initiatives. I’m committed to creative risk-taking, clear storytelling, and bridging art with practical production expertise to empower others in their creative journeys.

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I am Nathan Jongewaard, a passionate and curious educator and filmmaker who thrives on shaping how stories are told through moving images. My work spans teaching, directing, writing, acting, shooting, and editing across cinema, television, and digital formats. I love guiding students and professionals alike to explore history, aesthetics, and the evolving language of media through hands-on, collaborative projects.
With a career in production and education, I’ve built and mentored teams across independent films, television, and transmedia initiatives. I’m committed to creative risk-taking, clear storytelling, and bridging art with practical production expertise to empower others in their creative journeys.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Stop Motion Animation

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Beginner

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Outreach Manager at Boulder International Film Festival

January 1, 2025 - Present

Coordinated outreach and produced BIFF Teen Short Film Competition; responsible for promotion, marketing, outreach, design, juror recruitment, and event production; contributed to the 2026 competition achieving a record level of submissions.

Adjunct Professor at Expression College

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

Curriculum design and instruction in Directing, Film Studies, Current Media, and Music Video; additional college-level instruction in Cinematography, Documentary and Production.

Arts Instructor at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017

Curriculum design in film, video and transmedia; K-12 instruction in animation, narrative filmmaking, documentary and music video; professional development in transmedia arts integration for public school teachers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

English Teacher at Guangdong Foreign Languages Normal School

January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1998

Curriculum design and instruction in spoken and written English; Lecturer in film history.

Producer, Camera Operator, Director, Editor at Freelance Video Production

January 1, 2000 - Present

Over 100 episodes of USA Today's Tech Now series with Jennifer Jolly; Creator/producer of Webby-winning CBS Interactive series Teletrivia; clients include BIFF, All Roads Shelter, CBS Interactive, Cisco, Dolby, eBay, Fox Sports, Genentech, Home Depot, IBM, Microsoft, and others.

Media Production Coordinator at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017

Multi-camera performance videos; grant videos worth over $500k; video services for faculty, staff and students.

Producer/Editor at Current TV

January 1, 2008 - Present

Edited hourly live news packages; sourcing, graphic design, fact-checking.