Born and raised in New York City, Jonathan Levine has been making films since he was 12 years old. Following his graduation from Brown University's Art/Semiotics program, he worked in New York as personal assistant to renowned writer/director Paul Schrader. In 2002 Jonathan attended the American Film Institute Conservatory in LA and his thesis film Shards screened at film festivals around the world, and won the Best Short Film award at the American Black Film Festival. Jonathan's first feature All the Boys Love Mandy Lane premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006.