Jon Fitzgerals

Jon Fitzgerald


With a degree in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Jon Fitzgerald directed his first film in 1994.  He cofounded the Slamdance Film Festival in 1995 and was the executive director for two years before becoming the festival director at the American Film Institute from 1997 to1999. He has also acted as the festival director at the Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi International Film Festivals and consulted to dozens of others.

Through Cause Pictures, he produced and directed a handful of documentaries, before launching CauseCinema.com as a guide to the best in social impact films.
 
The 2nd Edition of his book Filmmaking For Change: Make Films that Transform the World was released fall of 2017.
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