Jonathan Treisman - Details

Biography

JONATHAN TREISMAN began Flatiron Films in 1996 with the goal of optioning the film rights to novels, screenplays, articles and other properties, and to set them up as feature film projects within the major studios.

Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Treisman graduated from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1992 and received a B.A. in Communications. He spent four years working at Walt Disney Pictures, which included working directly for the President of Walt Disney Pictures. At Disney, Treisman worked on such films as "101 Dalmatians" and "George of the Jungle."

When Treisman left Walt Disney Studios he produced two multi-award-winning short films: "The Last Mistress" and "Puppies For Sale," starring Academy Award-winning actor, Jack Lemmon.

In addition to optioning Catherine Ryan Hyde’s then-unpublished novel, Pay It Forward, Treisman is also producing the next two films based on Catherine Ryan Hyde's unpublished manuscripts, Walter's Purple Heart and Electric God. Both of these novels will be published by Simon & Schuster. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Catherine Ryan Hyde's Pay It Forward Foundation which develops youth community service projects. He was recently named one of Variety’s "50 Creatives To Watch."

Additional projects include Steven Dietz's Kennedy Center Award-winning play, "Still Life With Iris," which he has set up as a children's animated feature film at Sony Pictures Family Entertainment; as well as "The Devil's Music," "Johnny On the Spot” and "Squirrelly Girly."