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Jonathan Teplitzky

Director

Jonathan is an Australian award winning film and television director. His recent work includes episodes of the critically acclaimed Australian series IRREVERENT and the first three episodes of British crime drama WE HUNT TOGETHER series two.

Previously, he directed episodes of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES series two for Bad Wolf and Sky. His extensive television credits also include series three of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS for Netflix, ORIGIN for Left Bank Pictures, WILL for Monumental, MARCELLA for ITV and Buccaneer, INDIAN SUMMERS for New Pictures and Channel 4, BROADCHURCH for ITV, and RAKE for ABC.

Jonathan’s feature film credits include CHURCHILL starring Brian Cox, THE RAILWAY MAN starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, BURNING MAN starring Matthew Goode which premiered at Toronto, and his breakout feature was GETTIN’ SQUARE.

 

 

Credits

TELEVISION
Date: 2021
Production (role):
IRREVERENT
Company:
Matchbox / Peacock
Project details:
Lead director
Date: 2020
Production (role):
WE HUNT TOGETHER
Company:
BBC/ Showtime
Project details:
Lead block of series 2
Date: 2019
Production (role):
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
Company:
Sky
Date: 2018
Production (role):
ORIGIN
Company:
Youtube Red
Date: 2017
Production (role):
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Company:
Netflix
Date: 2017
Production (role):
WILL
Company:
TNT
Date: 2016
Production (role):
MARCELLA
Company:
ITV
Project details:
1 block
Date: 2015
Production (role):
INDIAN SUMMERS
Company:
Channel 4
Project details:
1 block of TV Series

Starring Julie Walters, Nikesh Patel and Olivia Grant
Date: 2014
Production (role):
BROADCHURCH
Company:
Kudos / ITV (Series 2)
Project details:
1 block of TV Series

Starring Olivia Coleman and David Tennant
Date: 2014
Production (role):
RAKE
Company:
ABC 1, Aus (2 Episodes)
Project details:
Prods. Ian Collie and Peter Duncan

Starring Richard Roxburgh
Date: 2011
Production (role):
SPIRITED
Company:
Foxtel / Southern Star (Series 2)
Project details:
Block 3 of TV series

Prods. John Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Jaquelin Perske
Date: 2009
Production (role):
SPIRITED
Company:
Foxtel / Southern Star
Project details:
Block 2 & 3 of TV series

Prod. John Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske
FEATURE FILM
Date: 2017
Production (role):
CHURCHILL
Company:
Salon Pictures/ Lionsgate
Project details:
Starring Brian Cox
Date: 2012
Production (role):
THE RAILWAY MAN
Company:
Archer Street Productions
Project details:
Wrs. Andy Paterson and Frank Cottrell Boyce

Prods. Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley

Starring Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine
Date: 2010
Production (role):
BURNING MAN (Writer / Director / Co-Producer)
Company:
Meercat Films / Archer Street
Project details:
Prods. Andy Paterson and Jonathan Teplitzky

Starring Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis and Rachael Griffiths

Screened at 2011 Toronto Film Festival

Winner: 2011 AWGIE Award for Best Original Screenplay
Date: 2003
Production (role):
GETTIN’ SQUARE
Company:
Mushroom Pictures / Working Title / Macquarie Nine
Project details:
Wr. Chris Nyst

Prod. Tim White, Martin Fabinyi and Trish Lake

Audience Prize - Hawaiian International Film Festival

Best Film of the Year - Empire Magazine

Opened Brisbane International Film Festival

Nominated for 14 AFI Awards
Date: 2000
Production (role):
BETTER THAN SEX (Writer / Director)
Project details:
Opened Sydney Film Festival

Selected for Toronto, Telluride, London, New York, Film Festivals

Screened at Cannes and sold to over 40 territories worldwide

Nominated for 8 AFI Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script
SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS
Director of over 100 commercials for Australia, U.S.A, U.K., Europe and Asia - 1994 - 2006
Directed commercials and music videos in London, 1989 - 94
First class Honours Degree in Film and TV - Harrow College Film School, Middlesex University, London, 1989

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): IRREVERENT
    Company: Matchbox / Peacock
    Project details: Lead director
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): WE HUNT TOGETHER
    Company: BBC/ Showtime
    Project details: Lead block of series 2
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
    Company: Sky
    Project details:
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): ORIGIN
    Company: Youtube Red
    Project details:
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
    Company: Netflix
    Project details:
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): WILL
    Company: TNT
    Project details:
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): MARCELLA
    Company: ITV
    Project details: 1 block
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): INDIAN SUMMERS
    Company: Channel 4
    Project details: 1 block of TV Series

    Starring Julie Walters, Nikesh Patel and Olivia Grant
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): BROADCHURCH
    Company: Kudos / ITV (Series 2)
    Project details: 1 block of TV Series

    Starring Olivia Coleman and David Tennant
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): RAKE
    Company: ABC 1, Aus (2 Episodes)
    Project details: Prods. Ian Collie and Peter Duncan

    Starring Richard Roxburgh
  • Date: 2011
    Production (role): SPIRITED
    Company: Foxtel / Southern Star (Series 2)
    Project details: Block 3 of TV series

    Prods. John Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Jaquelin Perske
  • Date: 2009
    Production (role): SPIRITED
    Company: Foxtel / Southern Star
    Project details: Block 2 & 3 of TV series

    Prod. John Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): CHURCHILL
    Company: Salon Pictures/ Lionsgate
    Project details: Starring Brian Cox
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): THE RAILWAY MAN
    Company: Archer Street Productions
    Project details: Wrs. Andy Paterson and Frank Cottrell Boyce

    Prods. Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley

    Starring Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine
  • Date: 2010
    Production (role): BURNING MAN (Writer / Director / Co-Producer)
    Company: Meercat Films / Archer Street
    Project details: Prods. Andy Paterson and Jonathan Teplitzky

    Starring Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis and Rachael Griffiths

    Screened at 2011 Toronto Film Festival

    Winner: 2011 AWGIE Award for Best Original Screenplay
  • Date: 2003
    Production (role): GETTIN’ SQUARE
    Company: Mushroom Pictures / Working Title / Macquarie Nine
    Project details: Wr. Chris Nyst

    Prod. Tim White, Martin Fabinyi and Trish Lake

    Audience Prize - Hawaiian International Film Festival

    Best Film of the Year - Empire Magazine

    Opened Brisbane International Film Festival

    Nominated for 14 AFI Awards
  • Date: 2000
    Production (role): BETTER THAN SEX (Writer / Director)
    Company:
    Project details: Opened Sydney Film Festival

    Selected for Toronto, Telluride, London, New York, Film Festivals

    Screened at Cannes and sold to over 40 territories worldwide

    Nominated for 8 AFI Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script
  • Director of over 100 commercials for Australia, U.S.A, U.K., Europe and Asia - 1994 - 2006
  • Directed commercials and music videos in London, 1989 - 94
  • First class Honours Degree in Film and TV - Harrow College Film School, Middlesex University, London, 1989
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