Jason Kaminsky

Academic

• Professor of film and television, Summer 2021–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

Feature films

• Producer, 2022, "Inspector Sun and The Curse of The Black Widow," animated
  Creative producer responsible for securing production and financing partners.

• Unit production manager, 2019, "Boy Genius"
  Distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

• Associate producer/production manager, 2018, "Spivak"
  Financed and distributed by Netflix.

Narrative series and shorts

• Producer, 2019, "Piss Off, I Love You," six-part digital series
  Creative producer and co-line producer, responsible for managing prep and production on location in the UK. World premiere at 2020 Dances with Films.

• Producer, 2018, "Dawn of Man"
  Creative producer and line producer; helped secure financing and cast. Official selection in 25 festivals worldwide, including Leeds International Film Festival and NY Latino Film Festival.

• Production coordinator, 2016, "The Skinny," six-part digital series
  Duties included location management, transportation coordination; served as liaison to FilmLA and SAG. World premiere at 2016 Sundance Film Festival; financed and distributed by Refinery29 and wifey.tv.

• Producer, 2015, "Best Wishes from Millwood"
  Served as creative and line producer, over-seeing screenplay development, production, post and VFX. Distributed by Premium Films.

• Producer and co-writer, 2012, "Traffic Cone," animated
  Co-authored treatment, secured financing, hired creative staff, and oversaw all aspects of production and post.

Documentary and news

• Segment producer and editor, 2021, "Loco+"
  Producer, camera operator, and editor for new Atlanta-based digital platform shows, "Lotus" with CBS journalist, Astrid Martinez, and "The Good News Lady" with former CNN journalist, Daryn Kagan.

• Producer and sound mixer, 2019, "Infectious Disease Detectives," 360° and video documentaries
  Devised budget, production schedule, and managed both 360° and video units on the ground in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Served as spatial audio recordist, story producer, and post-production supervisor.

• Producer, 2016–18, The Ryr-1 Foundation
  Responsible for creating compelling media to spread awareness about RYR-1 related myopathies. Duties included filming family conferences from 2016–18, producing live webinars of scientific seminars, and editing video content for the foundation’s website. Featured projects included: "Hodgson," producer, director, B-camera operator, and editor; and the RYR-1 Foundation Documentary, co-producer and co-director. The film raised over $1 million to support medical research and foundation operations.

Commercials

• Producer and actor, 2020, Burger King, "Impossible Burger," spec
  Senior producer responsible for creative development, prep, production, and post; secured studio and talent.

• Producer, 2020, "Massage Envy," spec
  Senior producer responsible for prep, production, and post; secured studio, and soft-money gear and services.

• Producer, 2019, "Curacao Department Stores"
  Lead producer for Curacao Credit campaign, responsible for budget and schedule, securing locations, arranging casting sessions, and negotiating with talent representatives.

• Producer, 2019, "Google Pixel 3: Brought A Friend to the Grammys"
  Line producer and production manager; also responsible for securing SAG signatory status and approvals; starred Alicia Keys.

Studio and administrative

• Executive assistant to Jocelyn Diaz, 2012–15, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA

• Creative assistant to Andrew Lazar and Miri Yoon, 2011–12, Mad Chance Productions, Warner Bros Studio, Burbank, CA

• Executive assistant to Alesia Weston, 2010–11, Sundance Institute, Beverly Hills, CA
  Managed outreach for 2012 Screenwriters Lab and provided events support at 2011 Sundance Film Festival.