Jonathan Yudis was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia, where he nurtured his creative inclinations in acting, writing, and directing from a young age. He graduated with high honors on the Dean's list from the prestigious New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Television Production.
His NYU films garnered international recognition and accolades, including "Perpetual Descent" selected for Holocaust Remembrance Day, "Eclipse" (Producer) which premiered at the renowned Telluride Film Festival and won the Student Academy Award - Gold Prize. Additionally, his film "Union" (Director/Writer/Producer) was an official selection at the Krakow International Film Festival and won 'Best Director' at the New York First Run Film Festival.
Jonathan was honored to serve as the commencement speaker and received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Directing Discipline at the esteemed American Film Institute. His AFI thesis film "Spirit Rising" was a finalist at the Angelus Awards, won 'Best Short Film' at the Firstglance and Atlantic City Film Festivals, and secured distribution through Hypnotic Films. Following his graduation from AFI, Jonathan was named a semi-finalist in the Chesterfield Writing Competition and completed "Hands", a feature documentary about the celebration of life at the Burning Man Festival.
As a television professional, Jonathan has worked as a writer, producer, and director on shows for various networks, including Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Court TV, and Spike TV's "Ralph's Playhouse" for Ren & Stimpy's Adult Party Cartoon, and "The Spike 52 Special".
Jonathan's feature film credits as a director include the outrageous cult comedy "Pervert!" and the live action rotoscoping for Walt Disney's "Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World".
Currently, Jonathan serves as the creative director of Infinite Entertainment, a full-scale film and television production company based in Los Angeles.
When not involved in filmmaking, Jonathan is an avid outdoors enthusiast who has backpacked extensively throughout the United States, India, Nepal, Tibet, and Peru. He has been practicing Yoga since 1993 and is a certified Yogi Siromani who teaches Kundalini Yoga and the workshop "The Yoga of Film Making" at seminars and festivals throughout the United States.
