Jeff Zimbalist Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Jeffrey Leib Nettler Zimbalist (born August 15, 1978 in Northampton, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Peabody Award Winning American filmmaker best known for his feature films Favela Rising, The Two Escobars, Youngstown Boys, Bollywood; The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, and The Scribe of Urabá. Along with his brother Michael, the Zimbalists have collaborated with eminent names in the entertainment industry, such as Quincy Jones, Pelé, Shakira, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mick Jagger, Javier Bardem, Russell Simmons, Naomi Campbell, Aishwarya Rai, and Amitabh BachChan, among others. Their films have been broadcast on HBO, MTV, PBS, ESPN, Channel 4 UK, the BBC and BET, as well as theatrically distributed worldwide. Their production company is called All Rise Films.Together with Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist won the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2005 TriBeCa Film Festival for his film Favela Rising. Favela Rising also garnered a 2006 Emmy Nomination for Zimbalist, was named as the 2005 International Documentary Association's Film of the Year, was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005, and won 36 International Film Festival Awards, including Best Documentary at Sydney and Leeds International Film Festivals. The film follows the life of Anderson Sa through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro in his attempt to use Afro-Reggae music to provide a positive outlet for the residents of a dangerous environment. The film was distributed by Thinkfilm and HBO Documentary Films in North America and was theatrically released in 16 countries, including by the Institute of Contemporary Art in the UK.In 2010, Disney / ESPN Films released "The Two Escobars" which Jeff directed and produced with his brother Michael Zimbalist. Jeff also was credited as the director of photography and editor. The film was nominated for another Emmy and was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and the IDFA International Film Festival. It was called "one of the best documentaries in recent memory" by The Los Angeles Times, "masterful" by The Hollywood Reporter, a "knockout documentary" by Variety and "one of the best sports documentaries ever made" by Bill Simmons. In 2011, Jeff and Michael Zimbalist's script for The Two Escobars was nominated for a best nonfiction script by the Writers Guild of America and was named 2010 documentary of the year alongside The Tillman Story by Sports Illustrated. Of the over 50 films in the Emmy Award winning 30for30 series, Vulture ranked "The Two Escobars" as the best one. The Zimbalists shared the 2011 Peabody Award with this first season of ESPN Films 30for30 filmmakers. Since, the Zimbalist brothers have directed two other entries into the 30for30 series, including "Arnold's Blueprint" and "Youngstown Boys", which won an Emmy in 2014 for ESPN Films Best Sports Series.Zimbalist co-directed "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" about the B
Net Worth
$1.2 Million
Date Of Birth
1978-08-15
Profession
Director, Producer, Editor
Work Position
Favela Rising
Nicknames
Jeff Zimbalist, Zimbalist, Jeff
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Battling Back
2016
Documentary short
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016
as Jeffrey Zimbalist
A Home for the Holidays
2015
TV Movie
30 for 30
2010-2013
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Youngstown Boys
2013
Documentary
30 for 30 Shorts
2012
TV Series documentary short 1 episode
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
2011
Documentary
The Two Escobars
2010
Documentary
Iron Ring
2008
TV Series
Favela Rising
2005
Documentary
Buenas intenciones
2002
TV Movie documentary
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Battling Back
2016
Documentary short producer
The 18th Annual 'A Home for the Holidays'
2016
TV Movie producer
The 17th Annual 'A Home for the Holidays'
2015
TV Movie producer
A Home for the Holidays
2015
TV Movie producer
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
2014
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
30 for 30
2010-2013
TV Series documentary producer - 2 episodes
Youngstown Boys
2013
Documentary producer
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short producer
The Two Escobars
2010
Documentary producer
War Don Don
2010
Documentary consulting producer
America Stripped
2010
Documentary associate producer
Favela Rising
2005
Documentary producer
Buenas intenciones
2002
TV Movie documentary producer
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Llama Lake
2012
Documentary post-production
Battling Back
2016
Documentary short
30 for 30
2010-2013
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Youngstown Boys
2013
Documentary
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
2011
Documentary
The Two Escobars
2010
Documentary
Live from the Artists Den
2008
TV Series 1 episode
Buddy
2005
Documentary
Favela Rising
2005
Documentary
Buenas intenciones
2002
TV Movie documentary
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016
written by - as Jeffrey Zimbalist
Youngstown Boys
2013
Documentary
The Two Escobars
2010
Documentary
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary written by - 1 episode
Hijos de la guerra
2007
Documentary
Buenas intenciones
2002
TV Movie documentary written by
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Llama Lake
2012
Documentary post-production
Battling Back
2016
Documentary short
30 for 30
2010-2013
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Youngstown Boys
2013
Documentary
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short
The Two Escobars
2010
Documentary
Favela Rising
2005
Documentary
Buenas intenciones
2002
TV Movie documentary
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crotty's Kids
2014
Documentary assistant editor
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary color timer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary 2d graphics - 1 episode
The Addiction Project
2007
TV Series contributing director
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short digital effects
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
2004
Documentary assistant director
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary aerial videographer - 1 episode
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short sound editor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 for 30
2014
TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
Meet the Patels
2014
Documentary thanks
Al midan
2013
Documentary the producers wish to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Kann Artists
2011
Documentary short
The Fabulous Picture Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Open Eyes Jury Award
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
