Szonja Jakovits
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Szonja Jakovits was raised in Providence, Rhode Island; and got her
start in the 'industry' by working in the Trinity Repertory Company, in
Stage Management.
After attending Rhode Island College, she toured Canada with Bill Glassco's production of "Nothing Sacred" in 1989. She then spent two years in Seattle working in Stage Management for ACT, Alice B. and Empty Spaces Theatres.
In 1991, she moved to Budapest, Hungary and started working as a Script Supervisor in the European film industry. She established the concept of Script Supervision in Hungary, creating Camera Sheets and Script Logs which are now standard there.
In 2001, she moved to Toronto, Canada, where she has worked on numerous independent productions, as an 2nd Assistant Director and Production Manager/Production Coordinator and Visual Effects Coordinator. She has been key in getting many small productions 'green-lighted' through ACTRA's TIP Program, in helping first time Directors and Producers complete their dream of creating their first independent film.
After attending Rhode Island College, she toured Canada with Bill Glassco's production of "Nothing Sacred" in 1989. She then spent two years in Seattle working in Stage Management for ACT, Alice B. and Empty Spaces Theatres.
In 1991, she moved to Budapest, Hungary and started working as a Script Supervisor in the European film industry. She established the concept of Script Supervision in Hungary, creating Camera Sheets and Script Logs which are now standard there.
In 2001, she moved to Toronto, Canada, where she has worked on numerous independent productions, as an 2nd Assistant Director and Production Manager/Production Coordinator and Visual Effects Coordinator. She has been key in getting many small productions 'green-lighted' through ACTRA's TIP Program, in helping first time Directors and Producers complete their dream of creating their first independent film.
