Nat Rovit is a multi-disciplinary artist and award-winning filmmaker. His screenplays have been recognized by the Austin Film Festival and the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and his films have played at festivals all over the world including Cannes, IndieLisboa, and San Sebastian. Nat’s 1970’s period accurate, 16mm grindhouse throwback Honeymoon at Cold Hollow premiered in competition at the 2023 Seattle International Film Festival and went on to win the award for Best Short at the Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
Nat holds a BFA in Film Production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son where, in addition to writing and directing, he has worked at several of the industry’s premiere film studios including Searchlight Pictures and Paramount Pictures. As an executive, Nat produces creative advertising for major features. Credits include Gladiator 2, and Academy Award winners The Shape of Water, The Favourite, Jojo Rabbit, and Nomadland.
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