JONATHAN MARC LIPP(Founder) 

            Jonathan Marc Lipp is a graduate of Hofstra University where he received a Bachelors degree in history. He then received a Master’s degree from Queens College in New York City. He has worked as a journalist for a variety of publications, including “Good Times” and “North Jersey News.” He has written and directed a New York City theatrical production entitled “The What If Show”. He has also written and directed a short film entitled “My Life”, as well as a spec commercial for Honda. Lipp's films, including the feature films "Bridges and Tunnels" and "Singles.com", have screened at a variety of festivals across the country.

Lipp is also the founder of the “Big Apple Film Festival”, which opened at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City in December of 2004. Aside from coordinating the Big Apple Film Festival, he is also currently in production on a short film, “The Tell Tale Heart”, based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe. Lipp will adapt the original story into a contemporary version, produce and direct, as well as score and record an original instrumental music soundtrack.