Jonathan Baker

Biography

Jonathan T. Baker is an American film producer, independent filmmaker, artistic coach, and adjunct professor. He is a two-time Emmy-nominated producer and a member of the Producer’s Guild of America. Baker has produced and executive-produced a range of feature films and documentaries, including Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Studios, 2020), The Banker (Apple), Crown Heights (Tribeca and Sundance Audience Award winner), Basmati Blues, and other independent projects. His company, JB Productions, Inc., develops and partners on diverse entertainment works across film, stage, and media. Before his producing career, Baker worked in film marketing and television research at Sony Pictures Entertainment and as a marketing manager at Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures, where he contributed to the release of numerous theatrical films. He also teaches in the Masters of Entertainment Industry Management program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College and at the University of Bologna’s GIOCA graduate program.