Jamie Lustberg is a multi award winning filmmaker. She has won three Emmy Awards, a Cine Golden Eagle and a Gracie Allen award. From 1996- 2002, she was the lead visual arts producer for the Peabody Award winning PBS series ‘Egg The Arts Show’ as well as for WNET’s City Arts. Other clients include Mattel, the Disney Channel, HBO, HBO family and Discovery.

   
2007

‘UJC Annual Campaign Films’, 3 short films on Poverty, the Elderly and Jewish Responsibility. Filmed in Israel, The Former Soviet Union and The United States.
‘Hannah Montana – Learn to be a Pop Star’ a half hour film for The Disney Channel.
‘Learn to Be a Princess” a half hour film for Mattel Entertainment.
‘Meet Loretha’ – National TV Campaign for Insulin use.

‘Mark, Julie and Prostate Cancer’ – A couple’s experience with the disease. Dramatic Health.

 

2006

‘Changing Lives’ – a half hour intimate look at the interaction between four doctors and their patients. NBC Philadelphia
‘Sisters By Choice’ – Relationships forged through Philanthropy. UJC.
‘The Making of The 12 Dancing Princesses’- Behind the scenes look at the animated film with the New York City Ballet.
‘Learn to Dance Like a Princess” a half hour dance film for Mattel Entertainment.
‘Go Insulin’ Webisodes on the lives of two people with type 2 diabetes. Sanofi/Aventis.

 

2005

‘Mystery Diagnosis’ – Three one-hour episodes on the journey people take to proper diagnosis. Discovery

 

2004

‘Why a Woman’s Gift’ A feminist look at women’s Philanthropy. The UJC.
‘Philip Pearlstein – Work in Progress’ A half-hour Hi-Def film on the artist, Philip Pearlstein. Gallery HD

 

2003-2004 

‘Baby’s Day’, ‘Musical Baby’, ‘Nature Baby’, and ‘Baby Moves.’ Four half-hour child development films for Mattel/Fisher-Price.

 

2002          

‘Going Home,’ Women face the challenge of mothering from behind bars. HBO/Cinemax
‘Art and Outrage’ A historical look at Censorship in the Arts. Trio Network
‘Cory McAbee’ Musician/Artist segment for Sonic Cinema, The Sundance Channel.

 

2000-2002 

Egg The Arts Show – segments: ‘The History of Food in Art,’ ‘Shirin Neshat,’ ‘Paint by Numbers,’ ‘Mary     Zimmerman,’ and ‘Who Am I?’ - PBS.
‘School's In.’ A one hour documentary special on six teachers across America. The Disney Channel.

 

2001 Produced/Directed "Shirin Neshat" segment for Egg, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer:
Jeff Folmsbee, Supervising Producer: Mark Manucci, Director of Photography: Scott Sinkler,
Editor: Justin Badger.
-Shirin Neshat discusses the inspiration for her films and how her work is continually transforming.

Produced/Directed "Paint by Numbers" segment for Egg, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee, Supervising Producer: Mark Manucci, Director of Photography:
Scott Sinkler, Editor: Pamela Scott Arnold.
- A quick look at the fad that swept America in the 1950's, as seen through the eyes of a Collector, Curator and the original inventor of Paint by Numbers.

Produced/Directed "Mary Zimmerman" segment for Egg, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee, Supervising Producer: Mark Manucci, Dir. of Photog/: Scott Sinkler, Editor: Leonard Feinstein.
-Mary Zimmerman the MacArthur award winning Playwright talks about the challenges of creating a play that takes place almost entirely in water.
 

2000 2000 Co-Produced/Directed with Mark Benjamin "School's In." for The Disney Channel. A one hour documentary on six teachers across America. Executive Producer: Rich Ross, Supervising Producer: Gary Marsh, Editor: Adam Zucker

Co-Produced/Directed with Mark Benjamin "Who Am I?" segment for Egg, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee, Supervising Producer: Mark Manucci, Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin, Editor: John Kirby.
- Arno Rafael Minkennen creates unique nude self portraits in the outdoors, while defying the elements and sometimes even gravity. Through his work he tries to draw himself closer to nature, while honoring the fact that nature is much more omnificent than mankind .

Received a NY EMMY Award -Best Visual Arts program
 

1999 Produced and Directed "China Visions" segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen. Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee , Director of Photography: Scott Sinkler, Editor: Molly Bernstein.
- Three Chinese Artist creating Installations around New York City discuss the affects of being Chinese and working in The Western Art world, and how being 'Multi-Cultural' influences their work.
Received a Cine Golden Eagle Award Best of Visual Arts.
Nominated for a NY EMMY Award - Best Historical /Cultural Segment

Produced and Directed "Who is David Wojnarowicz" segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee , Director of Photography: Scott Sinkler, Editor: Pamela Scott Arnold.
- How David Wojnarowicz , one of the most influential artists of the Eighties and Nineties, lives on beyond his own death from Aids.
Received a Gracie Allen Award from American Women in Radio and Television.
Nominated for a NY EMMY Award, - Best Editor

Produced the Reality segment for "Hit - Miss - Bump", of "A Little Curious" for HBO's Family Channel, Executive Producer: John Hoffman, Director: Mark Benjamin, Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin.
 

1998 Produced and Directed "Collectors," segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee , Director of Photography: Scott Sinkler,
Editor: Pamela Scott Arnold.
- Six collectors discuss their passions for their unique art collections, with Dr. Werner Muensterberger, explaining the psychology behind 'Collecting.'
Received a NY EMMY Award - Best Entertainment Segment.

Produced and Directed "Who Is Andy Warhol?" segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin, Editor: Ross Lewis.
- Dennis Hopper, Billy Name and various friends of Andy Warhol discuss his meteoric rise in The Art World and the phenomena of being 'Andy Warhol.'
Nominated for a NY EMMY Award - Best of Visual Arts.

Produced the Reality segment, Loud- Soft- Shake, of "A Little Curious" for HBO's Family Channel, Executive Producer: John Hoffman, Director: Mark Benjamin, Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin.
 

1997 Produced and Directed "Making Mischief, Dada Invades NY ," segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee ,Various cameramen, Editor: Pamela Scott Arnold. - Tracing the time line of Dada from its' beginnings in New York , with Marcel Duchamp at The Armory show, to the 1950's Neo-Dadaist performance artists, to the present .
Received a NY EMMY Award- Best of Visual Arts.

Produced and Directed "Mixing Messages," segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee ,Various cameramen, Editor: Pamela Scott Arnold.
- Street graphics come inside at the Cooper Hewitt Museum.
 
1996 Co-Produced/Directed with Mark Benjamin "The Woods Within," segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee and Beth Horn, Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin, Editor: Mary Manhardt.
- Alison Saar discusses the influence of her mixed ancestry on her art and her lobby installation at the Brooklyn Museum.
Nominated for a NY EMMY Award - Best of Visual Arts.

Co-Produced/Directed with Mark Benjamin "Uncommon Threads" - 100 years of New York Fashion, segment for City Arts, Channel Thirteen, Executive Producer: Jeff Folmsbee and Beth Horn, Director of Photography: Mark Benjamin , Editor: Mary Manhardt.
- Brooke Astor & Oscar De La Renta stroll through an exhibition of NY Fashion adding personal insights while Isaac Mizrahi adds his own unique and comical observations on Fashion.
Nominated for a NY EMMY- Best Entertainment Segment.

 
1985-2001 Owner/Director The Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld Gallery, New York, NY.
 
1990-1997 Set design and art direction for film and television.
Selected Clients/Projects include:     NBC
  Benjamin productions for HBO Sports
  Broad Street Productions for Time Warner
  McCann Erickson