At Tisch , he co-wrote and directed an 8-minute short film , '' Genesis and Catastrophe '' , adapted from a Roald Dahl short story . The film was screened at numerous festivals around the world , and in 2000 won an award in the category of ' best short ' at the Austin Film Festival . This earned Liebesman the " Hollywood Young Filmmaker Award " at the Hollywood Film Festival in 2000
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
Jonathan Liebesman