About
Jonatan is a L.A. native who has over thirteen years of working experience in the video, media, and film industry. He has developed a passion for branding, corporate, and product story telling.
Currently, Jonatan is the Video Director/Producer for Studio 540 at American Honda Motors Corporate Headquarters. There he produces creative content for all the business units within the Honda brand including product, corporate communication, podcasts, and training videos. Prior to Honda, Jonatan was the Senior Videographer for the marketing team at LT Security’s consumer brand; LaView. For seven years, Jonatan has also worked within a film production team which served many L.A. agencies who had top brand clients.
Big or small, Jonatan loves collaborating with all productions, all people, and is a true professional. His main goal is to make sure that his work is falling in line with the client's vision. He prefers to have a strong preproduction from the start so that all of the client's needs are being met during production and post production. Jonatan stays on the project until it is completely finished.
Since his humble beginnings in South Central Los Angeles, Jonatan has always carried a hunger for success, will do attitude, and a hardworking personality. He has never forgotten where he comes from and constantly looks to his hometown for inspiration. On the side he loves sports and teaching the youth. Go Lakers!
Jonatan Villafana, MBA
Video Producer | Filmmaker
523 Films
jonatan.villafana@gmail.com
Master’s in Business Administration
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. Cinema and Television Arts- Film Production
California State University, Northridge