Neil Mandt

• Birth name:

  Neil Charles Murray Mandt

• Date of Birth:

  25 August 1969 New York City, New York, USA

Neil began his career as a journalist winning the National College Emmy during his junior year at the University of Detroit. After that he went on to be a reporter and producer in news. One of Neil's television jobs was Producing the O.J. Trial for ABC News. Eventually Neil decided Filmmaking was what he wanted to do so in September of 1995 he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed indie flick Hijacking Hollywood (1997). Neil has continued directing feature films and short... more

Neil began his career as a journalist winning the National College Emmy during his junior year at the University of Detroit. After that he went on to be a reporter and producer in news. One of Neil's television jobs was Producing the O.J. Trial for ABC News. Eventually Neil decided Filmmaking was what he wanted to do so in September of 1995 he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed indie flick Hijacking Hollywood (1997). Neil has continued directing feature films and short films for the cinema and television. Over the years he has won a variety of awards including the Audience Award for Best Picture at the 1997 Austin Film Festival and an Emmy award for his Producing efforts with NBC at the 2000 summer Olympics in Australia. In 2001 he and his brother Michael merged their two production companies to form Mandt Bros. Productions. Since then they have produced projects for ESPN, ABC, Disney, and PAX amongst others. Mandt Bros. Productions has become one of the most sought after production company in the sports television business.