Background
Belfer grew up on Long Island, New New York
Belfer grew up on Long Island, New New York
He attended New York University Stern in 2011 to receive his Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Digital Marketing, and Business Analytics.
He received his Bachelor"s Degree from Northwestern University in 2009. That year, Belfer founded Dogfish Pictures to finance and produce several feature films per year. In 2012, he created Dogfish Accelerator, the first accelerator program for independent film producers.
He currently resides in New York City.
Belfer has produced and financed several films, including The Romantics (co-producer), Salvation Boulevard (co-producer), Like Crazy (associate producer), Vamps (co-executive producer), Compliance (executive producer), and Prince Avalanche (producer). He is currently an adjunct professor at New York University"s Tisch School of the Arts, teaching strategies for independent filmmaking to undergraduates in Film & Television.
Belfer"s films have participated in the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, South by Southwest, Locarno International Film Festival, BAMcinemaFest, Seattle International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, and Stockholm International Film Festival.