Martin Smith (documentarian)

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Martin Smith
File:Martin Smith Documentarian.jpeg
Smith in New York on Charlie Rose's show, 2011
Born
Martin Smith

Los Angeles, United States
Alma materNew York University Tisch School of the Arts (BFA, 1975) [1]
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer, CEO
SpouseMarcela Gaviria (2012–present)
Websiterainmedia.net

Martin Smith is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, producer and business owner.[2] As the founder and CEO of Rain Media, Martin Smith has directed dozens of nationally broadcast documentaries for PBS's Frontline. His films range in topic, covering for instance both Hurricane Katrina and the War on Terror.[3]

He studied comparative literature at Brown University and received a BFA in 1975 from the The Institute of Film & Television at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University.[1]

He lives in New York City.

Filmography

[4] [5]

See also: List of Frontline (PBS) episodes
  • The Terrorist and the Superpower (April, 1999)
  • Drug Wars (October, 2000)
  • Medicating Kids (April, 2001)
  • Hunting Bin Laden (September, 2001)
  • Looking for Answers (October, 2001)
  • Saudi Time Bomb? (November, 2001)
  • Dot Con (January, 2002)
  • The Great Divide (September, 2002)
  • In Search of Al Queda (November, 2002)
  • Kim's Nuclear Gamble (April, 2003)
  • Islands Under Siege (June, 2003)
  • Truth, War and Consequences (October, 2003)
  • Beyond Baghdad (February, 2004)
  • The Choice 2004 (October, 2004)
  • Iraq: Reporting the War (January, 2005)
  • House of Saud (February, 2005)
  • Private Warriors (June, 2005)
  • The Storm (November, 2005)
  • Telling the Truth (January, 2006)
  • Inside Hamas (May, 2006)
  • Return of the Taliban (June, 2006)
  • Telling the Truth (October, 2006)
  • Requiem (March, 2007)
  • Gangs of Iraq (April, 2007)
  • Indonesia: After the Wave (January, 2007)
  • The Medicated Child (January, 2008)
  • Telling the Truth II (January, 2008)
  • Living on the Edge (June, 2008)
  • Heat (October, 2008)
  • The War Briefing (October, 2008)
  • The Madoff Affair (May, 2009)
  • Obama's War (October, 2009)
  • The Quake (March, 2010)
  • College Inc. (May, 2010)
  • The Spill (October, 2010)
  • The Spy Who Quit (January, 2011)
  • The Private Life of Bradley Manning (May, 2011)
  • WikiSecrets (May, 2011)
  • Educating Sgt. Pantzke (June, 2011)
  • The Interrogator (September, 2011)
  • Cell Tower Deaths (May, 2012)
  • Money, Power and Wall Street (July, 2012)

Honors

Martin Smith has won dozens of awards throughout his decades in the documentary genre. Below are a list only of awards won during his time as the owner of Rain Media. [6]

Emmy

Wins

  • Winner- Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Drug Wars (2000)
  • Winner- Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - The Storm (2005)
  • Winner- Best Documentary on a Business Topic - The Madoff Affair (2009)
  • Winner- Best Cinematography- The War Briefing (2009)

Nominations

  • Nomination- Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Saudi Time Bomb (2001)
  • Nomination- Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story- Looking for Answers (2001)
  • Nomination- Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Gangs of Iraq (2008)
  • Nomination- Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - The War Briefing (2009)

Writers Guild of America

Wins

  • Winner- Best Current Events Documentary - Truth War and Consequences (2003)
  • Winner- Best Current Events Documentary - Return of the Taliban (2007)
  • Winner- Best Current Events Documentary - The Madoff Affair (2009)
  • Winner- Best Documentary not covering Current Events- WikiSecrets (2011)
  • Winner- Best Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report- Educating Sergeant Pantzke (2011)

Nominations

  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Drug Wars (2000)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Hunting Bin Laden (2001)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Medicating Kids (2001)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Looking For Answers (2002)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Private Warriors (2005)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - The Medicated Child (2008)
  • Nomination- Best Current Events Documentary - Heat (2008)

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award

Gold Baton

  • Hunting bin Laden (2002)
  • Looking for Answers (2002)
  • Saudi Time Bomb? (2002)

Silver Baton

  • Truth War and Consequences - 2005

The Overseas Press Club Awards

  • The Whitman Bassow Award for best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues - Heat (2008)
  • Edward R. Murrow citation in the category of best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs - The War Briefing (2008)
  • Edward R. Murrow award in the category of best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs - Obama's War (2009)

The George Foster Peabody Award

  • Drug Wars - 2000
  • Obama's War- 2009
  • The Madoff Affair- 2010

Polk Award

  • Documentary Journalist of the Year, 1989
  • Documentary Journalist of the Year, 2012

Other Honors

  • Selected Recipient for the Top 100 Journalism Works of the Decade (2000–2010) for Truth, War and Consequences.

References

  1. ^ a b "Writers Guild Awards to Tisch Alumni", NYU, 2010
  2. ^ Weiss, Joanna (2009-10-13). "Policy Reality Collide In Obama's War". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "RAINMedia website".
  4. ^ "RAINMedia Films".
  5. ^ "FRONTLINE". PBS.
  6. ^ "RAINMedia Awards".

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