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Amy Schatz
EducationMcGill University
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Notable workClassical Baby, The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, "Song of Parkland"
Websitehttp://www.amyschatzproductions.com

Amy Schatz is an American director and producer of documentaries and children's shows and series.[1][2][3] In January 2020, Schatz won the Directors Guild of America Award for Children's Programs for "Song of Parkland".[4]

Early life and education

Schatz is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal.[5]

Career

Schatz's titles include the Classical Baby series and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales. She recently completed Song of Parkland, an HBO Documentary film featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students and their teacher, Melody Herzfeld, as well as In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuvyesant High on 9/11[6] and the children’s documentary, What Happened on September 11.[7]  Schatz also created The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, a short film for young people on The Holocaust.[citation needed]

Her work has earned 8 Emmy Awards,[8] 5 Directors Guild of America Awards,[9][10] 3 Peabody Awards,[11][12][13] Parents' Choice Award, the Gracie Award, 5 Animation Emmy Awards, and others.

Additional HBO shows include "Saving My Tomorrow,"[14][15] a 6-part series on the environment produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, An Apology to Elephants,[16] a film with Lily Tomlin, A Child's Garden of Poetry[17], A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration,[18] Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce,[3] 'Twas the Night, Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression,[19] Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001,[20] The Music in Me, the 12-part Harold and the Purple Crayon, and others.

Schatz has also produced arts programs and documentaries for PBS. Her credits include the Bill Moyers series, Moyers on Addiction, A World of Ideas and What Can We Do About Violence? Also for PBS, she produced Fred Friendly's Before I Die and Your Money & Your Life and stories for the arts series City Arts and EGG. Her feature film credits include associate producer on George Balanchine's The Nutcracker[21] and Meredith Monk's Books of Days.[citation needed]

She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Women in Film, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[citation needed]

Personal life

Schatz lives in New York City with her husband and two children.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Amy Schatz". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  2. ^ Desk, TV News. "HBO Announces Documentary Lineup for First Half of 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-12. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "Kids And Divorce: In HBO's 'Don't Divorce Me,' Kids Give Advice To Parents". Huffington Post. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. ^ "'1917' Director Takes Home Top Prize At DGA Awards". www.patch.com. Patch. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Amy Schatz And Max Rudin". The New York Times. October 10, 1999. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ^ "About | In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  7. ^ "What Happened on September 11". HBO. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  8. ^ "Amy Schatz | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  9. ^ "Winner and Nominee Search". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. ^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2015 -". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  11. ^ Peabody Awards (2015-08-28), Amy Schatz - Goodnight Moon - 1999 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech, retrieved 2018-01-12
  12. ^ "The Music in Me". Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  13. ^ "How Do You Spell God?". Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  14. ^ Saving My Tomorrow, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Susan Sarandon, retrieved 2017-12-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ "'Saving My Tomorrow': Little Kids Grapple With Big Questions on Earth Day". Newsweek. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  16. ^ "An Apology to Elephants: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  17. ^ "A Child's Garden of Poetry Receives Primetime Emmy® Nomination". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ^ "HBO DOCUMENTARIES - A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY: A ROSIE O'DONNELL CELEBRATION". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  19. ^ "Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  20. ^ "Through A Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  21. ^ McCarthy, Todd (1993-11-22). "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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