Amy Schatz

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Amy Schatz
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Amy Schatz at the 59th Annual Peabody Awards
Education McGill University
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Notable workClassical Baby, The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, "Song of Parkland"
Website http://www.amyschatzproductions.com

Amy Schatz is an American director and producer of documentaries and children's shows and series. [1] [2] [3]

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In February 2024, Schatz won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for "Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School". [4]

In March 2021, Schatz won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for "We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest". [5]


Early life and education

Schatz is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal.

Career

Schatz's work includes The Runaway Bunny , an animated musical based on the classic children's book, and We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest . [6] Schatz also created the Classical Baby series and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales, Song of Parkland , an HBO Documentary featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students, In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuvyesant High on 9/11 [7] and the children’s documentary, What Happened on September 11 . [8]  

Additional HBO shows include The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm , a short film for young people on The Holocaust, Saving My Tomorrow , [9] [10] a 6-part series on the environment produced with the American Museum of Natural History, An Apology to Elephants , [11] a film with Lily Tomlin, A Child's Garden of Poetry [12] , A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration, [13] Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce, [3] 'Twas the Night, and others. For PBS, her credits include the Bill Moyers series, Moyers on Addiction, A World of Ideas and What Can We Do About Violence? Schatz also worked on the feature films George Balanchine's The Nutcracker [14] and Meredith Monk's Books of Days. [15]

Her work has earned 8 Primetime Emmy Awards, [16] 8 Directors Guild of America Awards, [17] [18] [4] 3 Peabody Awards, [19] [20] [21] Parents' Choice Award, the Gracie Award, 5 Animation Emmy Awards, and others. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Women in Film, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Personal life

Schatz lives in New York City with her husband, Max Rudin, [22] and their two children.[ citation needed ]

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  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Chuba, Hilary Lewis,Tyler Coates,Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary; Coates, Tyler; Chuba, Kirsten (February 11, 2024). "DGA Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "74th Annual DGA Awards".
  6. ↑ "We Are the Dream".
  7. ↑ "About | In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  8. ↑ "What Happened on September 11". HBO. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  9. ↑ Saving My Tomorrow, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Susan Sarandon, retrieved 2017-12-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ↑ "'Saving My Tomorrow': Little Kids Grapple With Big Questions on Earth Day". Newsweek. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  11. ↑ "An Apology to Elephants: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. ↑ "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)
  13. ↑ "HBO DOCUMENTARIES - A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY: A ROSIE O'DONNELL CELEBRATION". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  14. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (1993-11-22). "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Book of Days". IMDb .
  16. ↑ "Amy Schatz | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  17. ↑ "Winner and Nominee Search". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  18. ↑ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2015 -". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  19. ↑ Peabody Awards (2015-08-28), Amy Schatz - Goodnight Moon - 1999 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech , retrieved 2018-01-12
  20. ↑ "The Music in Me" . Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  21. ↑ "How Do You Spell God?" . Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  22. ↑ "Library of America announces new leadership in its thirty–fifth year".
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