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Amy Schatz
Amy Schatz at the 59th Annual Peabody Awards
Education	McGill University
Occupation(s)	Director, producer
Notable work	Classical 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. Schatz's work has earned eight Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Directors Guild of America Awards, and three Peabody Awards, among other awards and nominations.

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. 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 and the children’s documentary, What Happened on September 11. 

Additional HBO shows include The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, a short film for young people on The Holocaust, Saving My Tomorrow, a 6-part series on the environment produced with the American Museum of Natural History, An Apology to Elephants, a film with Lily Tomlin, A Child's Garden of Poetry, A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration, Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce, '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 and Meredith Monk's Books of Days.

Awards and honors

Schatz's work has earned eight Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Directors Guild of America Awards, three Peabody Awards, a Parents' Choice Award, a Gracie Award, and five Animation Emmy Awards, among 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, and their two children.

References

1. Hartshorn, Tori (January 11, 2018). "HBO Announces Documentary Lineup for First Half of 2018". Broadway World. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
2. ^ "Kids And Divorce: In HBO's 'Don't Divorce Me,' Kids Give Advice To Parents". Huffington Post. September 17, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
3. "We Are the Dream".
4. "About | In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
5. "What Happened on September 11". HBO. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
6. Saving My Tomorrow, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Susan Sarandon, retrieved December 18, 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "'Saving My Tomorrow': Little Kids Grapple With Big Questions on Earth Day". Newsweek. April 22, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
8. "An Apology to Elephants: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
9. "A Child's Garden of Poetry Receives Primetime Emmy® Nomination". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "HBO DOCUMENTARIES - A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY: A ROSIE O'DONNELL CELEBRATION". International Documentary Association. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
11. McCarthy, Todd (November 22, 1993). "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
12. "Book of Days". IMDb.
13. ^ "Amy Schatz | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
14. "How Do You Spell God?". Peabody Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
15. ^ "Winner and Nominee Search". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
16. Peabody Awards (August 28, 2015). Amy Schatz - Goodnight Moon - 1999 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
17. "The Music in Me". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
18. "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2015 -". www.dga.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
19. "74th Annual DGA Awards".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
20. Lewis, Hilary; Coates, Tyler; Chuba, Kirsten (February 11, 2024). "DGA Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
21. "Library of America announces new leadership in its thirty–fifth year".

External links

• Amy Schatz at IMDb 

• Living people
• McGill University alumni
• American documentary film directors
• American documentary film producers
• Television producers from New York City
• American women television producers
• American television directors
• American women television directors
• Directors Guild of America Award winners
• Peabody Award winners
• Primetime Emmy Award winners
• HBO people
• 21st-century American women
• American women documentary filmmakers