Amy Schatz

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Amy Schatz is an American director and producer of documentaries and children's shows and series.^[1][2] Schatz's work has earned eight Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Directors Guild of America Awards, and three Peabody Awards, among other awards and nominations.

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

Early life and education

Schatz is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3] 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^[4] and the children’s documentary, What Happened on September 11.^[5] 

Additional HBO shows include The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, a short film for young people on The Holocaust, Saving My Tomorrow,^[6][7] a 6-part series on the environment produced with the American Museum of Natural History, An Apology to Elephants,^[8] a film with Lily Tomlin, A Child's Garden of Poetry^[9], A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration,^[10] Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce,^[2] '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^[11] and Meredith Monk's Books of Days.^[12]

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,^{[citation needed]} a Gracie Award,^{[citation needed]} and five Animation Emmy Awards,^{[citation needed]} among others. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Women in Film, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.^{[citation needed]}

Awards for Schatz's work

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1995	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	The World Wildlife Fund Presents "Going, Going, Al"	Winner	[13]
1996	Peabody Awards		How Do You Spell God?	Winner	[14]
1997	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	How Do You Spell God?	Winner	[13]
1999	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepy Time Tales	Winner	[15]
1999	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny	Nominee	[13]
1999	Peabody Awards		Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales	Winner	[16]
2000	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Goodnight Moon And Other Sleepytime Tales	Winner	[13]
2001	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	'Twas the Night	Winner	[15]
2002	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001	Nominee	[15]
2003	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001	Winner	[13]
2005	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Classical Baby	Winner	[13]
2006	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Classical Baby 2	Nominee	[13]
2006	Peabody Awards		The Music in Me	Winner	[17]
2008	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now), "The Poetry Show"	Winner	[15]
2008	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show	Winner	[13]
2009	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Hard Times for an An American Girl: The Great Depression	Nominee	[15]
2011	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	A Child's Garden of Poetry	Winner	[15]
2011	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	A Child's Garden of Poetry	Winner	[13]
2012	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce	Nominee	[15]
2013	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	An Apology to Elephants	Winner	[15]
2014	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Saving My Tomorrow, "Part 1 and 2"	Nominee	[18]
2015	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Saving My Tomorrow, "Part 3"	Nominee	[15]
2019	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Song of Parkland	Winner	[15]
2019	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Song of Parkland	Nomnee	[13]
2020	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	We Are the Dream	Winner	[19]
2020	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	We Are the Dream	Winner	[13]
2023	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School	Winner	[20]

Personal life

Schatz lives in New York City with her husband, Max Rudin,^[21] and their two children.^{[citation needed]}