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. +Awards for Schatz's workYearAwardCategoryWorkResult1995Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramThe World Wildlife Fund Presents "Going, Going, Al"Winner1996Peabody AwardsHow Do You Spell God?Winner1997Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramHow Do You Spell God?Winner1999Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsGoodnight Moon & Other Sleepy Time TalesWinner1999Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramRosie O'Donnell's Kids Are PunnyNominee1999Peabody AwardsGoodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime TalesWinner2000Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramGoodnight Moon And Other Sleepytime TalesWinner2001Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs'Twas the NightWinner2002Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsThrough a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001Nominee2003Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramThrough a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001Winner2005Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramClassical BabyWinner2006Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramClassical Baby 2Nominee2006Peabody AwardsThe Music in MeWinner2008Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsClassical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now), "The Poetry Show"Winner2008Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramClassical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry ShowWinner2009Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsHard Times for an An American Girl: The Great DepressionNominee2011Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsA Child's Garden of PoetryWinner2011Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramA Child's Garden of PoetryWinner2012Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsDon't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on DivorceNominee2013Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsAn Apology to ElephantsWinner2014Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsSaving My Tomorrow, "Part 1 and 2"Nominee2015Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsSaving My Tomorrow, "Part 3"Nominee2019Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsSong of ParklandWinner2019Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramSong of ParklandNomnee2020Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsWe Are the DreamWinner2020Emmy AwardsOutstanding Children's ProgramWe Are the DreamWinner2023Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's ProgramsStand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High SchoolWinner2024Children and Family Emmy AwardsOutstanding Non-Fiction ProgramStand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High SchoolWinner
Personal life Schatz lives in New York City with her husband, Max Rudin, and their two children.
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