Amy Schatz is an American

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and producer of

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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

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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

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drama students, ''In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuvyesant High on 9/11'' and the children’s documentary, '' What Happened on September 11''. Additional

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shows include '' The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm'', a short film for young people on

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, '' Saving My Tomorrow'', a 6-part series on the environment produced with the

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, '' An Apology to Elephants'', a film with

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, ''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

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, her credits include the

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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

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'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 The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

, a

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, and five Animation Emmy Awards, among others. She is a member of the

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, Women in Film, and the

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Personal life

Schatz lives in

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with her husband, Max Rudin, and their two children.

References

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