# Amy Schatz

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

## Personal life

Schatz lives in New York City with her husband, Max Rudin, and their two children.