Martin Katz (producer)
Martin Katz is a Canadian film and television producer, who is president of the production firm Prospero Pictures[1] and the current president of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[2] Prior to establishing Prospero Pictures, Katz was a producer with Atlantis Entertainment, and executive producer of MSNBC Canada.[3]
As a producer, his credits include the television series My Life as a Dog,[4] Married Life,[3] Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...[5] and Ice Road Truckers, and the films Keeping the Promise,[6] The Claim, The Gospel of John, Hotel Rwanda,[7] Spider,[1] It's a Boy Girl Thing,[1] Shake Hands with the Devil,[7] Inconceivable, The Making of Plus One, A Dangerous Method,[8] Man on the Train, Cosmopolis[8] and Maps to the Stars.[9]
He became chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in 2011.[8][10]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mystery czar meets his clients". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 2006.
- ↑ "Chair of Canadian film/TV academy is sweet on calling awards ‘the Candys’". Toronto Star, March 14, 2016.
- 1 2 "The Microsoft Network". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 1996.
- ↑ "My Life as a Dog becomes made-in-Canada TV series: Story of oddballs takes advantage of offbeat location". Ottawa Citizen, October 26, 1995.
- ↑ "How CTV landed the Elvis and Elton show". The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2008.
- ↑ "The spirit is alive and well". The Globe and Mail, December 28, 1996.
- 1 2 "Finally he has our attention". The Globe and Mail, January 31, 20o5.
- 1 2 3 "Cronenberg partner joins Cancon board". National Post, July 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Mommy, Orphan Black lead CSA nominees: Legend Andrea Martin hosts Canadian awards show". Toronto Star, January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Total makeover at awards academy". Toronto Star, July 14, 2011.