Martin Katz (producer)

Martin Katz is a Canadian film and television producer and media executive. He is president of the production firm Prospero Pictures and the current president of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[1][2] Prior to establishing Prospero Pictures, Katz was a producer with Atlantis Entertainment and an executive producer of MSNBC Canada.[3]

Martin Katz
Katz at the Genie Awards in 2012
Occupation	film producer
Known for	Genie Award winner

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. "Mystery czar meets his clients". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 2006.
2. "Chair of Canadian film/TV academy is sweet on calling awards ‘the Candys’". Toronto Star, March 14, 2016.
3. "The Microsoft Network". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 1996.
4. "My Life as a Dog becomes made-in-Canada TV series: Story of oddballs takes advantage of offbeat location". Ottawa Citizen, October 26, 1995.
5. "How CTV landed the Elvis and Elton show". The Globe and Mail, April 3, 2008.
6. "The spirit is alive and well". The Globe and Mail, December 28, 1996.
7. "Finally he has our attention". The Globe and Mail, January 31, 20o5.
8. "Cronenberg partner joins Cancon board". National Post, July 14, 2011.
9. "Mommy, Orphan Black lead CSA nominees: Legend Andrea Martin hosts Canadian awards show". Toronto Star, January 14, 2015.
10. "Total makeover at awards academy". Toronto Star, July 14, 2011.

External links

• Martin Katz on IMDb