- Jeffrey Schwarz
Jeffrey Schwarz is President & CEO of
Automat Pictures , aLos Angeles based entertainment company specializing in the production of original television programming, DVD Added Value,EPK s (electronic press kits),narrative anddocumentary film s.Jeffrey launched Automat in the early days of the
DVD format, realizing the potential for compelling documentary programming in the tried-and true "behind the scenes" genre. Jeffrey has since contributed to the success of dozens of major studio DVD releases, producing such documentaries as "You Can't Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of Hairspray", "No Day But Today: The Story of Rent", "Inside of the Labyrinth: The Making of The Silence of the Lambs", "Never Sleep Again: The Making ofA Nightmare on Elm Street ", "Minnesota Nice", about the Coen Brothers' "Fargo", "Blonde Poison: The Making ofBasic Instinct ", and "Mysteries of Love", profiling David Lynch's masterpiece "Blue Velvet ".Jeffrey's documentary "People Like Us: Making Philadelphia", premiered at the 2003 San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Schwarz also executive produced "Whether You Like It Or Not: The Story of Hedwig", which enjoyed a run at film festivals around the world.In television, Schwarz brought "
Reservoir Dogs Revisited", a celebration ofQuentin Tarantino 's classic, "Still Swingin", a tribute to the indie classic "Swingers", to theIndependent Film Channel , as well as several episodes of "HBO First Look". More recently, Starz / Encor presented "In the Gutter," about the history of the grossout movie, and two original Automat documentaries, "Shooting the Police: Cops on Film" and "Hitchcocked!" Schwarz's first narrative feature film as producer, "", was produced in association withAriztical Entertainment and received its theatrical premiere in 2006.In 2008, "", a documentary portrait of 1970s porn legend
Jack Wrangler , premiered at Newfest and is being distributed byTLA Releasing . "Spine Tingler! TheWilliam Castle Story" premiered at the 2007 AFI Fest and was awarded the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Schwarz is also in development on "Planet Kuchar ", a narrative biopic about underground filmmaking legendGeorge Kuchar .A New York native, Jeffrey is a graduate of the
SUNY Purchase Film Department, where he produced "Al Lewis in the Flesh", a profile of Grampa Al Lewis, octogenarian star of TV's "The Munsters ". This film observes the American pastime of celebrity adulation and led to Jeffrey's on-going interest in producing films about popular culture and Americana.External links
* [http://www.automatpictures.com Automat Pictures official site]
*imdb name|0777593|Jeffrey Schwarz
* [http://www.myspace.com/wranglermovie Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon MySpace page]
* [http://www.wranglermovie.com Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/spinetinglermovie Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story MySpace page]
* [http://www.spinetinglermovie.com Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story official site]References
* [http://www.automatpictures.com/bios.html Jeffrey Schwarz bio]
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