Joshua Katcher

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Joshua Katcher is a video artist, television producer, filmmaker, sculptor, and activist living in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently the CEO of [http://www.perhapsmedia.net Perhaps Media] , a television/video production company based in New York City.

Biography

Joshua Katcher was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from the BFA program in Art Video at [http://www.syr.edu Syracuse University] , New York in 2003. He began his career as an artist in the late 90's, working on the feature film [http://www.estherbell.com Exist, by Esther Bell]

Curatorial Work

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[http://www.raw.perhapsmedia.net Click for official website] ] Joshua Katcher has been curating video art exhibitions since 2001. While in Syracuse, NY, Joshua wasco-curator of Spark Video: International and Spark: Home Video at the [http://www.sparkartspace.com Spark Contemporary Art Space] in downtown Syracuse. When he left Syracuse, he started Spark Video: Beacon in Beacon, New York which ran successfully from 2003-2004. RAW is the first international Video Art series in Brooklyn, NY to incorporate vegan dining. The successful launch event took place on August 12th, 2007 at Monkeytown in Williamsburg. RAW came to an end in December 2007, and Joshua continues to seek a venue for the screenings.

Sculpture

Joshua had his first solo sculpture exhibition at [http://figureworks.com Figureworks Gallery] in Williamsburg Brooklyn in 2006. Many of Joshua's sculptures can be viewed [http://www.joshuakatcher.com/sculpture.html online] [http://www.figureworks.com/katcher/katcher1.html Joshua's work at Figureworks.]

"Joshua's work often addresses the interaction between humans and nature...Their clothing expose a complex story-line involving nature's struggle and survival in a world where human intervention has created chaos." - Randal Harris, Figureworks 2007"

Video Art

Joshua's video work has been exhibited internationally in festivals such as The Rotterdam International Film Festival, Cannes, and The New York Underground Film Festival. His most recent work, [http://www.joshuakatcher.com/stockholm.html "Stockholm Syndrome" premiered at RAW in NYC in 2007] . For a list of past works, see his [http://www.joshuakatcher.com/videography.html "videography"] Many of Joshua's works can be viewed [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=joshua+katcher&hl=en online]

Exhibitions:
"Raw. 2007, New York City"
"Figureworks Gallery. 2007, New York City, NY."
"New York Underground Film Festival. 2005, New York City, NY."
"Rotterdam International Film Festival 2004. Rotterdam, Holland."
"Cannes Film Festival. 2003 France."
"Video Now! 2003 presented by the Everson Museum of Art. Syracuse, NY"
"New York Underground Film Festival 2003. New York City, NY."

Filmmaking

Many of Joshua Katcher's short documentaries have been commissioned by [http://www.current.tv CurrentTV] . His music video, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWjecE24nHM 'Severed'] , for The Wage of Sin was nomiated as 'Best Metal Video' in 2004, but did not receive the award. Katcher's music video for Dynasty Electric Duo, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRLYo4hfzU0 'Hourglass'] appeared on Much Music and several networks in Europe.

Television

Joshua Katcher is a freelance television producer. Credits include:

"•Director/ Producer– [http://www.current.tv/watch/188014042 “Maxine's Dash for Freedom"] for by [http://www.current.tv Current TV] "
"•Director / Producer - "Intervention" [http://www.current.tv/ecospot Eco-Spot] on Oil Addiction commissioned by [http://www.current.tv Current TV] "
"•Director / Producer - "Seagull" commissioned by [http://www.current.tv Current TV] "
"•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "Burning Questions" Environmental Doc Series (in development), Perhaps Media"
"•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "The Other Side" Eco Docu-drama (in development), Perhaps Media"
"•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "The Green Room" Eco Comedy Series (in development), Perhaps Media"
"•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer – “Veg Out!” (in development) Perhaps Media"
"•Director / Producer / DP – “My Super Sweet 16” (series) MTV"
"•Casting Director/ Editor – “Sex and the City” Doc. Series (in development) HBO"
"•Executive Producer – “Struggling Virgin” commissioned by Current TV"
"•Director/ Producer– [http://www.current.tv/watch/1197096?s1=newVids&list=newVidsByProducer&filterone=0&filtertwo=0&sid=1197096&fr=4 “Misshapes”] , commissioned by Current TV"
"•Director/ Producer– [http://www.current.tv/watch/2906441?list=newVidsByProducer&filterone=1195755&filtertwo=-1&sid=2906441&fr=1 “Stache”] , commissioned by Current TV"
"•Director/ Producer– [http://www.current.tv/watch/1337033?s1=newVids&list=newVidsByProducer&filterone=0&filtertwo=0&sid=1337033&fr=3 “River”] commissioned by Current TV"
"•Editor/ Shooter / Producer– [http://www.current.tv/watch/2683042 Vegan Parenting] commissioned by Current TV"
"•DP - “Fuse Celebrity Playlist, F-List” Fuse"
"•DP – “All Muscle” Red Moxie Television"
"•DP –“Hair Trauma” WE Television"
"•DP – “New York Underground Comedy Festival” AOL"
"•DP - “Horse Power” Animal Planet"
"•Shooter - “Fast Inc.” MTV"
"•DP/ Editor – “Cherry Monroe” MTV Project Development"
"•DP/ Editor - Two Stages”. Jarrett Creative Group, Warner Bros"
"•Editor - “The Black Book Diaries” MTV Project Development"
"•Editor - “The Wallflowers Custom Concert feat. Carole King” Oxygen""•FCP Editor/ Asst. Avid Editor -"Damage Control" MTV"
"•Production Manager/ 2nd Unit Camera/ Special Effects -“EXIST” Esther Bell."
"•Asst. Casting Director -"Hell's Kitchen" FOX"
"•East Coast Recruiter/ Casting Associate -"Battle for OZZfest” MTV"

Activism

Joshua is an environmental, animal liberation, and queer activist. Organizations that Joshua is associated with include:

[http://www.farmsanctuary.org Farm Sanctuary]
[http://www.peta.org Peta]
[http://www.climateprotect.org/ The Alliance for Climate Protection]
[http://www.workingassets.com/index.cfm Working Assets]
[http://ran.org Rainforest Action Network]
[http://www.lambdalegal.org Lambda Legal]
[http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/home.asp Center for Constitutional Rights]

References

[http://www.joshuakatcher.com] [ [http://www.perhapsmedia.net Perhaps Media - New York ] ] [http://www.raw.perhapsmedia.net] [ [http://www.current.tv/community/people/joshuakatcher joshuakatcher profile: Stream on Current ] ] [ [http://www.figureworks.com/katcher/katcher1.html Figureworks.com/Katcher ] ] [ [http://www.figureworks.com/calendar.html Figureworks Calendar ] ] [ [http://www.myspace.com/perhapsmedia MySpace.com - Perhaps Media - BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - www.myspace.com/perhapsmedia ] ] [ [http://www.linkedin.com/in/perhapsmedia LinkedIn: Joshua Katcher ] ] [ [http://video.yahoo.com/?t=t&fr=&p=joshua+katcher Yahoo! Video - Results tagged as joshua katcher ] ]