Christa Schadt - producer/director/editor
Christa Schadt has produced, directed, written and edited video and film professionally since the early 90's. She has personally been nominated for two Geminis for 'The Dancing Game', in the categories of best director & best editor. Other films she has edited have been awarded both Geminis, as well as an Emmy. Christa is best at the original and creative use of images, and is continuing to develop and produce socially conscious documentaries and documentary series for television and the web.
IN DEVELOPMENT:
Producer/Director/Writer: ‘Colour – The Science, Nature, History and Culture of’, 6x one-hour series
Producer/Director/Writer: ‘Through the Grass Ceiling’, feature length documentary
IN PRODUCTION:
Co-Producer/Director/Writer: ‘I Want my NFT’, 3x one-hour series
BROADCAST & FILM CREDITS:
Producer/Director/Editor: ‘Never too Late, 1/2-hour pilot for TV
Producer/Director/Researcher: ‘Dharma Highway’, developed with OMNI BC
Producer/Director/Researcher: ‘Stacy’s Quest: Peyote & the Native American Church’, developed with APTN & Vision TV
Producer/Director/Editor: ‘Roll Over Beethoven: Paul Verville & Beethoven’s Last Piano Sonata’, for Bravo Canada & APTN
Producer/Director/Researcher: ‘The Beatles: Step X Step’, developed with Craig Broadcast Systems & Telefilm Canada
Editor: ‘Dove Days’, one hour, Nightingale Productions, for Vision TV Canada
Producer/Director: ‘Apocalypse Still’, one hour developed with CIDA and CIFVF
Producer/Director: ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, developed with Red Pepper Productions and ETV South Africa
Producer/Director: ‘Knock Out’, 1/2-hour pilot for Life Network Canada
Producer/Director: 'Soldier Boys’, one hour for CTV and Vision TV. Distributed by Granada Media International
Producer/Director: 'Eye School’, 1/2-hour pilot for Life Network Canada
Editor: ‘Skin Deep 1’, 7 x 1/2-hour series, Inner City Films, for Life Network Canada
Editor: ‘Pandemic: Case of the Killer Flu’, one-hour, Associated Producers, for BBC, CBC Canada, WGBH Boston
Editor: ‘Scattering of Seeds: The Wanderer’, 1/2-hour series, White Pine Pictures, for the History Channel Canada
Editor: ‘Edge of Extinction: Saving the Leatherback Sea Turtle’, one-hour pilot, Breakthrough Films, for Discovery Network Canada. Winner of a Gemini Award
Director and Editor: ‘The Dancing Game’, one-hour, Associated Producers, for CBC Canada, the NFB and Bravo USA. Awards: Bronze World Medal at the New York Festivals and a Certificate for Creative Excellence at the US International Film and Video Festival, nominated for 3 Gemini awards and 3 Hot Doc Awards. Finalist at the Banff Television Festival, finalist at the Monte Carlo Television Festival
Editor: ‘The Selling of Innocents’, one-hour, Associated Producers, for CBC Canada, HBO USA. Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism, the Cable Ace Award, a Golden Apple at NEMN, a Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Television Festival, a Silver Nymph at the Monte Carlo Television Festival and the Donald Britain Award for Best documentary Program at theGeminis
Editor: ‘Expulsion and Memory’, one-hour, Associated Producers, for TVO. Awards: Silver Apple at NEMN and a Silver Plaque at Intercom
Editor: ‘Hemophilia In Perspective’, 4 x one hour series, Associated Producers for Sick Children’s Hospital Toronto. Segments of the series have won both the Gold and Silver Cindy Award as well as 2 Silver Apple Awards at NEMN
Editor: ‘Northern Justice’, one-hour, Associated Producers for TVO. Awards: Gold Award at Worldfest Charleston International Film Festival, Silver UNESCO Award, Bronze Medal at the New York Festivals, Silver Apple at the National Educational Medial Competition, Gold Award at the International Cindy Competition
AWARDS:
Market Mentorship at The International Documentary Forum, Amsterdam • Market Mentorship at ‘Docs Without Frontiers’, Ebeltoft, Denmark • Hot Docs Mentorship Program, Toronto • CTV Fellowship, Banff TV Festival