Martin F. Katz CM[1] is a Canadian film and television producer and media executive. He is president of the production firm Prospero Pictures, and a former president of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[2][3] Prior to establishing Prospero Pictures, Katz was a producer with Atlantis Entertainment and an executive producer of MSNBC Canada.[4]
Martin Katz | |
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Occupation | Film producer |
Known for | Genie Award winner |
As a producer, his credits include the television series My Life as a Dog,[5] Married Life,[4] Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...,[6] and Ice Road Truckers, and the films Keeping the Promise,[7] The Claim, The Gospel of John, Hotel Rwanda,[8] Spider,[2] It's a Boy Girl Thing,[2] Shake Hands with the Devil,[8] Inconceivable, The Making of Plus One, A Dangerous Method,[9] Man on the Train, Cosmopolis,[9] and Maps to the Stars.[10]
Katz became chair of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in 2011,[9][11] and held the role until being succeeded by John Young in 2019.[12] He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022.[1]