Pilots
ARCTIC AIR (1 Hr.) – Omni Prods,/CBC
THE CLIENT (2 HRS.) – Warner Bros./CBS
BEACH GIRLS (2 HRS.) – Greenwald Prods./LIFETIME
Feature Films
THE LOTUS EATERS – Mortiner and Ogilvy Prods./Malofilm
2010 - present
2010 - present
Mini-Series
Drama Specials for Television
RING OF FIRE (4 HRS.) – Reunion Pictures/Sonar Entertainment
THE INVADERS (4 HRS.) – Papazian/Hirsch/FOX
MIRACLE AT MOREAUX – Wonderworks/Atlantis/PBS
(Director/Co-Writer)
THE TRUTH ABOUT ALEX – Scholastic/Insight Prods./PBS
R.W. – Atlantis Films/CBC
(Director/Co-Writer)
CLOWN WHITE – Martin-Paul Prods./CBC
(Director/Co-Writer)
THE UNDERSTUDY – Daybreak Films
(Director/Co-Writer)
Television Series/Anthologies
SUPERNATURAL – Warner Bros./WB
LAS VEGAS – Dreamworks TV/NBC
AGAINST THE WALL – NBC Universal/Lifetime
ROOKIE BLUE – ABC
THE 11th HOUR (Multiple) – Bruckheimer/CBS
PUSHING DAISIES – Jinks-Cohen/ABC
BIONIC WOMAN – NBC Universal
BURN NOTICE – USA Network
FLASH GORDON (Multiple) – SyFy Channel/Reunion Pictures
HEROES (Multiple) – NBC Studios/NBC
RUNAWAY – Sony Pictures/CW
CRIMINAL MINDS – Touchstone Television/CBS
SMALLVILLE (Multiple) – Tollin-Robins/WB/CW
24 (Multiple) – 20th Century Fox/Imagine/FOX
DARK ANGEL (multiple) – Cameron-Eglee/FOX
CONTINUUM – Reunion Pictures/SyFy Channel
SUPAH NINJAS – Paramount/Lifetime
XIII – Canal Plus
UNNATURAL HISTORY (Multiple) – Cartoon Network
THRESHOLD – Paramount/CBS
TRU CALLING (Multiple) – 20th Century Fox Television/FOX
THE LYON'S DEN – 20th Century Fox Television/NBC
L.A. DRAGNET – Wolf Films/ABC
JOHN DOE – Regency TV/Fox TV Studios/FOX
MIRACLES – Touchstone Television/ABC
KEEN EDDIE – Warren Littlefield Entertainment/FOX
QUEENS SUPREME – Revolution Studios/CBS
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (The Pool Guy) – Newline/UPN
24 (Multiple) – 20th Century Fox/IMAGINE/FOX
NIGHT VISIONS – Warner Bros.
ROSWELL (Multiple) – Regency/FOX
X-FILES – Chris Carter/FOX
MILLENIUM (Multiple) – Chris Carter/FOX
C-16 – Brillstein-Grey Ent./ABC
THE COMMISH (Multiple) – Cannel Films/ABC
KUNG-FU – Warner Bros.
STREET JUSTICE – Cannel Films
MOM P.I. (Multiple) – Atlantis Films/CBC
NEXT DOOR ("Welcome To The Monkey Huse") – Atlantis Films/Crecent Ent./SHOWTIME
MAX GLICK (Multiple) – Glick Productions/CBC
ROAD TO AVOLEA (Premiere Ep.) – Disney/Story Girl Productions/CBC
9B – CBC
THE CAMPBELLS – Settler Productions/Scottish TV/CTV
STREET LEGAL – CBC
ADDERLY – Orion TV/Global TV/CBC
THE EDISON TWINS – Nelvana/DISNEY CHANNEL
(Director/Writer)
THE UMPIRE (Pilot) – National Film Board of Canada
(Director/Writer)
Movies For Television
TINY HOUSE OF TERROR - Sepia Films/Lifetime
HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS - Front Street Productions/Hallmark Hall of Fame
THE BOY IN THE ATTIC - Reel One Prods./Lifetime
DYING TO BE LOVED - Reel One Prods./Lifetime
SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK – Von Zernek-Sertner/CBS
PLAIN TRUTH – Greenwald Productions/LIFETIME
JEWEL – The Kaufman Co./CBS
BLACK AND BLUE – Evolve Entertainment/CBS
THE PRICE OF A BROKEN HEART – Hearst Entertainment/LIFETIME
DEAD HUSBAND – Wilshire Court/USA
WHAT WE DID THAT NIGHT – Polone-Winer/ABC
CHOICES OF THE HEART: THE MARGARET SANGER STORY – Hearst Entertainment/LIFETIME
(Director/Co-Producer)
AVALANCHE – Atlantis Films/Fox
HEADS – Atlantis Films/Credo/SHOWTIME
ROOKIES – Martin-Paul Productions/Atlantis Films/CBS
(Director/Co-Writer)
HOCKEY NIGHT – Martin-Paul Productions/CBS
(Director/Co-Writer)
PAUL MATTHEW SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR/WRITER
DGA, DGC, WGC
MANAGEMENT - ENSEMBLE ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Thal
jthal@ensembleent.com
310-274-9090
AGENCY - THE CHARACTERS
Carl Liberman
clib5@aol.com
416-964-8522
Awards And Nominations
CHOICES OF THE HEART: The Margaret Sanger Story
WINNER: BEST ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL OF THE YEAR: THE NANCY SUSAN AWARD
NOMINATED: BEST MOVIE – Cable Ace Awards
NOMINATED: 8 Gemini Awards, including BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR
RING OF FIRE
Winner – 8 Leo Awards, including Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Score.
HEADS
WINNER: Top 10 Award; Cologne Festival, Germany
NOMINATED: 7 Gemini Awards including BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTRESS
THE LOTUS EATERS
NOMINATED: 12 Genie Awards including Best Picture, Best Director
WINNER: 4 Genie Awards including Best Screenplay, Best Actress
WINNER: Best Feature Film, Halifax Film Festival
WINNER: Best Director, Halifax Film Festival
WINNER: Best Actor, Halifax Film Festival
SELECTED FOR SCREENING: Festival of Festivals, Toronto
SELECTED FOR SCREENING: Chicago International Film Festival
SELECTED FOR SCREENING: Mill Valley Film Festival
SELECTED FOR SCREENING: Raintree Festival, London
SELECTED FOR SCREENING: Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Vancouver International Film Festival
SELECTED FOR OFFICIAL COMPETITION: World Festival, Montreal
WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE, “NEXT DOOR”
WINNER: Best Short Drama, Gemini Awards
MOM P.I., “Over The Edge”
NOMINATED: Best Director, Gemini Awards
ROOKIES
NOMINATED: Best TV Movie, Gemini Awards
THE TRUTH ABOUT ALEX
WINNER: Cinegold Eagle Award
WINNER: Gold Award, TV Specials, Houston International Film Festival
WINNER: Ollie Award, American Children’s Television Festival
WINNER: Gemini Award, Best Short Drama
WINNER: Cable Ace Award, Best Children’s Television Special
WINNER: People’s Choice Award, Cable Viewers of America
NOMINATED: International Film and TV Festival of NY
MIRACLE AT MOREAUX
WINNER: President’s Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival
WINNER: Gold Award, Houston International Film Festival
WINNER: Samuel C. Fucel, International TV Drama Award
CO-WINNER: Grand and Gold Awards, International Film and TV Festival, NY
THE UMPIRE
WINNER: First Prize, National Educational Film Festival
WINNER: Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
HOCKEY NIGHT
WINNER: Best Feature Length Drama, Canadian Film and TV Awards
NOMINATED: Best Director, Best Writer(s), ACTRA Awards
CLOWN WHITE
WINNER: Special Jury Award, MIFED, Child In Our Time Festival
FINALIST: American Film Festival
THE UNDERSTUDY
WINNER: Best Theatrical Short, Canadian Film and TV Awards
NOMINATED: Best Television Drama, Canadian Film Awards
LIFE TIMES NINE – “THE TANK”
NOMINATED: Short Subject Live Action, Academy Awards
WINNER: Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
WINNER: Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
WINNER: Gold Ribbon, Atlanta Interntional Film Festival
WINNER: Chris Bronze Plaque Award, Columbus Film Festival
WINNER: Special Jury Award, Canadian Film and TV Awards
WINNER: Special Jury Award, Nyon International Film Festival
Theatrical Short
LIFE TIMES NINE ("THE TANK") – Insight Productions
Theatre
THE TRUE STORY OF FRANKENSTEIN
(Writer)