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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)

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