Peter Katz is an American

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. His work includes ''

Pop Skull ''Pop Skull'' is a 2007 American horror film directed by Adam Wingard. In 2003, filmmaker Adam Wingard approached Mexican American actor Lane Hughes with the idea of doing a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup. They conceived the fil ...

'', ''

Home Sick ''Home Sick'' is a 2007 American horror film written by E. L. Katz and directed by Adam Wingard. The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Fantasia Festival. Plot A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they ha ...

'' and ''

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''.

Career

Katz has produced

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s that have screened at the

AFI Fest The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fun ...

, Rome Film Festival, as well as the New Zealand International Film Festival. He was one of the producers on ''Mortuary'', which was helmed by director

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. His newest feature, ''Pop Skull'', has received positive reviews from such press as ''

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'', San Francisco Bay Guardian, and ''

Fangoria ''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr. The magazine was originally released i ...

''. ''Pop Skull'' was the subject an experiment in

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that mapped audiences reactions to individual scenes in the film. Katz said that the information would be used to make more effective films that were properly marketed to audience desires. In addition to making feature films, Peter has organized multimedia panels at

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and he is the host of the Hollywood 2.0 podcast where he interviews innovators in the entertainment industry. They discuss where storytelling, business, and tech intersect. Currently, Peter is developing projects across various mediums including film, comics, and the web.

Awards

''Pop Skull'' * 2008 Best Feature Film,

Indianapolis International Film Festival Founded in 2004, the Indianapolis International Film Festival seeks to create a shared experience by championing films that entertain, challenge, and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond. Indianapolis International Film Festival is als ...

* 2008 Jury Award,

Boston Underground Film Festival The Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) is an annual event held in the Boston area that specializes in alternative film and video. BUFF is the largest underground film festival in New England, spotlighting short films and feature-length films ...

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2008 Boston Underground Film Festival, Retrieved 10-11-2008

Filmography (as producer)

* ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Peter American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)