Jeffrey Schwarz

Biography

Jeffrey Schwarz is an Emmy Award-winning producer, director and editor based in Los Angeles. His latest documentary is “The Fabulous Allan Carr,” which premiered at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival. Previous work includes the 2015 SXSW premiere “Tab Hunter Confidential,” the Emmy Award-winning HBO Documentary Films’ “Vito,” “I Am Divine,” “Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon,” and the 2007 AFI Fest Documentary Audience Award winner “Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story.” He is also a producer of studio EPKs (electronic press kit), Blu-ray and DVD content, and original television programming through his company, Automat Pictures. Hailed as an “EPK samurai” by Variety, he has produced content on major studio releases for directors such as Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Jonathan Demme, Wes Craven, Rob Reiner, Barry Sonnenfeld, Adam Shankman, Paul Verhoeven, Chris Columbus, and the Coen Brothers. Schwarz appeared in The Advocate’s “Out 100” in 2013, and was the recipient of the 2015 Frameline Award, which honors those who have made a major contribution to LGBT representation in film, television, and the media arts.

Most Famous Work

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Catch Me If You Can

(2002) Second Second Assistant Director

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Abbott Elementary

(2021) Unit Production Manager

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Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

(2006) Producer

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And the Oscar Goes To...

(2014) Co-Producer

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Eating Out

(2004) Associate Producer

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A Bold Affair

(1998) Editor

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I Am Divine

(2013) Producer

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Tab Hunter Confidential

(2015) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self	Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021-08-16 Movie
2019	Self	Valerie 2019-08-07 Movie
2009	Self	It Came from Kuchar 2009-09-22 Movie
2007	Self	DP/30: Conversations About Movies 2007-11-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Producer	Commitment to Life 2023-02-10 Movie
2021	Unit Production Manager	Abbott Elementary 2021-12-07 TV Show
2019	Producer	Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ 2019-09-17 Movie
2018	Producer	Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ 2018-06-26 Movie
	Producer	Harrington on Harrington 2018-01-27 Movie
2017	Producer	The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017-05-19 Movie
2015	Executive Producer	Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story 2015-05-30 Movie
	Producer	She's The Best Thing in It 2015-03-16 Movie
	Producer	Tab Hunter Confidential 2015-03-15 Movie
2014	Executive Producer	That Guy Dick Miller 2014-03-07 Movie
	Co-Producer	And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01 Movie
2013	Producer	From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2013-04-05 Movie
	Producer	I Am Divine 2013-03-09 Movie
2012	Producer	Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' 2012-12-18 Movie
2011	Producer	Marty and Bobby 2011-01-11 Movie
2010	Producer	Program Alice: Activated 2010-12-28 Movie
	Producer	Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' 2010-12-28 Movie
2009	Producer	‘Friday’ Straight Up 2009-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ 2009-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	Producer	Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series 2008-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Producer	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007-11-08 Movie
2006	Producer	Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' 2006-08-29 Movie
	Producer	Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' 2006-08-22 Movie
	Producer	No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' 2006-08-02 Movie
	Producer	Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds 2006-07-13 Movie
	Producer	Shooting the Police: Cops on Film 2006-07-01 Movie
	Producer	The House That Freddy Built 2006-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Producer	‘Reservoir Dogs’ Revisited 2005-06-03 Movie
	Producer	Return to Edge City 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Producer	Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated 2004-12-28 Movie
	Producer	Game Babes 2004-12-24 Movie
	Producer	The Workaday Gangster 2004-11-19 Movie
	Producer	Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans 2004-10-19 Movie
	Producer	Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' 2004-10-19 Movie
	Producer	Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield 2004-09-07 Movie
	Producer	People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' 2004-07-19 Movie
	Associate Producer	Eating Out 2004-02-14 Movie
	Producer	Stan Winston: Monster Mogul 2004-01-20 Movie
	Producer	Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' 2004-01-20 Movie
	Producer	Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods 2004-01-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances 2004-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Clive Barker: Raising Hell 2004-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Meet Bob Shaye 2004-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre 2004-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Producer	Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' 2003-10-24 Movie
	Producer	Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig 2003-09-07 Movie
	Producer	Minnesota Nice 2003-04-01 Movie
	Producer	Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life 2003-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Saw is Family 2003-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Executive Producer	A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' 2002-12-17 Movie
	Producer	Rick Baker: Alien Maker 2002-11-26 Movie
	Producer	Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space 2002-11-26 Movie
	Producer	Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II' 2002-11-26 Movie
	Producer	Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' 2002-08-27 Movie
	Producer	The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees 2002-07-23 Movie
	Producer	Mysteries of Love 2002-06-04 Movie
	Producer	Drawing Blood 2002-05-28 Movie
	Producer	Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' 2002-05-07 Movie
2001	Producer	As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001-09-04 Movie
	Producer	Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2001-08-21 Movie
	Producer	Rescued from the Closet 2001-05-29 Movie
	Producer	How Harry Met Sally… 2001-01-09 Movie
	Producer	Adam Sandler Goes to Hell 2001-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Satan’s Top 40 2001-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Imagining 'Total Recall' 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Producer	Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' 2000-10-31 Movie
	Producer	Psycho Path 2000-02-10 Movie
	Associate Producer	Psycho Path 2000-02-10 Movie
	Producer	Julie Strain: Supergoddess 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Producer	Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' 1999-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Imagining 'Heavy Metal' 1999-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic 1999-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Editor	Commitment to Life 2023-02-10 Movie
2019	Editor	Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ 2019-09-17 Movie
2015	Editor	She's The Best Thing in It 2015-03-16 Movie
	Editor	Tab Hunter Confidential 2015-03-15 Movie
2007	Editor	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007-11-08 Movie
2001	Editor	The Confidence Man 2001-09-27 Movie
	Editor	Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2001-08-21 Movie
	Editor	Rescued from the Closet 2001-05-29 Movie
	Editor	How Harry Met Sally… 2001-01-09 Movie
2000	Editor	The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich 2000-02-19 Movie
	Editor	Psycho Path 2000-02-10 Movie
1999	Editor	Invisible Mom II 1999-08-31 Movie
	Editor	The Kid with X-Ray Eyes 1999-06-29 Movie
	Editor	Imagining 'Heavy Metal' 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Editor	A Bold Affair 1998-06-27 Movie
	Editor	Bikini Traffic School 1998-03-08 Movie
	Editor	Leather Jacket Love Story 1998-02-20 Movie
	Editor	If I Die Before I Wake 1998-01-01 Movie
	Editor	Scorpio One 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Editor	The Escort 1997-09-30 Movie
	Editor	Maximum Security 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Editor	Phantom Pain 1996-06-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Commitment to Life 2023-02-10 Movie
2021	Director	Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021-08-16 Movie
2019	Director	Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ 2019-09-17 Movie
2018	Director	Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ 2018-06-26 Movie
2017	Director	The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017-05-19 Movie
2015	Director	Tab Hunter Confidential 2015-03-15 Movie
2013	Director	I Am Divine 2013-03-09 Movie
2012	Director	Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' 2012-12-18 Movie
	Director	Stories from the Plague 2012-08-18 Movie
2011	Director	Vito 2011-10-14 Movie
	Director	Marty on Film 2011-02-02 Movie
	Director	Marty and Bobby 2011-01-11 Movie
2010	Director	Program Alice: Activated 2010-12-28 Movie
	Director	Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' 2010-12-28 Movie
2009	Director	Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema 2009-11-11 Movie
	Director	Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ 2009-01-01 Movie
	Director	Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ 2009-01-01 Movie
	Director	‘Friday’ Straight Up 2009-01-01 Movie
	Director	House of Harrington 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	Director	Starz Inside: In the Gutter 2008-07-29 Movie
	Director	Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon 2008-06-07 Movie
2007	Director	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007-11-08 Movie
	Director	Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel 2007-02-28 Movie
2006	Director	Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' 2006-08-29 Movie
	Director	Hitchcocked! 2006-08-11 Movie
	Director	No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' 2006-08-02 Movie
	Director	Shooting the Police: Cops on Film 2006-07-01 Movie
	Director	Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ 2006-01-01 Movie
	Director	The House That Freddy Built 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director	‘Reservoir Dogs’ Revisited 2005-06-03 Movie
	Director	Return to Edge City 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Director	Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated 2004-12-28 Movie
	Director	Game Babes 2004-12-24 Movie
	Director	Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' 2004-10-19 Movie
	Director	People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' 2004-07-19 Movie
	Director	Stan Winston: Monster Mogul 2004-01-20 Movie
	Director	Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' 2004-01-20 Movie
	Director	Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods 2004-01-20 Movie
	Director	Clive Barker: Raising Hell 2004-01-01 Movie
	Director	Meet Bob Shaye 2004-01-01 Movie
	Director	Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos 2004-01-01 Movie
	Director	Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' 2003-10-24 Movie
	Director	Minnesota Nice 2003-04-01 Movie
	Director	Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Saw is Family 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Second Second Assistant Director	Catch Me If You Can 2002-12-16 Movie
	Director	Scoring Resident Evil 2002-11-15 Movie
	Director	Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' 2002-08-27 Movie
	Director	Playing Dead: Resident Evil from Game to Screen 2002-07-30 Movie
	Director	The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees 2002-07-23 Movie
	Director	Mysteries of Love 2002-06-04 Movie
	Director	Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' 2002-04-02 Movie
	Director	Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Director	Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' 2001-10-02 Movie
	Director	Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' 2001-09-28 Movie
	Director	As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001-09-04 Movie
	Director	Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2001-08-21 Movie
	Director	How Harry Met Sally… 2001-01-09 Movie
	Director	Adam Sandler Goes to Hell 2001-01-01 Movie
	Director	Imagining 'Total Recall' 2001-01-01 Movie
	Director	Satan’s Top 40 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' 2000-10-31 Movie
	Director	Julie Strain: Supergoddess 2000-01-01 Movie
	Director	Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic 1999-01-01 Movie
	Director	Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' 1999-01-01 Movie
	Director	Imagining 'Heavy Metal' 1999-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Al Lewis in the Flesh 1993-01-01 Movie
	Director	Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls Movie
	Director	Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv