Jeffrey Alan Schechter
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey Alan Schechter is a screenwriter
whose work has been nominated for two Emmy awards, a Writers Guild of America
award, and a Writers Guild of Canada
award.
, New York
, and is a graduate from the film program at SUNY Purchase
.
Schechter was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award
for Outstanding Television Writing for his work on the Disney
film Brink!. In 2005, he also received a Writers Guild of Canada
award nomination for his work on The Big Wish Movie. In 2004 and 2005, he received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series for the Discovery Kids
series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
; he also wrote and directed the episode Past which earned the series a British Academy of Film and Television Arts
award for Best International Series.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
whose work has been nominated for two Emmy awards, a Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
award, and a Writers Guild of Canada
Writers Guild of Canada
The Writers Guild of Canada represents more than 1,800 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and multimedia production in Canada...
award.
Overview
Schechter was born and raised in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and is a graduate from the film program at SUNY Purchase
State University of New York at Purchase
Purchase College, State University of New York, is a public four-year college located in Purchase, New York, United States. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York system...
.
Schechter was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
for Outstanding Television Writing for his work on the Disney
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
film Brink!. In 2005, he also received a Writers Guild of Canada
Writers Guild of Canada
The Writers Guild of Canada represents more than 1,800 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and multimedia production in Canada...
award nomination for his work on The Big Wish Movie. In 2004 and 2005, he received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series for the Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Black Hole High is a Canadian science fiction television program which first aired in North America in October 2002 on NBC and Discovery Kids...
; he also wrote and directed the episode Past which earned the series a British Academy of Film and Television Arts
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
award for Best International Series.