Howard Gertler
Occupation
  • Film producer
Years active1999–present

Howard Gertler is an American film producer. He has produced narrative and documentary films including Shortbus (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009), How to Survive a Plague (2012), How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Crip Camp (2020), and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022). He has been nominated for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA.

Career

While at Princeton University, Gertler served as an intern at Good Machine, where he decided to become a producer.[1] Gertler additionally served as head of production at Process Media from 2001 to 2011.[2] Gertler founded Little Punk, a production company.[3]

Gertler served as a producer on the narrative films Shortbus and How to Talk to Girls at Parties directed by John Cameron Mitchell.[4][5]

In 2012, Gertler served as a producer on How to Survive a Plague directed by David France, which he was nominated for an Academy Award.[6][7] In 2014, Gertler served as a producer on Do I Sound Gay?.[8]

In 2020, Gertler served as an executive producer on Crip Camp directed by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[9][10]

In 2022, Gertler served as a producer on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.[11][12][13]

In 2023, Gertler served as an executive producer on Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York directed by Anthony Caronna, and executive produced by Liz Garbus and Charlize Theron for HBO.[14]

Personal life

Gertler is gay.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Mazarakis, Anna (March 1, 2023). "Howard Gertler '96's Documentary Film Is Up for an Oscar". Princeton University. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Garcia-Amaya, Ricardo (October 27, 2013). "Howard Gertler (SHS 1992)". Scarsdale Alumni Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Finding Your Story and Making It Count: A Session with Sundance". The Skoll Foundation. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Howard Gertler". Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kaufman, Anthony (September 7, 2006). "Tim Perell and Howard Gertler". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Knegt, Peter (March 23, 2012). "How To Make a Powerful AIDS Doc: Talking to the Team Behind 'How To Survive a Plague'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ Harris, Lissa (January 10, 2013). "Local filmmaker's "How To Survive A Plague" gets Oscar nomination". Watershed Post. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Do I Sound Gay?". IFC Films. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ Mora, Alyssa (July 15, 2021). "Howard Gertler, Jim LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ Hipes, Patrick; Fleming Jr, Mike (March 15, 2021). "Oscar Nominations: 'Mank' Tops List With 10 Including Best Picture; Six Other Films With Six; Female Directors Record Set – The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 18, 2022). "Neon Takes Laura Poitras Documentary 'All The Beauty And The Bloodshed'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ntim, Zac (January 19, 2023). "BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: 'All Quiet On The Western Front,' 'Banshees Of Inisherin' & 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Lead — The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (January 24, 2023). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "HBO Original Docuseries LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK Debuts July 9". Warner Bros. Discovery. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  15. ↑ Lee, Benjamin (July 8, 2023). "'Righteous anger was a part of it': the shocking story of New York's gay bar killer". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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