Mark Shekter
- Producer
- Writer
- Composer
Mark is an internationally credited TV and Film producer/writer
responsible for over 2000 hours of programming, seen on major networks
and cable channels in over 80 countries.
His shows have garnered major awards including Emmys, Parent's Choice Awards, New York Critics Circle, and the Rose D'or, Europe's top television honor.
His successes include documentaries for A&E's Biography series, and Investigative Reports, the animated Bedtime Primetime Classics (carried by Disney and Turner), The Elephant Show (family series, Nickelodeon), St. Michael's Lifeline (a medical series for TLC and Discovery Channels); Zoo Diaries (a natural science series for CBC and BBC Kids), the teen series Vampire High and Daring and Grace, and the two-part mini-series Red River.
As a writer and composer, Mark has created special material for Ray Charles, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, and Martin Short, and collaborated with Leonard Cohen on the multi-award winning TV special I Am A Hotel.
As a former Director of Program Development for Canada's two major networks (CBC and CanWest Global), Mark's combined production and management experience has made him a highly sought after media consultant for major corporations, broadcasters and studios worldwide.
His shows have garnered major awards including Emmys, Parent's Choice Awards, New York Critics Circle, and the Rose D'or, Europe's top television honor.
His successes include documentaries for A&E's Biography series, and Investigative Reports, the animated Bedtime Primetime Classics (carried by Disney and Turner), The Elephant Show (family series, Nickelodeon), St. Michael's Lifeline (a medical series for TLC and Discovery Channels); Zoo Diaries (a natural science series for CBC and BBC Kids), the teen series Vampire High and Daring and Grace, and the two-part mini-series Red River.
As a writer and composer, Mark has created special material for Ray Charles, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, and Martin Short, and collaborated with Leonard Cohen on the multi-award winning TV special I Am A Hotel.
As a former Director of Program Development for Canada's two major networks (CBC and CanWest Global), Mark's combined production and management experience has made him a highly sought after media consultant for major corporations, broadcasters and studios worldwide.
