{{Infobox person | name = Howard Gertler | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = {{Plainlist| * Film producer }} | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = | relatives = }}
'''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 the Peabody Award-winning<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=All the Beauty and the Bloodshed |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/all-the-beauty-and-the-bloodshed/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}</ref> documentary ''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/article/howard-gertler-96s-documentary-film-oscar|title=Howard Gertler ’96’s Documentary Film Is Up for an Oscar|website=Princeton University|first=Anna|last=Mazarakis|date=March 1, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> Gertler additionally served as head of production at Process Media from 2001 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scarsdalealumni.org/howard_gertler_92|title=Howard Gertler (SHS 1992)|website=Scarsdale Alumni Association|first=Ricardo|last=Garcia-Amaya|date=October 27, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> Gertler founded Little Punk, a production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skoll.org/session/skoll-world-forum-2016/networking-activities/|title=Finding Your Story and Making It Count: A Session with Sundance|website=The Skoll Foundation|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
Gertler served as a producer on the narrative films ''Shortbus'' and ''How to Talk to Girls at Parties'' directed by John Cameron Mitchell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collab.sundance.org/people/Howard-Gertler-1550157345|title=Howard Gertler|access-date=July 8, 2023|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708200425/https://collab.sundance.org/people/Howard-Gertler-1550157345|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/people-news/tim-perell-and-howard-gertler-1117949641/|title=Tim Perell and Howard Gertler|website=Variety|first=Anthony|last=Kaufman|date=September 7, 2006|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-to-make-a-powerful-aids-doc-talking-to-the-team-behind-how-to-survive-a-plague-48395/|title=How To Make a Powerful AIDS Doc: Talking to the Team Behind ‘How To Survive a Plague’|website=IndieWire|first=Peter|last=Knegt|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watershedpost.com/2013/local-filmmakers-how-survive-plague-gets-oscar-nomination|title=Local filmmaker's "How To Survive A Plague" gets Oscar nomination|website=Watershed Post|first=Lissa|last=Harris|date=January 10, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2014, Gertler served as a producer on ''Do I Sound Gay?''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/do-i-sound-gay|title=Do I Sound Gay?|website=IFC Films|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/list_item/howard-gertner-jim-lebrecht-nicole-newham/|title=Howard Gertler, Jim LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham|website=Variety|first=Alyssa|last=Mora|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/2021-oscars-nominations-full-list-of-nominees-1234714432/|title=Oscar Nominations: ‘Mank’ Tops List With 10 Including Best Picture; Six Other Films With Six; Female Directors Record Set – The Complete List|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Patrick|last1=Hipes|first2=Mike|last2=Fleming Jr|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
In 2022, Gertler served as a producer on ''All the Beauty and the Bloodshed'' directed by Laura Poitras, for which won a Peabody Award<ref name=":0" /> and was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/neon-laura-poitras-all-the-beauty-and-the-bloodshed-1235095712/|title=Neon Takes Laura Poitras Documentary ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/2023-bafta-film-nominations-list-movie-nominees-1235226375/|title=BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: 'All Quiet On The Western Front,' 'Banshees Of Inisherin' & 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Lead — The Complete List|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Hilary|title=Oscars: Full List of Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-nominations-2023-nominees-list-1235307974/|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/hbo-0/last-call-when-serial-killer-stalked-queer-new-york/hbo-original-docuseries-last-call-when-serial-killer-stalked-queer-new-york-debuts|title=HBO Original Docuseries LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK Debuts July 9|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|date=June 21, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gertler is gay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/08/last-call-documentary-new-york-gay-bar-killer|title=‘Righteous anger was a part of it’: the shocking story of New York’s gay bar killer|website=The Guardian|first=Benjamin|last=Lee|date=July 8, 2023|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0314971}}
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