Greg Reitman
Activist filmmaker, author, and professional speaker

Greg Reitman

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Activist filmmaker, author, and professional speaker
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Writer
Work field:
Literature
Birth:
10 May 1971(New York City, USA)
Star sign:
Taurus
Education:
Tel Aviv University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Florence
Hokkaido University
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Greg Reitman (born May 10, 1971) is an activist filmmaker, author, and professional speaker. He is the founder of Blue Water Entertainment, Inc., an independent production company based in Santa Monica, that produces feature films and documentaries.

Career

Reitman directed, wrote and produced Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina, syndicated on American Public Television (APT), and traveled the festival circuit. His production company, Blue Water Entertainment, which specialises in films on the environment, produced Fields of Fuel, subsequently renamed Fuel, a feature documentary film on alternative energy with author Josh Tickell. Fields of Fuel premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the 2008 Audience Award.Reitman's latest production project is a feature documentary entitled Rooted in Peace, released in 2014.

Education

Reitman earned his Bachelor of Arts from University of Massachusetts Amherst (1993) and holds a certificate in Film & Television, Marketing & Distribution from UCLA. He received a master certificate in Creative Producing from Tel Aviv University, and has studied at Hokkaido University in Japan and the University of Florence in Italy.

Personal life

Reitman enjoys hiking and biking with his wife, Britta, and practices Transcendental Meditation.