Joshua Katcher
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| Birth name | Joshua Ryan Katcher |
| Born | October 18, 1980 |
| Origin |   Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Arist |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
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Joshua Katcher is a video artist, television producer, filmmaker, sculptor, and activist living in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently the CEO of Perhaps Media, a television/video production company based in New York City.
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[edit] Biography
Joshua Katcher was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from the BFA program in Art Video at Syracuse University, New York in 2003. He began his career as an artist in the late 90's, working on the feature film Exist, by Esther Bell
[edit] Curatorial Work
Joshua Katcher has been curating video art exhibitions since 2001. While in Syracuse, NY, Joshua was co-curator of Spark Video: International and Spark: Home Video at the Spark Contemporary Art Space in downtown Syracuse. When he left Syracuse, he started Spark Video: Beacon in Beacon, New York which ran successfully from 2003-2004. RAW is the first international Video Art series in Brooklyn, NY to incorporate vegan dining. The successful launch event took place on August 12th, 2007 at Monkeytown in Williamsburg. RAW came to an end in December 2007, and Joshua continues to seek a venue for the screenings.
[edit] Sculpture
Joshua had his first solo sculpture exhibition at Figureworks Gallery in Williamsburg Brooklyn in 2006. Many of Joshua's sculptures can be viewed online Joshua's work at Figureworks.
"Joshua's work often addresses the interaction between humans and nature...Their clothing expose a complex story-line involving nature's struggle and survival in a world where human intervention has created chaos." - Randal Harris, Figureworks 2007
 200px|"New Sculptures" by Joshua Katcher (2007) |
 200px|"Deer" by Joshua Katcher (2007) |
 200px|"Octopus" by Joshua Katcher (2007) |
[edit] Video Art
Joshua's video work has been exhibited internationally in festivals such as The Rotterdam International Film Festival, Cannes, and The New York Underground Film Festival. His most recent work, Stockholm Syndrome premiered at RAW in NYC in 2007. For a list of past works, see his videography Many of Joshua's works can be viewed online
Exhibitions:
Raw. 2007, New York City
Figureworks Gallery. 2007, New York City, NY.
New York Underground Film Festival. 2005, New York City, NY.
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2004. Rotterdam, Holland.
Cannes Film Festival. 2003 France.
Video Now! 2003 presented by the Everson Museum of Art. Syracuse, NY
New York Underground Film Festival 2003. New York City, NY.
[edit] Filmmaking
Many of Joshua Katcher's short documentaries have been commissioned by CurrentTV. His music video,'Severed', for The Wage of Sin was nomiated as 'Best Metal Video' in 2004, but did not receive the award. Katcher's music video for Dynasty Electric Duo, 'Hourglass' appeared on Much Music and several networks in Europe.
[edit] Television
Joshua Katcher is a freelance television producer. Credits include:
•Director/ Producer– “Maxine's Dash for Freedom" for by Current TV
•Director / Producer - "Intervention" Eco-Spot on Oil Addiction commissioned by Current TV
•Director / Producer - "Seagull" commissioned by Current TV
•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "Burning Questions" Environmental Doc Series (in development), Perhaps Media
•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "The Other Side" Eco Docu-drama (in development), Perhaps Media
•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer "The Green Room" Eco Comedy Series (in development), Perhaps Media
•Co-Creator/ Co-Producer – “Veg Out!” (in development) Perhaps Media
•Director / Producer / DP – “My Super Sweet 16” (series) MTV
•Casting Director/ Editor – “Sex and the City” Doc. Series (in development) HBO
•Executive Producer – “Struggling Virgin” commissioned by Current TV
•Director/ Producer– “Misshapes”, commissioned by Current TV
•Director/ Producer– “Stache”, commissioned by Current TV
•Director/ Producer– “River” commissioned by Current TV
•Editor/ Shooter / Producer– Vegan Parenting commissioned by Current TV
•DP - “Fuse Celebrity Playlist, F-List” Fuse
•DP – “All Muscle” Red Moxie Television
•DP –“Hair Trauma” WE Television
•DP – “New York Underground Comedy Festival” AOL
•DP - “Horse Power” Animal Planet
•Shooter - “Fast Inc.” MTV
•DP/ Editor – “Cherry Monroe” MTV Project Development
•DP/ Editor - Two Stages”. Jarrett Creative Group, Warner Bros
•Editor - “The Black Book Diaries” MTV Project Development
•Editor - “The Wallflowers Custom Concert feat. Carole King” Oxygen •FCP Editor/ Asst. Avid Editor -"Damage Control" MTV
•Production Manager/ 2nd Unit Camera/ Special Effects -“EXIST” Esther Bell.
•Asst. Casting Director -"Hell's Kitchen" FOX
•East Coast Recruiter/ Casting Associate -"Battle for OZZfest” MTV
[edit] Activism
Joshua is an environmental, animal liberation, and queer activist. Organizations that Joshua is associated with include:
Farm Sanctuary
Peta
The Alliance for Climate Protection
Working Assets
Rainforest Action Network
Lambda Legal
Center for Constitutional Rights
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