Chris Schueler(I)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Emmy ® Award winning producer/director Chris Schueler facilitates social change utilizing social media and documentary production and trains students worldwide in production skills and community organizing. His unique model has affected behavior change, raised public awareness and impacted public policy nationally and internationally with partnerships ranging from the United Nations to the National Institute of Mental Health and the PBS network to the CBS Network Foundation. In the past decade Mr. Schueler has partnered with Metro TV and Kompass TV, Indonesia; Channel 2, Nicaragua and Zumrad NGO, Dushanbe Tajikistan as well Universities throughout the United States.
Production: Mr. Schueler has created over 100 television programs in the past 25 years that have garnered multiple Emmy® Awards and have been broadcast throughout the country and around the world. His programs have ranged from global warming solutions to mental health stigma and included topics such as date and domestic violence, teen pregnancy prevention, AIDS, alcohol, gambling addiction and opioid abuse. Most recently, his projects "Invisible Corps" and "Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus" have broadcast throughout the United States on PBS and been an official selection in film festivals worldwide. His projects have broadcast in over 100 domestic markets as well as 35 countries in 8 different languages. In addition to the US, filming locations have included Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, Central America and Africa.
The National Broadcast Association for Community Affairs named Chris Schueler national "Innovator of the Year" for his News 101 project, training teenagers to produce news stories for local television stations. Schueler uses his model to train young journalists around the world to create social issue documentaries and social media pieces in Asia, the Middle East, Central America and throughout the United States.
Social Change: Mr. Schueler includes social marketing and target audience outreach for all his projects involving extensive use of internet and social media venues to address community issues. In addition to investing target audience groups in the production and outreach efforts, each project includes partnerships with non-profit stake holders, government entities and private businesses. These documentaries and community outreach projects many times include curriculum guides, Town Hall meetings, specialized educational videos, web site components, text messaging, social marketing development and panel discussions. The efforts create a web of community interaction for social change.
Mr. Schueler serves on the Grand Jury for the New York Festivals, the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards as well as the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mountain Chapter.
In addition to 26 Emmy ® Awards, his honors include: . National Innovator of the Year from the National Broadcast Asso. Of Community Affairs. . The Grand Award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards at the New York Festivals; . Two International Iris Awards; . The National Education Association Award for the Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting; . Two CBS network awards for Excellence in Community Service; . Two Service to Children's Television Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters
Production: Mr. Schueler has created over 100 television programs in the past 25 years that have garnered multiple Emmy® Awards and have been broadcast throughout the country and around the world. His programs have ranged from global warming solutions to mental health stigma and included topics such as date and domestic violence, teen pregnancy prevention, AIDS, alcohol, gambling addiction and opioid abuse. Most recently, his projects "Invisible Corps" and "Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus" have broadcast throughout the United States on PBS and been an official selection in film festivals worldwide. His projects have broadcast in over 100 domestic markets as well as 35 countries in 8 different languages. In addition to the US, filming locations have included Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, Central America and Africa.
The National Broadcast Association for Community Affairs named Chris Schueler national "Innovator of the Year" for his News 101 project, training teenagers to produce news stories for local television stations. Schueler uses his model to train young journalists around the world to create social issue documentaries and social media pieces in Asia, the Middle East, Central America and throughout the United States.
Social Change: Mr. Schueler includes social marketing and target audience outreach for all his projects involving extensive use of internet and social media venues to address community issues. In addition to investing target audience groups in the production and outreach efforts, each project includes partnerships with non-profit stake holders, government entities and private businesses. These documentaries and community outreach projects many times include curriculum guides, Town Hall meetings, specialized educational videos, web site components, text messaging, social marketing development and panel discussions. The efforts create a web of community interaction for social change.
Mr. Schueler serves on the Grand Jury for the New York Festivals, the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards as well as the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mountain Chapter.
In addition to 26 Emmy ® Awards, his honors include: . National Innovator of the Year from the National Broadcast Asso. Of Community Affairs. . The Grand Award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards at the New York Festivals; . Two International Iris Awards; . The National Education Association Award for the Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting; . Two CBS network awards for Excellence in Community Service; . Two Service to Children's Television Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters
