Karen S. Shapiro – CEO

Karen has a diverse and extensive background producing award-winning film, television, theatre and music throughout the world.

Her films include the critically acclaimed feature documentary, Eva Hesse, the film festival hit Beat the Drum, the romantic comedy, The Neighbor, the drama, The Low Life and the Academy Award winning short, Violet.

Karen has also produced several television movies including the Emmy Award winning Other Mothers, Between Mother and Daughter, winner of the prestigious Humanitas Award, Private Affairs, winner of the American Women in Media Award, Dying to be Perfect: the Ellen Hart Pena Story, Chance of a Lifetime and To Face Her Past. In addition, she produced the pilot Postcards from Heaven, winner of the Global Association of Independent Television Award for Outstanding Drama Programming.

Karen was the Senior Producer overseeing the development, production and post-production of the reality series Unsolved Mysteries as well as the syndicated reality series Arrest and Trial.

Having produced many theatre productions in Los Angeles, her credits include the original musical ensemble Woman of Valor. In addition, Karen has produced several recordings as well as concerts including Liberation ’95, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the end of Nazi-occupied Europe and included two of her documentary shorts, Awake and Sing and Together As One.