Greg Reitman

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| image = GregReitman (cropped).jpg

| name = Greg Reitman

| caption = Greg Reitman in 2015

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|05|10}}

| birth_place = Long Island, New York, USA

| education = University of Massachusetts at Amherst (BA)

| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter, author

| years_active = 2000-present

| website = [http://www.GregReitman.com/ www.GregReitman.com]

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Greg Reitman (May 10, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author.{{cite web |last1=Allaire |first1=Danielle |last2=Johnson |first2=Troy |title=San Diego's 4th Annual Blue Water Film Festival Returns |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/features/blue-water-film-festival/article_81c9e116-016c-11ee-b254-fb07ed66f523.html |website=San Diego Magazine |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=2023 Blue Water Awards Presented by the Blue Water Film Festival |url=https://dam.gettyimages.com/paid-assignments-full-takes/2023-blue-water-awards-show |website=Getty Images |access-date=19 July 2023}} He is best known for directing, producing and writing Hollywood’s Magical Island- Catalina (2003).

Education

Reitman earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1993){{cite web |url=http://www.umass.edu/film/mmff/mmff2015/MMFF2015_brochure.pdf |title=Rooted In Peace |accessdate=January 30, 2015}} and he also holds a certificate in Film & Television, Marketing & Distribution from UCLA.{{cite web |url=http://prime.digitalhollywood.com/DHLA01/DHLAMondaySix.html |title=Speaker Bios |accessdate=January 30, 2015}} He received a master's certificate in Creative Producing from Tel Aviv University, and has studied at Hokkaido University in Japan and the University of Florence in Italy.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BM7pHwAACAAJ |accessdate=January 30, 2015 |title=Hollywood Isle: Catalina Island Picture Book|isbn=9780615134444 |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |date=April 2007 |publisher=Blue Water Entertainment, Incorporated }}

Career

Reitman's first feature film, Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina, was narrated by Peter Coyote. His second feature film was Fuel. (The name was changed from Fields of Fuel to Fuel.)

His third feature film, Rooted in Peace,{{cite web|title=About the film|url=http://rootedinpeace.com/about-the-film|website=Rootedinpeace.com|accessdate=10 October 2014}} in 2016, debuted at the United Nations, won the New York Festival Best Feature Documentary, Impact Award for Excellence, released theatrically, and subsequently streamed on Amazon Prime, and iTunes. The film features Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Greg Reitman, Pete Seeger, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.{{cite news |last1=Rechtshaffen |first1=Michael |title=Review: Documentarian Greg Reitman traverses the globe looking for enlightenment in the warm and fuzzy 'Rooted in Peace' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-mn-capsule-rooted-in-peace-review-20161128-story.html |newspaper=LA Times |date=December 2016 |access-date=19 July 2023}}

In 2004, Reitman self-published the mini coffee table book Hollywood’s Magical Island - Catalina. In 2016, following the release of the film Rooted in Peace, Llewellyn Publications published his book Rooted in Peace: An Inspiring Story of Finding Peace.{{cite book |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |title=Rooted in Peace: An Inspiring Story of Finding Peace Within |date=2018 |publisher=Llewellyn Publications |isbn=978-0738754024 }}

In 2008, after producing the documentary Fuel, Reitman was asked to chronicle climate change and the movement as a journalist first for The Environmentalist and then The Huffington Post. His environmental articles published include Chasing Ice - The Climate Debate Is Over;{{cite web |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |title='Chasing Ice' -- The Climate Change Debate Is Over |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chasing-ice-climate-change_b_1300568 |website=Huff Post |date=25 February 2012 |access-date=19 July 2023}} UN Launches Year of the Int’l Forest; Is Climate Change Reversible? Can Regenerative Agriculture Farming Solve the Climate Crisis?;{{cite web |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |title=Is Climate Change Reversible? Can Regenerative Agriculture Farming Solve the Climate Crisis? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-climate-change-reversi_b_6187212 |website=Huff Post|date=20 November 2014 |access-date=19 July 2023}} “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”; Investigates the Making And Unraveling of a Radical Environmental Group; “Ode to Peace” to Resound Around the World on International Day of Peace;{{cite web |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |title="Ode to Peace" to Resound Around the World on International Day of Peace |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ode-to-peace-to-resound-a_b_5871330 |website=Huff Post |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=19 July 2023}} The Climate War Comes to Australia: The Great Barrier Reef; The man behind Earth Day Texas Trammel S Crow leads the nation honoring the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day; Your Brain on Ocean: Neuroscience and Ocean Exploration; Global Green kicks off Oscar Week with Singer/Songwriter Stevie Wonder; and Madécasse Chocolate Raises the Bar this Earth Day in providing Money for Madagascar Disaster Relief.{{cite web |last1=Reitman |first1=Greg |title=Madécasse Chocolate Raises the Bar this Earth Day in providing Money for Madagascar Disaster Relief. |url=https://medium.com/@gregreitman_34832/mad%C3%A9casse-chocolate-raises-the-bar-this-earth-day-in-providing-money-for-madagascar-disaster-relief-cf18af4fb6fd |website=Medium |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=19 July 2023}}

In 2014, Reitman was a speaker at the Aspen Renewable Energy Summit.{{cite web |title=Are Day 2014 Program |url=https://www.areday.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AREDAY2014_programLR.pdf |website=areday.net |access-date=19 July 2023}}

In 2019, Reitman joined NYU-Tisch as an adjunct professor teaching marketing and distribution[https://gregreitman.com/about-greg-reitman/ .]

Blue Water Institute

In 2020, Reitman founded the Blue Water Institute, a non-profit conservation organization. He also launched the Blue Water Film Festival, an annual event in San Diego, California showcasing ocean, water, and nature content in various formats, including short films, narratives, documentaries, and animations.{{cite web |last1=AUERBACH |first1=Brad |title=Blue Water Film Festival |url=https://entertainmenttoday.net/nocat/22185/2022/05/blue-water-film-festival/ |website=Entertainment Today |date=27 May 2022 |access-date=19 July 2023}}

Bibliography

Hollywood Isle: Catalina Island Picture Book (2003, Post Card USA, {{ISBN|978-0-61513-444-4}})
Rooted in Peace: An Inspiring Story of Finding Peace Within (2018, Blue Water Publishing, USA, {{ISBN|978-0-9769566-4-8}})