Alex Schmider

GLAAD

About

Alex Schmider is an award-winning film producer and the Senior Director of Entertainment at GLAAD. Schmider's producing credits include Changing the Game (Hulu), Disclosure (Netflix), Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber), Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story (Netflix) and Chasing Chasing Amy (Level 33 Entertainment) with other titles in development. His films have premiered at Sundance and Tribeca, and screened at hundreds of festivals around the world, among them BFI and Hot Docs. These have been recognized by Cinema Eye Honors, the Critics' Choice Awards, Peabody Awards, and GLAAD Awards, among others. In 2022, Schmider was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and, in 2023, was honored as one of DOC NYC's 40 under 40.

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