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Martin Fabinyi is an Australian film and television producer and director and music label owner and has written books on the local rock music scene. He was the chief executive officer of Mushroom Pictures from its formation in 1993 to 2009. His film projects include the features Chopper (2000), Gettin' Square (2003), Wolf Creek (2005) and Macbeth (2006). He is currently Head of Feature Films and Documentaries at Beyond Entertainment.
In 1978 Fabinyi and composer Cameron Allan formed the label Regular Records, initially for releases by pop / rock band, Mental As Anything. The label subsequently released music from bands including Icehouse, I'm Talking, The Cockroaches and The Reels, and artists Kate Ceberano, Stephen Cummings and Austen Tayshus.




Bibliography






= Books

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Fabinyi, Martin (1972). X. Lindfield, NSW. ISBN 0-9599297-0-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Morris, Philip; Martin Fabinyi (1976). The Bumper Book of Rock. Collingwood, Vic: Outback Press. ISBN 0-86888-043-4.
Creswell, Toby; Martin Fabinyi (1986). Too Much Ain't Enough. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House. ISBN 0-09-182818-X.
Creswell, Toby; Martin Fabinyi (1999). The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll, 1957-now. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House. ISBN 978-0-09-183547-7.




= Articles

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Fabinyi, Martin (2013). "Composer was a restless intellect", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 July 2013 - obituary of Cameron Allan.
Fabinyi, Martin (2022). Elvis: a Baz Luhrmann extravaganza (film review), sydneysentinel.com.au, 30 June 2022.
Fabinyi, Martin (2022). "Margrete: Queen of the North – Review", cityhubsydney.com.au, 8 November 2022.




Filmography


Credits:

TV Dinner (1973) – video: filmmaker
The Vacuum (1975) – video feature: director, writer, producer
Pure S (1975) - feature film: writer, ("The Vacuum")
Around The World In Eighty Ways (1988) - feature film: music consultant
The Crossing (1990) – feature film: music co-ordinator
Tribal Voice – Yothu Yindi (1993) – TV documentary: producer
Fashion (1993) – TV series: executive producer
Kate Ceberano & Friends (1993) – TV series: executive producer
Next to Nothing/Nothing to Hide (1995) – TV series: executive producer
Counting the Beat (1996) – TV documentary: executive producer
The Singer and the Swinger (1999) – documentary: executive producer
Cut (2000) – feature film: producer
Chopper (2000) – feature film: executive producer
Horseplay (2003) – feature film: executive producer
The National Karaoke Challenge (2004) - TV series: executive producer
Gettin' Square (2003) – feature film: producer
Wolf Creek (2005) – feature film: executive producer
Macbeth (2006) – producer
Storm Warning (2007) – feature film: executive producer
Great Australian Albums (2007, 2008) – TV series: executive producer
Cannot Buy My Soul (2008) – feature documentary: executive producer
Cedar Boys (2009) – feature film: executive producer
Bait 3D (2011) – feature film: co-executive producer
Manny Lewis (2015) – feature film: producer
Blood + Thunder: The Story of Alberts (2015) – TV documentary mini-series
Indigo Lake (2016) – feature film: executive producer
Backburning (2018) – short documentary: producer
Days Like These (2022) – TV series: executive producer
The Angels: Kickin' Down the Door (2022) – producer
John Farnham – Finding the Voice (2023) – feature documentary: executive producer
The Hardest Line (2024) – feature documentary: producer




Awards and nominations


2003: AACTA Awards (previously known as IF Awards) – 'Best Film' - Gettin' Square – nominee
2015: 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards - Documentary Television Production - Blood and Thunder - nominee
2024: AACTA Award - Best Documentary Feature - John Farnham: Finding The Voice - winner.




References






External links


Martin Fabinyi at Screen Australia's The Screen Guide.
Biographical cuttings on Martin Fabinyi, former photographic designer for record covers at National Library of Australia
Martin Fabinyi at British Film Institute

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Martin Fabinyi
• Fabinyi
• 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
• Gettin' Square
• Mental As Anything
• Chris Murphy (band manager)
• Splat Pack
• Toby Creswell
• Hunters & Collectors
• Circus Animals