Martin Fabinyi Explained

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^[1] from its formation in 1993 to 2009. His film projects include the features Chopper (2000),^[2] Gettin' Square (2003), Wolf Creek (2005) and Macbeth (2006).^[3] He is currently Head of Feature Films and Documentaries at Beyond Entertainment.

In 1978 Fabinyi and composer Cameron Allan formed the label Regular Records,^[4] 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

• Book: Fabinyi, Martin . X . 1972. Lindfield, NSW. 0-9599297-0-3 . ^[5]
• Book: Morris, Philip . The Bumper Book of Rock . Martin Fabinyi . Outback Press. 1976. Collingwood, Vic . 0-86888-043-4 . ^[6]
• Book: Creswell, Toby . Too Much Ain't Enough . Toby Creswell . Martin Fabinyi . Random House. 1986. Milsons Point, NSW . 0-09-182818-X . ^[7]
• Book: Creswell, Toby . The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll, 1957-now . Martin Fabinyi . Random House. 1999. Milsons Point, NSW . 978-0-09-183547-7 . ^{[8] [9]}

Articles

• 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:^{[10] [11]}

• TV Dinner (1973) – video: filmmaker^[12]
• 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^[13]
• 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^{[14] [15]}
• Blood + Thunder: The Story of Alberts (2015) – TV documentary mini-series^[16]
• Indigo Lake (2016) – feature film: executive producer^[17]
• Backburning (2018) – short documentary: producer
• Days Like These (2022) – TV series: executive producer^[18]
• The Angels: Kickin' Down the Door (2022) – producer
• John Farnham – Finding the Voice (2023) – feature documentary: executive producer^[19]
• The Hardest Line (2024) – feature documentary: producer^[20]

Awards and nominations

• 2003: AACTA Awards (previously known as IF Awards) – 'Best Film' - Gettin' Square – nominee^[21]
• 2015: 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards - Documentary Television Production - Blood and Thunder - nominee^[22]
• 2024: AACTA Award - Best Documentary Feature - John Farnham: Finding The Voice - winner.

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

Notes and References

1. Doreen Carvajal, "Violent movies being tested on 10-year-olds", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2000, p. 38.
2. Garry Maddox, "Create, excite and innovate: screen industry told to lift its sights", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 2001, p. 14.
3. "G'day, you midnight hags: Macbeth goes Aussie", Times Colonist, 1 September 2004, p. 40.
4. Helen Thomas, "Countdown to silence", The Age, 9 July 1987, p. 41.
5. Web site: X. National Library of Australia. 26 October 2010 .
6. Web site: The Bumper Book of Rock . National Library of Australia. 26 October 2010 .
7. Web site: Too Much Ain't Enough . National Library of Australia. 19 March 2009 .
8. Web site: The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll. National Library of Australia. 19 March 2009 .
9. Martin Fabinyi, The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll, 1957-Now (abstract), Random House Australia, 2000 via Google Books. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
10. Web site: Martin Fabinyi Movies and Filmography . . 9 November 2022 .
11. Web site: Martin Fabinyi – The Screen Guide . Screen Australia . 11 November 2022 .
12. News: Video Notes . . 19 . 13 . New South Wales, Australia . 20 June 1973 . 9 November 2022 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
13. Web site: Kate Ceberano & Friends . Tvmem.com . 2014-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217021611/http://www.tvmem.com/DATA/A-Z/K/KATECEBE/KATECEBE.html . 2007-12-17 .
14. News: Carl Barron's Film Manny Lewis Proves Life as a Comic Isn't all Laughs . . 24 July 2014 . https://archive.today/20221113193956/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/carl-barrons-film-manny-lewis-proves-life-as-a-comic-isnt-all-laughs/news-story/c904a316028ac4e0b308d680f3323c5c?amp&nk=3c30cf53f27d8041b7d820385cc50f3c-1668368410 . 13 November 2022 . live . 14 November 2022 .
15. Web site: Manny Lewis (2015) – Anthony Mir Cast and Crew . AllMovie . 14 November 2022 .
16. Web site: Blood & Thunder: The Sound of Alberts (2015) – The Screen Guide. Screen Australia . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220817155623/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/blood---thunder--the-sound-of-alberts-2015/33628 . 17 August 2022 . 15 November 2022 .
17. Web site: Trailer of the Day: Indigo Lake . Cinema Australia . 30 January 2017 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170215073615/https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2017/01/30/trailer-of-the-day-indigo-lake/ . 15 February 2017 . 14 November 2022 .
18. Web site: Days Like These with Diesel (2022) – The Screen Guide . Screen Australia . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220821033423/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/days-like-these-with-diesel-2022/40520 . 21 August 2022 . 14 November 2022 .
19. Web site: Screen Australia Announces $2.3 Million for 10 Documentaries . Screen Australia . 14 July 2021 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220818093912/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2021/07-14-screen-australia-announces-2-3-million . 18 August 2022 . 15 November 2022 .
20. Web site: Midnight Oil Documentary Funding Approved by Screen Australia . Blink TV . 31 July 2017 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180313130127/http://www.blinktv.com.au/midnight-oil-documentary-funding-approved-by-screen-australia/ . 13 March 2018 . 14 November 2022 .
21. https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/japanese-story-peoples-choice-20031113-gdhrtf.html "Japanese Story people's choice"
22. https://www.screenproducers.org.au/assets/Releases/AWARDS-FINALISTS-2015-1A.pdf Screen Producers Australia Awards Finalists Announced