Martin Fabinyi

Martin Fabinyi
Born
Martin Fabinyi

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
  • Record label owner
  • producer
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1972–present
SpouseJenny-Jane Carpenter (1986–1993) divorced

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.

  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.