Martin Fabinyi

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.

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:
 * 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.