Martin Fabinyi

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{{Infobox person | name = Martin Fabinyi | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Martin Fabinyi | birth_date =  | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Record label owner|producer|director|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1972–present | spouse = Jenny-Jane Carpenter (1986–1995) | partner = | website = }}

'''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<ref>Doreen Carvajal, "Violent movies being tested on 10-year-olds", ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 29 September 2000, p. 38.</ref> from its formation in 1993 to 2009. Mushroom Pictures' projects include the features ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]'' (2000),<ref>Garry Maddox, "Create, excite and innovate: screen industry told to lift its sights", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 November 2001, p. 14.</ref> ''[[Gettin' Square]]'' (2003), Wolf Creek (2005) and ''[[Macbeth (2006 film)|Macbeth]]'' (2006).<ref>"G'day, you midnight hags: Macbeth goes Aussie", ''[[Times Colonist]]'', 1 September 2004, p. 40.</ref> He is currently Executive Producer at Beyond Productions where he produced the Angels theatrical documentary 'Kickin' Down The Door' and executive produced 'John Farnham: Finding The voice' which became the highest grossing Australian documentary, winning the AACTA and Logie awards; and 'Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line' which opened the 2024 Sydney Film Festival.

In 1978 Fabinyi and composer [[Cameron Allan]] formed the label [[Regular Records]],<ref>Helen Thomas, "Countdown to silence", ''[[The Age]]'', 9 July 1987, p. 41.</ref> 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.

== Early life ==

Fabinyi grew up in Melbourne. His father was Dr [[Andrew Fabinyi]] OBE, a book publisher responsible for Australian authors including Joan Lindsay ('Picnic At Hanging Rock'), David Malouf, Robin Boyd and Barry Humphries. He had four siblings.

== Career ==

After leaving school Fabinyi joined GTV-9 as a floor manager and film editor. He attended Flinders University in Adelaide where he founded and edited the student newspaper Empire Times, leaving after two years. He subsequently moved to Sydney and began directing independent video films, and was part of the experimental movement Bush Video at the Nimbin Aquarius Festival in 1973. He wrote articles on the music scene and designed album covers before meeting Cameron Allan in 1977, ultimately leading to the founding of Regular Records.

== Personal ==

Fabinyi was married to fashion designer Jenny-Jane Carpenter from 1988 to 1995

==Bibliography== ===Books=== *{{Cite book |title=X |last=Fabinyi |first=Martin |year=1972|location=Lindfield, NSW|isbn=0-9599297-0-3 }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2749319|title=X|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=26 October 2010 }}</ref> *{{Cite book |title=The Bumper Book of Rock |last=Morris |first=Philip |author2=Martin Fabinyi |publisher=Outback Press|year=1976|location=Collingwood, Vic |isbn=0-86888-043-4 }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2823306|title=The Bumper Book of Rock |publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=26 October 2010 }}</ref> *{{Cite book |title=Too Much Ain't Enough |last=Creswell |first=Toby |author-link=Toby Creswell |author2=Martin Fabinyi |publisher=[[Random House]]|year=1986|location=Milsons Point, NSW |isbn=0-09-182818-X }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1362029|title=Too Much Ain't Enough |publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=19 March 2009 }}</ref> *{{Cite book |title=The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll, 1957-now |last=Creswell |first=Toby |author2=Martin Fabinyi |publisher=Random House|year=1999|location=Milsons Point, NSW |isbn=978-0-09-183547-7 }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2887181|title=The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=19 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>Martin Fabinyi, [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Real_Thing.html The Real Thing: Adventures in Australian Rock & Roll, 1957-Now] (abstract), Random House Australia, 2000 via [[Google Books]]. Retrieved 9 November 2022.</ref> ===Articles=== * Fabinyi, Martin (2013). [https://www.smh.com.au/national/composer-was-a-restless-intellect-20130718-2q6rg.html "Composer was a restless intellect"], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 19 July 2013 - obituary of [[Cameron Allan]]. * Fabinyi, Martin (2022). [https://sydneysentinel.com.au/2022/06/elvis-a-baz-luhrmann-extravaganza/ Elvis: a Baz Luhrmann extravaganza] (film review), sydneysentinel.com.au, 30 June 2022. * Fabinyi, Martin (2022). [https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/11/margrete-queen-of-the-north-review/ "Margrete: Queen of the North – Review"], cityhubsydney.com.au, 8 November 2022.

== Filmography ==

Credits:<ref name="AllMovie list">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/martin-fabinyi-p369618/filmography | title=Martin Fabinyi {{!}} Movies and Filmography | publisher=[[AllMovie]] | access-date=9 November 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Screen Australia list">{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/martin-fabinyi/6595/ | title=Martin Fabinyi – The Screen Guide | work=Screen Australia | access-date=11 November 2022 }}</ref> * ''TV Dinner'' (1973) – video: filmmaker<ref name="Video makers">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230397462 |title=Video Notes |newspaper=[[Tharunka]] |volume=19 |issue=13 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=20 June 1973 |access-date=9 November 2022 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> * ''The Vacuum'' (1975) – video feature: director, writer, producer * ''Pure S'' (1975) - feature film: writer, ("The Vacuum") * ''Great Southern Land'' (1982) Icehouse (film clip) - co-director with Larry Meltzer * ''She's The One'' (1987) The Cockroaches (film clip - director *''Around The World In Eighty Ways (1988) - feature film: music consultant'' * ''[[The Crossing (1990 film)|The Crossing]]'' (1990) – feature film: music co-ordinator * ''[[Yothu Yindi|Tribal Voice – Yothu Yindi]]'' (1993) – TV documentary: producer<ref name="NLA Tribal">{{Citation | author1=Johnson, Stephen M | author-link1=Stephen Maxwell Johnson | author2=Yunupingu, Mandawuy | author-link2=Mandawuy Yunupingu | author3=Thorpe, Leanne | author4=Australian Film Commission | author-link4=Australian Film Commission| author5=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |author-link5=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | author6=Mushroom Pictures | author-link6=Mushroom Pictures | title=Tribal Voice | date=1993 | publisher=Mushroom Pictures | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7009170 | access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> * ''Fashion'' (1993) – TV series: executive producer * ''[[Kate Ceberano and Friends|Kate Ceberano & Friends]]'' (1993) – TV series: executive producer<ref name="tvmem1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvmem.com/DATA/A-Z/K/KATECEBE/KATECEBE.html |title=Kate Ceberano & Friends |publisher=Tvmem.com |accessdate=2014-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217021611/http://www.tvmem.com/DATA/A-Z/K/KATECEBE/KATECEBE.html |archivedate=2007-12-17 }}</ref> * ''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 film)|Cut]]'' (2000) – feature film: producer * ''[[Chopper (film)|Chopper]]'' (2000) – feature film: executive producer * ''[[Horseplay (2003 film)|Horseplay]]'' (2003) – feature film: executive producer * '' The National Karaoke Challenge (2004) - TV series: executive producer'' * ''[[Gettin' Square]]'' (2003) – feature film: producer * ''[[Wolf Creek (film)|Wolf Creek]]'' (2005) – feature film: executive producer * ''[[Macbeth (2006 film)|Macbeth]]'' (2006) – producer * ''[[Storm Warning (2007 film)|Storm Warning]]'' (2007) – feature film: executive producer * ''[[Great Australian Albums]]'' (2007, 2008) – TV series: executive producer * ''[[Kev Carmody|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<ref name="DailyTele Jul 2014">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/carl-barrons-film-manny-lewis-proves-life-as-a-comic-isnt-all-laughs/story-fni0cvc9-1226999183742 |title=Carl Barron's Film ''Manny Lewis'' Proves Life as a Comic Isn't all Laughs |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=24 July 2014 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=14 November 2022 }}</ref><ref name="AllMov Manny">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/manny-lewis-v623565/cast-crew | title=''Manny Lewis'' (2015) – Anthony Mir {{!}} Cast and Crew | publisher=AllMovie | access-date=14 November 2022 }}</ref> * ''[[Albert Music|Blood + Thunder: The Story of Alberts]]'' (2015) – TV documentary mini-series<ref name="Alberts Doco">{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/blood---thunder--the-sound-of-alberts-2015/33628 | title=''Blood & Thunder: The Sound of Alberts'' (2015) – The Screen Guide| website=Screen Australia | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220817155623/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/blood---thunder--the-sound-of-alberts-2015/33628 | archive-date=17 August 2022 | access-date=15 November 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * ''Indigo Lake'' (2016) – feature film: executive producer<ref name="Indi Lake">{{cite web | url=https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2017/01/30/trailer-of-the-day-indigo-lake/ | title=Trailer of the Day: ''Indigo Lake'' | website=Cinema Australia | date=30 January 2017 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170215073615/https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2017/01/30/trailer-of-the-day-indigo-lake/ | archive-date=15 February 2017 | access-date=14 November 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * ''Backburning'' (2018) – short documentary: producer * ''[[Diesel (musician)|Days Like These]]'' (2022) – TV series: executive producer<ref name="Days Like">{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/days-like-these-with-diesel-2022/40520 | title=''Days Like These'' with Diesel (2022) – The Screen Guide | website=Screen Australia | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220821033423/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/days-like-these-with-diesel-2022/40520 | archive-date=21 August 2022 | access-date=14 November 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * ''The Angels: Kickin' Down the Door'' (2022) – producer * ''[[John Farnham|John Farnham – Finding the Voice]]'' (2023) – feature documentary: executive producer<ref name="The Voice">{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2021/07-14-screen-australia-announces-2-3-million | title=''Screen Australia'' Announces $2.3 Million for 10 Documentaries | website=Screen Australia | date=14 July 2021 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=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 | archive-date=18 August 2022 | access-date=15 November 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * ''[[Midnight Oil|The Hardest Line]]'' (2024) – feature documentary: producer<ref name="MOP Pro">{{cite web | url=http://www.blinktv.com.au/midnight-oil-documentary-funding-approved-by-screen-australia/ | title=Midnight Oil Documentary Funding Approved by Screen Australia | website=Blink TV | date=31 July 2017 | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180313130127/http://www.blinktv.com.au/midnight-oil-documentary-funding-approved-by-screen-australia/ | archive-date=13 March 2018 | access-date=14 November 2022 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * ''Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story'' - feature documentary (2026)

== Awards and nominations ==

* 2003: [[AACTA Awards]] (previously known as AFI Awards) – '[[Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film#Previous winners|Best Film]]' - Gettin' Square – nominee<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/japanese-story-peoples-choice-20031113-gdhrtf.html "Japanese Story people's choice"], smh.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2022.</ref>

* 2015: 15th [[Screen Producers Australia]] Awards - Documentary Television Production - Blood and Thunder - nominee<ref>[https://www.screenproducers.org.au/assets/Releases/AWARDS-FINALISTS-2015-1A.pdf Screen Producers Australia Awards Finalists Announced], screenproducers.org.au. Retrieved 9 November 2022.</ref> * 2024: AACTA Award - Best Documentary Feature - John Farnham: Finding The Voice - winner.

== Artists signed to Regular Records ==

• Mental As Anything • Flowers/Icehouse • Austen Tayshus • Stephen Cummings • Electric Pandas • The Reels • The Cockroaches • I'm Talking • Kate Ceberano • The Johnnys • The Riptides • Club Hoy • Third Eye • SPK • Dog Trumpet • Tiny Tim • Deckchairs Overboard • Cattletruck • The Lonely Hearts • Mambo Records – Songs Of Sexual Jealousy • Regular Rockabilly

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links== * [https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/martin-fabinyi/6595/ Martin Fabinyi] at [[Screen Australia]]'s The Screen Guide. * [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1872816 Biographical cuttings on Martin Fabinyi, former photographic designer for record covers] at [[National Library of Australia]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20221109023910/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc5e9dd54 Martin Fabinyi] at [[British Film Institute]]

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