Fabio Golombek

Fabio Golombek is an award-winning Brazilian-American producer and director.[1] In 2015 he is president of FJ Productions, which he founded in 2002. He has also been the senior producer of the award-winning show Planeta Brasil (TV Globo International) since 2003.

Early life and education

Fabio earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from FAAP, a master's degree in Radio and TV from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Social Communications (Cinema Studies) from the School of Arts and Communications at the University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil.

Career

In 1983, after graduating from college, Golombek worked as assistant director on soap operas at Rede Bandeirantes TV. Later he was a director at JPO Productions, working on a number of programs produced for local networks. He moved to Los Angeles in 1990, and worked on a number of feature films such as Star Time, Killer Tomatoes Eat France, People Under the Stairs. In 1995 he co-founded Pacific Factory Entertainment and start to work with sports channels in the US (ESPN and ABC) and Brazil (SBT and Record TV), producing the IndyCar series, World Cup of Soccer and the Olympic Games, aside from several magazine format shows such as Shape Up (Fox Sports), Zona Zen (Sportv), Road to the Olympics (Directv) and others.

In 2002 Golombek founded FJ Productions to focus on entertainment shows and scripted programming. He produced the shows Shape Up (Fox Latin), Shop the World (SCG), Zen Zone (Sportv) and Hollywood News in 3D (Sky and Orange). After 2010, he produced Bed and Breakfast (Marcio Garcia dir.) which is distributed by PlayArt and Green Apple starring Dean Cain and Juliana Paes, Man Camp (Brian Brightly dir.) distributed by H2O and VMI with Mariel Hemingway, Dean Cain and Fernanda Machado. He also co-produced Open Road (Marcio Garcia dir.) distributed by Universal Pictures with Camilla Belle, Andy Garcia and Juliette Lewis.

Golombek later produced Like Sunday, Like Rain (written and directed by Frank Whaley) with Leighton Meester,[2] Debra Messing and Billie Joe Armstrong which is distributed by Monterey and VMI) and which premiered at the Raindance Film Festival;[3] Experimenter (Michael Almereyda dir.) that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (2015)[4] with Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder[5] distributed by Magnolia;[6] and Bleiberg and Breaking Through (written and directed by John Swetnam)[7] and distributed by Voltage and Xlrator.[8]

In 2015 Golombek continues to act as president of FJ Productionsm where he is working on the development of feature films and documentaries and coordinates The Hollywood News Report TV (HBO and syndication), As Últimas de Hollywood and Sonywood News (Sony Entertainment), Hollywood Buzz (TNT) and Hollywood Uncut (Globosat +).

Golombek is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA), IDA and NALIP.

Filmography
Date Title Position Status Director Stars Distribution
?? El Camino Producer Development TBA
?? Exile Producer Development TBA
2015 Captain Atlantis Producer Development TBA
2015 Hotel Everest Executive Producer Production Claudia Sobral
2015 Experimenter Producer Released Michael Almereyda Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder Magnolia Pictures, Bleiberg
2015 Breaking Through Producer Completed John Swetnam Julie Warner, Sophia Aguiar, Jordan Rodrigues Xlrator, Voltage
2014 Like Sunday, Like Rain Producer Released Frank Whaley Leighton Meester, Debra Messing, Billie Joe Armstrong Monterey Media, VMI
2013 Man Camp Producer Released Brian Brightly Dean Cain, Mariel Hemingway, Fernanda Machado Green Apple, VMI, H2O
2013 Open Road Associate Producer Released Marcio Garcia Andy Garcia, Camilla Belle, Juliette Lewis Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2010 Bed & Breakfast Producer Released Marcio Garcia Dean Cain, Juliana Paes
2010 I Want Candy (short) Associate Producer Released Theodore Melfi Julia Almeida, Kimberly Quinn, Eamonn Roche
1995 High Tomb First Assistant Director Released Scott Gulbrandsen Jeff Burr, Dena Rae Hayess
1992 A Weekend with Barbara and Ingrid First Assistant Director Released Gregory Neri Jim Metzler, Anna Katarina, Michelle Holmes
1992 Killer Tomatoes Eat France! Second Second Assistant Director Released John De Bello Marc Price, Angela Visser, Steve Lundquist New World Pictures
1992 Star Time Second Second Assistant Director Alexander Cassini Michael St. Gerard, John P. Ryan, Maureen Teefy Northern Arts Entertainment
1992 Sua Excelência, O Candidato First Assistant Director Ricardo Pinto e Silva Ivete Bonfá, Renato Borghi, Renato Consorte
1991 The People Under the Stairs Set Productions Assistant Released Wes Craven Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie MCA / Universal Home Video

TV
Date Title Channel
2015- Sonywood News Sony
2015- SPACE Reporte SPACE
2012- TNT Buzz TNT
2012-2013 Hollywood News 3D Sky Italy / Orange
2011 Hollywood Uncut Globosat
2009- The Hollywood News Report[9] HBO and Syndication
2006-2009 Starz The Hollywood Reporter Starz
2003- Planeta Brasil Globo International
2003-2007 Shop the World

References
  1. Guerra, Flavia. "Produtores brasileiros atuam no país e no exterior | EXAME.com". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. Goldstein, Gary (19 March 2015). "Review 'Like Sunday, Like Rain' is tender, hitting the right notes". LATimes.
  3. Frank Whaley’s ‘Like Sunday, Like Rain’ Acquired By Monterey Media". Deadline October 17, 2014.
  4. McNary, Dave. "Peter Sarsgaard's 'Experimenter' Bought by Magnolia for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. "Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder Board Indie Drama 'Experimenter' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  6. McNary, Dave. "Peter Sarsgaard's 'Experimenter' Bought by Magnolia for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  7. Yamato, Jen. "John Legend, 'Step Up 5's John Swetnam Prepping Found Footage Dance Pic 'Breaking Through'". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  8. Tartaglione, Nancy. "Cannes Briefs: The Exchange Selling International On 'The Houses October Built'; 'Reagan' Biopic Lands At Manifest; Fortissimo/Wanda Team On 'Great Hypnotist'; FilmsDistribution Finds A 'Magical Girl'; More". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  9. ""The Hollywood News Report" - Weekly TV Series". www.telcoproductions.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
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