Julian
Goldberger, Writer/Director. |
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Julian
Goldberger studied acting and directing at Florida State |
University's
School of Theatre and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre |
| Institute,
afterwards completing New York University's Intensive Film |
| Program and
The American Film Institute's Directing Program. |
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| Goldberger’s
first feature length screenplay, "In
the Wake", won FIRST |
| PRIZE in the
Dramatic Screenplay Competition at the 1998 Breckenridge |
| Festival of
Film. |
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| Goldberger’s
feature film directing debut, “Trans”,
listed in the BEST |
| OF 1999 and
2000 by film critics, has screened at the 1998 Toronto |
International
Film Festival, 1999 Sundance Film Festival, 1999 Berlin
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| International
Film Festival (READERS’ JURY PRIZE for BEST FILM), 1999 |
| New Directors/New
Films series at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, |
| as well as
various other international festivals. “Trans” premiered |
| theatrically
January 2000 in New York City and opened in several cities |
| throughout
North America and Europe. The “Trans” television premiere |
| ran nationwide
on the Sundance Channel, and in England on Channel Four |
| Television.
“Trans” is now also available on video/dvd through |
| Blockbuster
Entertainment and Winstar Home Video. |
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| In addition,
Goldberger was honored as an INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD |
| nominee for
the MOVADO “SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD”, recognizing |
| talented
up-and-coming directors with a singular vision. |
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| In 2000, Goldberger
served as Filmmaker-in-Residence at Singapore’s |
| Centre for
Film and Media Studies. |
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| In 2001, Goldberger
assisted actor/writer/director Matt Dillon on |
| Dillon’s
screenplay, “City of Ghosts”. The film was released by United |
| Artists. |
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| In 2002, Goldberger
was awarded a grant from the CHICAGO UNDERGROUND |
| FILM FUND
to facilitate the completion of his multi-part ethnology |
| film, “The
Eulipion Chronicles”. It premiered at The 2003 Chicago |
| Underground
Film Festival. |
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| Goldberger
is currently preparing for production on his second feature, |
| an adaptation
of the Harry Crews novel, “The Hawk
is Dying”. Jeff |
| Levy-Hinte
and Mary Jane Skalski are producing the project, with Ted |
| Hope as Executive
Producer. |
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| Goldberger
is also set to direct Russell Friedenberg’s screenplay, “A |
| Thousand Guns”,
to be produced by Harvey Keitel and Michael Robinson. |
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| Completing
his slate is Goldberger’s original screenplay,
“Little America”, |
| which is now
in development at Antidote Films. |
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