Award-winning, single & multi-camera, video & film, Producer/Director Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, London , Amsterdam.
Rudi Goldman Credits
Guided and motivated talent, production teams and technical crews in the creation of television series, documentaries and specials.
Created, produced, directed, filmed and edited “Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine,” a critcally acclaimed, multiple award-winning feature length documentary film, distributed on popular international VOD/EST channels. (ITUNES, AMAZON, GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, VHX)
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Produced & directed, 1st ever, documentary “Affair in the Air” about annual US experimental aircraft event, creating a critically acclaimed national television program. (PBS)
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Created, developed & supervised Cyberstar, a unique children’s TV program, featuring animatronic creatures, for The Walt Disney Company in London, resulting in a high profile series, airing nationally on satellite in the UK. (DISNEY CHANNEL)
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Directed major US Network Christmas comedy special Candid Camera Christmas Special, hosted by Allan Funt, using “hidden camera” techniques, attaining highest primetime rating for the season (17.7/28 share), generating over $5 million in advertising revenues. (CBS)
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Conceived, produced and directed “Peter, Paul & Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert” and “Peter, Paul & Mary Holiday Concert“ – 2 top grossing US national Public TV concert fundraisers, generated $3 million annually for many years. (PBS)
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Directed the live-recorded TV movie version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Purlie, starring Robert Guillaume, Sherman Hemsley and Melba Moore, Primetime Emmy Awards nominee and CableACE Awards winner. (SHOWTIME and PBS)
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Directed A Magic Kingdom Yuletide Special – Christmas variety special, for The Disney Channel. (DISNEY CHANNEL)
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Produced & directed 34 episodes of Megabrein, Dutch television version of long running BBC intelligence quiz show Mastermind; resulting in a prestigious new series, garnering high audience appreciation ratings & airing nationally for two seasons.(KRO)
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Directed live-recorded theatrical production of the Broadway drama A Conflict of Interest starring Barnard Hughes, Edward Binns and Roland Winters. (SHOWTIME)
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Provided a facelift for the “failing” Dutch, live, 8 camera, studio and on-location, actuality series Spoorloos & served as Director, resulting in top national primetime scores for the season. The program is still a favorite among Dutch viewers.
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Directed & staged 15 group, live music event Let’s Rock Tonight Concert, hosted by Fabian, rotating acts on 2 stages with live bands, recording on video & stereo, 24 track audio with 6 live-switched cameras & computer controlled lighting sequences. (PBS)
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Produced and directed Aviary: Alwin Nicolais Dance Theatre -Performance/documentary about the creation of this new work, produced for PBS. Bronze Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival. (PBS)
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Directed Jazz Comes Home To Newport – Live recorded, event special with Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, for PBS and NHK. Bronze Medal, International Film & TV Festival of NY.
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Produced & directed “Curtains Up: Broadway & London” documentary comparing theatre in the West End & Broadway, winning the International Film & TV Festival of New York award for best documentary. (RKO)
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Produced & directed Wilder Wilder – Four, previously unproduced Thornton Wilder playlets shot in studio and on location, film-style video & multi-camera (PBS)
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Directed the award-winning Sports Illustrated: The First 25 Years starring James Caan. (SHOWTIME)
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Directed the multi-camara, live-recorded, Gold Metal, International Film & TV Festival of New York award-winning concert performance of Peter Allen and the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (SHOWTIME)
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Directed John Prine and Gordon Lightfoot episodes of SoundStage, the critically acclaimed national music television series, recorded live with top artists from the studios of WTTW-TV Chicago. (PBS)
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Directed the nationally broadcast film review television series Sneak Previews from Chicago, starring film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel (PBS)
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Produced and directed Eye on Hollywood – reality features for Los Angeles magazine series (ABC)