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)
Rudi and the cast of Cyberstar
“I had the rare opportunity of working with Rudi when I ran Disney’s International Production Company in London. Rudi is a talented, detail-oriented and collegial individual. I would always look forward to working with Rudi again.”
“That voice I’ll never forget, listening to your creative program ideas, your enthusiasm, so far above what others were even close to imagining.”