Mushroom Pictures

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Mushroom Pictures is an Australian film production and distribution company that is part of the Mushroom Records group.

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It was formed in 1993 in association with Regular Records to produce music-related documentaries. [1] [2] In 1995 they announced they would enter feature film production. [3]

Its chief executive from 1994 to 2009 was Martin Fabinyi. [4]

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References

  1. Gerard Wright, "Godinski - The Power Of One", Sunday Age, 28 November 1993 p 1
  2. Ed Carmel Dwyer, "SPOTLIGHT", Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 1994 p 24
  3. "Music company Mushrooms into feature player" Hollywood Reporter, 4 April 1995 p 1
  4. Brendan Swift, 'Fabinyi departs Mushroom Pictures', If Magazine, 16 Oct 2009 accessed 11 August 2012. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine