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John Goldschmidt, an award-winning film director and producer, was born in London and raised in Vienna. Holding both Austrian and British citizenship, he studied at the Czech National Film School FAMU and the Royal College of Art's Department of Film and Television, earning a Master of Arts degree. He currently resides in London.
Goldschmidt has created numerous documentary and fiction films for broadcasters including BBC TV, BBC Films, Granada TV, Granada Films, Thames TV, Channel Four, Film Four in the UK, as well as ZDF, WDR, NDR, ORF, SRG, FR3, RAI1, Bavaria Film Studios across Europe, and HBO Pictures in the United States.
His works have received multiple awards and nominations.
His production company, Viva Films, was initially established through an output deal for fiction films with Granada in London and NDR in Hamburg. Goldschmidt has advised the European Union on audiovisual policy, recommending the creation of a European Script Fund within the MEDIA programme. He has served on juries for both BAFTA and the European Film Prize. Additionally, he co-authored the original report advocating Channel 4's participation in theatrical films and recently co-wrote The Director's Guild of Great Britain's report to the British government concerning the UK tax credit for feature film production.
