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Carl Goldstein has worked on 50 studio feature films and over 100 television projects as a producer, writer, director and assistant director. He started out as an actor graduate of classical theater from the esteemed Dome Theater School in Montreal and then to Design and Film studies at Ryerson University in Toronto. His first independently produced film The Rock N' Roll Rabbi won an audience favorite award at the World Film Festival in Montreal. Soon after working for Partners Film Company on over 400 commercials, Goldstein found himself working as an assistant director as part of the production team behind Stanley Kubrick and David Lean.
During this time, Mr. Goldstein had the opportunity to work closely with many talented directors and producers, such as Sam Raimi, Brian DePalma, Michael Cimino, Sean Penn, Ivan Reitman, Michael Mann, Al Pacino, Robert Benton, Keenan Ivory Wayans, David Madden and John McTernan. He was also given the opportunity to choreograph and direct 2nd Unit action sequences for Last of the Mohicans, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Most Wanted, Path to 911 and Sony Pictures Sniper: Ultimate Kill. He also Co-Produced the film Fatale released in 2020.
Between 1997-2006 Goldstein became a prolific episodic television director and creative consultant for a multitude of hit action comedy shows for the young adult market that served FOX Family, Disney, BBC, ABC, NBC, ABC Family, Nickelodeon and many other International Studios. Goldstein also wrote, produced, directed and financed the Regent released feature film "The Bail aka Fizzy Business" with longtime friend and producer Howard Barish (Academy Award Nominee for 13th w/ Ava Du Vernay) as well as Warner Bros Kids first live-action feature length film Zolar for writer-producer Barry Levy (Vantage Point).
During the fall of 2005- 2015, Mr. Goldstein purchased the rights to absurdist author Christopher Moore's The Stupidest Angel, co-wrote several screenplays and embarked on creating a major franchise/universe with the characters from the novel. He simultaneously worked as a producer and director for Kandoo Films and ran his production company Swim Pictures as head of production. Mr. Goldstein has had the fortunate opportunity to collaborate and create a variety of marketing campaigns with every network and their entire casts of star talent such as; Sally Fields (Forrest Gump) the cast of "Friends", SNL, Seinfeld, Vampire Diaries, I-Zombie, Prison Break, Nikita, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Mad About You, CSI, CSI Miami, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Two and Half Men and The Honeymooners with Cedric the Entertainer.
Goldstein won multiple Promax Awards for producing and directing network advertisements and even received a "Two Thumbs Up" from legendary critic Roger Ebert for his two Superbowl Ads for CBS's Martial Law.
Carl Goldstein is known to have a vast amount of International production experience having set up productions and filmed in; Colombia, Canada, U.K. South Africa, Eastern Europe, Thailand, Malaysia, Western Europe and the USA .
Goldstein is currently working on a film on the profound indigenous actor, Graham Greene entitled, "No Reservation Required".
