Michael Goldburg
Writer/Director/Producer
Michael Goldburg is an award-winning filmmaker who earned his M.F.A. at NYU's Graduate Film Program where he won a Warner Bros. Pictures Production Award and a Dean's Craft Award for Excellence. His hilariously absurd horror-comedy, "What's Eating Dad?," was named one of the Top 10 Horror Shorts of 2014, screened at over 50 film festivals, and won multiple awards. He also directed "Tragic Relief," a darkly funny web series by writers from The Onion and Comedy Central, which was featured on Funny or Die.
Michael’s short film version of his upcoming feature comedy, "Sure-Fire," has won or been nominated for multiple awards on the festival circuit, including Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. Michael is also the recipient of an AIVF Screenwriting Mentorship and is developing a feature adaptation of a darkly comic novel by the former book editor of "The Chicago Tribune” as well as a shocking small-town murder mystery, inspired by a true story.