Steven Goldmann(1961-2015)
- Director
- Writer
- Music Department
In 1998-1999, Steven Goldmann won the triple crown of the Country music
video industry. His innovative direction of Faith Hill's "This Kiss"
took top prize with the Country Music Association, Academy of Country
Music, and TNN Music City News Best Video of the Year. In addition, he
was awarded Video of the Year by Country Music Television (CMT) and
Nashville Music Awards for "This Kiss." The 1998 Music Row Awards Best
Video of the Year and a Telly Award (Kathy Mattea's "I'm On Your
Side"), the 1998 MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Award for
Country Video Of The Year (Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Better To Dream Of
You"), It was by all measurements a year to remember and a year that
brought Goldmann to national prominence. It capped off a run of
recognition in the music video world that started with consecutive
(1996 and 1997) CMT Director of the Year Awards.
With almost 200 videos to his credit, Goldmann's reputation as a
storyteller with distinct visual style has attracted such major stars
as Bruce Springsteen, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Brooks
and Dunn, and Shania Twain. It was Goldmann's four videos for Shania's
"The Woman in Me" album that helped propel her album to the thirteen
million unit selling mark. In 1996, he was recognized by the Canadian
Country Music Association for his direction of Shania's ("If You're Not
In It For Love") I'm Outta Here" with Video of the Year honors, a Clio
(a prestigious acknowledgment from the US Advertising industry) and a
Telly Award (a national television broadcast award for creative
excellence). Rolling Stone Magazine sighted Shania and Goldmann's video
for "You Win My Love" as the 5th most import/influential video of the
90's.
It was inevitable, that after all this acclamation, Goldmann would turn
his sights beyond the music video industry. In 2000 Goldmann began
principle photography on a fantasy musical "Our Country" an IMAX film
for Gaylord Entertainment. Featuring Lyle Lovett, The Dixie Chicks,
Dwight Yoakum, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, and over
thirty other stars, the film was released in 2003 coinciding with yet
another honor by the Academy of Country Music -- Video of the Year for
the Alan Jackson video, "Drive."
With a script by Writer's Guild Of Canada winner for Best Feature
Screenplay (Stardom, directed by Denys Arcand), J. Jacob Potashnik,
Goldmann directed, "50 Odd Dollars," a film noir inspired by Razor &
Tie recording Artist, singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith's recording of
the same name. The film has had a long and well-received broadcast run
on CMT CANADA and has won Gold Awards at the Houston World Film
Festival and the Alabama/UNA Television and Film Festival. 2004 found
Goldmann directing episodes of "Missing" starring Vivica Fox for
Lifetime and Lions Gate Entertainment, while still finding time to win
Best Video and Best Director honors at the Canadian Country Music
Awards as well as being nominated for the CMT Awards Breakthrough Video
of the Year for Universal recording artist Julie Roberts
Goldmann most recently brought his style and story telling ability to
his debut feature film "Broken Bridges," starring Toby Keith, Kelly
Preston, Tess Harper, and Burt Reynolds for CMT FILMS/Paramount. In its
inaugural showings its garnered more than 20 million viewers to make it
the most-watched original telecast in CMT history. Additionally, the
video for the film's centerpiece song "Broken" was named the winner of
the CMT.com Loaded Award for the "Number One Streamed Video From A New
Artist (Rookie of the Year). In 2007 he completed work on the horror
film "Trailer Park Of Terror" with Producer Jonathan Bogner . Based on
the Imperium comic book of the same name, this will be Goldmann's first
foray into a genre he has always loved. White Trash horror films will
never be the same again!
video industry. His innovative direction of Faith Hill's "This Kiss"
took top prize with the Country Music Association, Academy of Country
Music, and TNN Music City News Best Video of the Year. In addition, he
was awarded Video of the Year by Country Music Television (CMT) and
Nashville Music Awards for "This Kiss." The 1998 Music Row Awards Best
Video of the Year and a Telly Award (Kathy Mattea's "I'm On Your
Side"), the 1998 MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Award for
Country Video Of The Year (Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Better To Dream Of
You"), It was by all measurements a year to remember and a year that
brought Goldmann to national prominence. It capped off a run of
recognition in the music video world that started with consecutive
(1996 and 1997) CMT Director of the Year Awards.
With almost 200 videos to his credit, Goldmann's reputation as a
storyteller with distinct visual style has attracted such major stars
as Bruce Springsteen, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Brooks
and Dunn, and Shania Twain. It was Goldmann's four videos for Shania's
"The Woman in Me" album that helped propel her album to the thirteen
million unit selling mark. In 1996, he was recognized by the Canadian
Country Music Association for his direction of Shania's ("If You're Not
In It For Love") I'm Outta Here" with Video of the Year honors, a Clio
(a prestigious acknowledgment from the US Advertising industry) and a
Telly Award (a national television broadcast award for creative
excellence). Rolling Stone Magazine sighted Shania and Goldmann's video
for "You Win My Love" as the 5th most import/influential video of the
90's.
It was inevitable, that after all this acclamation, Goldmann would turn
his sights beyond the music video industry. In 2000 Goldmann began
principle photography on a fantasy musical "Our Country" an IMAX film
for Gaylord Entertainment. Featuring Lyle Lovett, The Dixie Chicks,
Dwight Yoakum, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, and over
thirty other stars, the film was released in 2003 coinciding with yet
another honor by the Academy of Country Music -- Video of the Year for
the Alan Jackson video, "Drive."
With a script by Writer's Guild Of Canada winner for Best Feature
Screenplay (Stardom, directed by Denys Arcand), J. Jacob Potashnik,
Goldmann directed, "50 Odd Dollars," a film noir inspired by Razor &
Tie recording Artist, singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith's recording of
the same name. The film has had a long and well-received broadcast run
on CMT CANADA and has won Gold Awards at the Houston World Film
Festival and the Alabama/UNA Television and Film Festival. 2004 found
Goldmann directing episodes of "Missing" starring Vivica Fox for
Lifetime and Lions Gate Entertainment, while still finding time to win
Best Video and Best Director honors at the Canadian Country Music
Awards as well as being nominated for the CMT Awards Breakthrough Video
of the Year for Universal recording artist Julie Roberts
Goldmann most recently brought his style and story telling ability to
his debut feature film "Broken Bridges," starring Toby Keith, Kelly
Preston, Tess Harper, and Burt Reynolds for CMT FILMS/Paramount. In its
inaugural showings its garnered more than 20 million viewers to make it
the most-watched original telecast in CMT history. Additionally, the
video for the film's centerpiece song "Broken" was named the winner of
the CMT.com Loaded Award for the "Number One Streamed Video From A New
Artist (Rookie of the Year). In 2007 he completed work on the horror
film "Trailer Park Of Terror" with Producer Jonathan Bogner . Based on
the Imperium comic book of the same name, this will be Goldmann's first
foray into a genre he has always loved. White Trash horror films will
never be the same again!