Joseph Edward Fabiszewski Jr. (born October 4, 1951), better known as "Joe Fab", is an American producer, writer and director.

Career

Fabiszewski has produced, written and directed films and has worked in

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, media and communications, event production and the live presentation of plays and music. He received the 2006

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization ...

from

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organization. Also in 2006, William M. Campbell, president of

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U.S., presented Fabiszewski with the Discovery and Imagination Award. In 2007, Fabiszewski's film ''

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'', the feature documentary about the Paper Clips Project, was screened at the American Independent Film

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. The U.S. Consulate in Chennai, India, again gave Fabiszewski the privilege of representing the

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as a special cultural envoy in 2008. He was a guest at both the

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

and the

Chennai International Film Festival The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) is a festival organised in the city of Chennai, India, by a film society, the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), with the support of The Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Ch ...

, where ''Paper Clips'' was screened. He conducted workshops with children rescued from the streets of India. Fabiszewski produced, co-directed and wrote the feature documentary ''Bedford: The Town They Left Behind'', released in 2009. The film won the GI Film Festival Award, it was also the recipient of the MovieGuide Faith and Freedom Award. He is also the co-director and co-producer of the documentary "Not The Last Butterfly". In 2021, his film “When My Time Comes,” featuring NPR’s Diane Rehm, began airing on PBS.

Personal

Fabiszewski's wife Kay Fab is a

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artist.

External links

* Official websit

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fabiszewski, Joe American film producers American documentary filmmakers American male screenwriters 1951 births Living people People from Vienna, Virginia Place of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Virginia Screenwriters from Virginia