Adam Goldworm (born April 1, 1978) is a literary and talent manager at Aperture Entertainment, a boutique management/production company that he founded in March 2009.

Biography

Adam Goldworm is a film/TV/Theater producer. His company Aperture Entertainment produced several films including

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's horror action film ''

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'' starring

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and

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with

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('' The Crazies'') directing a script written by Cory Goodman, ''

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'' written by his clients Jeremy Passmore & Andre Fabrizio and starring

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, and ''

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'' also written by Passmore & Fabrizio and starring

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and his client

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. Goldworm is also producing

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's supernatural action film ''Lore'' written by his clients Cory Goodman &

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based on

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's IDW graphic novel ''

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'' starring

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and directed by ''

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''s

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's remake of

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's body horror classic ''

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'' and a new untitled thriller for

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that centers around the horrors of social networking. Goldworm is also currently producing '' Nemesis: The Final Case of Elliot Ness'', an 8-part miniseries written by his client Ben Brand based on the novel by

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, ''Haunted'' at ABC with

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(''

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'') directing and the comedy series Saint James St. James Presents Delirium Cinema at IFC. Goldworm has also developed and produced several film projects including

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's '' Red White & Blue'', '' Luckytown'' starring

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and

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and the low-budget zombie film '' Automaton Transfusion''. Goldworm reteamed with his former

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crony

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to produce a horror stage play entitled ''

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'', Written by Aperture Entertainment client Benjamin Brand,

is based on the true story of

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, aka the Rotenburg Cannibal, a German who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary victim whom he had found via the Internet. The play premiered in Los Angeles on April 11, 2014. The initial production was nominated for numerous awards by all of LA's most prestigious critical associations. The play is currently gearing up for its Chicago premiere in Spring 2016. Goldworm spent five years at Industry Entertainment, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President, Television and playing an instrumental role in creating and overseeing the company's independent television division. Goldworm produced several high-profile television anthology series including

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's ''

'',

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's ''

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'' and

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's summer series '' Fear Itself'' and developed a crime anthology with Chris McQuarrie and a 2012 miniseries with

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and

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for SyFy. Goldworm also oversaw the creation of the two ''

'' soundtracks released by

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and

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in addition to the

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comic book line. At the age of 31, Goldworm was one of the 35 executives under the age of 35 selected for ''The Hollywood Reporters Next Generation 2008. Goldworm was born in

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. He grew up in

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and graduated from

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. He graduated cum laude from

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in 1998 and received an MBA from

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in 2003. While at

, Goldworm taught Film to undergraduates. Goldworm has written several news stories for ''

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'' and ''Daily Variety'' where he started as an intern compiling charts focusing on the use of music in the film industry and writing obituaries.

Partial filmography as producer

*'' Luckytown'' (2001) *''

'' (2005–2006) *'' Automaton Transfusion'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *'' Fear Itself'' (2008) *'' Red White & Blue'' (2010) *''

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'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012) *''

'' (2014) *''

'' (2014) *'' Jackass of All Trades'' (2014) *''

'' (2015) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Apocalypse: Undead'' (2015) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Snuff'' (2015) *'' The Factory Series'' (2015) *'' Nemesis: The Final Case of Eliot Ness'' (2015)

References

External links

*
Variety article: Small Press Thinks Big by Adam Goldworm

Variety article: Suber, Guber teach wanna-be producers by Adam Goldworm

Hollywood Reporter: Next Gen 2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldworm, Adam 1978 births People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill High School East alumni Living people Film producers from New Jersey Haas School of Business alumni UCLA Film School alumni

Biography

Partial filmography as producer

See also

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