Carl Haber

Carl Haber
Born 1956
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Carl Haber (born 1956) is an American.

Haber has had a career as a writer and director in independent film. An American who has spent a good part of his life out of America, and married to a European, he is also a professor of film courses.

Background

Carl Haber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1956. In 1968, his family went to live in Shiraz, Iran and the experience, though lasting under a year, had a profound impact on him. After earning a BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a graduate diploma from the London International Film School, Haber moved to New York City, and began working with Maysles Films and Max Mambru Films.

Haber has directed, written, and produced feature films, documentaries and commercials in New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Vienna, Rome, Los Angeles and Prague. His most notable credits include "The Wrong Mr. Johnson", a romantic comedy feature film, "L’amico di Wang" an Italian feature film, the PBS WonderWorks film "Gryphon" starring Amanda Plummer and the Lions Gate production "Prisoner of Love". A member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) since 1988, he has several new films in development with international producers.

In 1994, Haber married Romanian actress and writer Carmen Burcea.

From 2005 to 2008, Haber was faculty chair and taught direction and acting for directors at PCFE Film School in Prague, the Czech Republic. He taught courses in screenwriting, film direction and related film courses at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of the Arts and Drexel University. In 2013 he and his wife moved back to Rome, where he is teaching film courses at the American University of Rome.

Filmography

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Writer, director, producer: Carl Haber
Starring: Klara Issova, Nick Mancuso, Jeffrey Joseph, Lucie Vondrackova, Hynek Cermak, Daniela Choderova
Fifty-One/Fifty Films

Genre: Documentary
Director: Carl Haber
Writer: Carmen Burcea-Haber
Starring: Carmen Burcea-Haber
Independent Production

Genre: Documentary
Writer, director: Carl Haber
Independent Production

Genre: Thriller
Writer (story): Carl Haber
Writer (screenplay): Carl Haber, Lauren McLaughlin
Director: Steve DiMarco
Starring: Naomi Campbell, Eric Thal
Lions Gate Films

Genre: Comedy
Starring: Stephania Rocca, Stephen Gevedon, Antonino Juorio
Writer, director, producer: Carl Haber
Screened at Naples Film Festival/Vieste Film Festival (1997)
Lucky Red, Rossellini & Associati

Genre: Documentary
Writer, director: Carl Haber
RAI, “Mixer” series

Genre: Documentary
Writer, director: Carl Haber
RAI, “Mixer” series

Genre: History
Editor: Carl Haber
“Enemy Mine” series (aired by RAI, Channel 4 and other key European broadcasters)
Rossellini & Associates

Genre: Documentary
Line Producer: Carl Haber
Director: Curt Faudon
Produced by Faudon Films for ORF-TV (Austria)

Genre: Drama
Writer (screenplay): Carl Haber
For Italian Mediaset television network

Genre: Comedy
Writer, director: Carl Haber
Television pilot for RAI-SAT (Italy)

Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Haber
Starring: Angela Finocchiaro, Ruggero Cara
Television series for RAI (Italy)

Genre: Documentary
Line producer: Carl Haber
Director: Curt Faudon
Produced by Faudon Films for ORF-TV (Austria)

Genre: Family/Inspirational
Writer: Manuel Arce, Carl Haber
Producer: Manuel Arce, Carl Haber
Starring: Amanda Plummer
PBS WonderWorks Series

Genre: Adventure/Crime
Writer: Manuel Arce, Carl Haber
Dois Irmaos Films (Brazil)

Genre: Music/Drama
Associate Producer: Carl Haber
Director: Leon Ichaso
Assistant Director: Carl Haber
Max Mambru Films/Miramax Films

Genre: Short Comedy
Writer, director: Carl Haber
Featured at Montreal World Film Festival (1984)

Genre: Silent Film
Writer, director: Carl Haber
Featured at Montreal World Film Festival (1983)

Genre: Short Drama
Writer, director: Carl Haber

Genre: Fake documentary
Producer: Carl Haber
Director: Pedro Rojas

Genre: Short Documentary
Director: Carl Haber
Featured at Philadelphia Film Festival (1976)

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