---
name: "Peter Faiman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-faiman"
fi1m_id: "peter-faiman"
imdb_id: "nm0265363"
tmdb_id: 58453
wikidata_id: "Q7173921"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:15:25.081027+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Peter Faiman

## Identity

Peter Faiman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-faiman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-faiman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0265363
- **TMDB ID:** 58453
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7173921
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Faiman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7173921, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58453

Producer. Born 1 January 1944 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1944, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Faiman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7173921, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58453

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*FernGully: The Last Rainforest*](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Faiman is an Australian television producer and film director. Born in Melbourne in 1944, he began his career in Australian television and maintained a long association with the Nine Network, producing and directing programmes including *The Don Lane Show* (1975–1982) and episodes of *The Paul Hogan Show*.

Faiman directed the feature films *Crocodile Dundee* (1986) and *Dutch* (1991). He produced the animated film *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992). In 1981 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the media, particularly television production. He later contributed to international projects including the launch of the FX network and the opening and closing broadcasts of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Robin Williams - Live Across Australia* (2014), Director
- *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md)
- *Dutch* (1991), Director
- *Crocodile Dundee* (1986), Director

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Member of the Order of Australia 1981: Member of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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