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Chris Martin

Chris Martin is an independent writer, director and producer in San Francisco, CA. Having worked as an art director and graphic designer for Mayc’s West, Gumps and Williams-Sonoma, Chris entered motion picture work while at Macy's advertising in-house creative department. Able to move from desk to desk as a writer, director, editor and producer, he became an independent filmmaker in 2001. HIs work ranges from feature films and shorts to commercials and episodic television.

As a journalist, Chris received awards from the New Jersey Press Association for feature writing and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer. He received a BFA from New York University in Dramatic Writing.

PRODUCTION: FILM / WEB / TELEVISION

  • MISSION ST RHAPSODY - dir. by Peter Bratt / prod. by Benjamin Bratt, Alpita Patel / UPM
  • BONDS ON BONDS, dir. by Michael Tollin, Fred Golding / Tollin Robbins / Associate Producer
  • MOONLIGHT ON IVY, dir. by Abe Lim / Co-Producer/UPM
  • BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET - Lynchpin Productions / Production Manager {SF}
  • MAKE MY DAY - Wonderland Productions / Production Manager {SF}
  • BLIND DATE - LilyWhite Productions / Production Manager {SF}
  • FISHBOY, dir. by Keith Nelson / Producer
  • MORE

    PRODUCTION: COMMERCIALS / INDUSTRIALS

  • Sealy Mattress campaign / The Orphanage / Production Manager / 2008
  • SeeSaw / JustThink Foundation / Production Manager / 2007
  • Stryker Orthopedics / Believe Media / Production Manager {SF} / 2006
  • Hewlett-Packard / Holiday 2006 / Production Manager / 2006
  • Apple Inc + General Motors / Digital Kitchen / Production Manager {SF} / 2004
  • In-house productions / Franklin-Templeton Investments / Production Manager [2000-2002]
  • MORE

    DIRECTOR: COMMERCIALS / INDUSTRIALS

  • Kaiser-Permanente, Northern CA / "Mental Health Programs" / 2005
  • Nintendo DS / 13Street Productions / 2005
  • City of Emeryville / Reduce, Reuse, Recycle / 2004
  • Macy’s West / "News on the March" / 2002

  • MORE

    DIRECTOR: NARRATIVES

  • Call My Name / 2007
  • "The Apprentice" / 2005
  • Gary’s Life with Dogs / 2004
  • Something Small / 2000

  • BACK

    chrismatic | film
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    555 Fulton Street suite 211
    San Francisco, CA 94102
    chrismartin@chrismatica.com