Jessica Martins
| Jessica Martins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toronto, Canada |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | Film producer talent agent |
| 📆 Years active | 2006-present |
| Twitter= | |
Jessica Martins is a Canadian movie producer and talent agent. She is based in Toronto, Canada.[1][2][3] Martins is known for producing the western movie Forsaken (2015), which won a Rosie Award at the Alberta Film & Television Awards.[4][5] In 2015, she was named Notable Young Entrepreneur.[6]
Career[edit]
Martins was born in Toronto to Portuguese parents. She graduated from York University in 2008, majored in a Bsc in psychology and minored in movie and television. She started her career as a model, modeling for several international contracts and major clients from 2005-2009. In 2009, she founded a talent agency Hero Artists Inc. based in Toronto, which has represented several actors and directors.[7][8][9][10] Some of the clients of Hero Artists are Disney, Netflix and Universal.[6] In 2013, she co-founded Lightbox Pictures along with Wilson DaSilva, later the company teamed up with United Front Entertainment to distribute movie contents across Canadian media platforms.[1] In 2015, she produced a western blockbuster Forsaken. It was nominated for several awards and won a Rosie Award in Best Make-Up category.[11][12]
In 2018, it was announced she would serve as an Executive Producer of The Last Full Measure (2019 movie), starring Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris, Samuel L Jackson and William Hurt.[13]
Filmography[edit]
Movie[edit]
| Year | Title | Credit | Genres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure | Executive producer | War |
| 2019 | Spinning Gold | Producer | Biography |
| 2017 | Kiss and Cry | Associate Producer | Drama |
| 2015 | Forsaken | Executive producer | Western |
Recognition[edit]
- Named Notable Young Entrepreneur, 2015
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Anchor Bay Canada Execs Launch New Indie Distributor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Toronto Home to New Full Service Talent Agency, Hero Artists - Jasmyn Pozzo - Digital Journal". www.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Jessica Martins - EXECUTIVES". Variety. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Forsaken, Producer Credit". MetaCritic. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Leydon, Joe (16 September 2015). "Toronto Film Review: 'Forsaken'". Variety. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "TODAY'S NOTABLE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR". notablelife.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ 1Ng See Quan, Danielle. "Hero Artists talent agency launches in Canada". Playback. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Interview with Matthew Sauvé". The Saverina Scozzari Collective. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Melody Makers at Whistler". Northernstars.ca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Hero Artists Inc. | Better Business Bureau® Profile". www.bbb.org. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "'Forsaken': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Jessica Martins | Executive Producer – ALL-IN". all-in-movie.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy. "Vietnam Medal of Honor drama 'The Last Full Measure' lands at Roadside Attractions". Screen. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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