Specific, vertical entertainment Has appointed former Aviron and The Weinstein Company executive francois martin For the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Content Partnership.
Martin will now be responsible for leading and expanding the indie distributor̵7;s content sales presence across all platforms. He has already assumed the position and will report to vertical partners Peter Jarrow and Rich Goldberg going forward.
Martin began his career in Miramax’s marketing department, transitioning to The Weinstein Company after its founding in 2005. His decade-plus spent in the then-reputable studio saw him rise through the ranks from Senior Director of Marketing to President, Marketing Strategy, both. and Miramax label, Dimension Films.
The executive has previously worked on marketing campaigns for notable films such as: kill Bill, Chicago, Spy Kids, horror movie, Lee Daniels’s The Butler, Django Unchained, Inglourious Bastards, King’s talk, Paddington And silver linings Playbook, among others. In the time between his roles at TWC and Vertical, Martin served as Executive Vice President, Media Strategy and Content Distribution at William Sadlier’s Aviron Pictures.
“We are thrilled to welcome François to the Vertical team,” said Jarrowe and Goldberg. “As our company continues to increase its acquisitions and expand our production and production financing business, we needed a man of the stature of Francois to keep us at the forefront of this rapidly changing industry. We are confident that Their dedication, vision and industry experience will help us achieve our goals.”
“Early in my early days at Weinstein, I loved working in companies with growth potential and identifying opportunities to gain market share and control a segment of the industry,” Martin said. “Vertical is on a great trajectory, and I’m excited to begin working with Peter, Rich and the entire team to reach those benchmarks.”
Since its inception in 2012, Vertical Entertainment has established itself as a leading global indie distributor, given its unique combination of full-service marketing and sales services, with a view to maximizing revenue streams from all content providers. Ability to leverage creative and stage relationships, and an eye for content exclusive from its remarkable talents.
The company’s current and upcoming releases include Michael Jacobs. maybe I do Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, William H. Starring Macy, Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey; Of. Asher Levins good side of a bad guy Starring Emile Hirsch, Thomas Jane, Harvey Keitel and Ashley Benson; Darren Le Gallo Sam and Kate Starring Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek; swan canosa Story of AJ Fikri, based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Gabrielle Zevin; 2022 SXSW Thriller gone into the night, directed by Eli Horowitz and starring Winona Ryder and John Gallagher Jr.; 2022 Sundance photo of John Patton Ford Emily the Criminal, starring Aubrey Plaza, who is nominated for the 2022 Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead Performance; Kristin Ver Linden Alice, which also premiered at Sundance 2022 and stars Keke Palmer, Common, Gaius Charles and Johnny Lee Miller; and John Michael McDonald forgivenStarring Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain and Matt Smith, which premiered in Tribeca 2022.