Byron A. Martin: March 2008

Friday, March 7, 2008

Phantom Punch - Feature Film

Completed principal photography on Robert Townsend's PHANTOM PUNCH in November of 2007 as Executive Producer.

The movie stars Ving Rhames as Sonny Liston, Stacey Dash as wife Geraldine, Nicholas Turturro, David Proval and Bridgette Wilson.

Official Website:

http://www.phantompunchmovie.com

The film garnered much interest in Berlinale and awaiting confirmed distribution through Cinesavvy. PHANTOM PUNCH will be presented at Cannes Film Festival in May 2008.

Festival Update:

2009 Omaha Film Festival

Best Feature Film directed by Robert Townsend

Commandments of Bob

Currently budgeting this project for Canadian director Robert Budreau.

Project is being produced by Matthew Stone of Sad But True Films.

Spadina

Currently budgeting SPADINA for Associated Producers in Toronto. A script penned by Canadian Ben Ratner. A project in development.

Bollywood Zombie

Completed budget of writer/director Maninder Chana's BOLLYWOOD ZOMBIE.

Pre-production of this project commences March 2008 with Access Motion Pictures in Toronto.

Biography

BYRON A. MARTIN

Producer
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003072/

Byron A. Martin is an award-winning producer who develops independent film, television and documentary projects. To date he has produced almost 100 hours of television, filming projects in sixteen countries. He has produced projects for Disney, Sony, Universal, Turner, Bell Media, DHX and Crown Media. He has produced projects for Disney, Sony, Universal, Turner, Bell Media, DHX and Crown Media.

From THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, LAND OF THE DEAD, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (3D) to AMERICAN PIE presents BETA HOUSE and AMERICAN PIE presents THE NAKED MILE, Byron has a tremendous scale and scope of production experience.

He has managed productions for some of Hollywood's leading producers. such as Jerry Bruckheimer, Sam Raimi, Raffaellla De Laurentis, Laurence Mark, John Singleton, Mark Canton, Lauren Shuler Donner, Dick Wolf, Ralph Winter and Don Carmody.

He has twice been honoured as the Best Independent Film Producer, Canada in 2016 and most recently in 2017. Most recently, Corporate Vision Magazine honoured his company with a Canadian Business Award naming it “Best Canadian Producer 2019”.

LINKS

Tomorrow's Power

TOMORROW’S POWER showcases three communities from Gaza, Colombia and Germany and their responses to the environmental and economical crises they face. The project was filmed in Germany, Gaza and Colombia. Directed by award winning filmmaker, Amy Miller, the project is being screened at Festivals around the world.

The Carbon Rush

Focuses on the suffering caused by carbon trading around the world and the failure of global carbon markets to stop climate change. The project was filmed in 8 countries and is in 6 languages. Directed by award winning filmmaker Amy Miller and narrated by Daryl Hannah (English versions) and Karine Vanasse (French versions). The Carbon Rush book from Red Deer Press comes out in the spring of 2014.

The Devil's Teardrop

Based on Jeffery Deaver's NY best selling novel, for Sony Pictures Television. Filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, ON, Canada, the project stars Tom Everett Scott, Natasha Henstridge, Rena Sofer and was directed by Norma Bailey.

Phantom Punch

“Before Tyson, there was Liston”. The story of World heavyweight champion boxer Charles L. "Sonny" Liston, who was knocked down 2 minutes into a championship fight by a seemingly harmless right hook from Muhammad Ali. It would forever be known as the "Phantom Punch". Liston later died under mysterious circumstances. Starring Ving Rhames as the famous boxer, the project debuted at Cannes in 2008.

Wild Cherry

In high school, three girlfriends decide to make a secret pact with each other to wait to have sex, save themselves until they feel the time is right, despite an aggressive plan from the opposing sex. Shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is currently airing on TMN and available on DVD.

SELECTED AWARDS

Flickers' Ambassador Award, "Morning After", Rhode Island International Film Festival, August 12, 2017

Best Feature Documentary, "Tomorrow's Power", Sydney World FilmFest, December 2016

Best Film, "The Carbon Rush", Festival de Cine Verde de Barichara, Barichara, Colombia, September 17-21, 2014

Best Screenplay, "The Carbon Rush" 17^th Internacional Festival of Tourism, Environmental, Sports and Film Gastonomic (MEFEST), Vlasina Lake, Serbia, July 11-14, 2013

The Indie Festival, Award of Merit, "The Carbon Rush", April 2012

Omaha Film Festival, Best Feature Film, "Phantom Punch", February 2009

American Medical Association, “S.I.D.S.: A Special Report”, November 1997

National Educational Media Network, “S.I.D.S.: A Special Report”, May 1996

The Houston International Film Festival, “S.I.D.S.: A Special Report”, April 1996

First Choice 5th Annual Great CDN. Shorts Contest ($4000.00) “Addiction ”, July 1990

Norman Jewison Filmmaker Award ($1200.00)

“Evil Underground ”, November 1989

CBC TELEFEST '89 Award Best Long Non Documentary,

“Evil Underground”, May 1989

Norman Jewison Film Scholarship ($2000.00) “Addiction”, “Gridwork”, “Final Arrangements”, November 1988

Selected by Ryerson and IMAX Systems Corporation for the IMAX/OMNIMAX Filmmaker's Symposium in Bradford, England, June 1988

The Jerry Forbes Memorial Bursary Broadcasting Scholarship, CISN-FM ($2,000) May 1984 (N.A.I.T.)

Best Half-Hour Production “The Penthouse“ CBC TELEVISION, May 1985, (N.A.I.T.)

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Friday, March 7, 2008

Phantom Punch - Feature Film

Commandments of Bob

Spadina

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