Karol Martesko-Fenster
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Karol Martesko-Fenster is an American media executive.
Career
Martesko-Fenster is the founder and chief content officer of Thought Engine Partners and the chief operating officer of specialized theatrical film distributor and global rights management enterprise Abramorama.
Prior to joining Palm, Martesko-Fenster was the president of
In the mid 1990s, Martesko-Fenster co-founded and launched
In the late 1980s, Martesko-Fenster was a coordinating producer for Great Performances Music on PBS and produced over 20 music television programs and five live satellite broadcasts, including; Gala of Stars, James Levine's Mozart in Salzburg, Celebrating Gershwin: S’Wonderful & The Jazz Age, Herbert von Karajan's Don Giovanni, Hal Prince's Madama Butterfly, Pavarotti Returns to Naples and From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration with Walter Cronkite.[citation needed]
Martesko-Fenster produced the Webby Award-winning program, WE THE ECONOMY 20 Short Films You Can't Afford To Miss (’15),[6] FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas (’13),[7] Rage (’10),[8] epitonic.com (’03), indiewire.com (’03 & ’01),[9] and sputnik7.com (’01).[10]
He received a B.A. from SUNY Purchase and an M.F.A. from Columbia University with a concentration in entertainment law, theater management and film production.
Recent
Martesko-Fenster is the Chief Operating Officer of Abramorama operating out of New York and Los Angeles. Martesko-Fenster is primarily responsible for corporate organization and management and global strategic partnerships, and he participates in all acquisition and distribution activities.[11] Prior to becoming a partner at Abramorama, Martesko-Fenster was President of Film & Media for Michael Cohl's S2BN Entertainment responsible for all of the film and media interests. He co-founded and launched conditionone, known for its advanced VR technology and immersive films, with war photographer and filmmaker Danfung Dennis.
Films
Martesko-Fenster has produced several documentary and feature films. He is credited as a producer on Benjamin Jonathan Bergmann'as Gelato and Mau and Thomas Wirthensohn’s upcoming Mystic Business and Homme Less (2014 DOC NYC Grand Jury Award Winner), and Maura Axelrod’s Maurizio Cattelan – Be Right Back. He is credited as an Executive Producer on Daniel McCabe’s This Is Congo, Leslie Iwerks’ Ella Brennan: Commanding The Table, Amy Benson's Drawing The Tiger, Phil Cox's The Love Hotel and The Bengali Detective (2013 Grierson Documentary Award, 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festival competition selection), Noel Dernesch & Moritz Springer's Journey To Jah (2013 Zurich Film Festival Audience Award Winner), Havana Marking's Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (’13), and Danfung Dennis’ Hell And Back Again (2013 EMMY Best Documentary Award nominee, 2013 Grierson Documentary Award, 2011 Sundance World Documentary Grand Jury and Cinematography Award Winner, and 2012 ACADEMY AWARD Best Documentary nominee).
He is also credited as an Executive Producer on
References
- ^ Erbland, Kate. "Abramorama Officially Adds Karol Martesko-Fenster and Evan Saxon | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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- ^ Indiewire. "Werner Moves into Theatrical Distribution Position at Palm | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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- ^ "KAROL MARTESKO-FENSTER - Power To The Pixel". Power To The Pixel. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "WE THE ECONOMY 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "GE FOCUS FORWARD – Short Films, Big Ideas | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "RAGE | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Indiewire. "Indiewire Wins Webby Award for Movie and Film | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "sputnik7 | The Webby Awards". www.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Hipes, Anita Busch,Patrick (2017-01-12). "Abramorama Solidifies Exec Pair; FilmRise Hires New Head Of Sales". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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