Martin Serene

Award winning film Producer in Cannes

United Kingdom

About

Early years I had my own merchandising company (Regal Merchandising producing all promotional goods ie t/shirts programmes pictures to magazines from shoots organised by me for magazines) supply merchandise for musical artists Paul Young etc. I have over twenty eight years experience as a 1st Assistant Director on Films / commercials/ music videos. I also worked for 10 years in Hollywood as a 1st assistant director see Cv. Worked on and off over 15 years for Pest Control Banksy’s company finding locations and organising Merchandise production. In 2021 I won the best producer in Cannes for the short film BACON Last year I formed a production company RED PANDA FILMS with my business partner Franziska Morai and we produced a short film about grief directed by PETER WEBBER Oscar nominated director. This film is at this time in many festivals so watch this space 😀💖 RED PANDA FILMS is at this moment in Development for a fourth coming feature. I still occasionally work as a 1st AD usual on projects I feel strong about. I also have been doing lectures at various universities in different countries on film and production. All facets of production including : Producing,Location and Studio Based Shoots , Casting,Moving Vehicles , Multiple Camera , Crowds , Cranes, Stunts , Visual Effects, Live Weapons , Pyrotechnics and Children, photography etc

Experience

  • Senior Managing Director at Red Panda Films
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Iam now a producer have produced award winning short film called Bacon and won best first time producer at Cannes

  • Actor at Happy Means Charity
    May 2019 - May 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    This is a charity job for people who are grieving in any form.

  • Actor at Schadenfreud film
    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018 · 10 mos

    one of the lead roles in a forthcoming film called SCHADENFREUD directed by Simon Pickup This film is now in post production.

  • ACTOR and 1st assistant director SHORE LEAVE Film docudrama at Hollywood films
    May 2018 - Jul 2018 · 3 mos

    This film is the amazing life story of the actor from Bermuda EARL CAMERON who is still acting today and is 102 years old and was one of the very first actors of color to be given a lead role this was a film in 1950 called "POOL OF LONDON" It was written and directed by MARCUS THOMPSON

  • ACTOR D is for DETROIT at DETROIT FILMS
    May 2012 - Jan 2018 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    ( This film is still in production) I am acting in this production and my character is "DON"