Ethan Marten

Ethan Marten

Producer at Tanners Point

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Current
  • Producer at Tanners Point
  • Producer/Director of Development at Rex Motion Media
  • DiRextor Sales and Marketing at RexNet.tv
Past
  • Principal Partner at Star Circle Pictures
  • Account Executive at Sinclair Telecommunications
  • Festival Director at Virginia Festival of Jewish Film
  • Producer/Owner/Operator at 2nd Story Theatre
  • Atlantic Entertainment at Vice President Marketing
  • Vice President Marketing at Atlantic Studios
  • Snake Rangler at Atlantic Film Studios
  • Publisher at ONStage Magazine
Education
  • Norfolk State University
  • The College of William and Mary
  • American River College
Connections
54 connections
Industry
Motion Pictures and Film
Websites

Ethan Marten’s Summary

Exceeding Clients' Expectations!

Goal: To Be the Pixar of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations!

Producer, Tanners Point

Producer/Development Director Rex Motion Media

DiRextor of Sales and Marketing for RexNet.tv

Producer/Co-Founder Star Circle Pictures.

Productions: "Samaritan," "Player's Joy," "Revolver."

Vice President of Marketing Atlantic Film Studios - Virginia's first full-service motion picture studio. Vice President Atlantic Entertainment Inc., distributor of such films as What Ever Happened To..? starring Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave, In The Deep Woods, starring Anthony Perkins, and Our Sons, starring Hugh Grant, Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret. Artistic Director/Co-Founder Norfolk's award winning 2nd Story Theatre. Producer/Co-Founder ONSTAGE Magazine, Virginia based arts and entertainment 1986-1993.

As an Actor Mr. Marten has worked with Harry Dean Stanton ("still committed Harry!"), Frank Langella ("see you later Frank."), Academy Award winners Jason Robards, Piper Laurie, Jose Ferrer and Whoopi Goldberg. He has also been featured as Irving Berlin in George Lucas's Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for ABC Television and in the Hollywood Pictures film Eddie. His Stage credits span more than twenty years and have seen him in Festival Productions of Shakespeare's Tempest, Equity Productions of Hamlet, and New York's Emelin Theatre Productions of A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Mr. Marten first started working behind the camera in 1988 with Buzz Kulick on "TOO YOUNG THE HERO." He has since worked in front of or behind the camera with LUCAS FILMS, HOLLYWOOD PICTURES, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, FAMILY CHANNEL, NEW DOMINION PICTURES, and NASA.

Mr. Marten received Secret Service clearance, and was one of the youngest print journalists covering the Presidential Campaign of 1980 in Sacramento.

Ethan Marten’s Specialties:

Building from Scratch!


Ethan Marten’s Experience

  • Producer

    Tanners Point

    (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    January 2009Present (11 months)

    Producer of Television Series

  • Producer/Director of Development

    Rex Motion Media

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 11 months)

    Rex Motion Media is in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations company that has grown out of RexNet.tv. Our specialty expertise in Internet Television and Interactivity continues with specialties in Texting and Mobile Campaigning. Background strengths in Television Production are supported by five Emmy Awards (tm). Rex is a concept to completion company.

    Currently, the Rex Team is in Pre-Production of a Television Series to be shot on location in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

  • DiRextor Sales and Marketing

    RexNet.tv

    (Telecommunications industry)

    December 2006Present (3 years )

    Providing Internet television for real estate

  • Principal Partner

    Star Circle Pictures

    (Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    January 2005August 2007 (2 years 8 months)

    Motion Picture Innovator and Producer

  • Account Executive

    Sinclair Telecommunications

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2000December 2006 (6 years 9 months)

    Radio and Internet Sales

  • Festival Director

    Virginia Festival of Jewish Film

    (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    July 1999January 2000 (7 months)

    Performing a Mitzvah!

  • Producer/Owner/Operator

    2nd Story Theatre

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

    19971999 (2 years )

    The most fun I've had being broke.

  • Atlantic Entertainment

    Vice President Marketing

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    19951998 (3 years )

    Motion Picture Distribution....Hugh Grant owes me big time!

  • Vice President Marketing

    Atlantic Studios

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    19941995 (1 year )

    Hey, who doesn't want to own, operate and market their own movie studio. At one time this sound stage was the largest on the East Coast.

  • Snake Rangler

    Atlantic Film Studios

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

    19911992 (1 year )

    Started as the night janitor, worked my way up to combating copperheads with the grounds crew, and ended up in the marketing department.

  • Publisher

    ONStage Magazine

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

    June 1986September 1991 (5 years 4 months)

    Co-Chief Bottlewasher


Ethan Marten’s Education

  • Norfolk State University

    B.A. , Journalism , 19841986

    Activities and Societies:
    The Spartan Echo, Ping Pong, Theatre
  • The College of William and Mary

    English 19821982

    Spent way too much time in Phi Beta Kappa Hall, and the Colonial Capitol...and would do it all over again.

    Activities and Societies:
    Perfecting my Waiting Skills, Theatre
  • American River College

    Journalism 19801981

    Activities and Societies:
    Editor-in-Chief of College Weekly

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Ethan Marten’s Websites:

Ethan Marten’s Interests:

Motion Pictures, Internet, Television, Stories, New Technologies, Family, Traveling

Ethan Marten’s Groups:

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Ethan Marten’s Honors:

Best Actor 2007 NY/LA International Independent Film Festival


Ethan Marten’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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