PS260 has named Raná Martin as executive producer in its Los Angeles office. Martin made her way back to L.A. by way of PS260’s emerging Boston office and now brings her years of experience and accolades to clients on the West Coast.
Martin began her journey with PS260 just prior to the pandemic, with plans to launch the highly anticipated Boston office of PS260 in early 2020. With the onset of COVID, Martin began working remotely from Los Angeles. Now, picking up post-pandemic as EP in the studio’s Venice office is both a natural transition and a new beginning.
Martin’s career spans 20 years and began in New York City, where she held roles at Lost Planet, Three Fingered Louie, Final Cut, and Cut+Run. Prior to joining PS260 in 2020, she was EP for Rock Paper Scissors in Los Angeles. With an innate passion for editing, Martin has worked from coast to coast with many of the best editors in the world. Through her undergraduate and graduate training as an editor, she developed a skill and respect for the craft of visual storytelling. In her roles from editorial and post producing to her current capacity as executive producer, Martin has built a resume including commercials, music videos, original content, narrative and documentary films, as well as fashion and art films.
Martin has contributed to projects for Google, Progressive, DraftKings, Bank of America, Apple, Netflix, HBO, Coke, Absolut, Nike, American Express, Geico, BMW, Cadillac, Toyota, and Meta, as well as a variety of music artists including Beyonce, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, David Bowie, Prince, and Tom Petty.
“I’m thrilled for the amazing opportunity to lead the L.A. office, after planting seeds for the Boston studio to grow,” said Martin. “I’ve been blown away by the diversity and level of talent found at PS260. The seasoned team really collaborates with clients to create stories that are thought-provoking and inspirational.”
“Raná is outstanding in her expertise and drive,” said Zarina Mak, managing partner at PS260. “The wild journey at the onset of her coming on board with us has laid the groundwork for the flexibility, innovation, and outside-the-box approach that we most value at PS260. We couldn’t be more excited to see what she does with our talent in L.A.”
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Additional festival highlights include documentaries Architecton directed by Victor Kossakovsky; Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie directed by David Bushell; Devo directed by Chris Smith about the legendary new wave provocateurs; Gaucho Gaucho directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; Group Therapy directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; No Other Land directed by a Palestinian-Israeli team comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; Pavements directed by Alex Ross Perry; and Separated directed by Errol Morris. Notable narrative titles include Black Dog (Gou Zen) directed by Guan Hu; Bonjour Tristesse directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More