Justin Martinez (born July 14, 1980) is an American film director, cinematographer, visual effects artist, writer and producer. He is a co-creator of

Radio Silence In telecommunications, radio silence or emissions control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons. The term "radio station" may include anything ca ...

, known for their work on the films ''

V/H/S ''V/H/S'' is a 2012 American found footage horror anthology film and the first installment in the ''V/H/S'' franchise created by Brad Miska and Bloody Disgusting, and produced by Miska and Roxanne Benjamin. It features a series of six fou ...

'', '' Devil's Due'', and '' Southbound''.

Biography

Radio Silence

In 2011, Martinez formed

with

Tyler Gillett Tyler Gillett (born March 6, 1982) is an American film director, cinematographer, actor, writer, and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the horror films '' Devil's ...

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (born February 19, 1978) is an American director, writer, actor, and musician. He is a founding member of the punk band Link 80 and co-creator of the filmmaking collectives Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence Productions, Rad ...

and

Chad Villella Chad Villella (born February 12, 1977) is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. His films include ''V/H/S'', '' Devil's Due'', '' Southbound'', '' Ready or Not'', '' Scream'', ' ...

. The group co-directed and co-wrote the ''10/31/98'' segment of the feature film ''

''. Radio Silence was brought on to direct a segment for ''V/H/S'' after producer

Brad Miska Brad Miska is an American film producer and founder of Bloody Disgusting, a horror genre website known for covering horror films, video games, comics, and music. His films include the ''V/H/S'' franchise, '' Under the Bed'', '' A Horrible Way to ...

saw ''Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly'', a found footage short that Martinez created with the group

Chad, Matt & Rob Chad, Matt & Rob was an American group of filmmakers based in Los Angeles known for their short films that blend comedy with horror, adventure, and sci-fi. Their most notable works include a series of ''Prank Gone Wrong'' found footage videos a ...

. ''V/H/S'' premiered at the 2012

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

It was released theatrically by

Magnolia Pictures Magnolia Pictures LLC is an American independent film distributor and production company, and is a subsidiary of Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's 2929 Entertainment. Magnolia was formed in 2001 by Bill Banowsky and Eamonn Bowles, and specializes in ...

in October 2012. In 2013, Radio Silence made '' Devil's Due'' for

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...

. The movie was produced by John Davis and released theatrically in January 2014 to a worldwide audience. Martinez is credited as the Executive Producer, Cinematographer, and Visual Effects Supervisor on the movie. In 2015, their film '' Southbound'' premiered at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...

. The movie was picked up for distribution by the Orchard for release in February 2016. In 2020, Martinez co-produced the Facebook Watch animated series ''Woman In the Book'', which was inspired by his 2016 short film of the same name. The original short was written and directed by him for CryptTV and produced by Allison Vanore. In 2021, Martinez received a nomination for the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Live-Action Program.https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-FINAL.pdf In July 2024, he was confirmed to direct a segment for ''

V/H/S/Beyond ''V/H/S/Beyond'' is a 2024 found footage science fiction horror anthology film produced by Bloody Disgusting. The sequel to ''V/H/S/85'' (2023), it is the seventh installment in the ''V/H/S'' franchise and features five found footage segment ...

'', which was released exclusively on Shudder on October 4, 2024.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2012) * '' Devil's Due'' (2014) * '' Southbound'' (2015) * ''

'' (2024) segment: ''Live and Let Dive''

References

External links

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Devil's Due
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Justin 1980 births Living people American cinematographers American people of Mexican descent Film directors from Arizona People from Tucson, Arizona Visual effects supervisors Film producers from Arizona