Philippe Martinez

From 1988 through 1990, Philippe Martinez was President of the famous Odeon Theater in Marseilles, one of the largest playhouses in Europe. At the end of 1990, deciding to focus on a career as a feature film producer, he moved to the United States, later becoming Chairman of the Board of distribution company Ulysses Entertainment as well with offices in Los Angeles, Paris and London. From 1996-1999 Philippe headed Betar Entertainment - based in Los Angeles and with offices in Montreal - producing Canadian co-productions for international distribution; he served as Executive Producer on the features Ultimate Weapon (starring Hulk Hogan) and In Her Defense (starring Marlee Matlin & Michael Dudikoff). In 1999, Philippe launched Bauer Martinez Studios and has Produced over 14 films including The Piano Player(Christopher Lambert, Dennis Hopper) with Andreas Klein of Splendid Film, Out of Season (Dennis Hopper, Gina Gershon), The Defender (Dolph Lundgren, Jerry Springer,) Dot Kill (Armand