{"id":11386,"date":"2012-04-04T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ismaelmartin.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T23:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:11:02","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ismaelmartin.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11386\" class=\"elementor elementor-11386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6375d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6375d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fee4827\" data-id=\"5fee4827\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384c582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384c582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>In my professional career <strong>I have distributed more than 1,000 films at film festivals, accumulating over 35,000 selections and 6,000 awards<\/strong>. Among them are numerous Goya nominations, and two Oscar nominations with MADRE and AQUEL NO ERA YO. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In 2005 I launched the Madrid en corto project, which I managed for 15 years as part of my distribution work at ECAM.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In recent years I have focused my distribution work with my own company at <a class=\"notion-link-token notion-enable-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/selectedfilms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-token-index=\"1\" data-reactroot=\"\">Selected Films<\/a> with short films and also feature films, where in a very short time it has become the fastest-growing Spanish distributor on the festival circuit both nationally and internationally<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In programming I have been part of the selection committee at Documenta Madrid and have participated in project funding committees at ICAA, in the Canary Islands and Andalusia, and I have also been invited as a jury member at several international festivals.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I am also the author of the blog ismaelmartin.com where I share distribution strategies and tools we use in our work.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To stay in touch with me you can subscribe through this form:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee928a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee928a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cae3bd\" data-id=\"8cae3bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9fe79 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"8c9fe79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Form#2\" aria-label=\"Form#2\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"11386\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"8c9fe79\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"About Me - 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