Fabien Martorell is an acclaimed international director with 18 awards and 25 nominations across the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Martorell splits his time between Los Angeles and Johannesburg, and has roots in suburban Lyon, France. Specialising in thriller, crime, and action films and series, he is renowned for his meticulous and detail-oriented approach to directing. His sophisticated eye and distinctive aesthetic and composition style set him apart.
Martorell co-wrote and directed COLLISION (Netflix, 2022) which debuted at no.3 worldwide on the platform, no.1 in South Africa, no.4 in the US and France, and was in top 10 in nearly 70 countries. His second action feature CITY OF GOLD (Netflix, 2024) is forthcoming.
Also a director of documentary features, Martorell’s first documentary feature TROMATIZED: MEET LLOYD KAUFMAN, about legendary and eccentric Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Ent. and creator of the Toxic Avenger was awarded the Best Biographical Documentary award at the 2009 New York International Independent Film Festival. The film featured Stan Lee, Roger Corman, John Badham, Eli Roth, Trey Parker, Mark Damon, Steven Paul, James Gunn and Tiffany Shepis. Martorell is in post-production of his second feature documentary, THE GUNS STORY, with legendary guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N’ Roses), Iggy Pop, Lemmy Kilmister.
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