Karine Martin

A leading figure in female entrepreneurship and the entertainment industry with 25 years’ experience, Karine is an award-winning producer based in Montreal and Los Angeles. As CEO and co- founder of Mediabiz and Starlings as well as co-founder and Managing Partner of MBM3, Karine defined their strategic directions and oversaw the financing, production, operation and exploitation of their projects. Through Mediabiz and its affiliates, Karine has been a producer, executive producer or financier of over 50 film and television projects, including award winning films Magic Beyond Words: the J.K. Rowling Story and Elton’s John’s Biopic Rocketman. In television, Karine is an executive producer of a production slate that includes Sherlock & Daughter, starring David Thewlis for The CW in the US and Discovery+ in the UK & Ireland; the award-winning conspiracy thriller drama Departure, now in development for a fourth season after a successful launch on Global Network Canada, Peacock in the U.S. and multiple international networks; Storyville, a new series in development for the global market flashing back to the birth of the jazz age from Executive Producer Usher and Creators-Executive Producers Bill Macdonald (Rome, Flying Tigers) and Walt Becker (Clifford the Big Red Dog, Wild Hogs); and, with Athena Pictures, Shadowland, from Creator Jacqui Barcos and Director Darnell Martin (American Rust, The Good Lord Bird, Cadillac Records). Before joining Mediabiz, Karine worked for a US indepen…