Martin Markovits

Martin Andres Markovits is an award-winning writer,director, producer and multi-media reporter. For a decade, he worked as a freelance journalist throughout Latin America for publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle, The New Statesman, and the Huffington Post.

He has produced radio and video features for China Global Television Network, ABC-Univision, Fusion and PBS News Hour.

He was also the Mexico and Venezuela correspondent for CGTN America.

He has reported extensively in Venezuela, covering  both the Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro presidencies.

Martin graduated with a master's degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia University.

His directorial debut “Tupamaro: Urban Guerrillas” won Best Feature Film and Best Foreign Film at the 2017 Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at the 2017 UK Film Festival, and seven other awards.

Martin is a Los Angeles native and graduated from UCSB with a degree in political science.