Derick Martini

Derick Martini
Born	1975/1976 (age 41–42) New York City
Nickname	DM
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, editor
Spouse	Angela Somerville Martini
Children	Isabella Martini born in 2009, Alexandra Martini born in 2011

Derick Patrick Martini is an American screenwriter and film director. He also owns properties and billboards in NYC.

Martini's feature film writing credits include the coming of age story Lymelife, which he wrote with his brother Steven Martini. Lymelife marked Martini's directorial debut and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, where it won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for best film. Martini also received a "Breakthrough Director" nomination from the 2009 Gotham Awards for the film. The film also landed on several major film critic's "Top Ten Films of 2009" lists.Lymelife was filmed in 22 days and on a budget of 1.5 million dollars. Martin Scorsese, a producer of Lymelife, is a champion of Martini's work.

Martini was the youngest filmmaker to ever win the prestigious International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award.

Before turning to directing Martini script doctored numerous studio feature films for which he is uncredited.

Martini's other feature film credits include Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire, written and produced and starring both he and his brother Steven Martini in 2000, which also made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was awarded the festival's Discovery Award;Bolden, a full-length feature film he co-wrote with the director Daniel Pritzker depicting the life of obscure jazz legend Buddy Bolden; and Louis, a black and white silent film chronicling the early days of Louis Armstrong and his quest to acquire his first trumpet. His television credits include the Jennifer Lopez-produced television series South Beach, and a remake of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon.

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