We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Martina Webster. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Martina below.

Martina, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Martina, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Martina Webster

Born 1959 in Germany, she moved to Austria at age 12, she completed her Degree in Dance at the Vienna State Opera at age 18. Martina appeared in many of Austria’s Operettas and Musicals, as well as performed with Vico Torriani on television. She moved to the States in 1978 and appeared in a couple of commercials and a music video “Divided Hearts” by Kim Carnes.

In 1984 She was named as Young Choreographer for the Miss California Pageant shown on Television, as well as assisting in several commercials for the event.

Opening her own dance studio in 1982 Martina followed her passion as an instructor as well as mentor for children. Numerous of her kids made a successful jump into the movie industry appearing in Jack the Bear, Picket fences, Baywatch, Scrooged, Suzanne Somers Story, Kindergarden Cop and many more. Her daughter also appeared in several movies and commercials, “Return to two Moon Junction” and playing her niece in “Suzanne Somers Keeping Secrets”. Martina also helped produce her first Album and CD under Artist name Dalea Cherie!

Selling the studio in 2011, she continued her business DarMar Awards, Coloriffic and her photography art. She uses art and photography as a relaxing outlet and has won numerous first places and best of shows awards. Her art is available online as well as in some galleries in California and Arizona under MartinaWebster.Biz . Serving on board of Chambers, Soroptimist president and Green Coalition to name a few. Martina was honored as Business Women of the Year and has received numerous other awards and recognitions. In the Awards industry, she earned the title of Certified Recognition Specialist CRS along with her husband Daren. Both well know as master Sublimators in the industry. Some of their specilty clients included Gibson, Fender and Martin Guitars. They introduced their custom guitar clock , wall plates and pickguards at both Namm shows in Anaheim and Nashville under the name of “ColoRiffic”.

Pre Production:
Feature film “The Wind of Heaven
The Christmas Witch – Feature
Coop – Feature
Fly- The Rise of Jet Parker – Feature
Ziggy & Moon – Feature
Sigbin – Feature
Coffee & God – Feature

Completed Projects
Feature Film “Turnover” with Paul Guilfoyle and Donna Mills.
Feature Film “Hashtag Blessed The Movie” with Isabella Blake Thomas and Nicholas Heard
Music Video ” The Wind of Heaven” Justin Hayward from the Moody Blues
Short: Evie’s Christmas Gift”
Music Video “This is All I want for Christmas: sung by Sir Earl Toon (Kool and the Gang)

Her goals as owner of DarMar Production LLC are to make Movies with Meaning and to bring more filming into the White Mountains of Arizona, eventually leading to a satellite film studio being build in ShowLow/Pinetop working closely with the Arizona Film Commission. She also
established the Show Low Film Festival and Arizona White Mountains Film Festival. The festival mentors emerging indie film makers and script writers.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Seeing the completed project, and seeing how it affects those who come to watch it. Hearing afterwards on how it impacted them. I know that after showing Hashtag Blessed a few times in theaters, that people walked up to us and thanked us to point out that the holidays can affect mental health with many folks. On the crew there were many that had been affected by suicide within their own family and they loved how we approached this within a Christmas Movie.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

Many people think that being a producer is a fabulous job, you sit on the set and drink coffee lol. Even so I love coffee and on the set once it starts filming, a producer can relax just a bit. But all the pre work, scheduling, housing, fund raising, food arrangements, auditioning etc . And then there is the after- keeping finances in order, media and advertising, booking venues, distribution deals. It is a never ending story of work, once you commit to a film. Like having a child – it is yours forever. Basically a producer is a glorified event planner , but that also has to raise the funding . And ….. most of the glory goes to the director and actors. But that is what I like about it. Nobody recognizes you (not like the director and actors) and you can keep a pretty private life.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.daleafaulkner.com/darmarproduction
• Instagram: @martinawebsterproducer
• Facebook: @martinawebster
• Linkedin: @martinawebsterproducer
• Youtube: @darmarproduction
• Other: www.hashtagblessedthemovie.com www.turnovermovie.com www.christmaswitchmovie.com

Image Credits
Dalea Faulkner Mike Mahoney Sir Earl Toon Samira’s Network