Martin Warner
Martin Warner | |
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 Martin Warner in 2016 | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Kent, England |
| Occupation(s) | Technology entrepreneur, investor, film producer |
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| Website | martinwarner |
Martin Warner (born 1972) is a British technology entrepreneur,[1] and film producer.[2] He is best known as the chief executive officer and founder of botObjects, Flix Premiere[3][4] and Autonomous Flight.[5][6][7][8]
Background
[edit]Martin Warner was born and raised in Biggin Hill, a district in Greater London, the county of Kent. He has an educational background as a software programmer and engineer.[1][6]
Career
[edit]In early 2010s, Martin Warner and Mike Duma co-founded botObjects, a 3D printing software and hardware manufacturer.[9] In 2013, botObjects created a desktop 3D printer, which used Fused filament fabrication to create full-color 3D printing.[10][11] In January 2015, botObjects was acquired by 3D Systems Inc, a US-based company developing 3D printer technologies.[12]
Warner formed his next company, a British London-based, Flix Premiere, a media-services provider, which he founded in 2015.[13] The company's primary focus has been on quality indie-films, which gain less attention from the other major streaming service providers and cinema theaters.[14][15][16] The service launched in both the US and UK markets.[4][17] The Guardian newspaper described the site as the Lidl of indie cinema, noting that "there were few familiar titles available on the site, but those available are the "best of the bunch" from film festivals and not available on other platforms".[3]
Autonomous Flight, a technology startup developing pilotless drones, was established by Warner in 2015.[18] Its first passenger drone model was the Y6S - a battery-powered pilotless flying vehicle, which underwent sub-scale flight testing for proof of concept.[1][5] The company is also working on the next VTOL prototype (abbreviation for Vertical take-off and landing aircraft), the Y6S Plus, which will be a six-seater four people designed to provide Urban Air Transportation for the masses.[19][20]
Warner also took part as a producer/executive producer of a number of movies including Bikini Moon (2017),[21] Butterfly Kisses (2017),[22] The Other Kids (2016) and The Paddy Lincoln Gang (2014).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Entrepreneurs: The 3D printing tycoon's grand plan for air taxis in London". Evening Standard.
- ^ a b "Martin Warner's filmography". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Streaming: Flix Premiere – the Lidl of indie cinema". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Movie Streaming Service Flix Premiere Launching in U.S." Variety.
- ^ a b Sheppard, Ian (2019-02-22). "Autonomous Flight Ready To Build Flying Prototype Y6S". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b "Entrepreneur develops drone to ferry passengers across London". The Times.
- ^ "UK firm building autonomous drone which will get you from Heathrow to central London in 12 minutes". Sky News.
- ^ "Autonomous Flight Ready To Build Flying Prototype Y6S". AIN Online.
- ^ Biggs, John (2014-02-05). "An Exclusive Look At The BotObjects ProDesk3D Color 3D Printer". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "BotObjects announces first full color 3D printer— ProDesk3D". Phys.org.
- ^ "This Full-Color 3-D Printer Sounds Too Good To Be True. Is It?". Popular Science.
- ^ "Huge Surprise: Controversial botObjects is Acquired by 3D Systems: Technology to be integrated with new CubePro® C Printer". 3D Print.com.
- ^ "Netflix for indie films' is billion-dollar opportunity". Business Cloud.
- ^ "'The Other Kids'". The Savvy Screener.
- ^ "The service that wants to turn the movie business 'upside down". Metro.
- ^ "Flix Premiere: The 'NetFlix' for Forgotten Films". FoxBusiness.
- ^ "Flix Premiere is the online cinema for forgotten films". Engadget.
- ^ "The future of UK transport is almost here as tech start-up unveils new concept passenger drone". Evening Express.
- ^ "A Passenger Drone Sets Its Sights on the UK Skyline". Fleet News Daily.
- ^ "Autonomous Flight presents Y6S Plus, a six-seater electric VTOL aircraft". Inceptive Mind.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Bikini Moon'". Variety.
- ^ "Flix Premiere Sets Crystal Bear Winner 'Butterfly Kisses' as an Original (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.