LANY Entertainment, (aka LANYfilms), is a fourteen-time Emmy® Award-winning and thirty-seven-time Emmy®-nominated independent bi-coastal entertainment company, creating quality productions of all media from start to finish. These projects may include feature motion pictures, short films, documentaries, behind-the-scenes coverage, and quality web content.

Our company helps pioneer professionalism in the world of new media, defining the true meaning of ‘new age’ entertainment. Helmed by an award-winning and record-breaking director, Gregori J. Martin, the team consists of young Hollywood professionals who collectively specialize in all areas of today’s entertainment industry.

Differentiating ourselves from most entertainment companies, LANY Entertainment can efficiently work with various budget ranges from micro to multi-million dollar budgets. Our ultimate goal is to give our clients the highest production value possible for the lowest costs.

We at LANY Entertainment strive to provide our clients with a successful and highly profitable timeless masterpiece! It’s the quality of the workflow and enthusiasm of our team that consistently attracts some of Hollywood’s greatest!

GREGORI J. MARTIN
CEO/President

Gregori J. Martin is the founder and CEO/Chairman of the multiple Emmy® winning film and television production company LANY Entertainment, an independent production company he founded in 2010. In addition to being a multiple Emmy® winning producer and writer, Martin is a record-breaking director, having directed nearly a dozen feature films by the age of 35.

A reputable ‘actors’ director, Martin has directed a slew of iconic film and television stars and is best known for his work on the Emmy® winning indie drama series THE BAY, and the theatrically released independent vampire thriller, RAVEN, produced by GruntWorks Entertainment where he originally served as director and president for approximately four years. Martin is currently at the helm of a new “epic” cable miniseries expected to be released by Sony Entertainment and has recently completed the first season of an EI sitcom titled THIS JUST IN for a major television network.

Martin has won four Daytime Emmy® Awards as the creator and Executive Producer of THE BAY and one Daytime Emmy® Award as a writer of THE BAY. Martin was also awarded the 2011 ISA for OUTSTANDING DIRECTING for his work on THE BAY.

KRISTOS ANDREWS
Executive Vice-President

An X-Games Champion and two-time Guinness record holder for skateboarding, Kristos Andrews is a multiple Emmy® winning producer and the President of the film and television production company LANY Entertainment. An established TV and film actor as well, Andrews has won three Emmy® Awards for his lead role as “Pete Garrett” on THE BAY.  

With several credits under his belt, some of Andrews’ projects include lead roles in the indie features A PLACE CALLED HOLLYWOOD and THE SOUTHSIDE. Andrews also appeared on Nickelodeons SPORTLETS, iCARLY, and various national commercials, including WENDY’S and BEST BUY and was featured in the biggest Ethiopian film of all time, TRIANGLE.   He is now currently serving as a full-time executive producer and President for LANY Entertainment and is currently producing and starring in the role of teen heartthrob ‘Tyler’ in THIS JUST IN, an Emmy® nominated situation comedy for a major television network.

CAROL C. HEDGEPETH
Chief Operating Officer

A multiple Emmy® winning Executive Producer in the multiple-nominated and award-winning film and television production company LANY Entertainment, Carol C. Hedgepeth currently serves as LANY’s Chief Operating Officer. Hedgepeth joined the LANY Entertainment team in March 2010 in the position of Executive Assistant.  In 2012 and after working extensively on the feature films THE SOUTHSIDE and A PLACE CALLED HOLLYWOOD, Hedgepeth was named as LANY Entertainment’s Corporate Secretary.  Hedgepeth’s duties expanded to serving as Associate Producer to the Emmy® winning digital drama series THE BAY.  In 2013, Hedgepeth was advanced to the position of Coordinating Producer for THE BAY, which garnered her an Emmy®, and then to the position of Senior Producer where she and the LANY Entertainment team won their second Emmy® Award for THE BAY.  In 2016, Hedgepeth advanced to the role of Co-Executive Producer for THE BAY and garnered two additional Emmy® Awards.

Hedgepeth’s personal portfolio includes success in writing fiction where she placed as one of the top three winning finalists in two national writing competitions. Hedgepeth is also a recipient of “The President’s Call to Service Lifetime Award” and has been named “Who’s Who Women in Business.”

CELESTE FIANNA
Partner / Producer

Also noted for her expertise in various professions including financial and real estate specialist, CELESTE FIANNA is a four-time Emmy® winning producer and partner in the multiple Emmy® winning film and television production company LANY Entertainment.  With multiple credits, Fianna production projects in addition to THE BAY include Destination X: California, an extreme action sports program, and Visions: The Art of Catherine Andrews, an insightful documentary exploring the paintings and music of noted artist Catherine Andrews..  Fianna‘s acting credits include roles in the multiple Emmy® winning digital drama series THE BAY and in the indie feature films, A PLACE CALLED HOLLYWOOD and BEYOND where she co-starred with Dee Wallace and was directed by Rob Walker. 

In addition to her position as Co-Executive Producer for THE BAY, Fianna also serves as Associate Producer for THIS JUST IN, an Emmy® nominated situation comedy for a major television network.