Defying the odds of independent filmmaking

LANY Entertainment, (aka LANY films and television) is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning independent bi-coastal entertainment company founded in 2010, creating quality productions of all media from start to finish. Our projects include feature motion pictures, scripted television, documentaries, behind-the-scenes coverage, and quality immersive web content.

LANY Entertainment helps define what is possible in the world’s changing landscape that is redefining content creation. Helmed by a multiple Emmy® Award-winning producer and director, Gregori J. Martin, and by multiple Emmy® Award-winning actor and producer Kristos Andrews, the team consists of business professionals with a creative edge who collectively specialize in all areas of today’s entertainment industry.

Differentiating ourselves from most production 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.

Differentiating ourselves from most production 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.

Current projects include LANY Entertainment’s 23x Emmy® Award-winning and 59x Emmy® Award-nominated drama series THE BAY. THE BAY is currently available on Tubi, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, Roku Channel, and PopStar! TV.

Additional projects include the 2x Emmy® Award-nominated THIS JUST IN, a situation comedy co-production with Associated Television International (ATI) released on POP TV, the holiday movie THE MAGIC (Amazon Prime Video), yA, an eight-episode young adult spinoff of THE BAY expected release in 2024, and the highly anticipated horror film THE RAVEN by Edgar Allen Poe. LANY also often collaborates in association with other production companies on various film and television projects.

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/Chairman

A 2x Emmy® Award-winning director, 5x Emmy® Award-winning producer, 5x Emmy®-nominated writer, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of LANY Entertainment, Gregori J. Martin is best known as the creator, director, and show-runner of his 23x Emmy® Award-winning and 59x Emmy®-nominated multi-camera daytime drama series THE BAY, seen on multiple streaming services such as Tubi, Peacock, Amazon Prime, PopStar! TV, TenPlay Australia, and more, Martin has directed over 100 episodes of the series. He has also been Emmy®-nominated for his work on the POP-TV situation family comedy THIS JUST IN, where he served as a director, writer, and co-executive producer for two seasons.

Additional recent director credits include the 2021 holiday film THE MAGIC on Amazon Prime and THE RAVEN, a re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven and Annabel Lee with an expected release date sometime in the late fall of 2024. Over his long span in entertainment, Martin is attached as a director, writer, and producer on over two dozen feature motion pictures and television projects.

Residing in Hollywood, CA, Martin is a proud Nuyorican from Yonkers, New York, and father of two.

KRISTOS ANDREWS
President

Kristos Andrews is a dual citizen raised in Los Angeles and Surrey, United Kingdom. A British-American actor and producer, Andrews has a remarkably rare track record of achievements in both the fields of entertainment and sports. These achievements include being a 5x Emmy® Award-winning actor, a 6x Emmy® Award-winning Producer, an Emmy® Award-winning Director, a multiple Guinness world record holder, and an XGames gold medalist.

Andrews is known for his duel role as Pete Garrett and Adam Kenway on THE BAY. Andrews was also Emmy® nominated for his role in the Pop TV! family sitcom THIS JUST IN. He recently appeared in the hit films Lionsgate’s SURVIVE THE GAME with Bruce Willis, BREAKOUT, MURDER ANYONE?, Lifetime Movie Network’s THE KILLER IN MY BACKYARD, the sci-fi thriller BATTLE FOR PANDORA, and THE MAGIC with international star Alejandra Espinoza.

In addition, Andrews was cast as the lead male in a made-for-television Cinefilms holiday movie 2nd CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS and plays the award-winning lead role in a limited mini-series, A PLACE CALLED HOLLYWOOD available on Tubi. Other TV appearances include Nickelodeon’s Super Sportlets, iCarly, and more. Andrews also serves as a spokesmodel for Nature’s Plus Vitamins.

In 2023, Andrews won the Huading Award for Best Global Lead Actor in a Television Series for his work on THE BAY. In addition to entertainment, Andrews has completed studies at Harvard Business School.

CELESTE FIANNA
Partner / Producer

Also noted for her expertise in various professions including as a financial and real estate specialist, Celeste Fianna is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning producer and partner at LANY Entertainment.  Being an entrepreneur from a young age, Celeste started in real estate as an Escrow/Transaction Coordinator at 17 and was closing deals by the time she received her license at age 18.  Celeste began producing television and film shortly thereafter.  

Fianna’s projects, in addition to THE BAY, yA, and THE MAGIC, include Destination X: California, an extreme action sports and travel program where Fianna had the opportunity to travel around the world.  She is also a producer on Visions: The Art of Catherine Andrews, an insightful documentary exploring the paintings and music of noted artist Catherine Andrews.  Fianna‘s acting credits include a series regular role in the Emmy® Award-winning digital drama series THE BAY, a supporting role in the episodic dramady A PLACE CALLED HOLLYWOOD and in one of the lead roles in BEYOND, directed by Rob Walker and co-starring Dee Wallace.  In addition to her position as Co-Executive Producer for THE BAY, Fianna also serves as an associate producer for THIS JUST IN, a popular Emmy® Award nominated teen situation comedy, a co-production with Associated Television International (ATI).