Martin Vavra

Martin Vavra was born on Feb 14, 1971 in Wyoming. Martin Vavra's big-screen debut came with We Wait directed by Martin Vavra in 2021.

Martin Vavra has won many awards for his films and commercial work. He has amassed a treasure trove of credits that span all areas of production including, director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He has a long list of awards at festivals from around the world including Breckenridge Film Festival, B&B Horror Film Festival, Yonkers Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Tokyo Lift Off and DocVille International. Add to that his Rising Star Award from the Oregon Governor's Office of Film and Television and you have a well rounded filmmaker who can hit the ground running on all fronts.As a director Martin Vavra's work is in high demand with no end in sight. He has created content for global branding across multiple mediums covering sports, outdoors and technology. His commercials have won awards for direction, cinematography, editing and visual effects. His commercial directing and producing has attracted brands such as Nike, Microsoft, Intel and Patagonia. Martin has also worked alongside television series directors Norberto Barba and David Grossman on multiple episodes of the NBC series Grimm.As owner and CEO of Galaxy Sailor Productions Martin is also one of the original founders for special effects company, The Refuge VFX. Before achieving success in filmmaking and content creation, he spent 15 seasons as an Oregon wildland firefighter with a degree in wildlife management and arid land biomes. After years of forest fires and chasing elk, taught science classes at local high schools giving purpose to his Masters in Education. Currently, he continues to share his knowledge with ongoing classes for film production, directing and editing at his website.Martin is currently developing several feature films with his creative team.