One of Hollywoods most influential leaders in Digital Media; voted #3 on the Hollywood Reporter's "Digital 50" list (Los Angeles)

Nick DeMartino is one of Hollywood’s most influential leaders in Digital Media, ranked #3 on the PGA/Hollywood Reporter ‘Digital 50’ list in 2006. The Los Angeles Business Journal has twice named DeMartino as a leader in the technology industry.

Nick DeMartino was most recently Senior Vice President, Media and Technology for the American Film Institute. During his career at AFI, he launched a wide array of innovative digital media training programs and digital: The AFI-Apple Computer Center trained more than 5,000 professionals in new desktop tools. AFI Computer Media Salons formed the epicenter for Hollywood and Silicon Valley convergence. AFI’s website became one of the first to stream video. AFI New Media Ventures created a short-film portal and distance learning products. Through the California Digital Arts Workshop, AFI Enhanced TV Workshop and AFI Digital Content Lab, DeMartino fostered hundreds of prototypes and launched businesses and companies through a unique collaborative innovation process. AFI Screen Education and ScreenNation brought filmmaking techniques and distribution to aspiring teen filmmakers.

Prior to joining AFI, DeMartino held a number of positions in advertising and marketing, has authored several books on new technology and produced 8 award-winning documentary films and television programs.