Martina Rojas ChaigneauPRODUCER | LOCATION MANAGEMENT

Martina Rojas Chaigneau is a producer, production coordinator, and location manager whose professional repertoire speaks for itself. She made her professional debut in 2010, serving as production assistant for the short film Corpo giusto. Rojas Chaigneau then attended NYFA New York, graduating from our 1-Year Producing Conservatory program in 2011. The same year, she produced three short films: In Dreams, Break Time, and The Cheese That Binds. 

In 2012, Rojas Chaigneau served as producer for another short film, The Puritans. She then produced the short film Echo (2013) and subsequently made her feature film debut as production coordinator for the 2014 film Tuscan Wedding. Directed by Johan Nijenhuis, the film stars Sophie van Ooers, Simone Kleinsma, and Ernst Daniël Smid. 

Rojas Chaigneau then forayed into television, serving as production director for five episodes of Hannibal in 2015. She subsequently became the assistant production coordinator for eight episodes of the TV series Medici (2016). Meanwhile, Rojas Chaigneau served as assistant location manager for the 2016 film Inferno, starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones. 

In 2017, Rojas Chaigneau was a production coordinator assistant for the film American Assassin, starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The same year, she served as press and PR coordinator for the Oscar-nominated film All the Money in the World, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michelle Williams and Christopher Plummer. Rojas Chaigneau was also the location manager for one episode of the TV series The Pack in 2020.

More recently, Rojas Chaigneau returned to producing after an eight-year hiatus with Firenze Sotto Vetro (2021), her first feature film as a producer. She subsequently served as clearance and product placement manager for Ridley Scott’s Oscar-nominated film House of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga. The following year, Rojas Chaigneau was the location manager for seven episodes of the TV miniseries From Scratch (2022).

Rojas Chaigneau then coordinated transportation for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) during the film’s production in Italy. She is currently the assistant unit manager for the TV miniseries Disclaimer, which premieres later this year.

Snapshot:
Program Studied at NYFA: Producing
Program Type: 1-Year Conservatory
Year Graduated: 2011
Location: New York

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