Alex Hartman
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Alexander Hartman (born 3 July 1980) is co-founder & Senior Vice President of Rightstrade. He is Senior Vice President of FilmOn
.TV Inc.and 9021go.com. He is co-founder of Matilda Media and Matilda Books Hartman is an entrepreneur
with an interest in public health services for young people and lives in Los Angeles
. . Hartman won the Young Australian of the Year
Award for Career Achievement in 2001.
. Matilda Media has operations in Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. Matilda Media invests in motion picture productions and digital media transactions and provides consulting services. In July 2011 Matilda Media announced it had launched its Matilda Books division.
was a powerful Aboriginal resistance leader against the British settlers who occupied his land. He took the fight to the government farm at Toongabbie and stormed into the town of Parramatta at the head of 100 warriors. His exploits and bravery made Pemulwuy
the stuff of myth and legend. In 2010 Prince William announced he would return Pemulwuy's skull to his Aboriginal relatives. On 22 September, 2011 Hon. Christopher Pyne spoke in Australian Parliament regarding the "Repatriation of Pemulwuy's Skull." In his speech he said "Alex Hartman is leading a team of people in London from Australia who are trying to bring back the remains of Pemulwuy. I know that Prince William will work with Mr Hartman and Mr Willmot to ensure these remains are returned to Australia, where they belong."
Alki David
launched FilmOn.com in 2006 as a high definition internet and mobileTV service in the U.K. & Europe, later launching operations in the U.S.A.
launched 9021go in 2011 as a retail store featuring celebrity-endorsed fashion, beauty and lifestyle products located in Beverly Hills. The 9021go store features a television studio, storefront and integrated home-shopping experience through the web.
In 1993 Hartman was appointed Vice-President of the Apple Macintosh user group ClubMac. Aged 16, he was a weekly columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald ICON supplement.
Hartman founded Amicus Software in 1996 and served as its CEO through July 2001. Amicus licensed software to Telstra BigPond and other telecommunications companies. Hartman established operations for Amicus in Sydney, San Francisco and London.
In 2001, Alex Hartman was appointed Manager, Technology at Gresham Advisory Partners, Hartman also co-founded Mytek with Brad Lancken.
From late 2004, Matilda Partners began assisting with corporate development at Destra Corporation
and in 2007, Hartman assisted in securing investment from Prime Television
.
Hartman served as a Director of Central Station Records, with fashion publication Oyster Magazine
and electronic music newspaper 3D World. Alex assists in the management of Sydney
rock band 'The Cracks'.
Hartman is active at times as a public speaker and a public policy advocate in Australia and the USA with an interest in issues involving technology
, innovation
, mental health
and online human rights
.
. In 2000 he participated in the "What Makes A Champion?" event with Nelson Mandela
by Professor Allan Snyder
FRS, Director of the Centre for the Mind at the University of Sydney
.
FilmOn
FilmOn.com is an internet based pay television provider owned by FilmOn.TV Inc. The service was founded by Alki David and features over 150 streaming IP television channels in a subscription package in addition to pay-per-view and video-on-demand titles....
.TV Inc.and 9021go.com. He is co-founder of Matilda Media and Matilda Books Hartman is an entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
with an interest in public health services for young people and lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. . Hartman won the Young Australian of the Year
Australian of the Year
Since 1960 the Australian of the Year Award has been part of the celebrations surrounding Australia Day , during which time the award has grown steadily in significance to become Australia’s pre-eminent award. The Australian of the Year announcement has become a very prominent part of the annual...
Award for Career Achievement in 2001.
Matilda Media
Alexander Hartman is co-founder of Matilda Media together with Peter ScarfPeter Scarf
Peter Scarf is an Australian actor, writer, film director and entrepreneur. Scarf starred as Liam Tanner on Australian television show Home and Away, before producing a number of feature films including Fortune, which he co-wrote and directed with . In addition to Fortune, Scarf has produced Two...
. Matilda Media has operations in Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. Matilda Media invests in motion picture productions and digital media transactions and provides consulting services. In July 2011 Matilda Media announced it had launched its Matilda Books division.
Pemulwuy
In August 2011, Matilda Books announced it would publish a new paperback edition of best-selling. 'Pemulwuy: The Rainbow Warrior' by Dr. Eric Willmot AM. PemulwuyPemulwuy
Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal Australian man born around 1750 in the area of Botany Bay in New South Wales. He is noted for his resistance to the European settlement of Australia which began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. He is believed to have been a member of the Bidjigal clan of...
was a powerful Aboriginal resistance leader against the British settlers who occupied his land. He took the fight to the government farm at Toongabbie and stormed into the town of Parramatta at the head of 100 warriors. His exploits and bravery made Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal Australian man born around 1750 in the area of Botany Bay in New South Wales. He is noted for his resistance to the European settlement of Australia which began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. He is believed to have been a member of the Bidjigal clan of...
the stuff of myth and legend. In 2010 Prince William announced he would return Pemulwuy's skull to his Aboriginal relatives. On 22 September, 2011 Hon. Christopher Pyne spoke in Australian Parliament regarding the "Repatriation of Pemulwuy's Skull." In his speech he said "Alex Hartman is leading a team of people in London from Australia who are trying to bring back the remains of Pemulwuy. I know that Prince William will work with Mr Hartman and Mr Willmot to ensure these remains are returned to Australia, where they belong."
Rightstrade
Hartman is co-founder and Senior Vice President of Rightstrade which was founded by Matilda Media in 2011 to become an online market for film and television rights acquisition, sales and licensing. Rightstrade is under development in partnership with FilmTrack and with financing from private investors.FilmOn.com
Alexander Hartman was appointed as Senior Vice President of FilmOn.TV Networks Inc in 2011, through Matilda Media Group. Hartman previously worked with FilmOn.com Plc in the United Kingdom. FilmOn.com listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2008.Alki David
Alki David
Alkiviades "Alki" David is a digital media entrepreneurknown for his adoption of social media as a marketing vehicle, such as FilmOn, Battlecam and 9021go.com. David has also appeared in feature films, including The Bank Job, and on UK TV.-Background and family:David was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to...
launched FilmOn.com in 2006 as a high definition internet and mobileTV service in the U.K. & Europe, later launching operations in the U.S.A.
9021go.com
Alexander Hartman was appointed as Senior Vice President of 9021go Inc in 2011. Alki DavidAlki David
Alkiviades "Alki" David is a digital media entrepreneurknown for his adoption of social media as a marketing vehicle, such as FilmOn, Battlecam and 9021go.com. David has also appeared in feature films, including The Bank Job, and on UK TV.-Background and family:David was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to...
launched 9021go in 2011 as a retail store featuring celebrity-endorsed fashion, beauty and lifestyle products located in Beverly Hills. The 9021go store features a television studio, storefront and integrated home-shopping experience through the web.
Biography
Alexander (Alex) James Hartman was born July 3, 1980 in Sydney, Australia. Hartman attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and the University of Technology, Sydney.In 1993 Hartman was appointed Vice-President of the Apple Macintosh user group ClubMac. Aged 16, he was a weekly columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald ICON supplement.
Hartman founded Amicus Software in 1996 and served as its CEO through July 2001. Amicus licensed software to Telstra BigPond and other telecommunications companies. Hartman established operations for Amicus in Sydney, San Francisco and London.
In 2001, Alex Hartman was appointed Manager, Technology at Gresham Advisory Partners, Hartman also co-founded Mytek with Brad Lancken.
From late 2004, Matilda Partners began assisting with corporate development at Destra Corporation
Destra Corporation
destra Corporation Limited was an independent Australian owned media and entertainment company based in Richmond, Victoria founded by Domenic Carosa....
and in 2007, Hartman assisted in securing investment from Prime Television
Prime Television
PRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
.
Hartman served as a Director of Central Station Records, with fashion publication Oyster Magazine
Oyster magazine
Oyster is an international fashion, beauty, music and pop-culture title established in Australia in 1994 and published bi-monthly. The magazine features exclusive international fashion editorial, interviews, and extensive music and art editorial...
and electronic music newspaper 3D World. Alex assists in the management of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
rock band 'The Cracks'.
Hartman is active at times as a public speaker and a public policy advocate in Australia and the USA with an interest in issues involving technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
and online human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
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Awards
In 2001, Hartman received the Young Australian of the Year Award for Career Achievement. In 2002, he was awarded the NSW Pearcey AwardPearcey Award
The Pearcey Awards are a set of prizes presented annually since 1998 by the Pearcey Foundation for achievement in the Australian ICT industry.-Pearcey Award Categories:Each year, the Pearcey Foundation presents 3 categories of award:...
. In 2000 he participated in the "What Makes A Champion?" event with Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
by Professor Allan Snyder
Allan Snyder
Allan Whitenack Snyder is the director of the Centre for the Mind at the University of Sydney, Australia where he also holds the 150th Anniversary Chair of Science and the Mind...
FRS, Director of the Centre for the Mind at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
Other activities
Hartman has seved as Ambassador of the Sony Foundation since 1998. In 2006 he was appointed a founding member of the advisory board for Headspace, Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation initiative, and was appointed a Member of the IT&T Committee of the Australia Industry Research & Development Board in 2005. In 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Information Technology Youth Skills HubFilmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australian Story - The Next Big Thing | Self | ABC-TV |
| 1999 | 60 Minutes - Interview with Alex Hartman | Self | CBS/TCN-9 |
| 2008 | House On The Hill | Producer | TCN-9 Pilot |
| 2010 | Alki David vs Goliaths | Self | In Production |
| 2010 | Pemulwuy | Producer | Pre-Production |