Machine Cinema lives inside a once in a generation moment when creators of all stripes are embracing a constant flow of new possibilities to bring their visions to life, to share their stories with us, to build experiences, and to express their imaginations in ways previously impossible.
Generative AI as a new palette for filmmaking, game making, coding, and experience creation is the Renaissance of our time, birthing the careers of a new era of raconteurs and visionaries, inspiring a new language of possibility for all who want to pick up a paint brush and try it for themselves.
Machine Cinema is riding this wave with the budding creative ecosystem.
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Fred Grinstein is a media executive/ producer based in Los Angeles, CA. With a seasoned background in premium film/ TV and new ventures in emergent technologies like AI and Web3, his goal is to build bridges between traditional content and the modern creator economy.
Previously he served as Head of Non-Fiction Programming at Steve Golin’s Anonymous Content where projects include “Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall”, directed by Erin Lee Carr for HBO, “At the Ready” from filmmaker Maisie Crow, (2021 Sundance), and “Murders Before the Marathon” a 3×60 for Hulu. As an independent, he recently served as Consulting Producer on Oscar-Short Listed “Hidden Letters” directed by Violet du Feng (2023), and Executive Producer on “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” co-directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard (2022 Tribeca Film Fest).
Grinstein was VP of Development during the launch of Viceland, collaborating with the youth-skewing digital publishing team and Creative Director Spike Jonze; projects include ”Weediquette”, ”Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia”, “Twiz and Tuck”, and Ondi Timoner’s “Jungletown“. He was also a Senior Director of Programming at A&E for 5 years where he was responsible for hit series “Storage Wars”, ”Dogs of War”, ”Dog the Bounty Hunter”, “Crazy Hearts: Nashville”, and ”Psychic Kids”. Prior to network life, his early producing credits include Discovery’s “Cash Cab”, PBS’s “History Detectives” and Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel”.
Minh Do is an entrepreneur, writer, and educator deeply entrenched in AI and emerging technologies. As an educator at Be Super, Minh focuses on research, education, and creating using the latest AI tools. He co-founded and is head of innovation at Fantastic Day, a venture studio building at the intersection of web3, AI, and emerging technology.
He was previously Chief Innovation Officer and founding team at EST Media Holdings, Inc., building platforms in media, web3, and AI. Minh co-founded Vietcetera, a leading digital media platform in Vietnam, where he also held the title of Chief Editor. Prior to this, Minh served as Executive Director at Vertex Venture Holdings, under Temasek Holdings, helping to oversee a wide-ranging multi-billion dollar portfolio of tech companies, including Grab, Waze, Desktop Metal, and more. Minh began his tech career at Tech In Asia (acquired by Nikkei) as a managing editor and tech journalist.
Before Minh began pursuing tech, media, and entertainment, Minh pursued Buddhist studies academically and trained to be a monk, this included deep study in Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan schools, an area of study that still informs Minh’s approach to emerging technologies and society. More about Minh’s current projects can be found here.
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