ABOUT STAIRCASE STUDIOS AI
Staircase Studios AI is a film, television, and gaming studio telling new, original stories. Staircase combines the expertise of Hollywood screenwriters, directors, actors, animators, visual effects artists, and other union talent, with AI specialists who use our proprietary AI-enabled workflow in order to make movies and television series at a fraction of the cost of traditional Hollywood budgets. Staircase is on course to produce upwards of 30 projects in the next three to four years.
Our Team
Staircase Studios AI is led by CEO/Founder Pouya Shahbazian, producer of the DIVERGENT franchise. Brett Stuart heads the creative AI team as Head of AI Filmmaking. Kenneth Lerer, Managing Director Emeritus of Lerer Hippeau, is a partner, board member, and the lead investor in the company. Among the investors in the venture are Aryeh Bourkoff, CEO of LionTree, Robert Pittman, Tad Haley of Rafiki Ventures, and New York City-based venture capital firm Red Sea Ventures.
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Staircase Studios AI does not accept unsolicited submissions. All unsolicited screenplays and/or pitches submitted are automatically deleted.