What is Film Robots?
Film Robots is a newsletter* highlighting eye & brain candy at the intersection of film & AI. I found it was hard to find the best, most thoughtful stuff…so my goal is to help you:
Find the most beautiful, strange, and inspiring films and videos made with AI.
Hear from filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and experts at the forefront of film & AI.
Navigate how you can incorporate AI (or better incorporate AI!) into your creative work—ethically and effectively.
Oh, and I’ll also share an image or gif of a cute baby animal at the end of every newsletter.
Gimme the deets.
I’ll email you once every week or two, max. The newsletter is free.
There are a lot of AI & creativity newsletters…why this one?
We’ve been quoted in Curious Refuge’s AI & Documentary course, No Film School, and Video Consortium’s AI Unbiased. Our readership is small but mighty: we have a few hundred subscribers hailing from illustrious workplaces including A24, Netflix, and Meta, and BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmakers. Read more about me below.
Who are you?
Film Robots is made by Kristina Budelis, aka Kris (either is fine…seriously). That’s me, hi! I’m a film director and EP (with films at Tribeca Film Festival, The New Yorker, Vogue, NBC, PBS, etc) and a media entrepreneur. I started my career at The New Yorker, where I helped start and run the video and film department. I’ve also worked at The New York Times (as a product lead in the new products division), and consulted for several startups. I cofounded KitSplit, a venture-backed startup with 50k filmmakers sharing $250M worth of gear that’s been called "The Airbnb of Cameras" by Forbes and Fast Company. I’ve worked at the intersection of film, storytelling, and emerging technology for 10+ years. I also developed and taught Rutgers University’s first course on AI & Film.
