What is Film Robots?

Film Robots is a newsletter* highlighting eye & brain candy at the intersection of film & AI. Hopefully, you will smile while reading it and feel more human after reading it.

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.

I’ll also share a funny AI fail every week to keep the robots humble.

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?

I’ve taught at Sundance and Rutgers about AI and Film, and this here newsletter has 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 hundreds of subscribers hailing from illustrious workplaces including A24, Netflix, Sundance, Meta, The New Yorker, and NBC. We also have BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmakers.

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 many incredible 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.