Menu

Menu

Film • Music Videos • Games

Team

Incubated by ElevenLabs, the Chroma Awards has assembled a team of the top community builders, educators, and storytellers who are veterans in organizing and competing in AI creativity competitions.

Core Team



Matty Shimura

Partnerships, Strategy, & Ops

  • Founder, Project Odyssey

  • AI Film Awards, Dreamforum and OutsideLLMs

  • Films featured by Cannes, Tribeca, AT&T, and the White House

Claire Xue

Brand & Influencer Outreach

  • Marketing Director, Project Odyssey

  • Head of Community, Wonder Studios

  • AI R&D Education, Sephora and Moët Hennessy

Fred Grinstein

University Division & Talent Pipeline

  • Co-Founder, Machine Cinema

  • AI Educator, Chapman University and Curious Refuge

  • Development Executive, A&E, Vice, and Anonymous Content

Minh Do

Global Competitions & Content Distribution

  • Co-Founder, Machine Cinema

  • Co-Founder, Fantastic Day Studios

  • Producer, Fairground.tv

Davis Chang

Judging & Creator Spotlights

  • Co-Founder & Creative Director, Ø Studio

  • AI Film Awards, Project Odyssey S1/S2 and AIFF Amsterdam/Dubai

  • Films featured at Google I/O, Tribeca, TED AI, the Kennedy Center and Sotheby’s Institute

Maddie Hong

Inclusion & Accessibility

  • AI Film Awards, Runway’s AIFF & Gen:48, Project Odyssey S1, Culver Cup, Cinema Synthetica

  • Films featured by Forbes, Wired, and a16z’s LA Tech Week

Brogan Wassell

Platform & Social Media

Brogan Wassell

Platform & Social Media

  • AI Film Awards, Project Odyssey S2 and the AI International Film Festival

  • Brand Strategy and Design, Pentel and Michaels

Special Thanks



Pip & The Giant Clockwork by Nicolas Bellavance
Memory Maker by Nik Kleverov & Native Foreign
Velocium by Calvin Herbst
DO NOT DISTURB THE SANE MAN by Bardia Shahrestani & Frederick Pelletier-Goulet
Dear Grandma by Danny Tseng