MetaMedia Appoints Kristin Kielpinski Cinema and Event Programming Leader as Senior Executive

August 27, 2024

Kielpinski Brings Significant Experience in Event Cinema Programming, Exhibitor Relations, and Distribution Strategy

 LOS ANGELES – MetaMedia, the world’s first cloud-based platform for delivering movies, live events, targeted advertising and other premium content to cinemas, today announced the appointment of Kristin Kielpinski, a respected content strategist and innovator in event cinema and alternate content distribution to its team as vice president, strategic partnerships.

“MetaMedia is thrilled to welcome Kristin Kielpinski as our new vice president of strategic partnerships,” said MetaMedia Founder and CEO Jason Brenek.  “Kristin’s visionary leadership and unparalleled expertise in forging groundbreaking partnerships within the entertainment industry will be invaluable as MetaMedia continues to expand the type of big-screen entertainment cinemas can receive. Her commitment to inclusivity also aligns with our mission to deliver cinematic programming to traditionally underserved demographic groups and to redefine the future of big-screen entertainment in cinemas.”

In her new role, Kielpinski will be responsible for expanding and strengthening MetaMedia’s relationships with cinema chains, Hollywood studios, other content producers and distributors, brands and sponsors, who can utilize MetaMedia’s nationwide network into more than 600 premium cinemas. This includes content for live or prerecorded cinema programming, premieres, screenings, fan events and other cinematic events.

Kielpinski’s rich background and industry experience underscores her leadership in fostering relationships to deliver content and entertainment that makes cinemas more accessible and engaging for all audiences. Before joining MetaMedia, Kielpinski served as director of alternative and inclusive content at Marcus Theatres, where she played a key role in expanding the diversity and appeal of Marcus’s content offerings. Prior to that, she spent over a decade with Fathom Events, the creator and innovator of the event cinema category, where she was instrumental in the release of record-breaking alternative content titles such as “The Chosen,” “Batman: The Killing Joke,” “The Metropolitan Opera,” and “Fare Thee Well,” a live 3-day concert celebrating 50 years of the Grateful Dead.

“I’m excited to join MetaMedia,” said Kristin Kielpinski. “There is tremendous room for creativity, opportunity, and innovation in our industry and I am excited to be working for a company that strives to be at the forefront of it, all while driving and supporting our partners’ success in content, exhibition, and beyond.”

About MetaMedia 

MetaMedia is the first global platform that delivers movies, live marketing and commercial events, advertising, and other premium content to cinemas.  MetaMedia’s cloud-based platform provides for the secure, rapid and cost-effective delivery of big-screen entertainment to cinemas. MetaMedia is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.metamedia.global.

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Jason Brenek

Chief Executive Officer

Leveraging two decades of senior executive experience across multiple sectors of the film and entertainment industry, Jason Brenek assembled a group of powerful industry leaders with incomparable experience and relationships to forge the building blocks of MetaMedia. As Chief Executive Officer of MetaMedia, Brenek focuses intently on realizing the operational, economic and programming benefits of creating a next-generation distribution network, which are mutually-beneficial to content producers and cinemas around the world.

Prior to MetaMedia, Brenek was President of IMAX HOME at the IMAX Corporation, where he led business and engineering teams around the world to develop and launch multiple new products, technologies, and platforms. Before IMAX, Brenek spent over a decade in senior management roles at The Walt Disney Studios. While serving as Senior Vice President of International In-Home and Head of Global Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Brenek established partnerships with global brands including Netflix, Google, Amazon, Apple. and Samsung to distribute Disney-owned content across new digital/OTT platforms, television, and retail. Brenek previously served as Disney's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Digital Cinema and Cinema Programming, overseeing the company's global transition from analog to digital cinema. Brenek also developed and co-produced two Disney feature films and multiple live sporting events in cinemas with ESPN. Brenek received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Danny C. Stein

Chairman

Danny Stein is a seasoned, growth-oriented media and technology executive with 30 years of operating and investment experience across media, technology, and consumer businesses. Stein has managed across the full life-cycle of deal origination, deal execution, business building and exit for small and mid- cap public, private and distressed companies. Stein is a digital media innovator having built a portfolio of businesses as CEO of Dimensional Associates 2003-2014, including as the Executive Chairman of the Orchard Enterprises, a global music and entertainment company, specializing in media distribution and 1091 Pictures, a digital and theatrical distribution company. From 2015-2016, Stein was the Senior Vice President, Growth Investments of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, Inc., a company that acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of public and private companies across various industry segments.  In that role, Stein’s focus was on building and investing in digital media and technology-enabled businesses. Through MacAndrews and Forbes, Stein also served as President of New Media and Corporate Development at Deluxe Entertainment (a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews of Forbes), responsible for Corporate Development, M&A, Strategy, Digital Media and Innovation.

Chuck Goldwater

President, North America

For over two decades, Chuck Goldwater has served as a senior executive in the entertainment and cinema exhibition industry which has earned him incomparable industry-wide trust and respect. As President, North America for MetaMedia, Goldwater draws upon his broad understanding and deep connections to exhibitors and studios across the country to create a robust network of exhibitor and studio partnerships for MetaMedia. He also applies his knack and experience for building successful entertainment startups to MetaMedia's growing infrastructure and success.

Prior to MetaMedia, Goldwater was co-founder and CEO at cinema chain New Vision Theaters. Before that, Goldwater served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Carmike Cinemas, which acquired Digiplex Destinations, a cinema chain where Goldwater served as Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors. At New Vision, Carmike, and Digiplex, Goldwater was an energetic and effective advocate for alternative programming and “event cinema” as a means of increasing seat utilization and creating incremental revenue for exhibitors. Before Digiplex, Goldwater was President of Cinedigm (formerly known as AccessIT), the company credited with deploying the first digital cinema infrastructure and electronic delivery network. Previously, Goldwater was selected by the then seven largest Hollywood studios to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Cinema Initiatives (“DCI”), a joint venture that created the industry-wide specifications and the technical quality and security architecture for digital cinema systems. Goldwater was also inducted into the industry’s ShowEast Hall of Fame and is a Will Rogers/Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Board Advisory Member.

Shaiwal “Shay” Priyadarshi

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

A dynamic inventor with over a dozen patents, Shaiwal "Shay" Priyadarshi is a trusted leader and mentor to high-performing tech teams, executives and business partners. For over 25 years, Priyadarshi has assembled and led front-end and back-end engineering teams, developed market-leading products and intellectual property that spans from embedded systems and data centers to leading cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud. As chief technology officer (CTO) for MetaMedia, Priyadarshi continues to maintain his exemplary track record of overseeing innovative products from concept to delivery.

Prior to MetaMedia, Priyadarshi was CTO of IMAX Home, where he developed the world's highest-quality, internet-delivered video playback system needed to support IMAX Corporation’s pioneering technologies. Before IMAX, he served as CTO of PRIMA Cinema where he led the research, development and approval processes of the world's first and only movie service that was authorized to distribute new Hollywood movies to private home theaters. And previous to PRIMA Cinema, he worked as director of engineering at DivX, where he led the development of new technologies that power many leading streaming services today. Priyadarshi received his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.