MAGIC ENGINE IS A GENERATIVE CINEMA STUDIO DEPLOYING STRUCTURED AI WORKFLOWS TO PRODUCE LICENSABLE CINEMATIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND THEATRICAL EXHIBITION
Debbi Berlin is an acquisition, marketing and theatrical distribution executive with extensive experience positioning films for domestic and international markets.
Debbi has run theatrical departments and campaigns for Cohen Media Group, The British Film Institute, Alchemy Entertainment and Tartan Films where she has guided independent and studio-driven titles through complex negotiations with distributors, exhibitors, and international buyers.
In addition to producing independent films (The Ladies of the House) and film festivals (The Reel Recovery Film Festival), Debbi has also produced multiple charity events and worked with The American Film Institute & The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles on star-studded red-carpet events.
Debbi was also the driving force behind the formation of Magic Engine, assembling its leadership team and shaping the company’s strategic direction.
Founder & CEO
Debbi Berlin
Jeff Ritchie serves as a consultant to Magic Engine and liaison to traditional studio environments.
Jeff is a film industry veteran whose career spans studio development, physical production, independent filmmaking, financing, and screenwriting.
He concurrently serves as Head of Creative Development and Production at DMG Entertainment—the global media company behind Looper, Iron Man 3, and Bloodshot—where he develops and produces film and television projects tied to the Valiant Cinematic Universe.
Ritchie built his career from the ground up in physical production, advancing through locations, production management, and line producing before launching his own production company, where he produced multiple independent films. That hands-on foundation forged a filmmaker fluent in both creative vision and real-world execution, enabling him to helm independent projects, run his own companies, and develop material across genres and budgets.
Prior to entering the film industry, Ritchie served as a police officer, working patrol, undercover narcotics, criminal intelligence, and on a DEA task force—experience that continues to inform the realism and tension in his storytelling.
Ritchie wrote and produced the groundbreaking psychological thriller Cookers, winner of Best Film at the Milano International Film Festival along with multiple honors.
Jeff Ritchie
Consultant & Studio Liaison
Meet Our Leadership Team
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David Bond is a Canadian film producer and international genre strategist whose career spans more than three decades at the forefront of global horror cinema. Based in Alberta, Bond has emerged as one of the most influential independent producers in contemporary horror, consistently delivering films that combine festival prestige, critical acclaim, and long-term cult impact.
His work has premiered at leading international festivals including Tribeca, Sitges, Fantasia, Torino, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and has secured worldwide distribution across major territories.
Bond’s producing credits include Huesera: The Bone Woman, Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse, Bloodthirsty, Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made, Extremity, Don’t Say Its Name, Parvulos, Deathstalker, and numerous additional genre features that have defined the last decade of elevated independent horror.
His films have collectively garnered major international awards, critical honors, and industry recognition, solidifying his reputation as a producer capable of championing culturally specific stories that resonate globally.
He continues to develop and produce a robust slate of international genre features and literary adaptations while maintaining an active presence at the world’s leading film markets and festivals.
Head of International Markets
David Bond
Brian James Gage
Brian James Gage designs and directs Magic Engine’s generative production architecture, overseeing the technical execution of its hybrid and AI-driven projects, including generative VFX, SFX, and music composition.
An award-winning genre novelist, he is also founder of K13 Cinematics, the world's first micro-studio to produce and commercially distribute a feature-length film using a fully generative AI workflow. He has since written, directed, and completed three additional generative features, with multiple releases scheduled for 2026.
Brian leads the design and execution of Magic Engine’s custom generative production pipeline, enabling rapid cinematic proof-of-concept without compromising creative authorship.
Founder & CCT
The Magic Engine Approach
We use AI to mitigate risk, accelerate timelines, and get human crews paid sooner.
Magic Engine is the only generative cinema studio on the planet to have completed and commercially released three feature-length films built entirely through its structured and proven AI production workflow.
We integrate generative technology directly into feature film development from the start to move projects from concept to physical production. By converting ideas into executable proof early, we reduce capital risk, shorten development cycles, and accelerate the path to greenlight—putting real actors, real crews, and real departments to work sooner.
Magic Engine carries films through physical, hybrid, or fully generative production with disciplined, real-world execution and demonstrable results. Our systems remove friction from development, eliminate unnecessary spend, and preserve creative control while increasing production velocity.
We combine structured generative workflows with hands-on production experience and an established network of industry executives, financiers, and distribution partners. Concepts are pressure-tested early. Execution risk is reduced before capital is deployed. Timelines compress without destabilizing process.
For partners and studios, we implement and transfer these systems directly into existing infrastructures—allowing teams to scale output, de-risk slates, and activate projects that might otherwise stall in development. The outcome is measurable: faster validation, faster funding, faster production—and human talent working earlier in the lifecycle.