Episode 374 - Matteo Santoro - World Builder

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joining Chris for this week’s podcast is Matteo Santoro, an energetic, enthusiastic, and versatile filmmaker who might just be revolutionizing the way movies are made. After graduating from art college, Matteo created opening titles and VFX for film including</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Incredible Hulk</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Aliens vs Predator - Requiem</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. At the same time, he created his own sci-fi IPs, including the short film</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Offline</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and the feature</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Higher Power</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, Matteo is working on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">SIFT</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, an ambitious sci-fi feature film constructed through NFTs, allowing fans to own parts of the movie and even shape its direction. Matteo discusses</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SIFT’s</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">richly detailed world and how he built a practical robot to inhabit it. He also talks about</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sunflower Kid</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a series of NFTs that aim to raise money for charity and promote world peace.</span></p>