Márcia Mayer

Márcia Mayer is a Film Independent Spirit Award-nominated producer, currently leading Google DeepMind’s Media and Entertainment production efforts. Previously, Márcia worked at Pixar, and founded and ran Tenacious Productions, where she was dedicated to producing exciting, emotionally engaging feature films that expand audiences’ empathy and understanding. 

Courses and Content

DEAR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS: Exploring Artist-Driven, AI-Assisted Expressionistic Animation

With: Connie He, Yung Spielburg, Cassidy Curtis, Sarah Rumbley and Márcia Mayer
Join the team behind Dear Upstairs Neighbors for a screening and deep dive into artist-centric, AI-assisted animation workflows. This short film blends traditional animation with abstract expressionism using innovative video-to-video techniques. Learn how animation veterans and researchers at Google DeepMind developed custom AI models to transform hand-crafted art and music into "living paintings" while maintaining total creative control.

Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Together with creators, educators, industry leaders, and technologists, we explored the creative technologies that are impacting storytelling and how today’s artists are evolving. Now you can experience it all on-demand for free.