Christie Marchese

Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema.

Kinema revolutionizes how films are distributed, opening up new opportunities for filmmakers and studios to reach their audiences and maximizing revenue through screening tours, virtual events and VOD. She was previously the founder of the impact agency Picture Motion, and led as CEO for 9 years alongside PicMo President Wendy Cohen.

Prior to PicMo, she ran impact for Righteous Pictures, led digital strategy for the social action group at Participant Media, and handled program coordination and social media strategy at Norman Lear's nonprofit Declare Yourself. She's won several industry recognitions, including being named one of Fortune’s Rising Female Founders in 2023 and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in 2021.