Episode 161: Ex-UTA Agent Launches AI Production Manager Collage

Podcast: The Option · Oil&Cattle

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

Former UTA film agent Dante DeSario and media investor Michael Lambert have launched Collage, a management company representing AI-native production studios. With a seed round backed by Black Bear, Fundamental Films, AGC Studios, Roy Lee, Marty Bowen, Todd Garner, and others, Collage is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer between Hollywood's traditional buyers and the fragmented AI production market. For agents, producers, and studio executives, this launch signals that the entertainment industry's AI adoption phase has moved from anxiety to active deal-making — and that a new category of representation is forming around it. Key Takeaways: Collage ha...