{ "film": { "id": "4d563e70-d2e0-41ef-a34a-e99ecf617ff8", "createdAt": "2026-07-31T12:43:42.590Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-31T22:33:57.983Z", "deletedAt": null, "createdBy": "879005b4-82af-4450-9942-e057e3326851", "updatedBy": "9f282006-c506-40e3-be2c-79a5ca602f6d", "deletedBy": null, "slug": "self-driving-only", "kind": "film", "title": "Self-driving only", "synopsis": "Official page lists Self-driving only with Director Matt Zien and runtime 1:53.", "year": 2026, "runtimeSeconds": 120, "watchUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8_V_H_LE0", "isNsfw": false, "lifecycle": "published", "eligibleHomepage": true, "eligibleTop10": false, "eligibleFresh": true, "eligibleSearch": true, "editorialStatus": null, "sortWeight": 0, "featuredUntil": null, "adminNote": null, "editorialRating": null, "posterUrl": "https://assets.generateddb.com/films/787a6848-9b82-4cf0-b9f4-f02da9360e7a/poster-d38dbd88.jpg", "backdropUrl": "https://assets.generateddb.com/films/4d563e70-d2e0-41ef-a34a-e99ecf617ff8/backdrop-b0811092.png", "directorId": "2abc3a46-bd16-4535-ae98-baed3f4939b1", "searchVector": "'1':17C '53':18C 'director':12C 'drive':3A,9C 'list':6C 'matt':13C 'offici':4C 'page':5C 'runtim':16C 'self':2A,8C 'self-driv':1A,7C 'zien':14C" }, "director": { "id": "2abc3a46-bd16-4535-ae98-baed3f4939b1", "createdAt": "2026-07-31T10:58:02.018Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-31T10:58:36.587Z", "deletedAt": null, "createdBy": "879005b4-82af-4450-9942-e057e3326851", "updatedBy": "879005b4-82af-4450-9942-e057e3326851", "deletedBy": null, "slug": "matt-zien", "name": "Matt Zien", "bio": "Matt Zien is a TV and film producer and the founder of KNGMKR Labs, a creative studio working at the intersection of cinema, technology, and culture.\r\n\r\nAs a producer, Zien most recently brought Slauson Rec to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival—an unflinching portrait of an experimental theater collective, directed by Leo Lewis O’Neil and crafted from over 800 hours of footage. The film marked Zien’s first release as an independent producer. Zien's previous producing credits include \"The Curse of Von Dutch\" for Hulu, Paris Hilton's critically-acclaimed documentary \"This Is Paris,\" and the Kal Penn-hosted, Adam McKay-produced \"This Giant Beast That Is The Global Economy\" for Amazon. \r\n\r\nIn parallel, Zien leads KNGMKR Labs, a future-facing creative studio that develops original IP, branded campaigns, and AI-assisted storytelling for clients across entertainment, tech, and culture. The studio has collaborated with visionary partners like Microsoft, Coachella, Anyma, and Grimes, creating content that merges narrative depth with visual innovation—from immersive experiences and music films to speculative world-building and cinematic R&D.\r\n\r\nPrior to his independent and entrepreneurial work, Zien served as SVP and Creative Director at the Emmy-winning production company IPC, and Head of Brand Development at its parent company Industrial Media (acquired by Sony Pictures Television in 2022). As the company’s first development executive and a key member of its founding team, he helped scale IPC from startup to powerhouse—producing more than 50 series and films across 30+ networks and platforms.\r\n\r\nZien began his career as a development executive at All3Media America and Studio Lambert, helping shape unscripted hits for CBS, FOX, and CNN.\r\n\r\nA graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and member of the Television Academy, Zien continues to chart new creative territory—whether through emotionally grounded documentaries or boundary-pushing, format-bending experiments in storytelling.", "signatureStyle": [], "isNsfw": false, "twitterUrl": "https://x.com/KNGMKRlabs", "instagramUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/m.a.t.t.z.i.e.n", "websiteUrl": "https://kngmkr.co/", "youtubeUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/@kngmkrlabs", "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-zien/", "lifecycle": "published", "eligibleHomepage": true, "eligibleTop10": false, "eligibleFresh": true, "eligibleSearch": true, "editorialStatus": null, "sortWeight": 0, "featuredUntil": null, "adminNote": null, "portraitUrl": "https://assets.generateddb.com/directors/54324ab7-5b19-4515-8242-ae75b7842246/portrait-fc898578.png", "searchVector": "'2022':226C '2025':40C '30':258C '50':253C '800':62C 'academi':299C 'acclaim':95C 'acquir':220C 'across':145C,257C 'adam':106C 'ai':140C 'ai-assist':139C 'all3media':271C 'amazon':119C 'america':272C 'anyma':160C 'art':293C 'assist':141C 'beast':112C 'began':263C 'bend':318C 'boundari':314C 'boundary-push':313C 'brand':136C,212C 'brought':35C 'build':182C 'campaign':137C 'cann':41C 'career':265C 'cbs':281C 'chart':303C 'cinema':25C 'cinemat':184C,292C 'client':144C 'cnn':284C 'coachella':159C 'collabor':153C 'collect':51C 'compani':207C,217C,229C 'content':164C 'continu':301C 'craft':59C 'creat':163C 'creativ':18C,130C,199C,305C 'credit':81C 'critic':94C 'critically-acclaim':93C 'cultur':28C,149C 'curs':84C 'd':186C 'depth':168C 'develop':133C,213C,232C,268C 'direct':52C 'director':200C 'documentari':96C,311C 'dutch':87C 'economi':117C 'emmi':204C 'emmy-win':203C 'emot':309C 'entertain':146C 'entrepreneuri':192C 'execut':233C,269C 'experi':174C,319C 'experiment':49C 'face':129C 'festiv':43C 'film':9C,42C,67C,177C,256C 'first':71C,231C 'footag':65C 'format':317C 'format-bend':316C 'found':240C 'founder':13C 'fox':282C 'futur':128C 'future-fac':127C 'giant':111C 'global':116C 'graduat':286C 'grime':162C 'ground':310C 'head':210C 'help':243C,276C 'hilton':91C 'hit':279C 'host':105C 'hour':63C 'hulu':89C 'immers':173C 'includ':82C 'independ':75C,190C 'industri':218C 'innov':171C 'intersect':23C 'ip':135C 'ipc':208C,245C 'kal':102C 'key':236C 'kngmkr':15C,124C 'lab':16C,125C 'lambert':275C 'lead':123C 'leo':54C 'lewi':55C 'like':157C 'mark':68C 'matt':1A,3C 'mckay':108C 'mckay-produc':107C 'media':219C 'member':237C,295C 'merg':166C 'microsoft':158C 'music':176C 'narrat':167C 'neil':57C 'network':259C 'new':304C 'o':56C 'origin':134C 'parallel':121C 'parent':216C 'pari':90C,99C 'partner':156C 'penn':104C 'penn-host':103C 'pictur':223C 'platform':261C 'portrait':46C 'powerhous':249C 'previous':79C 'prior':187C 'produc':10C,31C,76C,80C,109C,250C 'product':206C 'push':315C 'r':185C 'rec':37C 'recent':34C 'releas':72C 'scale':244C 'school':290C 'seri':254C 'serv':195C 'shape':277C 'slauson':36C 'soni':222C 'specul':179C 'startup':247C 'storytel':142C,321C 'studio':19C,131C,151C,274C 'svp':197C 'team':241C 'tech':147C 'technolog':26C 'televis':224C,298C 'territori':306C 'theater':50C 'tv':7C 'unflinch':45C 'unscript':278C 'usc':289C 'visionari':155C 'visual':170C 'von':86C 'whether':307C 'win':205C 'work':20C,193C 'world':181C 'world-build':180C 'zien':2A,4C,32C,69C,77C,122C,194C,262C,300C", "claimedBy": null, "claimedAt": null }, "actors": [], "tools": [ { "id": "4e8ca841-3324-4646-a4af-670ac0b1a1c8", "createdAt": "2026-05-25T03:23:18.870Z", "updatedAt": "2026-05-25T03:23:18.870Z", "deletedAt": null, "createdBy": "667a903f-431d-4d43-9ada-0429a456bdce", "updatedBy": "667a903f-431d-4d43-9ada-0429a456bdce", "deletedBy": null, "slug": "ai-tools", "name": "AI tools", "kind": "video", "version": null, "description": "Tool credited by the AI awards research import. Raw label: AI tools.", "websiteUrl": null, "logoUrl": null, "lifecycle": "published", "eligibleHomepage": false, "eligibleTop10": false, "eligibleFresh": false, "eligibleSearch": false, "editorialStatus": null, "sortWeight": 0, "featuredUntil": null, "adminNote": "[research-enrichment] ai-awards-2026-05-24", "searchVector": "'ai':1A,7C,13C 'award':8C 'credit':4C 'import':10C 'label':12C 'raw':11C 'research':9C 'tool':2A,3C,14C" } ], "companies": [ { "id": "2228e5ec-bd19-441b-a5e9-6fdabd7655d9", "createdAt": "2026-07-31T11:05:20.591Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-31T11:05:28.585Z", "deletedAt": null, "createdBy": "879005b4-82af-4450-9942-e057e3326851", "updatedBy": "879005b4-82af-4450-9942-e057e3326851", "deletedBy": null, "slug": "kngmkr-labs", "name": "KNGMKR Labs", "type": "studio", "description": "KNGMKR Labs uses cutting-edge tech to empower creators in music, film, and media to tell previously impossible stories.", "websiteUrl": "https://kngmkr.co/", "logoUrl": "https://assets.generateddb.com/companies/6bde03d4-d102-478c-b179-11763d9368d8/logo-4b7f99f6.png", "country": null, "foundedYear": null, "lifecycle": "published", "eligibleHomepage": true, "eligibleTop10": false, "eligibleFresh": true, "eligibleSearch": true, "editorialStatus": null, "sortWeight": 0, "featuredUntil": null, "adminNote": null, "searchVector": "'creator':12C 'cut':7C 'cutting-edg':6C 'edg':8C 'empow':11C 'film':15C 'imposs':21C 'kngmkr':1A,3C 'lab':2A,4C 'media':17C 'music':14C 'previous':20C 'stori':22C 'tech':9C 'tell':19C 'use':5C" } ], "awards": [], "scenes": [], "ratingSummary": { "avg": 0, "count": 0, "histogram": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ] } }