Glassbox’s Co-Founder Mariana Acuña Acosta Featured on ICG Magazine

Our Co-Founder Mariana Acuña Acosta is featured in the August 2024 issue of ICG Magazine.

She is a driving force in tech-entertainment, blending innovation, creativity and cultural pride. In this insightful article by David Geffner, discover how Mariana has been instrumental in shaping the future of virtual production technology and storytelling. Her contributions while at Glassbox Technologies, including the development of our DragonFly virtual camera and our Lumiere award-winning BeeHive collaborative platform, have already transformed how artists work within game engines like Unreal Engine.

At Technicolor, where she now serves as Senior Vice President of Global Virtual Production and On-Set Services, she leads the virtual production, virtual art department, and virtual scouting efforts, with studio partners like Disney, and Nant Studios. Her latest project with Glassbox, Project Cocoon, set to launch at the end of 2024, is an AI-assisted visualization and look-development tool designed to revolutionize the creative process for filmmakers. She has a forward thinking approach to AI, viewing it as a tool to enhance human creativity rather than replace it. Inspired by her Mexican heritage, Mariana believes technology should bring people closer together, a value that supports her work and vision for the future of filmmaking. This article is a must-read if you are a filmmaker looking to stay ahead of the curve.