Pzaz Appoints Top Media Leaders from Walt Disney, Netflix, Al Jazeera and Warner Bros. To Accelerate International Expansion
Five media & entertainment executives bring decades of film, TV, news, streaming and technology experience as Pzaz expands internationally
LONDON, October 2026 - Pzaz, the storyboarding and previsualisation platform that helps creatives turn ideas and scripts into crafted storyboards and visuals in minutes, saving studios and storytellers time and cost, has announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board: Paul Robinson, Rose Stacey, Lindsey Oliver, Jonathan Levi and Weerada Sucharitkul. Their combined expertise will support Pzaz's international expansion across North America, Europe, MEA and APAC as the company looks to redefine the future of production. The platform already works in more than 30 languages, so international teams can create and collaborate in a language of their choice.
Pzaz's focus comes directly from working with filmmakers. Usage data from 4,500 filmmakers on the platform, combined with in-depth research interviews with more than 500 filmmakers, pointed to the same bottleneck: turning a great idea and script into something other people can see. This is where projects slow down, costs build up, and most films stall before they reach production.
That is the problem the Advisory Board is backing Pzaz to solve. Between them, the Board Advisors have built international businesses at Disney and NBCUniversal, helped build Netflix's Animation team, launched Al Jazeera English, grown Content Kings into a major Gulf and global producer, and built FilmDoo's global streaming audience. They know firsthand where productions stall, for independent creators and the largest studios alike, and they will help drive Pzaz's next phase of growth.
Pzaz brings the whole pre-production workflow into one collaborative workspace. Creators develop ideas, write and edit scripts, and build storyboards and visuals for pre-production planning, with every asset connected through to production. Teams can comment on and agree on storyboards together. AI supports the process, but the filmmaker stays in creative control of every shot.
"The film and entertainment industry is going through a seismic change," says Pzaz CEO Vincent Weberink. "With production slowing, even at the largest Hollywood studios, we're proud to build a creative tool that lets independent filmmakers and producers worldwide get projects to audiences faster and at much lower costs. Independent teams will no longer need large budgets or studio backing. Pzaz is levelling the creative playing field and generating new opportunities for the industry."
Vincent continues: "We are honoured to welcome industry rockstars from both sides of the Atlantic, each bringing distinct, invaluable experience across the media spectrum, from film and animation to news and unscripted content. It reflects the enormous growth opportunity for Pzaz across every media and entertainment sector."
The Pzaz Board Advisory members include:
Paul Robinson, Former SVP and Managing Director, Walt Disney International and President of Kartoon Channel Worldwide
Paul Robinson has led international businesses at the BBC, Disney and NBCUniversal. He launched Disney's preschool TV brand, took KidsCo to 98 countries as Founding CEO, and grew Kartoon Channel Worldwide to 69. He is a BAFTA, Emmy and Sony award winner.
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Paul notes, "I'm firmly of the view that technology's purpose is to improve our lives and Pzaz's goal to use AI to unleash creativity and tell even more interesting stories is something that I passionately believe in."
Rose Stacey, Former Creative Producer at NBCUniversal, Netflix and Nickelodeon Animation
Rose Stacey has spent more than a decade developing and producing content across entertainment, animation and digital media, helping build Netflix's Animation team and whose previous projects include "Wednesday", "Star Trek" and "SpongeBob."
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Rose remarks, "What excites me about Pzaz is the opportunity to use AI technology to make the creative process more efficient, while keeping it personal and meaningful from start to finish. Pzaz allows us to do more than simply accelerate what we already do—it can help us discover new ideas and create experiences that bring people together, allowing a clearer path from the initial idea to bringing that vision to life."
Lindsey Oliver, Former Founding Director of Al Jazeera English and Bloomberg TV Executive
Lindsey Oliver, a Partner at Global Media Consult, has over 30 years in law, media and broadcasting. She was SVP General Counsel Director of Network at CNBC Europe, Founding Director and Global Commercial Director of Al Jazeera English, and International Commercial Director at Bloomberg Television.
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Lindsey comments, "Pzaz offers a wonderful springboard to instantly articulate someone's vision of their video content—whether they are a novice or an experienced content producer—and I am particularly interested in Pzaz's potential to support and cut costs for makers of factual programming."
Jonathan Levi, CEO of Content Kings, BAFTA-nominated Director and Sunday Times Top 10 Best-Selling Author
Jonathan Levi is a BAFTA-nominated director, RTS Award-winning executive producer and Sunday Times Top 10 bestselling author. As CEO of Content Kings, he has grown a UK independent into a major Gulf and global content producer. Formerly Executive Producer at Warner Bros. and ITV Studios.
Lindsey comments, "The earlier a team can see a production, the better the decisions they make. Pzaz puts professional storyboarding and previsualisation within reach of every production, not just the biggest. I'm pleased to be joining as a Board Adviser and to help bring it to the wider industry."
Weerada Sucharitkul, CEO & Founder of LB Global Media, Former FilmDoo CEO
Weerada Sucharitkul is an award-winning MediaTech entrepreneur with over 15 years in content distribution and streaming. Having built FilmDoo to 500,000+ users, she is Founder and CEO of LB Global Media, which acquired the FilmDoo brand. She is also an international co-producer and an alumna of EAVE, TechStars and 500 Global.
"Film distribution has never been harder, and streaming hasn't filled the gap for distribution of independent productions," Weerada observes. "Pzaz helps reduce production costs so independent projects can still earn a return through streaming or self-distribution."
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About Pzaz
Pzaz is a storyboarding and previsualisation platform for filmmakers, production companies and creative teams. It turns scripts and ideas into storyboards and visuals in minutes keeping every shot, note and pitch connected so everyone shares the same vision before production begins. Teams can direct every frame with full creative control and collaborate in more than 30 languages.
Built for storytelling, not just rendering images, Pzaz is available on Free, Pro and Enterprise plans.
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