Language & Cinema

Born and raised in Reunion Island, Marine studied Applied Foreign Languages at the Sorbonne University in Paris, then abroad in Barcelona at the Universitat Autònoma. In 2011, she moved to Los Angeles and graduated in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2019. She helped the production of Lalo’s House, a short film set in Haiti directed by Kelley Kali who went on to win the 2019 Student Academy Award. In parallel, Marine helped the development of Sèt Lam, a short film set in Reunion Island, written and directed by island native Vincent Fontano. The film was selected at Sundance in 2023. She produced Endless Yesterdays (2020) with fellow alumni writer-director Ryan Alexander Huang and co-producer Penny Lin.

Artificial Intelligence & Web3

After graduation, she was hired at Artie — an A.I. startup based in Los Angeles focused on the future of entertainment. With a talented team of artists, engineers, and computer scientists, the co-founders Armando Kirwin and Ryan Horrigan — both Hollywood veterans and VR pioneers — were developing interactive storytelling technology for intelligent avatars.

Marine collaborated closely with them on the fundraising journey. As Development Manager and later Head of Partnerships, her work helped the company foster relationships with film and television studios (Netflix, Warner Bros., Paramount…), musicians, and athletes. Some of her favorite career highlights include developing an Alice in Wonderland project, securing a research partnership with Sesame Street for an innovative AI educational game, bringing SpongeBob to life in an interactive mobile game for the release of The SpongeBob Movie, working hand-in-hand with Marvel to create a mystery Deadpool interactive story, and last but not least, witnessing the birth of Fruit Bowl Frenzy.

After the pandemic, Artie pivoted to Web3 with a focus on the future of gaming, pairing an intention to disrupt the mobile gaming industry with app-less games featuring playable NFT characters with a desire to explore mobile games as communities. Marine’s role shifted from Partnerships to Community & Events. She helped plan and produce events that ranged from brunches, dinners, parties, and concerts in Los Angeles, New York City, and London (including surprise performances by the Wu-Tang and NAS during NFT.NY). She is most proud of The Ladies of the Artieverse, an initiative she created to bring women in Web3 and NFTs together. She said her goodbyes to the company with a pop-up shop and NFT gallery exhibition in Los Angeles in November 2022.

Brand Consulting

In 2023, Marine started working as a freelance Brand Consultant, helping her clients share their unique voice and vision with their audience in a way that is meaningful and authentic, across media and platforms.