JP Castel (born August 8, 1988) is a Los Angeles–based independent film producer and creative technologist. He studied filmmaking at UCLA and began his career at Paramount Studios under legendary producer Robert Evans. He went on to produce several acclaimed independent features, including KRISHA, which premiered at SXSW and won both the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award and the IFP Gotham Award before being acquired by A24. His subsequent films include INIT!ATION (SXSW, acquired by Saban Media) and MY ANIMAL (Sundance 2023, acquired by Paramount Studios).
In 2020, JP joined Evercast as a technical producer and ultimately served as Chief Strategy Officer, where he helped scale the company 1,400% from an early-stage startup into a multi-award-winning platform used across every major studio. He led R&D and product strategy for real-time remote production and post workflows, driving partnerships with Apple, Disney, IMAX, Netflix, and Paramount. His work contributed to Evercast receiving two consecutive NAB Product of the Year Awards (2023 & 2025) and the HPA Engineering Excellence Award (2024) for the Apple Vision Pro Evercast app.
Today, JP focuses on bridging filmmaking and emerging technology through AI-driven prototyping, real-time imaging systems, and cloud-enabled production workflows. Recent explorations include depth-guided ControlNet imaging for Netflix, custom ComfyUI NDI live-input nodes showcased at NAB, and early Gaussian Splat / 4DGS virtual production pipelines for Amazon Studios. His work continues to help studios explore, validate, and operationalize new technologies that reshape how stories are created.
Professional Experience
Science & Technology Peer Group Moderator - June 2025 – Present
Academy of Television Arts & Science
- Lead Peer group topic discussion exploring emerging technology: AI Provenance, AI Transformer methodologies, & Refinement.
- Partner with Tech companies to showcase and drive awareness of workflow solutions to Academy members. CP2A, NVIDIA, SONY.
AI Infrastructure & Production Technology Consulting - May 2025 – Present
AI Showcase Links - Netflix Showcase | Matrix Interactive | AI Editorial F1
- ComfyUI custom NDI input & output node paired with depth map and pose ControlNet mechanism showcase for Netflix.
- 4DGS - Gaussian Splat Deformation & AI Voxel worldbuilding model for VP Stage Environment Generation & AVP for Amazon Studios.
- Localized Proxmox Cluster multi GPU LLM deployment multimodal including Unsloth refined Qwen & RAG vector database retrieval.
- Ai Assisted CI/CD Pipelines via Gitlab runner & local LLM hosted via Docker Model for lent testing and automated ticket resolution.
Chief Strategy Officer - Mar 2023 – June 2025
Evercast - https://www.evercast.us/
- Lead Financial & development strategic planning for 100+ employee startup from early to maturity stage.
- Oversee AI strategic Research and Development in Gen AI, internal LLMs, Trained Model development, & RAG efficient workflows.
- Define cloud production infrastructure surrounding remote collaboration for major film and studios via cutting edge workflows.
- Identified and built new business and partnership opportunities with leading technology companies to co-release products.
- Built internal BI tool in AWS stack that unifies datum from CRM, billing, usage, and RDS SQL database query utilizing Superset.
- Communicate Evercast's strategy to all stakeholders, including employees, investors, board of directors, and customers.
- HPA Engineering Excellence Award Winner for Apple Vision Pro App adopted by Jon Chu & referenced in Apple Event – May 7 2024.
VP of Product - Jul 2022 – Mar 2023
Evercast - https://www.evercast.us/
- Manage team of product mangers across all 4 scrum software development teams.
- Rebuilt robust product pipeline (SDLC) & roadmap in line with company goals & enterprise feedback.
- Monitor M&E industry technology trends and incorporate new technology in to product infrastructure.
- Lead partnership communications with Adobe, Black Magic Designs, Avid, & Apple to implement integration points.
- Lead Product architecture, design, and management resulting in the NAB 2023 & 2025 Product of the Year Award.
Head of Innovation - Jun 2021 – Jul 2022
Evercast - https://www.evercast.us/
- Developed custom solution in/out of unreal engine for XR Stage to stream virtual production cameras remotely.
- Presented at industry events, including HPA, SXSW, & Academy Awards about the future of remote prod. collaboration.
- On set support and workflow discovery to create custom solutions for clients including: Apple, Disney, & Universal.
- Built network of industry SMEs across all areas of the M&E landscape that provide critical feature set feedback.
- Recipient of 2020 Technical Engineering Emmy Award Winner alongside Webby Award for Best Creative Production Software
- Defined & taught new remote post production standards & practices including Mach 1 & Dolby surround sound review.
Producer / Line Producer / Post Production Supervisor / VFX Supervisor - Jan 2010 – Present
Independent Contractor / Freelance / Production Services via Apex Cinema LLC
- Hired & lead multidisciplinary teams across vast technical landscape of production & post production.
- Developed custom camera solutions for VR and volumetric capture including POV system used on Transformers.
- Established long standing relationships with Guilds/Unions, Payroll Comp, Post Prod. Vendors, & Equipment Rental houses.
- Lead the integration of emerging technologies to solve demanding on-set VFXs and Virtual Production needs.
- Create and review estimated budgets and/or AICP Bids. Account for fringes, Unions regulations, & tax incentives.
- Commercial Clients include: UN Foundation, General Electric, LA Philharmonic, USC SCA, Milk/Within, & Samsung VR.
Post Producer / VFX Supervisor - Feb 2022 – Dec 2023
"MY ANIMAL" – Feature (2023 Sundance Official Selection - Midnight)
- Defined Post Production dallies pipeline and workflow for easy conform, DI, & VFX collaboration across North America.
- Developed revolutionary remote post workflow via Black Magic Cloud 18.1 & Evercast leading to seamless festival delivery.
- Leading post delivery to Paramount Studios in line with content security & schedule requirements on time and within budget.
Executive Producer - Aug 2015 – Jan 2017
"KRISHA" – Feature Narrative (2016 Gotham Breakthrough Director Award)
- World Premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim winning both the Audience & Grand Jury Prizes Awards in 2015.
- Negotiated "all rights" distribution deal with A24 including a guaranteed dual-picture deal for IT COMES AT NIGHT.
- Sold International rights at the Cannes Film Market as an official selection of the 56th Semaine De La Critique 2015.
- Winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award in 2016 for outstanding independent producing.