Team
The people behind Decentralized Pictures
Founders
Roman Coppola
Co-FOUNDER / BOARD
Roman is a director, screenwriter, producer, inventor and a co-founder of DCP. He earned his stripes by wearing all hats on set, from sound recording to cinematography, writing, directing, producing, acting, and even earned his first BAFTA nomination as visual effects director on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In addition to his own feature films CQ and A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Coppola has played an integral part in countless other films including his work with frequent collaborators Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson on projects such as the upcoming The French Dispatch, Lost in Translation, and Moonrise Kingdom, which earned him an Oscar nomination. As president of pioneering independent production company American Zoetrope, Coppola has produced credits on films like Somewhere, Marie Antoinette and Walter Salles’ On the Road. He is also the founder of commercial/music video production company The Directors Bureau through which he has directed iconic videos for the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Daft Punk, Air, The Strokes, Phoenix. Coppola is also no stranger to TV, winning a Golden Globe as co-creator of Mozart in the Jungle along with various credits on specials including The Strokes: MTV $2 Bill, the Emmy-nominated A Very Murray Christmas, Arcade Fire’s SNL special Here Comes the Night Time, and Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special. Currently, Coppola is working on various startup projects, including DCP, a feature film with Wes Anderson, and a feature film of his own.
Leo Matchett
Co-FOUNDER / CEO / BOARD
Leo is a producer and engineer with 20 years of experience in cinema and software development. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Decentralized Pictures (DCP) Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit co-founded with Roman Coppola to democratize film finance.
Before founding DCP, Leo served as a Staff Producer at The Directors Bureau. A Technical Emmy Award winner for his work on the Artemis Director’s Viewfinder app, he now focuses on leveraging blockchain to create transparent distribution models like DCP+. He has been instrumental in supporting breakthrough independent projects such as the award-winning Calladita, Cold Wallet and Sour Party. Leo is dedicated to using technology to remove gatekeepers and empower creative discovery.
Michael Musante
Co-FOUNDER
Michael is executive in charge of film & television finance for Cherokee Film, co-founder of The Decentralized Pictures Foundation, and previously VP of film production at American Zoetrope. He is an attorney, admitted to practice in New York and North Carolina, and received his BA from Duke University and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2001. He practiced law for 10 years before becoming a full-time creative film producer. He collaborated closely with such accomplished filmmakers as Ted Kotcheff, Martha Coolidge, Fred Roos and Richard Chew before joining the team at American Zoetrope. As executive in charge of production at American Zoetrope, he oversaw development and production of several feature films, including Fairyland starring Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy, as well as the Broadway Production of The Outsiders Musical. Most recently he is an Executive Producer of Gia Coppola’s Mainstream starring Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolfe and Jason Schwartzman.
Core team
Board of Directors
