Flux Capacitor Studios (FCS) is 1.21 gigawatts of creative energy harnessed into a single focus: to bring to life unique, distinctive, mind-bending and delightfully different films, television and digital media through finance, development and production.
Michael Manasseri at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Michael Manasseri is the founder of FCS. Under Michael’s leadership FCS has grown from a regional midwest production house to an international provider of award winning film, television and digital content.
Most recently, Michael served as a producer on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Camera d’Or winning film, War Pony, directed by Riley Keogh and Gina Gammel, produced the comedy, Stealing Jokes, with Detroit based production company, Woodward Original, developed and produced the upcoming science and exploration documentary, VERT project, and wrapped principal photography in Prague on the holocaust survivor historical drama, Avenue of the Giants.
In 2020, Michael was a winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassevetes Award for his work as a producer on the critically acclaimed film, Give Me Liberty. Michael has also directed three feature films.
Prior to his experience behind the camera, Michael was a child actor who appeared on Broadway, shared the stage with entertainment legend Yul Brynner, and starred in four television series in Hollywood in the 1990’s. Michael was the lead actor in the long running TV comedy Weird Science, which can still be found on various digital platforms the world over.
Michael has also mentored over 400 students through the FCS academic/entrepreneurial partnership with the Film Studies and Production program at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Flux Capacitor Studios (FCS) is 1.21 gigawatts of creative energy harnessed into a single focus: to bring to life unique, distinctive, mind-bending and delightfully different films, television and digital media through finance, development and production.
Michael Manasseri at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
Michael Manasseri is the founder of FCS. Under Michael’s leadership FCS has grown from a regional midwest production house to an international provider of award winning film, television and digital content.
Most recently, Michael served as a producer on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Camera d’Or winning film, War Pony, directed by Riley Keogh and Gina Gammel, produced the comedy, Stealing Jokes, with Detroit based production company, Woodward Original, developed and produced the upcoming science and exploration documentary, VERT project, and wrapped principal photography in Prague on the holocaust survivor historical drama, Avenue of the Giants.
In 2020, Michael was a winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassevetes Award for his work as a producer on the critically acclaimed film, Give Me Liberty. Michael has also directed three feature films.
Prior to his experience behind the camera, Michael was a child actor who appeared on Broadway, shared the stage with entertainment legend Yul Brynner, and starred in four television series in Hollywood in the 1990’s. Michael was the lead actor in the long running TV comedy Weird Science, which can still be found on various digital platforms the world over.
Michael has also mentored over 400 students through the FCS academic/entrepreneurial partnership with the Film Studies and Production program at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan.