Ross M. Dinerstein

Founder & CEO at Campfire

Ross Dinerstein is the founder and CEO of Campfire, a premium production company known for its broad bench of content across scripted and unscripted, for both feature film and TV/streaming platforms. Over the past 15 years, Dinerstein has produced or executive produced 40+ series and feature films, premiering projects at the most prestigious festivals in the world, including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca and Toronto. Dinerstein and Campfire's current and most recent projects include HBO Max’s upcoming Heaven's Gate docuseries; FX’s The Most Dangerous Animal of All; Netflix's true-crime documentary series John Grisham’s The Innocent Man (which contributed to a federal judge overturning in 2019 the wrongful conviction of subject Karl Fontentot, after 35 years behind bars); and Netflix’s Emmy-nominated, scripted series Special (currently in production on Season 2), among others.

Dinerstein has also produced eight Netflix Original features, including Rattlesnake; thriller 1922, based on the Steven King novella; and comedy The Package. His credits also include IFC's cult horror movie The Pact and feature documentaries Jiro Dreams of Sushi and Silicon Cowboys.

In 2020, Dinerstein and Campfire launched the company’s first podcast, Abuse of Power, hosted by husband and wife criminal defense duo David Rudolf and Sonya Pfeiffer and spotlighting injustices in America.

Campfire is part of media, marketing and investment company Wheelhouse Group.

Timeline

  • Founder & CEO

    Current role

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