EXCLUSIVE: Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s Maven Screen Media has hired Anna Smith Tenser, most recently Managing Director and exec producer at Steve McQueen’s Lammas Park, as Chief Content Officer.
Based in London, Smith Tenser joins the team to develop a high-end TV slate and help grow the film slate. The 20-year industry vet, most recently worked on McQueen’s BAFTA-nominated feature Blitz, BAFTA-winning factual TV series Uprising, and Eloise King’s The Shadow Scholars, which screened at festivals including IDFA and Tribeca. She has also worked at firms including Iconoclast, Pulse and Stink.
Styler leads Maven’s global creative strategy from bases in London and New York, whilst also directing and producing pictures, including upcoming Rose’s Baby. Rattray oversees the slate across Europe and the U.S.
The company is known for championing women in film with a slate of female writers and directors including Scarlett Johansson, Gurinder Chadha, and Katie Holmes on upcoming features.
Upcoming titles include Christmas Karma, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha; Happy Hours, a trilogy from Katie Holmes starring Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Constance Wu; Roses Baby, directed by Styler and featuring Antonio Banderas and Forest Whitaker; and Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, which premiered at Cannes and TIFF ahead of its September 2025 release. Also debuting at TIFF is & Sons, helmed by Pablo Trapero, written by Oscar-winner Sarah Polley, and starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Dominic West.
Styler said: “With Anna’s deep expertise across film and high-end TV, and Maven’s strong slate of original projects with major talent attached, we’re entering an exciting new chapter – one that strengthens our commitment to female-led storytelling and expands our global reach.”
Rattray commented: “Growing our London base by recruiting top production talent is a natural next step for Maven, and I am thrilled to lead this growth. Anna is an exceptional creative partner whose breadth of experience and passion for bold, meaningful storytelling make her the perfect fit to help shape Maven’s future.”
Anna Smith Tenser added: “Maven has carved out a distinctive space in the industry by backing culturally resonant, director-driven work with a strong commitment to gender equity. I’m thrilled to join the team at this exciting juncture, and to help shape the company’s next chapter as we build out our London presence and collaborate with world-class talent across borders.”
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