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Maven Screen Media is an independent production company that develops and produces multi-platform film and television content with a focus on increasing representation for women in front of and behind the camera.
Also known as Maven Pictures
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Maven Screen Media is a film and television production company founded in 2011 by Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray under the name Maven Pictures, and renamed Maven Screen Media in July 2020. The company develops and produces feature films and, more recently, high-end television, with a stated focus on increasing representation for women both in front of and behind the camera.
The company operates from bases in New York and London. Styler leads global creative strategy across both bases while also directing and producing, and Rattray oversees the slate across Europe and the United States, having relocated to the UK in 2025. Other key personnel include Anna Smith Tenser, chief content officer, hired in September 2025 to build the television slate, and Jenny Halper, EVP and head of creative.
Maven's filmography includes Girl Most Likely (2012), Filth (2013), Black Nativity (2013), 10,000 Saints (2015), American Honey (2016), Novitiate (2017), Freak Show (2017), Kings (2017), Wildling (2018), Boarding School (2018), Human Capital (2019), Driveways (2019), A Mouthful of Air (2021), Silent Night (2021), With/In (2021), Infinite Storm (2022), Golda (2022) and Unicorns (2023). Recent and upcoming titles include Eleanor The Great, Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut; & Sons, directed by Pablo Trapero from a Sarah Polley screenplay; Gurinder Chadha's Christmas Karma, produced with Bend It Films and Amory Leader; Katie Holmes's independently financed romantic trilogy Happy Hours; and Rose's Baby, directed by Styler and starring Antonio Banderas and Forest Whitaker.
Founding story
The company was founded in May 2011 in New York City by producers Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray as Maven Pictures, with a focus on female-driven storytelling on screen and behind the camera.
Business model
Maven develops, finances and produces multi-platform film and television content, and also provides development and advisory services. Under a first-look overhead deal announced in February 2016, Maven provided development funds and covered overhead costs to acquire IP for joint production with Freckle Films. The company also options literary properties, such as The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister and Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagan, and sells developed concepts to third parties, including an original television concept sold to Fremantle.
Traction
Maven has produced more than 18 released features since 2012. Novitiate won the Sundance special jury prize in 2017 and The Kindergarten Teacher won the Sundance directing prize in 2018. Recent titles premiered at Cannes and Toronto in 2025, and the company has sold an original television concept to Fremantle.
Latest developments
In September 2025, Maven appointed Anna Smith Tenser, previously of Steve McQueen's Lammas Park, as chief content officer to build a high-end television slate from the growing London office. Eleanor The Great premiered in Cannes' Un Certain Regard and at TIFF ahead of a September 2025 release, and & Sons also debuted at TIFF. Rose's Baby recently wrapped in London, two of the three Happy Hours titles have wrapped in the US, and Christmas Karma is upcoming. Development projects include UK-set features headlined by Rosamund Pike and Ruth Wilson, features with filmmaker Camille Griffin, and an early-stage project with director Josephine Bornebusch. Maven was profiled in Screen International's Brit 50 in November 2025.
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Market position
Maven is an independent production company with a decade-plus track record of festival-recognised titles and was included in Screen International's 2025 Brit 50 list of UK production companies. It is positioned around director-driven, female-led work across film and, increasingly, high-end television.
The company's stated priority is being female-driven in front of and behind the camera, backing complicated portraits of women from female directors, and pairing that with director-driven projects attached to established talent across both US and UK productions.
Go-to-market
Projects are packaged with established writing, directing and acting talent and taken to festivals and distributors; titles have premiered at Sundance, Cannes' Un Certain Regard and Toronto. Sales representation for the anthology feature With/In was handled by CAA and UTA, and Christmas Karma is being released in the UK and Ireland by True Brit Entertainment. Television concepts are developed with and sold to broadcasters and producers such as Fremantle.
Theatrical distributors, streaming platforms and broadcasters acquiring independent feature films and high-end television, alongside festival and specialty audiences.
Geography
Maven operates from New York and London. A UK-focused entity is registered at 35 Endell Street, London WC2H 9BA. The company expanded its London office in 2025 and is developing a slate of UK-set feature projects and predominantly British television stories, alongside US-set productions.
History
Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray launched the company as Maven Pictures in May 2011 in New York City. In February 2016 it entered a first-look overhead deal with Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films. The company gained recognition at Sundance with Maggie Betts' Novitiate winning a special jury prize in 2017 and Sara Colangelo's The Kindergarten Teacher winning the directing prize the following year. In July 2020, Maven Pictures was renamed Maven Screen Media, and in August 2020 it received an investment from the UK Creative Content EIS Fund as it moved to focus more on UK film, television and digital projects. In 2025 the company deepened its UK presence with Rattray's move back to the country and the appointment of Anna Smith Tenser as chief content officer.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
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Timeline · 8
launches, deals, and filingsMaven sold an original, US-set television concept to Fremantle after developing it jointly.
Anna Smith Tenser, previously of Steve McQueen's Lammas Park, joined Maven Screen Media as chief content officer to develop a high-end television slate and support the film slate, as the company grows its London office.
Maven strengthened its UK presence with co-founder Celine Rattray relocating to the UK and the growth of the company's London office, including a slate of UK-set features and predominantly British TV stories.
Maven Screen Media received an investment from the UK Creative Content EIS Fund as it looked to focus more on UK film, television and digital projects. The amount was not disclosed.
The company announced it had changed its name from Maven Pictures to Maven Screen Media.
Sara Colangelo's The Kindergarten Teacher won the directing prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Maggie Betts' Novitiate, produced by Maven, received a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Freckle Films signed a first-look overhead deal with Maven Pictures, under which Maven provides development funds and covers overhead costs to acquire IP for the two companies to produce jointly.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Maven Screen Media do?
- Film and television production company founded by Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray, focused on female-led storytelling.
- Who founded Maven Screen Media?
- Maven Screen Media was founded by Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler.
- Who are Maven Screen Media's investors?
- Maven Screen Media's investors include Adeline, Calculus Capital Ltd..