Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris mailroom, she has since overseen and developed a slate of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning: Chicago, Chocolat, Cider House Rules, Cop Land, Beautiful Girls, Bounce, Kate and Leopold, and An Unfinished Life. After transitioning to television Poster created a series based on her own life called “Girlfriends Guide to Divorce.” From 2012-2015 Poster was the President of Television for The Weinstein Company where she oversaw and produced a wide range of popular television programming. Poster was co-head of Production at Miramax films, where she created a legacy of identifying and developing projects with deep emotional and intellectual impact. Amongst these films are Shakespeare in Love, Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Emma, Serendipity, Cold Mountain, Shall We Dance, Finding Neverland and Flirting with Disaster. Meryl has hired and mentored some of the most senior executives in Hollywood today.