Becky Sloviter Named President Of Miramax Motion Picture Group
23.04.2024 - 20:01
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer and executive Becky Sloviter has been named President of Miramax Motion Picture Group, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
The news follows Miramax’s announcement three weeks ago that Jonathan Glickman had been officially appointed as CEO, taking over from the exiting Bill Block.
An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Sloviter launched her production company, A Dare To Be Great Situation, in 2022 and has most recently been under a first-look overall deal with ABC Signature. Prior to that, she served as Head of Funny Story Films, a division of MRC Film, there producing upcoming titles including the road trip comedy The Inheritance from Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black (Ted Lasso, A Black Lady Sketch Show) and the Annie Murphy starrer Witness Protection, from screenwriters David West Read and Rupinder Gill, alongside Alloy Entertainment.
In addition to the acclaimed Andy Samberg rom-com Palm Springs, which won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy in 2020, Sloviter served as an executive producer on Hulu’s PEN15 and Netflix’s Emmy-winning sketch series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson while running The Lonely Island’s production company, Party Over Here.
“As an executive and producer, Becky has demonstrated the rare ability to balance taste and commercial sensibilities across an array of genres and budgets,” Glickman told Deadline. “Miramax is fortunate to have her passion, talent relationships and vision to guide the studio’s film division.”
Stated Sloviter, “It’s truly an honor to work with Jon and the entire team at Miramax in shaping this new chapter at the studio. I couldn’t be more thrilled to help usher in the next wave of unforgettable cinematic stories for today’s global