Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at The Weinstein Company. Poster was previously the co-president of production for Miramax Films, where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning Chicago and Academy Award-nominated Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000). She is an executive producer of the Bravo drama The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce -- Bravo's first ever scripted series -- which premiered in December 2014 and ran for 5 seasons.

Career

William Morris Poster had her beginnings as the second-ever female trainee in the New York Mailroom at the William Morris Agency.

Miramax Poster served as the co-president of production for Miramax - alongside Jon Gordon - from 1998 to 2005.

NBC Universal

Poster had a producing deal at NBC Universal for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman Jeff Zucker. She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.

The Weinstein Company

In early 2011, Poster joined The Weinstein Company as president of television, having previously worked for Harvey and Bob Weinstein for 16 years at Miramax. While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including Project Runway and spinoffs After the Runway (2011), Project Accessory (2011), Project Runway All Stars (2012), Project Runway: Threads (2014), and Project Runway: Under the Gunn (2014). She has also developed VH1’s Mob Wives (2013) and spinoffs Big Ang (2012) and Mob Wives Chicago (2012), as well as Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor (2013) on TLC, Rodeo Girls (2013) on A&E, Supermarket Superstar (2013) on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers (2013) on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and writer of Gilmore Girls, for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.

Superb Entertainment Since then, Poster has developed her own production company, Superb Entertainment. The production company led on Poster's Ambie Award nominated, Call Your Grandmother. She also serves as an executive producer on an array of projects, including Jake Sumner's most recent documentary, that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.

Poster is an artist in residence for the New Orleans Museum of Art, leading their "Producer's Choice" series.

Filmography

Executive producer credits Year Film Notes 1996 The Pallbearer 1997 Cop Land 1998 Wide Awake 1999 The Cider House Rules Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture Music of the Heart Co-Producer 2000 Bounce Chocolat Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture 2001 Blow Dry The Shipping News 2002 Chicago Film won the Academy Award for Best Picture 2003 Duplex 2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 2005 An Unfinished Life 2011–Present Project Runway Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (2011–2015) 2011 After the Runway Project Accessory 2012 Supermarket Superstar 2012–Present Project Runway: All Stars 2013–Present Mob Wives 2014 Under the Gunn Cement Heads 2014–Present Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Awards

Year Award Nominated work Won 2001 Muse Award; New York Women in Film and Television Meryl Poster 2003Golden Globe Award for Best Musical or Comedy PictureChicago 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Project Runway 2013 2014 2015