About
Mara Webster is an interviewer, content curator and producer. She is the Co-Founder, Host and Head of Programming for In Creative Company, a year round digital interview series focusing on longform in-depth craft driven discussions around the creative process across film, television, theater and the ats. In Creative Company has celebrated over one thousand episodes and strives to support and elevate those in the creative arts in sharing their work with audiences.
Prior to this her most recent role was programming, producing and moderating screenings and talks at SAG-AFTRA Foundation both in person and online where she evolved programming into a virtual landscape in 2020. She has also moderated numerous panels for other companies including Netflix, AppleTV+, HBO, IFC Films, BAFTA and several film festival Q&A’s. In her time as Director of Panels & Special Events and an Associate Programmer at Tribeca Film Festival she grew the talks program creating new strands of programming in film, tv, theater, VR and music and produced the inaugural Time’s Up conference. At Tribeca she was involved in programming feature films and tv where she played a vital role in helping to launch television into both the festivals main slate and contributed to the creation of the Tribeca TV Festival as part of programming the festival as well as producing all of the events.
She has worked in key curatorial and event roles with numerous events including for The New York Times, Vulture Festival, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Nantucket Film Festival and Sundance. She consults as an Associate Programmer in Features & Episodic for Sundance. She is an active voting member of BAFTA. Born and raised in England by a Texan and a Scot, she calls New York home!