Jennifer Westin
SVP, Physical Production, Topic Studios
About Speaker
Jennifer Westin is the SVP of Physical Production at Topic Studios, the award-winning entertainment studio from First Look Media. Topic Studios is behind such notable films as Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, winner of the 2022 Sundance Dramatic Grand Jury Prize; Pablo Larraìn’s Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana; the Academy Award®-winning Spotlight; and The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster (Golden Globe® winner), Tahar Rahim (Golden Globe® nominee), and Benedict Cumberbatch. Previously, Westin was Director of Production Management, Original Independent Film, at Netflix, where she managed a team of executives to oversee production on a slate of romcom and holiday titles. Prior to Netflix, Westin was SVP of Production at MarVista Entertainment (now owned by Fox), where she oversaw the company’s physical production, post, and production finance teams. At MarVista, she managed delivery for a slate of 50+ titles per year, including Under Wraps (Disney), the GLAAD-nominated The Christmas Set Up (Lifetime), and Falling Inn Love (Netflix). Earlier in her career, she founded Covert Productions, a production company that developed and produced such feature films as Caught, starring Anna Camp and directed by Maggie Kiley; and the dark comedy The Big Ask, starring Gillian Jacobs, Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter. While at Covert, she also produced a range of short-form content that played at major festivals including Sundance, Tribeca and London. Jennifer has a BA from USC, and an MFA in film producing from Columbia University.