Experience films selected and presented by award-winning producer Meryl Poster, in conversation with special guests. Get behind-the-scenes insights and celebrate cinema as an essential art form.

This evening will feature a screening of 2004’s Shall We Dance, followed by a conversation between Poster and a special guest.

Tickets

Tickets for the screening and pre-screening conversation are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the screening begins at 6:30 pm.

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Seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Café NOMA will serve popcorn, light bites, wine, beer, soft drinks, and specialty cocktails before and during the screening.

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About the Film and Post-Screening Conversation

Shall We Dance (2004)

A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked estate lawyer (Richard Gere), upon first sight of a beautiful instructor (Jennifer Lopez), signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

About Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is a multi-award-winning producer, media executive and industry leader with a distinguished career spanning film, television and digital media. She began as one of the first female trainees in the famed William Morris mailroom and went on to become a driving force in entertainment.

Today, she is the founder and president of Superb Entertainment, a production company developing a diverse slate of scripted and unscripted content across major networks and platforms. Upcoming projects include a film adaptation of The Mosquito Supper Club Cookbook; Las Hermanas, a modern retelling of Little Women for Sony Pictures; as well as a television series with Keshet based on the book Becoming Bulletproof.

Known for her collaborative management style and strong talent relationships, Poster played a pivotal role in shaping some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films of the late 1990s and 2000s. During her tenure as co-president of production at Miramax, Poster oversaw the development and production of many Academy Award -winning and -nominated films, including Chicago, Chocolat, Cider House Rules, Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, Finding Neverland and Wings of the Dove.

In addition to these distinguished films, Poster produced and oversaw Rounders, An Unfinished Life, Flirting with Disaster, Beautiful Girls, Bounce, A Price Above Rubies, A Man Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain, Kate and Leopold, Shall We Dance, Ella Enchanted, The Pallbearer, Get Over It, Chasing Amy, R, Smoke, The Shipping News, She’s All That, Wide Awake and Serendipity.

In 2005, Poster expanded her influence into television with a consultancy and first look production deal at NBC Universal. Based on her own experiences, she created Bravo’s first scripted series, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, a groundbreaking show that ran for five seasons. During this time, she also acquired the film rights to Lin Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.

Poster became the President of Weinstein television in 2010. She led the expansion of Project Runway into a multi-franchise phenomenon that included Project Runway All Stars, Project
Accessory, Under the Gunn and Threads. She oversaw and produced Million Dollar Shoppers for Lifetime; Rodeo Girls for A&E; and Welcome to Myrtle Manor, which ran for three seasons on
TLC. Mob Wives was developed and launched under Poster’s guidance. which also included Mob Wives Chicago and Big Ang’s House.

In the digital space, Poster created and produced the Ambie award-nominated podcast, ”Call Your Grandmother,” which ran for two seasons on iHeart, and the 2023 series, “She Wants More.”

A dedicated advocate for education and mentorship, Poster is an Advisory Council Member at Brooklyn College’s Feirstein School and an Adjunct Professor at Tulane University. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and a board member of the Creative Coalition. She also supports Dress for Success, an organization dedicated to empowering women in the workplace.

Recently, Poster created “The Producer’s Choice,” an ongoing film series at the New Orleans Museum of Art. She was named one of the most powerful women in entertainment by Crain’s and was ranked in the top 30 in The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 for five consecutive years. She discovered and has mentored some of the most senior executives in Hollywood today, and is credited with inventing the blueprint for the modern Oscars campaign.

Dividing her time between New Orleans and New York, Poster remains at the forefront of entertainment, shaping narratives and championing talent across film, television and digital media.