Amazon MGM Sets Julie Rapaport, Alana Mayo as Co-Heads of Film, Production and Development

Amazon MGM Studios has appointed Julie Rapaport and Alana Mayo as the new Heads of Film, Production & Development, as announced in a memo by Courtenay Valenti, the studio's Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical. Both Rapaport and Mayo will be responsible for overseeing roughly half of the company's film slate, with each managing around 15 films per year.

Valenti emphasized that despite their respective leadership, the senior production & development team members will collaborate closely with both Rapaport and Mayo across the entire film slate, regardless of specific reporting lines. Rapaport has been instrumental in shaping Amazon's creative development team since joining in 2015, having overseen projects such as Road House, Saltburn, Project Hail Mary, and Verity.

Meanwhile, Mayo continues to lead Orion Pictures, which she has managed since 2020. Under her leadership, Orion has produced Oscar-winning films like Women Talking and American Fiction, as well as critically acclaimed titles such as Nickel Boys, Bottoms, and Nia DaCosta's modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda.