Stephanie Wilcox - Month Mentorship

Stephanie is an independent producer who most recently served as the SVP of Development and Production for Rumble Films, where she maintains a slate of multiple films and TV series in development. Stephanie launched Rumble with CEO David Lancaster and CFO Jon Shiffman in 2014 as the Head of Development and Production. She has 14 years of experience in the entertainment business, during which she has overseen feature and TV productions filming both domestically and internationally.

She is currently in post-production on VISITATION, an Irish-set horror film directed by Nick Pesce, and starring Olivia Cooke. The film was fully financed by EOne and filmed on location in County Dublin, Ireland. Prior to that, Stephanie produced SANCTUARY starring Margaret Qualley and Chris Abbott, directed by Zach Wigon, which debuted at TIFF 2022 to critical acclaim and was theatrically released by Neon in May 2023. Other recent credits include Benjamin Millapied’s CARMEN with Melissa Barrera and Paul Mescal; the psychological thriller feature THE OTHER LAMB, which is the English-language debut of acclaimed Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, released by IFC films after premiering at TIFF in 2019; DONNYBROOK, based on the Frank Bill novel of the same name, which was adapted and directed by filmmaker Tim Sutton, also released by IFC Films following its debut at TIFF. Stephanie was an Executive Producer on the art-world noir thriller THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, which premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival as the closing night film and was subsequently released by Sony Pictures Classics. She was also a Producer on SMALL CRIMES, directed by Evan Katz (CHEAP THRILLS), starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, which was bought by Netflix and debuted at SXSW in 2015. Other Rumble titles include SEMPER FI, directed by Henry Alex-Rubin, MESSAGE FROM THE KING, starring Chadwick Boseman, and directed by filmmaker Fabrice Du Welz, as well the box office hit EYE IN THE SKY, starring Helen Mirren, directed by Gavin Hood.

Prior to launching Rumble, Stephanie was the Director of Development for Bold
Films. During her time at Bold, Stephanie served as an executive and co-
producer on a number of features and television series, including WHIPLASH,
written and directed by Damien Chazelle, which went on to win three Academy
Awards; NIGHTCRAWLER, written and directed by Dan Gilroy, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and won two
Independent Spirit awards; LOST RIVER, written and directed by Ryan Gosling;
the ABC limited series BLACK BOX, created by Amy Holden Jones and starring
Kelly Reilly; NO ESCAPE, written and directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew
Dowdle; and cult favorite DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling, and directed by Nicolas
Winding Refn.

Stephanie originally hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, where she began her career as a theatre producer and director, after graduating from UC Davis with a summa cum laude degree in Dramatic Art. She lives in Pasadena with her husband, daughter, and two lively dogs.