Odessa Rae

Odessa Rae is an Academy Award and BAFTA winning producer who was key in the formation of Ivanhoe Pictures, which produced the box office hit, CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Since finishing her multiyear First-Look deal at Ivanhoe Pictures in early 2019, Rae has been producing independently. Odessa became widely known for producing the Academy Award winning documentary, NAVALNY (CNN Films/Warner Bros.) that premiered at Sundance (2022), winning “Best of Fest” and “Audience Award”. Odessa’s films have been shown at festivals around the world, most recently Venice Film Festival with the critically acclaimed award winning film HOLLYWOODGATE as well as It Doesn’t Matter (Josh Mond). She has received multiple honors including the Producers Guild Award, Dupont, Greirson, Cinema Eye and Critics Choice Awards. Odessa is the recipient of the 2023 UN Sustainable Goals Impact Through Film Award.