Ben Smith

As a producer and president of Captivate Entertainment, Ben Smith is instrumental in every aspect of the day-to-day operations of the filmmaking process, from the acquisition and creative development of distinguished material to bringing each project to light.

Prior to forming Captivate Entertainment with Jeffrey M. Weiner, Smith was a veteran literary agent at ICM Partners where he was known for shepherding, as well as packaging, many high-level film and television projects with the writers, directors and literary properties he represented. Before his career in Hollywood, Smith spent over seven years traveling the globe documenting the rapidly changing socio-political landscapes in the Middle East, South East Asia, and Central and South America.

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