Katie Martin Kelley Moving From Warner Bros. to Netflix as VP Communications, Film
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Katie Martin Kelley is leaving Warner Bros. to become Netflix's vice president of communications, film, starting on 8 September. The move brings a veteran comms executive into Netflix's film division at a time when the streamer is riding high after major awards success and box-office hits, while Warner Bros. loses a key publicist following one of its strongest years.
At Netflix, Martin Kelley will oversee communications for film chief Dan Lin's portfolio, covering live-action, documentaries, kids and family animation (including Netflix Animation Studios), and international films and series, reporting to chief communications officer Dani Dudeck. She spent three years at Warner Bros. handling comms for Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and related labels, and previously worked at MGM and Paramount Pictures over more than 20 years in the industry. She departs Warner Bros. after a year that included a best picture Oscar for "One Battle After Another" and the near-billion-dollar hit "A Minecraft Movie", while joining Netflix off the back of its biggest-ever release, "Kpop Demon Hunters", and several Oscar-winning titles.
- Katie Martin Kelley joins Netflix as VP communications, film, from 8 September.
- She leaves Warner Bros. after three years leading its film comms.
- She'll oversee Netflix's live-action, animation and international film comms.
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Katie Martin Kelley is a communications executive with more than 20 years in the film industry, including senior roles at MGM and Paramount Pictures before joining Warner Bros. three years ago. There, she handled press and publicity for Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and related labels, a role that put her behind the scenes on the studio's marketing and media strategy for major theatrical releases.
She is now moving to Netflix as vice president of communications for film, starting 8 September. In that role she will handle press for the film slate overseen by Netflix's film chief Dan Lin, spanning live-action movies, documentaries, kids and family animation, and international titles, reporting to the company's chief communications officer.
The move matters because it reflects the wider tug-of-war between traditional studios and streaming services over talent, releases and industry standing, as both Warner Bros. and Netflix have recently had strong runs of award-winning and commercially successful films.