LuckyChap International Hires Experienced Searchlight Exec Katie Goodson-Thomas as President of Film

LuckyChap International, the London-based joint venture between LuckyChap and Mediawan that was unveiled in late 2025, has given its filmmaking ambitions a shot in the arm with a significant new hire. Katie Goodson-Thomas, a hugely respected and experienced exec who has spent more than a decade at Searchlight Pictures, is set to leave the studio […] Katie Goodson-Thomas, who has overseen Poor Things, Wild Horse Nine and The Favourite, is joining LuckyChap International as president of film At Searchlight, Goodson-Thomas oversaw film including "The Favourite," "Poor Things," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "The Banshees of Inishirin" and "Wild Horse Nine" LuckyChap International, the London-based joint venture between LuckyChap and Mediawan that was unveiled in late 2025, has given its filmmaking ambitions a shot in the arm with a significant new hire.

Katie Goodson-Thomas, a hugely respected and experienced exec who has spent more than a decade at Searchlight Pictures, is set to leave the studio to join the LuckyChap International team in the new role of president of film. Working in close partnership with co-managing directors Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, who joined earlier this year, Goodson-Thomas will spearhead the film slate, with the LuckyChap International leadership trio working in collaboration with LuckyChap partners Margot Robbie,