Anna Smith

Anna Smith is one of the UK’s best-known film critics and a seasoned broadcaster. The former President of the UK Critics’ Circle, she is the host and co-founder of Girls On Film, the world’s leading podcast about women in film. Since its first episode in 2018, Girls On Film has welcomed 15 Oscar-winners onto the podcast, been nominated for eight awards and launched its own annual awards show.  

As a writer, Anna is a regular contributor to Time Out, The Guardian, Rolling Stone UK, Waitrose Weekend and Saga. Having presented many episodes of the BBC News Channel Film Review, Anna appears as a film expert on channels including Sky News, ITV1, Channel 5, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5, Radio Scotland, Times Radio and more. She has hosted hundreds of on-stage Q&As and film premieres and has been a judge at ceremonies including the BAFTA Film Awards, The Sky Arts Awards and the British Independent Film Awards.

At Chelsea Arts Festival, Anna Smith will host a panel event at Cadogan Hall celebrating the very best of British film.