After studying audiovisual production and dramatic arts, Maéva began her career in Paris in 2011 at Kidam as a production assistant. She worked on the production of the documentary series New York Jazzed Out, directed by Jeremiah, and the medium-length film L'âge atomique by Helena Klotz . She then spent a few months in Los Angeles where she read scripts at Voltage Pictures, before flying to Shanghai where she spent 7 years of her life.

In Shanghai, after a year of intensive Mandarin training, she produced short and feature-length documentaries for French television channels (France 3, Canal+, Arte, M6, TF1) as well as commercials and animated videos. She developed a humorous web series, Maidan 买单 (The Bill), which she co-wrote and produced. In 2018, she worked as line producer on the feature film Minuscule 2, Mandibles from the End of the World directed by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo, which was partly filmed in Beijing.

In 2019, after returning to France, she joined Urban Factory where she co-produced critically acclaimed feature films, such as Zoljargal Purevdash's debut feature If only I could hibernate (World Premiere Cannes Film Festival 2023 , Un Certain Regard), Chie Hayakawa's debut feature PLAN 75 (World Premiere Cannes Film Festival 2022 , Un Certain Regard, Caméra d'Or Special Mention ), Konstantin Bojanov's The Shameless (World Premiere Cannes Film Festival 2024 , Un Certain Regard, Best Actor Award for Anasuya Sengupta) and Virginia Tangvald's creative documentary Ghosts of the sea (Hotdocs 2025), among others.

In 2024, Maéva founded Stories We Tell , with the ambition to support emerging filmmakers from around the world, from their first short films, in a working environment that prioritizes trust and respect. HONEY MILK Chien Yu Lin's first feature film in international co-production (ENLA MEDIA - Taiwan) fully embodies this approach. The company also develops its projects with a focus on sustainability, integrating environmentally responsible production practices.