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March 19 – 30, 2025

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Mette Hoffmann Meyer

Founding Member / Executive Producer

Mette Hoffmann Meyer is an award-winning Danish producer. She is the CEO and Founder of THE WHY Foundation in Copenhagen, and was previously head of documentaries and co-productions at Denmark’s public service broadcasting cooperation DR. She has worked on a number of award winning films, including Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Maid in Hell and Stealing Africa to mention a few. She holds two Oscars, a Peabody, a Grierson and an Emmy to her name and has produced a number of other Oscar nominated films. She also won a Doc Mogul award for supporting young filmmakers. Mette has been a jury member for IDFA, Sundance, Emmy, Women in Film, One World Film and the Danish Television Festival.