GUESTLIST – INTRO:DOX
Øyvind Aamli
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
SP Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Øyvind is director of creative, character-driven documentaries with a focus on young people. He is a Raindance MA graduate, Kids Kino Doc alumni and has worked in a variety of creative industries. His latest award-winning doc screened at 25+ festivals and now world wide to young people with Lyfta.Fetching...
Mario Adamson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Sisyfos Film Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mario Adamson is a producer and founder of Sisyfos Film Production, an independent production company based in Stockholm, Sweden and Edinburgh, Scotland that produces high-profile documentaries.Fetching...
Kazi Arefin Ahmed
Nationality
Bangladesh
Profession
Director
Bio
Kazi is a Bangladeshi independent filmmaker known for impactful storytelling and secured the FIPRESCI Award for short non-fiction. His debut feature, 'Opekkha', in development, earned acclaim at Dhaka DocLab 2023, clinching both the IEFTA and Docedge Kolkata Awards.Fetching...
Taira Akbar
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Taira Akbar is documentary producer focusing on socio-political, environmental issues, with a keen interest in the margins, otherness, topical, and future-oriented narratives driven by an intent to uncover the arcane, desperately needing investigation territories that appeal and stimulate curiosity.Fetching...
Arij Al-Soltan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Larsa Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Arij Al-Soltan is a British-Iraqi producer whose films blend deeply personal narratives with broad social insights, fostering self-introspection and opening perspectives on the world around us. Arij collaborates with emerging talents who bring innovative aesthetics and distinct narratives.Fetching...
Vanessa Amodeo
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Producer
Bio
Vanessa joined Wango Films in 2020, narrative feature credits include, SIMULANT (2023), starring Sam Worthington, RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE (2023), starring Rhys Darby. In post on the crime thriller LITTLE LORRAINE starring Sean Astin. Is now producing her 1st documentary feature about Toby Dorr.Fetching...
Stephanie Andreou
Nationality
Cyprus
Profession
Director
Bio
Stephanie is a filmmaker currently based in Cyprus. Her debut feature documentary, WOMEN WALK HOME, has been pitched at Ji.hlava, DOCNYC, Thessaloniki and was a Spotlighted project at Cannes Docs. The film picked up three awards and received a co-development grant from Creative Europe MEDIA.
Borna Armanini
Nationality
Croatia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Borna Armanini, born in 1977 in Zagreb. In 2002, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatics Arts, Zagreb, and AGRFT, Ljubljana. Worked for Croatian national Television for a decade. Also did EU projects as leader.He has 26 theatre directions and two shorts, and this is the second documentary project.Fetching...
Facundo Bartucci
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Born in Buenos Aires, Facundo Bartucci was raised across Argentina, Spain and Italy. After studying Cultural Management in Milan, he moved to New York to attend the prestigious New York Film Academy (NYFA). Upon graduating, he co-founded the independent production company Amargo y Retruco Films. His directorial debut, the documentary short Ofelia, garnered attention at several short film festivals worldwide. He is currently working on his first feature-length documentary.Fetching...
Anne de Blok
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder & producer
Company
A Bigger Picture
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anne de Blok (1990) is an award winning investigative journalist and the founder of A Bigger Picture, the Netherlands’ first investigative journalistic film production company. She combines in-depth research with the creative and visual power of storytelling to create impactful documentaries.Fetching...
Selin Bonfil
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Director
Bio
Selin is a documentary filmmaker from Istanbul with six years of experience. A graduate of NYU Tisch, she worked on fiction shorts, commercials, and documentaries, including A Name and A Place (2024), which premiered at the Istanbul Film Festival. Her stories are human centric with striking visuals.Fetching...
Paul Brachmann
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Paul Brachmann wants to raise awareness for the issues of our time, e.g., as the Production Manager for Fridays for Future’s 2019 “Climate Election” spots. His short film "Until Death do Us Part" was selected to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner 2020.Fetching...
Beatriz Browne
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Beatriz Browne is an award-winning and Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker and producer. She has worked on films for partners including MAX, Disney+, Hulu, Discovery+, NYT, and her films have been supported by Cinema Eye Honors, Telluride Film Festival, DOC NYC, Critics Choice Awards, and others.Fetching...
Vilis Brūveris
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Vilis Brūveris is documentary film producer from Latvia, transitioned from civic participation initiatives to documentary filmmaking, using films as a tool for civic engagement and social change. He has produced the award-nominated documentary "Alone?" about young people during the COVID lockdown.Fetching...
Katharina Burgdorf
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Tamtam Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Katharina is a junior producer at Hamburg-based Tamtam Film, where she supports the creative development of fiction and documentary features. A sociologist by training, she's passionate about building a community of filmmakers who pursue ambitious projects with heart, humor, and a critical eye.Fetching...
Catherine Chan
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Producer
Bio
CHAN is an independent producer and audience designer, trained at EURODOC, Torino Film Lab, and CEE Animation Workshop. She has run two crowdfunding and two Oscar-qualifying campaigns while producing five documentaries with Hong Kong directors. With a journalism degree and a background in communication and project management in Hong Kong, she later pursued an Erasmus Mundus master’s in media arts cultures. Now based in Denmark, she is developing a start-up focused on audience engagement and data privacy, driven by a passion for groundbreaking documentaries that push boundaries.Fetching...
Diana Cheung
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Diana Cheung is a producer / director from Northern Ireland currently in development for her first feature film with Erica Starling Productions.Fetching...
Constantinos Christou
Nationality
Cyprus
Company Role
Director
Company
Treehouse Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Born on January 22, 1994, in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Treehouse Films, specializing in high-quality wildlife productions. Constantinos holds a BA (Hons) in Film from Plymouth College of Art, UK (2018).Fetching...
Nicolas Combalbert
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Films du Texmex
Profession
Producer
Bio
Born and raised in Toulouse, south of France, I have been working in television documentary for more than a decade, first as a director, and as a producer. Our company produce and coproduces documentaries for television and shorts.Fetching...
Alistair Debling
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Alistair Debling is an artist-filmmaker based in Cumbria, UK. A graduate of Harvard University's Film Study Center and the University of Oxford's Ruskin School of Art, his work has been presented by the Whitney Museum of Art, New York, Barbican, London and HOME, Manchester.Fetching...
Nadina Dobrowolska
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nadina Dobrowolska was born in 1990 in Poland, graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice, where she studied Film and TV Production. An animal rights activist, Dobrowolska's debut documentary "Out of Sight, by the Forest" exposes the brutal reality of Polish fur farms.Fetching...
Dane Dodds
Nationality
South Africa
Company Role
Director
Company
MED CINE
Profession
Director
Bio
Dane Dodds (b.1994) is a self-taught filmmaker and founder of MED CINE. Born and raised on a farm in the Karoo desert, South Africa where his debut feature film, !AITSA takes place. Currently living between South Africa and Denmark. His work largely focuses on healing.Fetching...
Gabriela Dominguez
Nationality
Colombia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Violinist of youth symphony orchestras in Venezuela . Degree in Audiovisual Communication. Scriptwriter for television. Master of Arts in Film Production in Montreal. Manager of training projects and circulation of audiovisual cultural content in the Caribbean region. Awards documentary filmmaker.Fetching...
Natalia Dołgowska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Director, PhD student
Company
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Wajda School
Profession
Director
Bio
Natalia Dołgowska (b. 1990 in Zakopane) a visual artist and filmmaker based in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from Wajda School. PhD student at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The author of projects shown in museums of modern art in Poland and abroad.Fetching...
Andrea D’Auria
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Director
Company
Drappo Culture
Profession
Director
Bio
Ludovico Andrea D’Auria, a Rome-born director, explores social and identity themes through photography, filmmaking and theatre. Educated in Rome, Berlin, and London, his works include Storia dell’Arte Universale 37 and Un film sul Lucone. His art blends experimentation and storytelling.Fetching...
Alexander Edwards
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Screenwriter
Company
Cromo
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
After completing a master's in screenwriting at Birkbeck College in London, he has worked on various international projects, including short films, series, feature films, and documentaries. In 2019, he was part of the writing team for the fourth season of the Emmy-winning animated series Bing.Fetching...
Dida Faridoon
Nationality
Iraq
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Director
Bio
I'm Dida Faridoon a Kurdish journalist and filmmaker from Iraq. worked with both local and international TV channels. covered key events in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, focusing on the stories of people living in conflict zones and the challenges faced by minority groups.Fetching...
Siri Franceschi
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Digital journalist
Company
Femina
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Siri Franceschi is an award-winning journalist, specializing in global inequality and international relations. She holds an honors degree from Roskilde University and is specialized in cinematic documentary and narrative feature formats.Fetching...
Elena Franceschini
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Born in '95, she holds a Bachelor's in Visual Arts, a Master's in Creative Writing, and a diploma in Documentary Film. She has co-directed three documentaries and a short film. She has participated in various residencies and is currently working on Mutar, selected fot Itineranze Doc 2024.
Hannah French
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Assistant Producer
Company
No Coincidence Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hannah is a Karajarri, Chinese and Anglo-Australian emerging producer, passionate about sharing culturally diverse, inclusive and inspiring Australian stories. Previously producing commercials and short films, Hannah is now working at No Coincidence Media across their slate of factual projects.Fetching...
Daniéla Frykstrand
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Gunilla Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Producer at the production company Gunilla Film, that makes documentaries. Currently co-producing "The Swedish speaking migrants in France" with Swedish Television, SVT, and looking for other interested parties.Fetching...
Diego Monsiváis García
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Coyote Films AB
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Born and raised in chaotic yet beautiful Mexico City, a Mexican-Swedish creative mind with a refined taste for storytelling, teamwork and tacos.Fetching...
Marcus Goldhahn
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Freelance Producer
Company
imagis Filmproduktion GmbH & Co.KG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marcus is a German filmmaker exploring the intersection of fiction and documentary. With a background in journalism, he brings a sharp, immersive storytelling approach to global and human rights issues. Committed to sustainability, he integrates social and environmental impact into his productions.Fetching...
Carla Grande
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Carla is a Grierson-nominated director known for blending journalistic rigour with intimate storytelling across commissioned documentaries. After producing and partially shooting, “Robert and Georgie”, celebrated at BAFTA-qualifying festivals, she's currently directing her debut feature film.Fetching...
Kseniia Grichanova
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ksenia Grichanova is an independent producer based in the Netherlands since 2022. For over five years, she has collaborated with independent Russian media, creating films on critical social and political issues. Currently developing a film about the drag-queen scene in Russia.Fetching...
Gustav Gunvaldsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Gustav Gunvaldsen is an artist and filmmaker. He has a background in art and performance. He focuses on collective projects and documentary film, exploring directing, narrative, and photography. He is currently working on a project in Andalusia, Spain about grandmothers cooking.Fetching...
Hilde Merete Haug
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director and producer
Company
Haugtussa Film AS
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Hilde, a social scientist by education, has been a documentary filmmaker since 2012. She has directed two mid-length films and completed her first feature, The Mum in Me, in 2022. Her work explores deeply significant yet rarely discussed topics, shedding light on personal and societal issues.Fetching...
Claes Hedlund
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Claes Hedlund Filmproduktion
Profession
Producer
Bio
Claes Hedlund (b. 1995, Varuträsk) is a graduate from the producers program at the National Filmschool of Denmark in 2023. Since graduating has been serving as a producer at the boutique Copenhagen production company Paloma Productions.Fetching...
Emilie Henriksen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emilie Lærke is a Danish photojournalist and documentary storyteller focusing on long-term, in-depth projects. Her work explores themes of migration, identity, and social structures, often blending photography with written narratives.Fetching...
Rosalien Hollestelle
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
BIND
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rosalien Hollestelle is a Netherlands-born producer at BIND and a graduate of the Netherlands Film Academy. She produced the short Ma Mère et Moi (Berlinale Generation) and the documentary series The Butlers (Prix Europa winner). She participated in IDFAcademy and APostLab.Fetching...
Shirin Hooshmandi
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Producer
Bio
Born in 1991 in Graz, she initially studied Business Administration at the University of Graz. In 2024, she completed her studies in Film Producing at the Film Academy Vienna. In 2012, she founded her own production company, Filmatelier Wien. Currently, she works as a producer and production manager.Fetching...
Olexandra Horiienko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
I work as a junior producer at UP UA Studio. My debut film "Uzhorod, to the Shelter" was screened at Ivano-Frankivsk IFF 4:3. I am currently working on *Professional Destroyers of the Russian Economy*, supported by Indie Lab and presented at Jihlava Academy.Fetching...
Hannes Hosp
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
As an editor, Hannes Hosp’s work has focused on social justice, government accountability and human rights. Recent credits include Gumbo Coalition (HBO Max, IDFA), directed by Barbara Kopple. He was named to DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 cohort, and is producing his first feature-length documentary.Fetching...
Aeyliya Husain
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
November Films, is a Canadian production company based in Toronto and is currently exploring international co-productions for feature documentary projects.
Neil Innes
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Neil Innes is a creator living in Barcelona, Spain. He is a film maker, producer, editor, writer, photographer and the Global VP of Audio for the Los Angeles based Frequency Machine and Cerca.Fetching...
Rob Innes
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mashup Pictures
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rob Innes is a producer and director in documentary, comedy, news and entertainment. His work pushes boundaries and engages audiences across TV, film and online. He is currently producing an experimental art and science feature documentary, and developing several projects for global audiences.Fetching...
Niklas Gyberg Ivarsson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Niklas Gyberg Ivarsson debuted with the autobiographical feature documentary "Jävla Pappa" in 2023. He has since studied film at European Film College in Denmark, and Alma Manusutbildning in Sweden. In 2023 Niklas was also awarded with "Swedbanks Ägarstiftelses" scholarship for film.Fetching...
Josefin Jinx
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Producer
Bio
Josefin brings moving perspectives to life. She co-produced 'Her Khaltsha' (2024), a short film dox about the journey of the first all-girls cycling group. In her first feature dox: 'Langaland', captures the creative talents of Langa, the oldest township in Cape Town, South Africa.Fetching...
Lars Johansson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Lasse comes from a Fine Art background. Since 2009 he has worked as a non-fiction filmmaker, directed 8 shorts, made the non-fiction film – ‘In Time: an Archive Life’, (49 min) and produced ‘Surviving my Father’, a 25 min non-fiction film for Al Jazeera. Currently he is directing ‘Back on the Horse’Fetching...
Cherine Karam
Nationality
Lebanon
Profession
Director
Bio
Cherine Karam worked for more than a decade in cultural production in Beirut before transitioning to filmmaking. After directing her first short documentary 'Yellow is the Color of Happiness', she is currently working on her first feature documentary 'Dépôt-Vente'.Fetching...
Sheida Kiran
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sheida Kiran is a British-Turkish-Iranian documentary filmmaker and composer based in London. Her films ‘Harvesting Our Tea’ and ‘Those Who Stayed’ were acquired and broadcast by the BBC. She is currently working on her third short supported by the BFI Made of Truth Fund.Fetching...
Eugen Klim
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
CEO & Producer
Company
Glitter & Doom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eugen Klim, born 1987 in L’viv (Ukraine), has been living in Vienna since 1991. After graduation he started working in Film & TV. In 2021 he joined Glitter & Doom as CEO and producer. Currently he is developing several cinema and series projects as a producer and/or creator.Fetching...
Kate Kotcheff
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Owner M.D.
Company
Speak Up Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kate Kotcheff has directed fiction and doc shorts and was the UK co-producer on Music is my Life, a doc about Joseph Shabalala, representing South Africa at the Academy Awards ‘24, the feature won Best Doc Direction at the SAFTAs. Kate is in development on her first music feature doc as director.
Keng U Lao
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Director
Bio
Keng U LAO is a filmmaker and artist. Situated within the cultural and historical milieu of Macau, a former Portuguese colony and present Chinese special administrative region, Lao’s works reflect and refract conceptions of identity, memory, and futurity in contemporary Macau.Fetching...
Manon Lavaud
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Muja Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Manon LAVAUD is a French producer, director and screenwriter. She worked at Les Films d'Ici as an assistant on 30 films. In 2022, she founded Muja Films (France/Tunisia) with Dhia Jerbi to support Global South perspectives. In parallel, she's developing her first film about her Haitian origins.Fetching...
Chiara Leschiutta
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Cromo
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and Set Designer, she has collaborated with CROMO since 2022, coordinating advertising and institutional productions. A first-time producer of documentaries, she is working on Maserati Chronicles, the documentary CROMO is developing.Fetching...
Jessica Levick
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Magnified Pictures Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jessica Levick is an independent producer working across fiction and documentary through her production company Magnified Pictures. Her first feature, the critically acclaimed BFI/adidas funded documentary PERSONAL BEST, directed by Sam Blair, was theatrically released by Verve Pictures in the UK.Fetching...
Sandi Lindhagen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
My name is Sandi Lindhagen and I'm working on my first documentary film, "Sofijah" together with a film partner. I've always been interested in photography and psychology, so when I first got introduced to documentary film making I naturally fell in love, since it's the perfect combination!Fetching...
Deborah Lowe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Debbie is an independent documentary producer.Fetching...
Jasper Luithlen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Anekdote
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jasper Luithlen is a Belgo-German producer and researcher specializing in Arabic-European co-productions. Co-founder of Brussels-based production house Anekdote, he is currently working on two short and two feature documentaries, including Hayder Helo's The Colour of Our Time (Eurodoc 2024/Lille).Fetching...
Yale MacGillivray
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Documentary Producer
Company
No Coincidence Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Yale’s filmmaking explores the tension between the individual and the collective experience. With formal training in time-based art and experimental film, she is passionate about storytelling that challenges, dissects, and reflects on the complexities of life.Fetching...
Bumjoo Maclennan
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Born and raised in Seoul, Bumjoo Maclennan moved to the US to pursue her American Dream working for global blue-chip companies after her MBA. In early 2019, she was recognised by an industry magazine. By late 2019, she left a 20 year-career to create her first film, My Delicious Revolution.Fetching...
Elena Magnani
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
My name is Elena, I am 1/3 of the FuoriFuoco film collective and I live and work in Milan, where I graduated in March in Documentary with my first medium-length film, Escuchame, about the closing of asylums in Italy in the 1970s. I am now working on my first feature film.Fetching...
Laara Matsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Producer
Bio
With a focus on targeted impact and the connective power of narrative, Laara has collaborated with some of the leading photographers of our time to bring their stories to wide and diverse audiences. The Whale Mystery is Laara's first film project, in collaboration with Dox Division/ Von Mørner.Fetching...
Gertrude Mbela
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Communications and Events Manager
Company
DOCUBOX - East African Documentary Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Gertrude Mbela is the Communications & Events Manager at Docubox, working to amplify African documentary filmmakers. With a degree in IR from the University of Nairobi, she’s passionate about storytelling’s power to shape narratives.Fetching...
Brian McGleenon
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Brian McGleenon is host of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, an online series about economics, technology, and science. He has been awarded development money from Northern Ireland Screen to work on his first non-fiction feature film called Degens: Down and out in the crypto casino.Fetching...
Lulu Men
Nationality
China
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Lulu Men is a NYC-based filmmaker from China and Singapore. Her debut feature Voices of Deoli was selected for Docs for Sale at IDFA 2024. She contributed to the Oscar-winning American Factory (2020) and has earned accolades for her other work. Lulu holds an MFA in Film and an MA in Media Management.
Simone Mestroni
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
After completing his Ph.D. in anthropology Simone dedicated himself to conveying his academic back- ground into documentary filmmaking. He's presently working on his second feature documentary "The other border" about transgender community in Kashmir. He has been trained at Documentary Campus.
Anna Moll
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anna Moll, born in 1988 in Rostock, studied television production in London and founded Molle&Korn. Her projects include the series Night Trains (ARTE) and the award-winning short The Truth Wins (Cannes Lion, Reporters Without Borders). She’s currently developing her first doc feature.Fetching...
Alina Mustafina
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Director
Bio
Journalist, writer, filmmaker, bestseller book in Kazakhstan in 2021. Short doc Ander, under mentorship of Rithy Panh got the best doc award at Ajyal Film Festival 2020, Doha. First doc feature Gingerbread for her dad was premiered in Busan IFF, Torino IFF, got Best film award in Iran Cinema Verité.Fetching...
Alice Nelson
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Half Nelson Film Production Ltd
Profession
Director
Bio
Alice Nelson is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, with a background in painting and photography. Her voice and visual style is unusual, utilising model making, photography and animation, with a focus on patterns and juxtaposition in her storytelling.Fetching...
Siri Nerbø
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Norwegian filmmaker with education from Film Art. Her short documentaries WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (2018) and WITH ABU JAMAL (2019) received honorable mentions at Bergen International Film Festival and The Norwegian Short Film Festival. Currently working on her first feature doc 24/7 FOR PALESTINE.Fetching...
Erica Nguyen
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a grassroots documentary filmmaker living rurally in the Southwest and collaborating in mutual self study. As a Vietnamese American my work centers the outsider experience. To transcend otherness I celebrate tactile forms of communication and locate sources of joy as sites of catharsis.Fetching...
Tove- Elena Nicolaysen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Tove-Elena Nicolaysen is a hybrid artist, filmmaker and dancer with a background in butoh and physical theatre. Her debut documentary, Min Fars Kvinner, explores family, identity, and belonging. Based in Grimstad, Norway, she creates art that bridges cultures and challenges norms.Fetching...
Héloïse Noé
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Jokers Lab
Profession
Producer
Bio
After studying translation and cultural management, Héloïse Noé began her career in production before becoming Head of Development. Passionate about emerging filmmakers, she joined THE JOKERS LAB in 2022 as a Junior Producer to focus on documentary production.Fetching...
Anders Palm Olesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Upstruct Story
Profession
Director
Bio
Anders Palm Olesen combines artistic filmmaking and investigative journalism. He's working on two feature films, one from Lebanon in collaboration with a Lebanese director and the other from Denmark. Both deal with environmental collapse and the individual's struggle to adapt and make sense.Fetching...
Etna Ozbek
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Etna Özbek, a 2017 SVA NYC film/video BFA graduate, directed acclaimed docs like Water, Water Everywhere and Nosema, which won Honorable Jury Mention at the 40th Istanbul Film Festival and premiered at IDFA. She’s now working on her first feature, Walking Gently.Fetching...
Luiza Paiva
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Producer
Bio
Luiza Paiva is a Creative Producer with an MA degree in Media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex as a Stuart Hall Scholar. She specialises in the production of films with a human rights angle and is a member of the Global Impact Producers Alliance.Fetching...
Divya Pathak
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Divya Pathak is a director based in London. Her film "Mumbai's Midnight Gardeners" was released by the New York Times on Op Docs. She has directed films about a range of topics from women's boxing to mental health. She is currently working on her first feature, a sports documentary.Fetching...
Carolina Pazmino
Nationality
Ecuador
Profession
Director
Bio
I left Ecuador at 18 to study around the world, earning degrees in Economics, Gender Studies, Psychology, and Performing Arts. Fascinated by human resilience and transformation, I’m now creating my first documentary, sharing the lives of bold Ecuadorian artists using their art for social justice.Fetching...
Vincent Rahn
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Vincent Rahn is a filmmaker based in Berlin. He strives to find new ways of working collaboratively in arts and climate action. In film, he is experienced as 1st AD and Producer for fictional feature films. Currently, he is working on his first documentary as a director, centered around reindeer.Fetching...
Nadine Reumer
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nadine Reumer is an Independent Producer and Actress based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She works as a moderator in IDFA’s educational team and is a producer at Spraakmaker Media. Host of the IN HER LENS podcast. Nadine is a Third Culture Kid.Fetching...
Charlotte Rey
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Production
Company
Alva Film Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Charlotte Rey has been Head of Development at Alva Film since 2021. She holds a Master’s in History and Aesthetics of Film from the University of Lausanne, where she was a Research and Teaching Assistant. At Alva Film, she develops film projects, focusing on writing, financing, and documentaries.Fetching...
Gian Luca Rossi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Red Sled Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Director, producer, programmer (Cervino CineMountain) and festival director (FrontDoc), he is one of the founding members of the production company Red Sled Films, for which he follows the development and production of creative documentaries.Fetching...
Clara Bruun Sandbye
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bullitt Film ApS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Clara is a producer and line producer at Bullitt Film. At this year's CPH:DOX Bullitt Film is present with the world premiere of Fantastic Family in the Next:wave competition.Fetching...
Lili Sandelin
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
North Isle Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lili has worked in Scottish film production for 20 years, supporting directors, crews and companies bring alive a wide range of documentaries, fiction films, installation and site-specific work. Originally from Finland, Lili is mainly drawn towards social, scientific and highly artistic films.Fetching...
Oksana Savoskina
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Director
Company
hromadske
Profession
Director
Bio
Oksana is a video journalist with six years of experience at Hromadske, where she primarily creates short documentaries about the war. She was a participant and winner in the Balkan Watchers program with her feature film “The Forest Glade”.Fetching...
Sarah Schenck
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sarah uses storytelling to advance public health goals for diverse audiences. Her film The Invisible Extinction premiered in 2022 at CPH:DOX. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and numerous other publications. Sarah’s feature and short films have won awards at festivals worldwide. Sarah is making a feature documentary about menopause around the world, Flashing.Fetching...
Charlie Scrimgeour
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Charlie Scrimgeour is a British documentary director and cinematographer based in London. He has pitched and directed short documentaries for Al Jazeera and Ara.Cat.Fetching...
Ozlem Seckiner
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Producer
Bio
London-based producer and Lukka creative studio co-founder with over 15 years of experience and interdisciplinary business masters from Stockholm University. International media production expertise spans commercials and films screened at festivals. Currently producing Looking for Joe.Fetching...
Viktoriya Shegay
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Director
Bio
Viktoriya Shegay, a filmmaker from Kazakhstan, transitioned from music to documentary cinema, studying at the Kazakh National University of Arts and Marina Razbezhkina's School. She explores Central Asia’s culture and nature. Now based in Belgium, she is developing her debut feature film, Arsha.Fetching...
Nathan Siegel
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Nathan Siegel is a documentary filmmaker based in Barcelona, Spain, telling character-driven stories predominantly about the environment and people with a deep connection to the natural world. He is currently developing a new feature film about the dangerous work of Galician barnacle hunters.Fetching...
Fernando Souza
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Fernando Souza directed, wrote, shot, edited and produced THE FLOATING WORLD (2021). It premiered in PÖFF Shorts at Tallinn Black Nights and screened in 20 international festivals. At the end of 2024 he directed FULL OF LOVE, a hybrid feature film co-produced by France Télévisions.Fetching...
Emilio Di Stefano
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Gunilla Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director at the production company Gunilla Film, that makes documentaries. Currently co-producing "The Swedish-speaking migrants in France" with Swedish Television, SVT, and looking for other interested parties.Fetching...
Ferran Romeu Sunyer
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Ferran Romeu Sunyer is a filmmaker from Barcelona and a documentary professor at ESCAC. His first film, Tales of la Rabassada, won an award at Visions du Réel, and his latest film -so far- Science Fiction was produced by Sundance DFP. His work has been showcased at major international festivals.Fetching...
Line Aas Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Production Manager
Company
Sonntag Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Line Aas is the producer of Sit. Play. Stay. (winner of Best Danish Documentary at OFF), We Are Fallen Angels (world premiere at Sheffield DocFest) and Seeking Hwa Sun (nominated for a Robert). She is a Production Manager at Sonntag Pictures, and was the line producer of Welcome to the Frontline.Fetching...
Shaima Tamimi
Nationality
Kenya
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Shaima is a Yemeni-East African visual storyteller currently working on her first feature. She is co-founder of Y2P Studios based in Qatar. She is a 2025 Firelight fellow and was selected as Emerging Producer by Ji-hlava Film Festival in 2024.Fetching...
Andriana Theochari
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Journalist
Company
GlobalGirl Media Greece
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Andriana TheocharI is a documentary filmmaker, producer, and journalist based in Athens, Greece. Her work explores social and environmental issues through multimedia storytelling. She is a fellow of the Locarno Documentary School, the BIRN Excellence in Journalism Fellowship, and the VII Academy.Fetching...
Gemma Thorpe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Gemma is a British documentary director and photographer. Her work explores identity and belonging and she is making her first feature 'Shanghai Blues', with football fans in China. She is also developing VR work around embodied storytelling and narratives.Fetching...
Giuseppe Tissino
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Arte Video Srl specializes in high-quality video, film, and multimedia productions. It works with platforms like Apple iTunes, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, managing theatrical and digital releases. Founded by Giuseppe Tissino, the company has expanded into film production.Fetching...
Mathilde Toux
Nationality
France
Company Role
Industry Project Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
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Helen Tsang
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Producer
Bio
Helen Tsang is a producer with a passion for cross-border storytelling, heritage, and innovative cinematic forms. She loves collaborating with filmmakers who have a strong artistic language and sensitivity,developing and supporting projects that challenge conventions and explore diverse perspectives.Fetching...
Christina Tsiobanelis
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Luckyday Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christina Tsiobanelis is a director and documentary producer based in Malmö. Her debut film, Silvana, was critically acclaimed worldwide and won "Best Documentary" in Sweden 2018. She is currently producing the upcoming documentary by Oscar-nominated Hanna Aqviliin about Sigvard Berggren.Fetching...
Anu Vaidyanathan
Nationality
India
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anu Vaidyanathan is a filmmaker, comedian and engineer whose memoir Anywhere But Home was long-listed for the Mumbai Film Festival’s word-to-screen market in 2016. Her feature scripts have reached the final rounds at Sundance and Rotterdam. Her series was at the Co-Pro Market - FilmBazaar '24 in Goa.Fetching...
Rafael Vicente
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Artifaktu
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rafael, a young screenwriter and aspiring documentary filmmaker based in Paris. Actually working on my first documentary, I'm passionate about storytelling through film. Eager to explore collaborations, I loves connecting with diverse voices and experiences to create impactful movies.Fetching...
Pihla Viitala
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
director
Company
Gimmeyawallet Productions Ltd
Profession
Director
Bio
Pihla Viitala, is an internationally acclaimed and award winning actress and director. She has acted in more than 50 tv- and film productions around the world. As a director Viitala is working on her first fiction feature film distributed by SF Studios. CARMEN! is her first documentary film.Fetching...
Edoardo Vojvoda
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Director and Producer
Company
Cromo
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Edoardo Vojvoda, award-winning commercials director, cinematographer, and producer, has 15+ years of experience. Founder of CROMO near Venice, he specializes in automotive content, collaborating with brands like Maserati, Fiat. Notable works include The Iso Rivolta Chronicles, his debut documentary.Fetching...
Sofia Vontobel
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Producer
Company
VonDoc Filmes
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sofia Vontobel is a creative producer with over 10 years of experience in film, TV, journalism, and advertising. A graduate in Journalism and specialist in Cultural Economics, she focuses on documentary production. Sofia was an IDFAcademy 2023 alumni and has worked with Canal Brasil, HBO, and more.Fetching...
Alex Widdowson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alex Widdowson is a Viborg based multi-award winning animated documentary director and producer. He is currently developing on his first feature, he has a PhD in animated documentary ethics, and also he runs Factual Animation Film Festival.Fetching...
Veronica Wood
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Light and Noise
Company
IndigenousNetwork
Profession
Director
Bio
Verónica, a Mexican-American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, holds a degree in documentary film and has worked in the industry for 15 years. Her work has been featured at DocNYC, SXSW, and has been supported by Film Independent, NAJA, IDFA Academy, and BendFilm: Basecamp.Fetching...
Priya Woods
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a half Scottish, half Indian director based in London, currently directing my first feature film.Fetching...
Matthias Writze
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Director
Bio
Matthias Writze is an editor, screenwriter and director from Austria. He is currently a board member of the Austrian Screenwriter's Association as well as the Austrian Filmmaker's Association. He is teaching “Ethics in documentary film making” at the Filmacademy of Vienna.Fetching...
Yang Yang
Nationality
China
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker and organizer. She is a Jackson Wild Summit Emerging Filmmaker Scholar, a member of the Explorers Club, and a diving instructor. Her directorial work Made in Paradise (2020) was a finalist in the International Ocean Film Festival. She founded Jilu Commune, a Shanghai-based NGO for docs.
Agi Zapart
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Pilgrim Film
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Agnieszka Zapart (Polish) has been active in the film industry since 2014. She oversees operations at Pilgrim Film (Trieste), managing diverse international projects. Her credits include Paradise (2020,IT/SI), Jailbird (2022,IT/UA), Peacock Lament (2022,LK/IT) and Yohanna (2024,ID/UK/IT).Fetching...
Helēna Zīlīte
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Director
Bio
Helēna Zīlīte is a Latvian documentary filmmaker whose debut documentary film "Alone?" was nominated for "Best Debut Film" at the Latvian National Film Award "Lielais Kristaps" in 2021. Helēna is currently working on her second documentary, exploring gender roles, masculinity and femininity.Fetching...