GUESTLIST – MARKET
Rikke Tambo Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tambo Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Selected filmography: About A Hero - Opening Film IDFA 2024, The Last Human, Future Doc, Nordic:DOX Winner (2022), Resorts, Feature Doc (2023) Selected for NORDIC:DOX 2023, Absolute Beginners, Doc Series, Prix Europa Winner Best European Doc Series (2021)Fetching...
Krishan Arora
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer/Consultant
Company
Mixing Media Ltd.
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Krishan Arora is an experienced tv & documentary exec, former BBC commisisoner, producer/director, with a focus on international co-production, ideas development and broadcast strategy in the UK and internationally. He was for the past 10 years the international content consultant for SBS Australia.Fetching...
Eladio Arvelo
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eladio Arvelo is a producer and director of uplifting documentaries that showcase inspiring human stories from around the world. His award-winning factual films deliver cinematic experiences that entertain, inspire, and educate global audiences.Fetching...
Claire Aza-Selinger
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Development Executive
Company
Storyboard Studios
Profession
Producer
Bio
Claire Aza-Selinger is a TV producer and development exec with 25+ years in factual, specialist factual, and drama. She has developed hit shows across multipe broadcasters. A zoology graduate, she once worked with wolves and even presented a kids’ dog training show.Fetching...
Ana Balentovic
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dark Riviera AB
Profession
Producer
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Ulrika Bandeira
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Program Director
Company
Tempo Documentary Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ulrika Bandeira is the Artistic Director at Tempo Documentary Festival, a position that she holds since 2019.Fetching...
Maria Bergenman
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Archive Sales Executive
Company
Sveriges Television
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Worldwide footage of all genres, dating back to 1896. SVT Archives is the largest source of footage in Scandinavia. We offer footage from a wide range of topics - such as entertainment, history, politics, music, people, travel, news and science.Fetching...
Maria Bergmark
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Archive Sales Executive
Company
Sveriges Television
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
SVT Archives is the largest source of footage in Scandinavia. We offer footage from a wide range of topics - such as entertainment, history, politics, music, people, travel, news and science. Frequently requested footage from our collections is the Nobel Prize, ABBA, the Swedish Royal family, etc.Fetching...
Maria Bjerre-Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Manager, Acquisitions - Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform
Cecilia Björk
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Tempo Documentary Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival director and programmer for the international section at Tempo Documentary Festival in Stockholm, Sweden.Fetching...
Johan Blomqvist
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of International Programme
Company
Göteborg Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Leads the Göteborg Film Festival programming team and contributes to programming across all sections. With a background in journalism, he’s been part of the selection committee since 2008. He also handles acquisitions for Draken Film, the festival’s distribution company and streaming platform.Fetching...
Alexis Bloom
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in South Africa, Alexis Bloom is a film director and producer. Her documentaries Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds and Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes were Emmy nominated. The Bibi Files is her latest film.Fetching...
Luke Brawley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
INDOX
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Luke Brawley, with over a decade of experience within the nonfiction sector, has built a global network of festival programmers, filmmakers and distributors. Luke’s expertise lies in identifying outstanding non-fiction work and showcasing them on the world’s most prestigious festival stages.Fetching...
Robin Brinster
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President
Company
Illumina Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
With 25 years in documentary sales, Robin Brinster started with a Dutch-American production and sales company, she later served as head of sales for a top wildlife producer. Deciding it was time to be independent, she founded Illumina Films which highlights the human stories behind today's issues.Fetching...
John Brown
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Senior Researcher
Company
K7 Media
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Senior Researcher at Manchester-based K7 Media, specialising in factual programming and films.Fetching...
Itzel Martínez del Cañizo
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
General Director
Company
Ambulante
Profession
Festival / Market
Hannah Cesarani
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Sales Executive
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Together Films is an innovative marketing and sales company based in London and NYC serving the international film community. We connect filmmakers, brands and film festivals with audiences so their stories can be heard far and wide.Fetching...
Line Daugbjerg Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Øst for Paradis
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Sonya Chung
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Film Forum
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Sonya Chung has worked in arts since 1993, including time as Film Forum’s development director (2003-07). A Columbia graduate, she is an acclaimed novelist, and from 2009-22, a university professor (NYU, Columbia). She joined as Film Forum’s Deputy Director in 2020 and became Director in 2023.Fetching...
Christine Connor
Nationality
United States
Company Role
SVP, Non-Fiction Series & Documentary
Company
Topic Studios
Bio
Christine Connor is Vice President, Nonfiction at Topic Studios where she oversees the television slate for the studio while also working across the company’s documentary productions. She executive produced the 2025 Sundance documentaries It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley and Folktales.
Inti Cordera
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
DocsMX
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Documentary film director and producer. Founder in 1995 of LA MAROMA productions and in 2006 of the DocsMX festival & organization. Along more than 30 years, he has carried out numerous projects of documentary films, series and TV programs, selected and awarded at renowned festivals.Fetching...
Al Cossar
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Melbourne International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
ONLINE PARTICIPATION Al Cossar is a screen culture professional based in Melbourne, Australia. He is Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he has also previously worked in roles including Programmer, Acting Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director since 2011.Fetching...
Sophie Crockett
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Crossover Labs
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sophie is an XR producer and curator at Crossover Labs. Crossover Labs is a team of creators and curators who work together to create the future through the intersection of art, storytelling and technology.Fetching...
Maria Palacios Cruz
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Open City Documentary Festival
Bio
María Palacios Cruz is a film curator, writer and educator. She's currently the Director of Open City Documentary Festival in London. She is a co-founder of The Visible Press and one fourth of The Machine That Kills Bad People, a bi-monthly film club hosted by the ICA in London.Fetching...
Celia Daher
Nationality
Uruguay
Company Role
Guest Office Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Alia Damaihati
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
Program Director
Company
Forum Film Dokumenter
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
She currently working as a program director of Festival Film Dokumenter which held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She has been focused on alternative screenings & development of Indonesian documentary films through non-production workshop programs & film production labs.Fetching...
Sissel Morell Dargis
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sissel Morell Dargis’s began in graffiti, leading to photography, then documentary filmmaking. Her time in Brazil brought her to the secret balloon world, inspiring the film Balomanía. A graduate of EICTV & The National Film School of Denmark, she created the award-winning game Cai Cai Balão tied to the film.Fetching...
Malcolm Dixelius
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Producer
Bio
Senior producer engaged as director or producer in more than 40 documentary films since 1994. On the production team for The EUkranian at CPH:Dox 2025. Co-founder of B2B Doc network for filmmakers in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.
Tijana Djukic
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Sales and Acquisitions
Company
Stranger Films Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
With a degree in Art History and over 15 years in the cultural, TV and cinema sectors, Tijana has held various political and operational roles. For over a decade, she has been a sales agent specializing in creative documentaries and factual entertainment.Fetching...
Ingrid Kristin Falkenberg Dokka
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
CEO
Company
Sørnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Ingrid Falkenberg Dokka is head of an exciting regional fund and film centre in the south of Norway, mostly supporting documentaries and shorts. We can offer co-funding for internationally based documentaries and short films, by a regional producer in our region.Fetching...
Sara Dosa
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Sara Dosa is an Oscar, BAFTA and Indie Spirit nominated filmmaker whose work centers on how humans make meaning in collaboration with nature. Most recently, she directed, produced and wrote FIRE OF LOVE (2022) for which she won a DGA and Peabody. Other directing titles include THE SEER & THE UNSEEN (2019) and THE LAST SEASON (2015).
Øystein Egge
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Movies on War
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Director of Movies on War (15th edition) - The film festival about war and conflict, for peace and reconciliation in Elverum, Norway 12.-16. November. We screen both docs and fiction. Short and long format.Fetching...
Gunnar Eriksson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Program Manager Film&TV Lindholmen
Company
Lindholmen Science Park
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Film & TV Lindholmen works on behalf of the city of Gothenburg to support industry development and innovations in games, film, television and moving images. We do this in close collaboration with production companies, suppliers, film workers, industry organizations and other actors in the field.Fetching...
Fabrice Esteve
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Fabrice Esteve is a French independent producer with 30 years of experience, and a strong track record in international co-productions. Since 2023, he solely heads YUZU Productions, a company he co founded with Christian Popp. In 12 years YUZU Productions has produced more than 60 documentaries.
Federica Fausto
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International Sales and Festival Coordinator
Company
Fandango
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Federica is a film industry professional from Rome, working at Fandango Sales, managing festivals and international sales. She specializes in positioning films globally, securing festival selections, and negotiating sales. Passionate about independent cinema, she connects films with audiences.Fetching...
Farah Fayed
Nationality
Lebanon
Company Role
Director of Programs
Company
AFLAMUNA
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Farah Fayed spent eight years in TV, last serving as a creative manager. She later managed the film sales and acquisitions library at the Dubai Int'l Film Festival. Since 2019, she has been the director of programs at AFLAMUNA, overseeing impact initiatives and resources.Fetching...
Kim Foss
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Direktør
Company
Grand Teatret
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Co-director of NatFilm Festival from 1993 to 2006, simultaneously serving as a newspaper critic and film journalist. Co-founded CPH:DOX in 2002. Since then: CEO of the arthouse cinema Grand Teatret and the distribution company Camera Film. Co-president of Europa Distribution.Fetching...
Iratxe Fresneda
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Iratxe Fresneda, a member of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts, is part of a new European generation of female directors and producers. A Professor and researcher at the University of the Basque Country, her films explore the cinema of the real from a personal perspective.Fetching...
Anja Fröhner
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Programme
Company
Zurich Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Have been with the Zurich Film Festival since 2014 in various programming roles and heading the guest department for many years.Fetching...
Mogens Glad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Owner and Executive Producer
Company
Ana films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Feature and documentary film production, acquisition and distribution in Scandinavia since 1988. Also involved in international co-productions. Full Studio and post production facilities. Selected for Competition in Cannes on two times - Palme D'or winner Dancer in the Dark (2000) and Borgman (2013)
Rachel Gomez
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioner editor at Arctic Film Norway, one of 7 regional film centers in Norway that support professional filmmakers and production companies. Based in Tromsø, AFN provides grants earmarked development and production of short fiction film, documentaries and international co-productions.
Reta Guetg
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Programme & Industry
Company
Zurich Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Vice Festival Director and in charge of programming, industry and guest departments. Also active in political work for film production in Switzerland and board member of cinema Rex in Bern.Fetching...
Thomas Hailer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Artistic director of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck. Dramaturge and script consultant since 1995. Mentor at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab since 2020. Head of Studies at the Academy for Childrens’ Media. From 2008 to 2019 he curated the international competition of the Berlinale.Fetching...
Brandon Harrison
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Development Executive
Company
Words + Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Brandon Harrison is currently a Development Executive at Words+Pictures, a premium non-fiction production studio based in New York. He has experience in non-fiction content as a producer, filmmaker, and programmer.Fetching...
Jasper Hokken
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Programmer
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Jasper Hokken is a programmer at IDFA, where he is responsible for coordinating the festival’s short film selections. He is also a curator for the IDFA on Stage program, which presents unique live events that explores the space between documentary cinema, new media, and performing arts.Fetching...
Johanna Holmin
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioner of National Promotion
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Commissioning the promotion of Swedish documentaries at the Swedish Film Institute. Also commissioning domestic film festivals. Former distributor and festival producer, working with culture audience matters for 20 years.Fetching...
Jenny Horwell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Associate Programmer
Company
Bertha DocHouse
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Bertha DocHouse is the UK's only dedicated documentary cinema, showing a vibrant and varied year-round programme of non-fiction in our single screen.Fetching...
Miriam Hossbach
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Senior Manager Acquisitions
Company
OneGate Media GmbH
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Over ten years of experience in the industry working for different acquisistions and sales companies.Fetching...
Eunkwang Huh
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Secretary General
Company
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS)
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I am Eun-kwang Huh, the Secretary-General of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. I have experience directing two feature-length documentaries, teaching at a university, and have been working at the film festival for five years, continuously fostering my passion for documentaries.Fetching...
Yort Jansen
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Features, Docs & Animation
Company
Flanders Image
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Flanders Image is the official representative of Flanders’ content and talent at all key international festivals and markets, and the point of contact for coverage of Flemish content by domestic and international press and media outlets. Flanders Image is part of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF).Fetching...
Zoe Kandyla
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Director -Production and Development Directorate
Company
Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Zoe Kandyla is heading the the Development & Production Directorate at HFAC managing the organisation’s selective funding schemes for national feature and short film production as well as funding for films with Greece as a minority co-producer.Fetching...
Duhyuk Kang
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Event Plannig Team Manager
Company
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS)
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS).Fetching...
Rafaella Karagianni
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
AGORA XR Lab Coordinator
Company
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
The AGORA of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is Greece’s top industry event and a key hub for SE Europe and the Mediterranean, supporting filmmakers, promoting talent, and fostering networking. Activities include: Thessaloniki Pitching Forum, AGORA Docs in Progress & AGORA XR LabFetching...
Sona Karapoghosyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Golden Apricot - Yerevan International Film Festival
Bio
Sona Karapoghosyan is a film critic and curator based in Yerevan, Armenia. In 2017, she joined Golden Apricot International Film Festival as a program curator, and co-founded GAIFF Pro, the industry platform of the festival.Fetching...
Butheina Kazim
Nationality
United Arab Emirates
Company Role
Programmer, Cinema Akil
Bio
Butheina Kazim is the founder of Cinema Akil, the Gulf’s first independent arthouse, with its flagship home in Alserkal Avenue. A Chevalier of Arts and Letters, she was named one of Fast Company ME’s Most Creative People in Business.Fetching...
Max Kestner
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Max Kestner is a Danish documentary filmmaker, who has received numerous awards and whose works always attempt to expand the possibilities of the cinematic language. Reportedly, David Lynch's last words were a personal message to Kestner: "You must not give up, the world needs you, now more than ever.”
Ketevan Kipiani
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
www.sakdoc.ge
Company
Sakdoc Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ketevan Kipiani is the Executive Director of the Documentary Film Association, aiming to build a strong and sustainable community of documentary film professionals. Ketevan is one of the initiators of the DOCA Film Club which organizes curated weekly thematic screenings in Tbilisi, GeorgiaFetching...
Mathilde Kirstein
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Mathilde is a producer and impact producer, her focus areas include human rights, social justice, and character-driven stories. She’s working independently and for The Why Foundation where she produces the upcoming WHY FREEDOM? global documentary campaign launching in 2026.Fetching...
Tine Klint
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO / Managing Director
Company
Level K
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
LevelK is handling international film sales and distribution. We are also a digital partner for distributors in their home country for their aggregation needs.
Marina Kožul
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Producer and Programmer
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Marina Kožul has worked in the field of alternative cinema for twenty years, producing audiovisual projects, curating, and publishing. At the Croatian non-profit organisation behind the 25 FPS Festival, which showcases experimental and innovative films, she serves as a film programmer and producer.Fetching...
Petr Kubica
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Programme Director
Company
Jihlava International Documentary FIlm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
The Program Director of Ji.hlava IDFF. Based in Prague, Czech Republic. Working in the film industry includes the position of professor at FAMU and producer of documentary films. Recently, he worked as an executive producer of factual TV projects in the national Czech Television.
Josef Kullengård
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Industry
Company
Göteborg Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Josef Kullengård is the Head of Industry at the Göteborg Film Festival, where he leads and oversees the festival's industry platforms, including the Nordic Film Market, TV Drama Vision, and the Nostradamus Project. He his also a part of the festival’s programme committee.Fetching...
Henriette Ladegaard-Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Jeppe Lange
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Artist
Bio
Jeppe Lange explores the intersections of consciousness and technology through experimental short films, documentaries, and writing. His work engages with AI and virtual worlds as both tools and themes. He holds an MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and HGB Leipzig.Fetching...
Mason Leaver-Yap
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artist and Curator
Bio
Mason Leaver-Yap works with artists to produce publications, exhibitions, and events. Recent projects include work with Ingrid Pollard, James Richards, Alexis Kyle Mitchell, Ima-Abasi Okon, Phil Collins and Shady Lane Productions, Taylor Le Melle, Jamie Crewe, Onyeka Igwe. He is based in Glasgow.
Chiara Liberti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Biografilm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Chiara is curator, producer and consultant, holds degrees in Film Studies, Visual Arts Curation, Audiovisual Management and has worked in distribution with I Wonder Pictures and production with Final Cut for Real. Since 2022 is Biografilm co artistic director and has recently co-produced the doc "London Boys".Fetching...
Lotte Køhler Lindegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
programdirektør
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Channel Controller at TV 2 Denmark.
Maja Lindquist
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
Doc Lounge
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Director of Doc Lounge, a Nordic distributor and screening network of new prouced documentaries from all over the world. Based in Malmö, Sweden.Fetching...
Ketil Magnussen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Founder and Program Director
Company
Oslo Dokumentarkino
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Founder and director of The Oslo Documentary Cinema and Program and managing director of the Human International Documentary Film Festival in Oslo. The Oslos Documentary Cinema buys screening rights to limited theatrical releases and hosts single screenings of current documentary films.Fetching...
Sarah Maisonneuve
Nationality
France
Company Role
Chief editor
Company
ARTE G.E.I.E
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I work as an editor in ARTE's culture department.Fetching...
Laurène Mansuy
Nationality
France
Company Role
Acquisition Exec.
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Laurène Mansuy has been working at the Specialist Factual Department of ARTE France for 16 years. She is responsible for acquisitions in Natural History, Science, Environment, Ancient History both for the TV broadcast and the platform arte.tvFetching...
Mara Prohaska Markovic
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Beldocs IDFF
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Beldocs was founded in 2008 and based on the idea that the documentary form has a special power to inspire people to think, create, and believe in change. The main goals of Beldocs are to develop, support, promote, network, and educate in the field of international documentary film.Fetching...
Pamela Martínez Martínez
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO, Sales and Acquisitions
Company
Limonero Films BCN SL
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Pamela launched the boutique sales agency Limonero Films in 2016. With more than two decades of experience in media sales, she has forged relationships with all the important players in the industry.Fetching...
Josephine Michau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Copenhagen Architecture Forum
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Founder and Director of Copenhagen Architecture Forum, screening films throughout the year as part of the Forum's yearly program as well as during its biennial running in 4 weeks in the Autumn 2025 and every second year form then.Fetching...
Steffi Niederzoll
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Steffi Niederzoll is a German filmmaker, artist and author. Her award-winning documentary Seven Winters in Tehran (2023) premiered at Berlinale and won multiple awards, including the FACT:AWARD at CPH:DOX. Her work focuses on compelling human stories and socio-political themes.Fetching...
Jacob Yoon Egeskov Nossell
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Nossell & Co.
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
On a daily basis, Jacob Nossell works as an entrepreneur, disability consultant, and communicator at Nossell & Co., where he advises NGOs, organizations, and companies on various disability issues, with a particular focus on lived experience.Fetching...
Bettina Offermann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Vice President
Company
LOOKS International GmbH
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
LOOKSfilm is a leading German production group for documentaries for the big and small screen, with a special passion and expertise for contemporary history. LOOKS International manages the worldwide distribution of the group's catalogue and of selected titles from international producers.Fetching...
Dario Oliveira
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
PortoPostDoc
Bio
Dario Oliveira is the founder an co-director of Curtas Metragens Vila do Conde Film Festival, as well as Porto/Post/Doc Film Festival since 2014. He is a curator at Solar Galeria in Vila do Conde. He has also produced several documentaries and short films.
Wiepko Oosterhuis
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
CEO
Company
Bantam Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Which film just stays in your head despite the world and all other films? Touches you in a way that makes you want to show it to as many people as possible? Bantam Film chooses its films carefully and releases them with passion and care. We specialize in documentaries made for the cinema.Fetching...
Mohamed Saïd Ouma
Nationality
Comoros
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Documentary Africa
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
DocA is a unique Pan-African initiative that aims to cultivate and nourish a self-sustaining documentary film ecosystem in Africa. We fund the African documentary film industry through interconnected initiatives in storytelling development and content creation, knowledge-building and sharing.Fetching...
Alexandre de Paillerets
Nationality
France
Company Role
Business development
Company
Dada ! Animation
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
At the crossroads between a technology studio and creative workshop, Dada! Animation produces original creations and offers its services to develop 2D & 3D animated worlds for documentary producers.Fetching...
Roja Pakari
Profession
Director
Bio
Roja Pakari is an award-winning filmmaker with roots in Iran and Denmark. She graduated from the Danish Film School in 2015. Her debut film "The Son and The Moon" won Best Documentary in the Nordic:DOX Award at CPH:DOX 2024, followed by a Robert Award in 2025.
Troels Branth Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Licensing documentaries for TV 2 Denmark, a state-owned commercial broadcaster with big presence in linear as well as VOD. Looking for docs that stand out, and docs with a broad appeal.
Mette Kühnell Petersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Joined TV 2 Denmark’s Acquisitions team in 2013. Responsible for acquisitions and pre-buy within documentaries, factual and lifestyle programming across TV 2’s portfolio of channels including the SVOD service, TV 2 Play.
Angeliki Petrou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
International Program Coordinator
Company
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Angeliki has been the International Program Coordinator of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF) since 2007 . She has participated in the production of more than 30 festival editions.Fetching...
Michelle Plascencia
Nationality
Mexico
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Michelle is an impact producer based in Mexico City. She directed Good Pitch México (2020 & 2022) and co-founded Impacta Cine, a collective which promotes human rights through documentary film. Currently, she is Partnerships Director of the Global Impact Producers Alliance and a Rockwood Doc Fellow.Fetching...
Valeria Polidoro
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Industry programmer
Company
DocsBarcelona
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
XR curator and programmer, with an extensive background in the film industry, both in independent curatorial projects and in film festivals and industry events (MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, Milano Film Network, Bergamo Film Meeting, Filmmaker Festival, DocsBarcelona)Fetching...
Dmitry Poyurovskiy
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Distributor/Sales Agent
Company
SOTOLE IMPEX
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
23 years in the industry. NEGOTIATION, SALES and ACQUISITION of media rights (audio visual rights (TV, Video and theatrical, ancillary), book publishing and translation, adaptation rights. SCOUT/BROKERAGE/AGGREGATION on request: 1/ ANY type of AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS (from theatrical to ancillary rights)Fetching...
Tomáš Poštulka
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Programmer
Company
One World - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Born in Czech Republic, Olomouc, Tomáš Poštulka recieved his master degree in Film Studies and Media Studies in 2020 at Palacký University, Olomouc. Since 2020, he has been a programmer for One World Festival in Prague. Since 2022, he is the head of programme of the festival.Fetching...
Khushboo Ranka
Nationality
India
Company Role
Director
Company
IndiaDocs
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Khushboo Ranka is a Mumbai-based filmmaker known for An Insignificant Man (2016), which played at TIFF, CPH DOX, BFI, and over 55 international festivals, winning multiple awards, and Peabody Award-winning documentary While We Watched.
Nicolas Rapold
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Writer / Editor
Company
The New York Times
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Nicolas Rapold is a critic and editor. He writes regularly for The New York Times, Sight & Sound, Filmmaker, and Screen Slate, and was editor-in-chief of Film Comment. He hosts the podcast The Last Thing I Saw, curates film programs, and is editing a book of interviews with Frederick Wiseman.Fetching...
Jan Rofekamp
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Sales and Marketing Consultant
Company
Films Transit Inc.
Profession
Consultant, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
PARTICIPATION ONLINE JAN ROFEKAMP owns and operates Films Transit International (1982) and was one of the longest running and most renowned international sales agencies of quality documentaries. Recently he has stopped being a regular sales agent and fulltime has turned to consulting filmmakers and producers.Fetching...
Arizbeth Becerril Rojas
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
DocsLab Coordinator
Company
DocsMX
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Head coordinator of DocsLab, the education and industry branch of the non-fiction platform, DocsMX, and is also general coordinator and programmer of the German Film Festival organized by the Goethe-Institut Mexico. She has been jury and evaluator by several festivals and internationals funds.Fetching...
David Rokach
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dudi Rokach is the Founder and Director of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival, which he established in 2011. Under his leadership, Antenna has become one of Australia’s leading platforms for showcasing creative and thought-provoking non-fiction cinema.Fetching...
Johanna Råman
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Johanna Råman is currently working as the Executive Director of DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival. Founded in 2001, DocPoint is one of the largest documentary film festivals in the Nordic countries and it is the only festival solely dedicated to non-fiction films in Finland.Fetching...
Sylvia Savadjian
Nationality
United States
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Sylvia Savadjian is a New York based publicist and programmer working on festivals such as First Look Festival at Museum of the Moving Image, DOC NYC and JAPAN CUTS. She has worked in distribution and marketing at companies such as HBO, Maysles Documentary Center, Kino Lorber, Icarus Films.Fetching...
Erika Scandone
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Distributor
Company
ADR DISTRIBUTION SRLS
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
ADR DISTRIBUTION is an independent distributor of Fiction, Factual, Films, and TV Series for TV and digital platforms. We also specialize in gap financing for co-productions, supporting producers and broadcasters.Fetching...
Jan Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions
Company
Another World Entertainment
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Mette Schramm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Buyer
Company
Reel Pictures / Empire Bio
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Mette Schramm is the managing director of Empire Cinema in Copenhagen and the CEO of REEL Pictures, a film distribution company dedicated to bringing great stories and stunning visuals to the Danish Theaters.
Kenji Sekine
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
President
Company
UNITED PEOPLE
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
President of film distribution company UNITED PEOPLE based in Japan. Founded in 2002, the company began its film distribution business in 2009. We distribute mainly documentary films from around the world throughout Japan.Fetching...
Eva Sinicaite
Nationality
Lithuania
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Eva Sinicaite is the Head of Programming at Inconvenient Films (Lithuania), the biggest documentary film festival in the Baltics with a strong focus on human rights. She is also a curator for the festival's extended reality exhibition NK-INTERACTIVE.Fetching...
Lasse Skagen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Head of Programming / Advisor fund
Company
Oslo Festival Agency
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Experienced Head of Programming with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in the strategic development and financing of film festivals and film production (Sørfond). Skilled in the craftmanship of organizing cross-cultural events. Strong arts and design profession.Fetching...
Pernille Munk Skydsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
DR Sales is the leading Nordic distributor of high-quality storytelling and proudly represents award-winning documentaries, drama and children’s content. We have a strong public service commitment and thrive to engage, enlighten and entertain.Fetching...
Mia Sohlman
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director, Series & Nonfiction, Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform
Katarina Stenbeck
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
associate professor
Company
Kunstakademiets Billedkunstskoler
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Associate professor at the royal danish academy of fine arts.
Birgitte Stærmose
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
An internationally acclaimed writer-director of award-winning shorts and feature films. For the past five years Birgitte Stærmose has worked internationally as lead director on drama series for HBO, Starz and Netflix.
Peter Sølvsten Thomsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Acquisitions
Company
Angel Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Feature and documentary film production, acquisition and distribution in Scandinavia since 1988. Also involved in international co-productions. Recent released documentaries are A New Kind of Wilderness and The Last Journey.Fetching...
Diego Mas Trelles
Nationality
France
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
ONLINE PARTICIPATION Programmer at DocsBarcelona and codirector of Festival Cine por Mujeres, Madrid. Former Programming Coordinator at Festival DocumentaMadrid and at Sevilla European Film Festival, worked as Programmer at Ronda Film Festival, Salinadoc Festival/Italy, 4 Écrans/Paris, and Punto de Vista, etc.
Diego Mas Trelles
Nationality
France
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Limbo producciones s.l. Festival Cine por Mujeres Madrid
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Programmer at DocsBarcelona and codirector of Festival Cine por Mujeres, Madrid. Former Programming Coordinator at Festival DocumentaMadrid and at Sevilla European Film Festival, worked as Programmer at Ronda Film Festival, Salinadoc Festival/Italy, 4 Écrans/Paris, and Punto de Vista, etc.Fetching...
Adele Tulli
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Adele Tulli is a film director and researcher, exploring innovative documentary forms and essayistic film practices. Tulli’s works have been screened and exhibited internationally at Berlinale, Locarno, Lincoln Center (NY), MAXXI Museum (Rome), Fondazione Prada (Milan), ICA (London), among others.Fetching...
Håkon Tveit
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Program Director for Documentaries
Company
Bergen International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Founder and festival Director of Cine Latino. Program director of Documentaries at Bergen International Film Festival.
Yashodara U
Nationality
India
Company Role
Producer
Company
IndiaDocs
Profession
Producer
Bio
Yashodara is a producer focusing on reshaping storytelling, amplifying voices and developing alternative distribution strategies to strengthen India’s independent film ecosystem.Fetching...
Patrick Volm
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Partner / Executive Producer
Company
POISON GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Patrick Volm is an experienced executive producer and partner at POISON GmbH with over 20 years of experience in film production. He has held key roles at POISON GmbH and ELEMENT E, contributing significantly to the advertising and film industries.Fetching...
Gianni Vukaj
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Media professional with 20+ years in film and TV, specializing in content creation, production management, and artistic supervision. Currently Head of Play2000.Fetching...
Aleksandra Vušurović
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Outreach Coordinator
Company
Beldocs IDFF
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Aleksandra Vusurovic is the Outreach Coordinator at Beldocs IDFF where she has been curating human rights programmes and coordinating the film education strand. She is also in charge of socially engaged and impact-driven projects and the festival’s year-round activities.Fetching...
Jendrik Walendy
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Film Programmer
Company
Filmfest Hamburg
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Film Programmer for FILMFEST HAMBURG, curating the "Veto! - Political Cinema" and "Asiascope" sections.
Molly Warnke
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Researcher
Company
K7 Media
Profession
Researcher
Bio
As a researcher, I deliver bespoke projects and reports for clients specialising in Factual and Unscripted, as well as curating the FQLs, LatAm Report, and monthly K7 newsletter.Fetching...
Federico Zampini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International sales
Company
Rai Com
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Rai Com is RAI’s exclusive worldwide distribution company. With its international sales division, Rai Com I content catalogue includes over 1,800 titles with more than 500 feature films and 4,000 hours of TV programming: series, movies, documentaries.Fetching...
Margherita Zocaro
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Head of International Sales
Company
Rai Com
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
RAI COM Rai Com is RAI’s exclusive worldwide distribution company. With its international sales division, Rai Com has established itself as a leading global market programme supplier. Its content catalogue includes over 1,800 titles with more than 500 feature films and 4,000 hours of TV programming.
Andrea Östlund
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Comissioner Feature Film
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Director, scriptwriter, senior lecturer with 30 years of experienceFetching...
Irem Özgökceler
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Irem Özgökceler has a degree in Media and Culture Science, Journalism and simultaneous interpreter in German, English and Turkish. Since 2010, she has been responsible for the Sales and Distribution of documentaries in Europe for Germany's International Public Broadcaster DW.Fetching...