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Yaa
Bio
Yaa is an interdisciplinary artist and consultant exploring the interplay between consciousness, sociology, corporeality, and sensitivity. Aesthetic mediation and neo-myths dealing with states of complex emotionality, pleasure, taboos and decolonisation are explored through contemporary manifestations and performative rites.
Michael Aaglund
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Film Editor of 'About A Hero' and 'Songs of Slow Burning Earth' Supervising editor on 'To A Land Unknown'Fetching...
Elisabeth Aalmo
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Manager International Relations Documentary films
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival consultant at the Norwegian Film Institute, focusing on promotion and launch of new and upcoming documentaries abroad. Previous experience include Creative Europe MEDIA, as well as festival- and project management in various cultural organisations in Norway.Fetching...
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...
Carsten Aanonsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Indie Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Carsten has produced over 200 titles incl 15 feature docs. He is a 2006 EAVE Master Class graduate. Founded Indie Film in 1998. Awarded Red Cross Humanitarian Award, 2004, a Norwegian Amanda in 2018 and 2022 for MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY and YOUNG & AFRAID.Fetching...
Sofie Aarup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sofie Aarup is a student of MA Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University. In late spring/summer 2025 she will be doing fieldwork within the Arctic circle, with focus on sound, light and imagination. Also, Sofie has experience within classical music, which can be summarised as ‘art is a way of being’Fetching...
Davide Abbatescianni
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Cineuropa
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Davide Abbatescianni (1991) is a Rome-based journalist and film critic. An International Reporter for Cineuropa, he covers the European film industry. He works as a freelancer for several outlets, including Business Doc Europe. He serves as a programmer of the Torino Film Festival.Fetching...
Diego Abbati
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m a Film Master student at HDK-Valand (Göteborgs Universitet), with a background in film editing and documentary filmmaking. My research involves emplacements and the relationship between people and place, and vice versa.Fetching...
Rama Abdi
Nationality
Syria
Profession
Director
Bio
Rama Abdi, DOP, editor and an independent director from Damascus, Syria. She made her first short documentary film called “Fish Dance” in 2022, which premiered in the 7ème Lune festival in Paris. She is currently working on her first feature-length documentary “House Number 7”.; Rama Abdi, DOP, editor and an independent director from Damascus, Syria. She made her first short documentary film called “Fish Dance” in 2022, which premiered in the 7ème Lune festival in Paris. She is currently working on her first feature-length documentary “House Number 7”.Fetching...
Lisa Abend
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Freelance Journalist
Company
The New York Times
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance journalist who covers culture and the arts for The New York Times and TIME magazine.Fetching...
Jad Abi-Khalil
Nationality
Lebanon
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
AFLAMUNA
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Jad Abi-Khalil, a devoted contributor to the Arab film industry, has actively produced and directed documentaries since 2000. As a member of AFLAMUNA (formerly known as Beirut DC), a cultural association for Arab Cinema, he has held several key positions and has been the executive director since 2021.Fetching...
Myriam Achard
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Chief, New Media Partnerships & Communications
Company
Phi Centre
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Since 2006, Achard has worked to promote PHI's creative impulse, driven by an ambitious message: to develop and promote artistic innovation in the world. Thanks to its efforts, the group today occupies a prominent place in the artistic avant-garde, both as producer and distributor.Fetching...
Mark Adams
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Critic / Journalist
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic and established film journalist. Also working as a film festival consultant and producer.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...
Abigail Addison
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Animate Projects
Profession
Producer
Bio
Abigail is a Producer and co-director of UK-based arts organisation Animate Projects that champions experiments in animation. She has produced several animated documentary projects, including BAFTA nominated I’m OK by Elizabeth Hobbs, co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada.Fetching...
Tosin Adegoke
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
MFA Student
Company
University College London (UCL) - MA Ethnographic and Documentary Film
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
GOKE's work ties the collective consciousness to our earth's geology through story and stone. He carves stone - a timeless material, and combines this with filmmaking and photography, to animate the essence of existence in identity and the Anthropocene.Fetching...
Joëlle Bloch Adjovi
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Praktikant
Company
Hansen & Pedersen
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a Danish photography student from The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. I am currently an intern at Hansen and Pedersen.
David Adler
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Makropol
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of film and immersive media. The projects have a strong narrative focus while combining a diverse array of media, techniques and subjects. The stories explore strange characters, violent acts and intimate spaces, bridging the divide between narrative convention and abstract, emotional.Fetching...
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Plattform Produktion
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson are directors at Plattform Produktion, one of Scandinavia's leading production companies. Their award-winning films "Ten Meter Tower" (NYT Op-Docs) and "Fantastic Machine" (Sundance/Berlinale) explore human behavior and visual culture.Fetching...
Roisin Agnew
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
Roisin Agnew is an Italian-Irish filmmaker and writer. She’s the director of BAFTA longlisted short film, The Ban (2024). She’s currently in development with a narrative feature with Screen Ireland & Tailored Films (Bring Them Down, The Apprentice), and a doc feature with Fine Point Films (Kneecap).Fetching...
Andrei Agudaru
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Managing Partner
Company
August Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Project management has been one of my main points of interest for the past 15 years and this is one of the reasons why I've gotten in touch with film festivals along the way. Film distribution entered my life in 2017 @Transillvania Film and starting 2023, along with my partner, I created August Film.Fetching...
Eda Agzigüzel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at DR.Fetching...
Zaradasht Ahmed
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Director and Photographer Zaradasht Ahmed is based in Norway. He was born and raised in Sulaymaniyah in Northern Iraq. His previous work is “Nowhere to Hide”, Best Feature Length Documentary at IDFA (2016). His latest work including The Brother- Bong Thom (2022), The Lions by The River Tigris (2025).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...
Patty Ahn
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Patty Ahn is a filmmaker and professor in the Communication Department at the University of California, San Diego. They specialize in the study of K-Pop’s growing global influence in the U.S. and recently co-edited the first English-language academic volume on Korean pop icon BTS.
Alice Ahnlide
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Doc Lounge
Profession
Festival / Market
Kaarle Aho
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Making Movies Oy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kaarle Aho has producer films for Helsinki based Making Movies since 1996. He has acted as a producer or a co-producer in over 50 documentaries, 18 feature films and 3 TV dramas. His films have been screened at festivals like Berlinale, Sundance, Venice. CPH:Dox, IDFA, TIFF, HotDocs etc.Fetching...
Michele Aiello
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
I am an Italian documentary filmmaker. My latest projects in development are documentary PRYVIT EUROPA (Boost IT Lab-TFL 2023) and short animated film MY PEACE CORPSE (Anidox:Lab 2024/2025). Among his past films, I directed and produced documentary Io Resto/My Place Is Here (Visions Du Réel 2021).Fetching...
Abel Aioanei
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Student
Company
European Academy of Diplomacy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A student at the European Academy of Diplomacy in Warsaw. Romanian and tech worker, have been living around this beautiful place we love Europe for the past seven years. Diplomacy and movies? Yes, as countries are like people, they have stories :)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...
Kine Aksdal
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
25 year old film student from Norway.Fetching...
Majid Al-Remaihi
Nationality
Qatar
Profession
Director
Bio
Majid Al-Remaihi is an award-winning artist and filmmaker from Doha, Qatar. His short film And Then They Burn the Sea was Qatar’s first at Locarno in 2021. He's enrolled at Le Fresnoy - Studio national. He is also a Film Programmer for the Doha Film Institute.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...
Elisabeth Sala Aldabo
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
International Promotion
Company
Catalan Films
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Born in Barcelona (1980), Elisabeth Sala graduated in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Barcelona and obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Visual Anthropology. In the past, she worked for SITGES-IFFF and D'A Film Festival Barcelona. In 2022, she joins Catalan Films.Fetching...
Alice Sunnelius Aldén
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Picky Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
ALICE SUNNELIUS ALDÉN (b.1998) is a Swedish documentary producer working at Picky Pictures. She is based in Stockholm and holds a BA in Journalism and Media Production from Linnaeus University alongside Film Studies from Lund University.Fetching...
Vanis Alfa
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
Promotion and Communication Manager
Company
Forum Film Dokumenter
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I joined Forum Film Dokumenter in 2022 as the Communications Manager and particularly interested in how storytelling through films connect with global and Southeast Asian social and cultural dynamics.Fetching...
Mohammed Alghadhban
Nationality
Iraq
Company Role
Institute Director
Company
Baghdad Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Founder of Rola productions company, selected in Cannes Makers Program in Cannes Film Festival 2024, worked as an Associate Producer of the Feature Fiction film BAGHDAD MESSI by Sahim Omar Khalifa 2023, and CO-Producer of the Feature Documentary film IMMORTALS by Maja Tschumi 2024.Fetching...
Shaan Ali
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Operations (Doc Film and Syria)
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Operations, compliance, legal, administrative and technical support to IMS programmes: Syria and Doc Film.Fetching...
Waad Alkateab
Nationality
Syria
Profession
Director
Bio
Waad Al-Kateab is a Syrian refugee filmmaker and activist. For Sama won a BAFTA and was Oscar-nominated. We Dare to Dream premiered at Tribeca 2023. Her latest film, Death Without Mercy, premiered at Sheffield 2024. She was named in Time100’s most influential people around the world.
Murad Allahverdi
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Profession
Director
Bio
Bachelor degree as a choreographer-director at the Academia Sussanna Beltrami (Milan, Italy) in 2009-2013. The winner of Kinolab program 2023 and Film Support Award of CineDoc Mentoring Program 2024 with “Kura”. The screenwriter of 6 fiction films and more than ten performances`.; After graduating from Baku Choreography Academy, education as a choreographer-director at the Academia Sussanna Beltrami (Milan, Italy) in 2009-2013. He works as an art director at Khazar University. His film "Kura” has been the winner of pitching programs of "KinoLab" 2023 as well as Film Support Award of CineDoc Mentoring Program 2024.Fetching...
Renaud Allilaire
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Society & Geopolitics - Documentaries
Company
France Télévision
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Renaud is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and at the French Embassy in Washington D.C. Program advisor at France 2, head of documentaries at France 4. Since 2019, Renaud commissions more than 130 films/series as the Director of Geopolitics for the whole group.
Sarah Almbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor of Film and Media
Company
Berlingske
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor of film and streaming at national Danish Newspaper BerlinskeFetching...
Inês Almodovar
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Lisbon in 1998, I studied Communication Sciences in the Nova University of Lisbon before earning a master in Cinema, Television and Multimedial Production at the University of Bologna, where I currently live. I made three short films, one of which was screened at Biografilm Festival 2022.Fetching...
Christina Alsing
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Produktionsselskab
Company
made in copenhagen
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Production Manager on the films below: Mr. Nobody against Putin (2025) The Nicest Men on Earth/Verdens Sødeste Mænd (2025) The Sound of Love Letters/Kærestebreve fra Thy (2025) The Mountains/Bjergene (2023) Theatre of Violence (2023)Fetching...
Peter Alsted
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Empty Chairs
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker, digital content producer and published author from Denmark. Co-founder of the production and distribution company Empty Chairs.Fetching...
Catherine Alvaresse
Nationality
France
Company Role
CEO
Company
KM
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alvaresse brings over two decades of industry expertise, most recently at France Télévisions where she was Director of Documentaries from 2019 to 2023. Alvaresse is known for her leadership. An active member of industry associations WCSFP. Since January 2024, Catherine has been the president of KM.Fetching...
Jim Ambrose
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jim Ambrose is a longtime intersex activist based in the United States.
Ahmed Amer
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
A multidisciplinary filmmaker with over 10 feature films premiering at Venice, Cannes and major festivals. A recent focus on production through A. A. Films, alongside writing and directing, includes projects funded and recognized by major institutions. Amer attended numerous workshops and labs.Fetching...
David Amiel
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
France Télévision
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Within France Télévisions, David Amiel is a commissioning editor for Documentaries in the Society & Geopolitics unit. His main current responsibility is managing the strand "25 Shades of Doc", home of high-end, compelling and creative documentaries from France and around the world, on all aspects.
Arzu Amjad
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
my name is arzu(they/he) im a nonbinary queer artist, working a lot with writing at the moment. i write about friendships and mental health and how humans need eachother to survive. i also am a part of a queer art collective/ exhibition platform called metamorphosis.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...
Debo Amon
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Studioknxx
Profession
Producer
Bio
Debo Amon is a creative producer working across literature, theatre and film. His work includes films such as: Chorus in Rememory of Flight (2023), In Praise of Still Boys (2021), and the award winning short documentary Ówàmbé (2022). He is currently producing his first feature documentary.; Debo Amon is a creative producer working across literature, theatre and film. His work includes films such as: Chorus in Rememory of Flight (2023), In Praise of Still Boys (2021), and the award winning short documentary Ówàmbé (2022). He is currently producing his first feature documentary.Fetching...
Andrés Bartos Amory
Nationality
Hungary
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Noon Films S.L.U.
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Noon Films is an award-winning independent production company based in Barcelona, Spain. We produce character-driven documentaries for an international audience.Fetching...
Christof Amrhein
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Prof. Dr. Christof Amrhein is head of the Department of Film & TV at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida. He is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Media and researches the topic of immersive media. Christof Amrhein is the scientific director and curator of the Mittweida Media Forum.
Iben Haahr Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
fru Tonefilm
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
The World is out of focus - The Life regarding Anton - My Love, the story about Poul & mai.Fetching...
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...
Heidi Kim Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary Film Commissioner
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Film Commissioner for short and documentary films at Danish Film Institute, supporting major and minor documentary Films.Fetching...
Steffen Andersen-Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Experienced Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the Entertainment & Media and Fine Arts Industry. Private and Public management and administration. Skilled in Digital Strategy, Communication, Broadcasting, Films, Cinemas, Newspapers and Advertising.Fetching...
Laura Graham Anderson
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in Denmark 1990. I'm a student at HDK-Valand - School of Art and Design where I study MFA in Film. I did a BA in Drama at Queen Mary, University of London. Since 2022, I've been co-organizer of Artfestival Næstved, a small festival for experimental art across digital & performative practices.Fetching...
Linus Andersson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lampray
Profession
Producer
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Peter Fällmar Andersson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Journalist, Culture
Company
Helsingborgs Dagblad/Sydsvenskan
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Culture journalist, Helsingborgs Dagblad/Sydsvenskan, Sweden.
Rafael Plaza Andrade
Nationality
Ecuador
Company Role
Film Critic, Journalist
Company
Fuera de Campo
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic writing for film magazine Fuera de Campo and also for different cultural publications in Ecuador, such as Ñawi, Recodo, Cámbrica and Tangente.Fetching...
Ainhoa Andraka
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO
Company
DOXA PRODUCCIONES
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
In charge of Doxa Producciones, she has focused on documentary cinema for more than a decade, producing, writing and editing films like Asier AND I, INLAND and FANTASIA. Her films screened at IFFR, SSIFF, CPH:DOX, FICX, Bafici and VdR. She directed CABEZA Y CORAZÓN (Europe Film Festival Award, FICX)Fetching...
Astrid Andreasen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer Student
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
Higher Education - Student
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.
Charlie Angela
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Al Jazeera English
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Charlie Angela, News Correspondent with the global News Channel, Al Jazeera English Television.
Federico Anselmi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Federico Anselmi has been involved in the European XR industry since 2018. He works for Immersive Tech Week, IFFR Pro CineMart, and XR4Europe. Federico at Immersive Tech Week is the coordinator of the IMPULSE Funding Market an accelerator programme that supports artists and startups.Fetching...
Misho Antadze
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Director
Bio
Misho Antadze is an Amsterdam-based Georgian film director focused on documentary. His directorial work has screened at IFFR, DocLisboa, Viennale, and more, earning the NETPAC Prize at Jeonju. His editing and writing contributed to a film that won the Cupra Filmmaker Award at Berlinale 2025.Fetching...
Simon Antoine
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Fifth Season
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
As part of FIFTH SEASON's acquisitions team, I specialize in sourcing exceptional scripted and non-scripted projects. Our focus includes distribution, financing, and production. Excited to connect with filmmakers at CPH:DOX festival, to discuss how we can help bring your films to a global audience.
Pietro Antoniotti
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Film Producer / Director - Italo Disco Legacy (2018) - Electronic Body Movie (2024)
Michelle Appelros
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Member of the Climate Story Lab team, and the art and intervention group: the Syndicate of Creatures! Working theoretically and artistically with exploring storytelling, climate justice, hope and imaginaries. Co-founder of the Degrowth Festival Copenhagen.Fetching...
Sopho Apriamashvili
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Director
Bio
Sopho Apriamashvili is a Tbilisi-based multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker with 10 years of experience. Formerly at Netgazeti, she now works at Radio Free Liberty (RFLE). With degrees from Shota Rustaveli University and GIPA.; Sopho Apriamashvili is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker with a decade of experience. She has spent four years as a reporter for Netgazeti, an independent Georgian media outlet, and is currently a fellow at RFE/RL Georgia. Holding degrees from Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University and GIPA, Sopho's work has earned multiple awards, including the Media for Equality Prize.Fetching...
Ethan Ara
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Writer. Recent graduate from Forfatterskolen, the Danish Academy of Creative Writing. Born in Aarhus, Denmark with Iranian roots.Fetching...
John Archer
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Hopscotch Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
John Archer runs Hopscotch Films. In 2024 our copro Life and Other Problems opened CPH:DOX, Bogancloch premiered in Locarno, and Janey in Glasgow, with other recent films in Sundance, Cannes, Venice, TIFF, & Telluride. Collaborations with Mark Cousins began two decades ago, before The Story of Film.; John Archer runs Hopscotch Films. In 2024 our copro Life and Other Problems opened CPH:DOX, Bogancloch premiered in Locarno, and Janey in Glasgow, with other recent films in Sundance, Cannes, Venice, TIFF, & Telluride. Collaborations with Mark Cousins began two decades ago, before The Story of Film.Fetching...
Camilla Arlien-Søborg
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Camilla Arlien graduated from the Documentary Program at the Danish Film School in 2019. She grew up in the Northwest district of Copenhagen and has a background in theater and circus. IF I DIE TODAY is Camilla's debut in long-form filmmaking.Fetching...
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...
Nazik Armenenakian
Nationality
Armenia
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Nazik Armenakyan is an award-winning Armenian photographer and founder of documentary photography centre 4Plus. Armenakyan’s focus is on social narratives, specifically relating to those on the margins of Armenian society.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...
Zara Arrehed
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Zara Arrehed is currently directing her documentary feature Matriarchy and is also working as an assistant producer on documentaries and fiction films such as; The Eukrainian by Viktor Nordenskiöld (nominated for CPH:Dox F:act Award 2025) and Madame Luna by Daniel Espinosa (IFFR, GFF 2024).Fetching...
Ugo Arsac
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Ugo Arsac is a digital and visual artist based in Marseille. Combining urban and human, mythology and anthropology, he produces films, installations, immersive experiences and graphic works. His work is regularly exhibited at national and international events.Fetching...
Massimo Arvat
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Zenit Arti Audiovisive
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eave and Eurodoc graduate. Founding member of the production company Zenit Arti Audiovisive. He has produced documentaries broadcast by major broadcasters and OTT and selected in major festivals (Cannes, Venice, IDFA, CPH:DOX). He is a member of the board of Eurodoc and IDS Accademy.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...
Anni Asikainen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Advisor on international promotion and cultural export of documentary films at the Finnish Film Foundation.Fetching...
Mark Atkin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Crossover Labs
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mark is a director of Crossover Labs: pioneers in the production and exhibition of XR in the UK. He curates the Inter:Active exhibition at CPH:DOX; Electric Dreams at Adelaide Fringe Festival, and public art at Silbersalz Science and Media Festival in Germany. As well as being the Head of Studies of the CPH:LAB he runs workshops around the world designed to empower the creative community to express themselves through digital technologies. Through Crossover Labs, he is responsible for training, funding, and markets with Immersive Arts, a new development programme for XR in the UK. He has produced 10 theatrically-released live cinema films and his award-winning immersive and interactive work has been exhibited at major arts institutions around the world, including The Barbican, arebyte, Royal Academy of Arts, V&A, MoMA, National Theatre, and Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam.
Amalie Atkins
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Amalie Atkins is a renowned multidisciplinary artist, blending film, performance, textiles, and photography. With numerous grants, awards, and global exhibitions, her work has been featured in major survey exhibitions and collections. Shot on 16mm film, Agatha's Almanac, is her first feature film.Fetching...
Quentin Auger
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Quentin Auger, a French veteran in CGI Animation and VFX, is the Co-Founder and Head of Innovation of Parisian studio DADA! Animation and an active member of "Creative Machines?", a francophone think tank studying the impacts of GenAI in the Animation, VFX and Gaming industries.Fetching...
Violeta Ayala
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Director
Company
United Notions Film
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Violeta is the first Quechua member of the Oscars. She weaves traditional storytelling with XR, VR, and AI, earning acclaim for documentaries such as La Lucha, Cocaine Prison, The Fight, The Bolivian Case, and Stolen, as well as immersive projects like Huk, The Jaguaress, Prison X, and Las Awichas.
Miram Ayoo
Nationality
Kenya
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Miriam is an impact strategist and cultural producer based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has over a decade’s experience working at the intersection of art and activism, and is currently serving as the Director of Strategy and Development of the Global Impact Producers Assembly (GIPA).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...
Palmyre Badinier
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lumina Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Graduated in international relations, Palmyre started producing art-house films in 2007 while in Palestine. Since 2017 she relocated in Switzerland, collaborating with Akka Films and Rita Productions. She recently cofounded Lumina Pictures. In parallel, Palmyre teaches production at HEAD - Geneva.Fetching...
Hannah Bush Bailey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film and Production Executive
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Hannah Bush Bailey works across the slate of films supported through the BFI Doc Society Fund. As an executive producer across shorts and feature length documentaries she supports filmmakers both in production and editorially.Fetching...
Maiken Baird
Nationality
Denmark
Bio
Maiken Baird is a Danish-American documentary film director and producer. Baird directed the film Venus and Serena and Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich for Netflix. Baird was an EP of the Academy Award-winning film Icarus. Baird has also Produced Tantura and Folktales which premieres at CPH 2025.; Maiken Baird is a Danish-American documentary film director and producer. Baird directed the film Venus and Serena and Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich for Netflix. Baird was an EP of the Academy Award-winning film Icarus. Baird has also Produced Tantura and Folktales which premieres at CPH 2025.
Eva Balaban
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Environmental Assessor
Company
A Greener Future
Profession
Consultant
Nivetha Balasubramaniam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Nivetha is an art student at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She is mainly interested in film and documentary.Fetching...
Zane Balcus
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Manager
Company
Baltic Sea Docs
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Zane Balčus is manager of coproduction pitching forum Baltic Sea Docs in Riga, Latvia. She has an extensive experience in management and curatorial fields in different cinema related organizations. She is also a freelance film critic, researcher, and co-author of several books on Latvian cinema.Fetching...
Ana Balentovic
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dark Riviera AB
Profession
Producer
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Søren Balle
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Professional Associations
Molli Balling-Hauge
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jeg hedder Molli og er 23 år gammel. Jeg er fra København, hvor min far, mor og søster bor, men jeg flyttede til aarhus for to år siden. Jeg bor i et kollektiv med min kæreste og fem venner. Jeg arbejder på Kunsthal Aarhus og går på DMJX på journalistik.Fetching...
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...
Patrick Alan Banfield
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director and Producer
Company
neuzeit Filmagentur
Profession
Producer
Bio
Patrick Alan Banfield is a video artist, film director and producer based in Berlin. Much of his work explores masculinity and self-awareness, moving intuitively between scientific categorisation and emotional subjectivity. Banfield's work moves in an elusive space between reality and fiction.Fetching...
Thor Bank
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
GotFat Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary producer and founding partner of GotFat Productions. Recent productions; "Witch" (CPH:DOX 2025) and "Intruders" (CPH:DOX 2023). Recent co-productions: "The Killing of a Journalist" (Final Cut For Real) and "The Dialogue Police" (Siren Films).Fetching...
Kirstine Barfod
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder and Film Producer
Company
Nordland Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kirstine Barfod, has produced notable projects like Black Snow (CPHDOX), The Cave (TIFF), Reunited (Hot Docs), The Magic Life of V (Sundance), and Ibrahim (TIFF). She's earned awards including an EMMY, a Peabody, and an Oscar nomination. In 2022, she founded Nordland Pictures in the United States.; Kirstine Barfod, has produced notable projects like Black Snow (CPHDOX), The Cave (TIFF), Reunited (Hot Docs), The Magic Life of V (Sundance), and Ibrahim (TIFF). She's earned awards including an EMMY, a Peabody, and an Oscar nomination. In 2022, she founded Nordland Pictures in the United States.Fetching...
Joslyn Barnes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co Founder, Chief Operating Officer
Company
Louverture Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Joslyn Barnes is a screenwriter and producer. She is a partner, co-founder, and President of Louverture Films.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...
Yagmur Basgul
Nationality
Türkiye
Company Role
Student
Company
Aalto University ELO Film School Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Yamur is a filmmaker/animator who is always fascinated by the beauty of the small things all around. Now, as a animation student in Aalto University, she is searching ways to tell the stories of these small details through her films.Fetching...
Kazz Basma
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Sales and Acquisitions
Company
Sideways Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Kazz Basma established Sideways Film – a world documentary sales agency – in 2010, and is regularly invited as an expert to various festivals, training programs and juries. The company specialises in world sales and distribution and occasionally partners at the project stage.Fetching...
Darya Bassel
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Darya Bassel is a renowned Ukrainian film producer active since 2013. In 2019, she co-founded Moon Man, producing acclaimed films including OUTSIDE at CPH:DOX 2022 and SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH at Venice 2024. She also acted as a co-producer on MY DEAR THEO at CPH:DOX 2024.
Poulomi Basu
Nationality
India
Company Role
Creator/Producer
Company
Just Another Production Company
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Poulomi Basu is an Indian neurodiverse artist/creator/producer known for her exploration of the interrelationship between systems of power and bodies through work that exists at the limits of art, technology and activism.Fetching...
Fie Christensen Bau
Company Role
Senior Associate Director
Company
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Nikki Baughan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Deputy Reviews Editor
Company
Screen International
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Nikki Baughan is the Deputy Reviews editor of Screen International and screendaily.com
Lotte Bech
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Lotte Bech. Filmmaker. Second-year student at Filmkunstskolen in Kabelvåg. Bachelor in moving images.
Péter Becz
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Director
Bio
Péter is a director and producer working with commercials, documentaries, narrative projects and music videos, based in Budapest. Péter completed his MA in documentary filmmaking at SZFE in Hungary and completed an MA in Film and Media at the University of Copenhagen. Board member of MADOKE.
Christian Beetz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO / Producer
Company
beetz brothers film production GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Beetz is the CEO of the German production house Gebrueder Beetz Film Production, which specialized in international co-productions since the very beginning and is operating under the umbrella of LEONINE Studios since Oct. 2022. He is an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated producer.Fetching...
Christian von Behr
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/RBB
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Christian von Behr works as Commissioning editor at the ARTE department of RBB, focusing on documentaries for ARTE's Society, Biography, Music and Pop Culture slots (90' and 52'). As public broadcaster for Berlin and Brandenburg, RBB is part of the ARD network and the European Culture Channel ARTE.
Federico Delpero Bejar
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Federico Delpero Bejar has been involved in documentary films production and post-production since 2010. He holds degree in Laws and a master in Creative Documentary, and has participated at the EuroDoc International training program for Creative Documentary Production.Fetching...
Mehdi Bekkar
Nationality
Morocco
Company Role
Senior Producer
Company
AL-Jazeera
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Producer
Bio
Mehdi Bekkar is a Senior Producer at Al Jazeera Documentary Channel. He has played a pivotal role in supervising diverse documentary productions across various themes, collaborating closely with production teams.Fetching...
Matthew Belen
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Matt Belen is a documentary film and news producer for BreakThrough Media, a non-profit media organization dedicated to independent, fact-based reporting and commentary on a diverse range of issues affecting the global movements for social justice.
Mary Bell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bofa Productions Limited
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of international feature documentarie, based in Scotland. Recent credits include A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, winner of the Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2024.Fetching...
Nabil Bellahsene
Nationality
Algeria
Company Role
Producer
Company
LES VALSEURS BORDEAUX
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nabil Bellahsene joined Les Valseurs in 2020, a multi-award-winning company founded by Justin Pechberty and Damien Megherbi. After studying cinema in Bordeaux, Santa Barbara and at Cuba's EICTV, Nabil became a specialist in the international co-production of TV and cinema documentaries.Fetching...
Kaleo La Belle
Nationality
Switzerland
Company
La Belle Film GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Born in 1973 in Maui, USA, with Swiss / American citizenship. Based in Zurich, Switzerland. Founder of LA BELLE FILM GmbH (2010). Award-winning productions include Beyond This Place and Rewind Forward. Emerging Producers 2024 alumnus and member of the Swiss Film Academy and EFA.Fetching...
Victor Cervantes Belmonte
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
A documentary director with deep ties to the world of sports, I see it as a lens to uncover compelling human stories. Through sports, I explore cultural, political, and social realities, using the field as a powerful medium to tell diverse, impactful narratives.
Aleksandr Belov
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A filmmaker from Russia residing is Sweden - lost between two worlds, exploring the boundaries of fiction and documentary filmmaking.Fetching...
Katie Bench
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Dogwoof is a leading sales agent, production company and theatrical distributor based in London.
Åse Marie Bendiksen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Acquisition Executive
Company
NRK
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
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Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Charlotte is the editor of Oscar nominated All That Breathes, which she also received an IDA Award for Best Editing, other titles includes Oscar shortlisted The Truffle Hunters and Cph:Dox 2025 titles Mistress Dispeller and Only On Earth.Fetching...
Lucía Benito
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Producer
Bio
In 2016, she founded "En Buen Sitio Producciones" together with Director of Photography Jokin Pascual. With this production company, they have already developed several feature films and short films, both documentary and fiction, receiving numerous awards at international festivals.Fetching...
Lawrence Bennett
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
No Ghost
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Lawrence Bennett, Creative Director & Co-Founder of Emmy Award-winning No Ghost, designs emotionally engaging interactive experiences in VR, AR, and Mixed Reality. Focused on storytelling and intuitive design, he creates narratives that empower users to discover, engage, and shape their own stories.Fetching...
Christian Bennett
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Executive Editor
Company
The Guardian
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Christian Bennett is Executive editor, visual journalism at the Guardian. He moved back to London after roles as head of video in Sydney and New York for the same organisation.Fetching...
Amy Berg
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Amy Berg is a critically acclaimed, Oscar and Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker. Her company, Disarming Films has been producing documentary features and docuseries for over a decade including DELIVER US FROM EVIL, WEST OF MEMPHIS, JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE and IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY.
Michael Berg
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
General Manager, United International Pictures, Universal/Paramount. Michael Berg has worked in the the theatre industry for almost 50 years. The last 26 years as Distributor at UIP.
Sarah Emilie Lilie Bergen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Researcher
Bio
I am a researcher and filmmaker working at the intersection of gender studies, film, writing and experimental research methodologies. I engage with innovative methods, including autoethnography, autotheory and audiovisual research.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...
Karin Berghammer
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
producer/director
Company
berg hammer film GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Karin has been working on national & international films as producer, HoD & production manager since 2001. She was educated at UCLA & Kaskeline Film Academy, Berlin and holds a master's degree in TV & Film Production from Danube University, Krems. She founded berg hammer film Ltd. in Vienna in 2018.; Karin has been working on national & international films as producer, HoD & production manager since 2001. She was educated at UCLA & Kaskeline Film Academy, Berlin and holds a master's degree in TV & Film Production from Danube University, Krems. She founded berg hammer film Ltd. in Vienna in 2018.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...
Isolde Martha Aniaka Berkqvist
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My artistic practice is based on cinematic and sculptural interpretations of what it means to be human, both within and beyond the commercial sphere, and how these forces shape our lives.Fetching...
Talia Bernstein
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Producer
Company
ALMA FILMS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Talia Bernstein is a Film & Television creative producer. Currently a partner and head producer at the veteran production company Alma Films, where she oversees the production and development of long form and series documentaries, formats, as well as feature films and drama series.
Tammes Bernstein
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of "Kærestebreve fra Thy", which has its world premiere at CPH:DOX. Studied Film Directing at the National Film and Television School in the UK.Fetching...
Hannah Berryman
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Directing documentaries, often arts and culture, usually past tense storytelling up to the present, using beautifully shot interviews, animation and reconstruction and archive.Fetching...
Marieke van den Bersselaar
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of Documentary Department
Company
Polar Star Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marieke van den Bersselaar is responsible for the international financing of documentaries by PSF and for the artistic guidance of the creative team during production. The combination of an unbridled passion and a broad set of language skills provide the right framework for our projects.Fetching...
Anna Berthollet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Lightdox
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Working in documentary sales and distribution since 2015, now Anna oversees all activities at Lightdox, with special care for Theatrical and Impact Distribution, as well as Acquisitions.Fetching...
Jella Bethmann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
Achtung Film
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Copenhagen based director, editor and producer of documentary film & series.
Thomas Beyer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor - documentary
Company
MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Thomas Beyer is the commissioning editor for feature-length documentaries at Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. MDR is a member of the ARD network of public broadcasters in Germany. MDR broadcasts its own television programmes and also contributes to Das Erste and ARTE.Fetching...
Igor Bezinovic
Nationality
Croatia
Profession
Director
Bio
Igor Bezinović is a filmmaker born in Rijeka, which is now part of Croatia, but at that time belonged to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, before that partly the Kingdom of Italy and partly the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (and before that the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), before that the Free State of Fiume, before that the Italian Regency of Carnaro, before that Austria-Hungary… His films include The Blockade (Oktavijan prize for best Croatian documentary in 2012), Veruda (Oktavijan prize for best Croatian documentary in 2015) and A Brief Excursion (Big Golden Arena prize for best Croatian feature in 2017), along with many shorts of all shapes and sizes. His work has been shown internationally at events including IFF Rotterdam, DOK Leipzig, IDFF Jihlava, CPH:DOX, Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Venice Biennale of Architecture (with Hrvoslava Brkušić for Pulska grupa), Museum of the Moving Image and the Guanajuato IFF. He graduated in film directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and in Philosophy, Sociology and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb.Fetching...
Riccardo Biadene
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Founder / Producer
Company
Kama Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Riccardo Biadene is a documentary film director. He founded of the production company "Kama Productions" in 2016. He has directed 4 films and produced 9 films so far. He also has experience in theatrical distribution in Italy.Fetching...
Danny Biancardi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Graduating at National Film School of Documentary. From 2020 to 2023 he collaborates with Stefano Savona on the documentary “Le Mura of Bergamo”, presented at the 73rd Berlinale, Encounters section. Is co-founder and member of “La Bandita”, a collective of authors based in Palermo.Fetching...
Kristine Bielefeldt
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director. Studying at the independent filmschool DOKTRIN.Fetching...
Barbara Biemann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning editor
Company
NDR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of NDR documentary films.Fetching...
Hanne Biermann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Festivals & Marketing Manager
Company
Film Harbour
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Film Harbour distributes creative docs from around the globe for which we see a potential on the international market. The films in our catalogue are very diverse in style and content, but they all have one thing in common: we are convinced of their high artistic quality and strong relevance.Fetching...
Mette Bihl
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Filmværkstedet Odense
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Mette Bihl has a cand.mag. in Media Studies and subsequently many years of experience as a producer and director of mainly documentaries. In 2017 I became the CEO of Odense Film Workshop. The work has taken me around many festivals - both as a jury and as a presenter. Talent development is the focus.
Line Bilenberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Publicist / Owner
Company
Line Bilenberg PR
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Line Bilenberg is a publicist based in Denmark, representing various films of this year's programme.Fetching...
Alex Billington
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder and Film Reviewer
Company
FirstShowing.net
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
A movie lover covering film festivals worldwide with a focus on the theatrical experience and vital, groundbreaking cinema. Always excited to discover the next great films and filmmakers, always on the ground at festivals watching more. Founder and reviewer of the US based publication FirstShowing.net.
Ann Sophie W. Birkenes
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Information Adviser
Company
Creative Europe - MEDIA Desk Norway
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Ann-Sophie W. Birkenes' job is Information Adviser at the Creative Europe MEDIA Desk in Norway. 2008-2022 she was project manager at Nordisk Film & TV Fond and 2000-2008 secretary and cinema coordinator at the Norwegian Film Institute. She studied English and Film & Television Science.Fetching...
Francesco Bizzarri
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
President & Director
Company
Visioni dal Mondo
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Founder and director of the International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo-Milan. The festival takes place sept 12-15 and organizes also an Industry Forum with Project's pitching Contest, one on one meetings, workshops, roundtables, panels.Fetching...
Katrine Danielle Bjaarnø
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Project Officer
Company
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Katrine is Project Officer at EU’s Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark located at the Danish Film Institute (DFI) in Copenhagen. The Creative Europe MEDIA Desk offers information and advise to the audiovisual industries in regards of EU-funding.Fetching...
Jeppe Østergaard Bjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jeppe Østergaard Bjerg is an artist based in Aarhus (DK) that works primarily with video, text, music and performance, talking about the politics of sound and images in an essayistic manner. He also hosts a the radio station spRadio and founded the online exhibition space clusterrealm.io.Fetching...
Kalle Bjerkø
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Kalle Bjerkø is educated in dramaturgy with further specialization in film/TV and has written and directed several films and TV productions. He has served as producer, screenwriter, director, editor, and composerFetching...
Lukas Bjerre
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
BA student in Geoscience at Aarhus University and autodidact documentary filmmaker with an interest in communicating complex scientific issues with an interdisciplinary approach.Fetching...
Lasse Bjerre
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Editor at TV 2 Denmark.
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...
Tuva Björk
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Tuva is a hybrid filmmaker from Helsinki and has an MFA in Artistic Film Directing as well as a BFA in Fine Arts from HDK-Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg. Her debut feature film Unanimal as well as her short documentary Fear Fokol are both premiering at CPH:DOX 2025.Fetching...
Pauline Black
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Lead singer of The Selecter since 1979, author of 2-Tone memoir ‘Black By Design’ and film-maker: co-Writer & Executive Producer of feature documentary ‘Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story’
Sally Blake
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
CAPA PRESSE
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sally Blake's films, specializing in the arts and the environment, have won top prizes at Jackson Wild, have premiered at festivals including Venice International Film Festival, TIFF, SWSW, Telluride and Hot Docs, and have been broadcast on most major channels and platforms.Fetching...
Dorian Blanc
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Rétroviseur Productions
Profession
Producer
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Jérôme Blesson
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
La Belle Affaire Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jérôme Blesson is the founder and producer from La Belle Affaire Productions, a film production company based in Montpellier and Paris, France. He produced and coproduced 30 short and 5 feature films, mainly in international coproduction, selected in festivals such as Cannes, Venice or Rotterdam.Fetching...
Tom Bleyaert
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Buyer Documentaries and Factual
Company
VRT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Tom Bleyaert has a degree in Political and Social Sciences and in Media and Communication Sciences. Since 2001, he has been responsible for the acquisition of documentaries at VRT, the public broadcaster of the Flemish community in Belgium.Fetching...
Anne Marte Blindheim
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dox Division
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and writer behind Facing War. Working for Dox Division in Oslo.
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...
Marloes Blokker
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commissioning Editor Documentaries
Company
NTR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning Editor for Dutch Public Broadcaster NTR. Internationally NTR is represented by Nathalie Windhorst. In the long standing strand The Hour of the Wolf, NTR yearly broadcasts around 10-12 international documentairies on Arts&Culture that resonate with a Dutch audience.
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...
Aya Al Blouchi
Nationality
Qatar
Company Role
Doha Film Festival Programmer/ Youth Programmes Specialist
Company
Doha Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Aya Al Blouchi has honed her passion for film through her involvement in curating for film festivals since 2009. She currently leads the film programming for the inaugural Doha Film Festival, building on the legacy of the Ajyal Film Festival.Fetching...
James Blue
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer | Owner
Company
Storyboard Studios
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
James Blue is executive producer and co-owner of Storyboard Studios, creating compelling documentaries and unscripted series. He’s driven by a passion for powerful storytelling, real-world impact, and bold, thought-provoking content that resonates with global audiences.Fetching...
William Board
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
After completing a master in artistic direction of european cultural projects, I have worked for 3 years as a production and distribution manager at DARK EUPHORIA where I work with artists on a daily basis to develop and carry out projects and oversee the entire production and distribution chain.Fetching...
Natália Bocanera
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Editor-in-chief
Company
Coletivo Critico
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Natália Bocanera is cofounder, editor-in-chief, film critic and columnist representing Coletivo Crítico brazilian press vehicle. Also a lawyer focusing on racial and gender issues. For three continuous years writing film reviews and essays periodically for the website Coletivo Crítico.Fetching...
Michael Bodnarchuk
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Producer
Bio
Over the past three decades, Michael Bodnarchuk has carved a niche as an award-winning storyteller chronicling the struggles of sometimes marginalized men and women as they battle against nature, society and themselves. Mike is delighted and proud as hell to bring Everest Dark to CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Jip Walther Boer
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Film Editor
Company
JWB Filmeditor
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Dutch film editor based in Copenhagen, working worldwide.Fetching...
Urias Boerleider
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commisioning Editor
Company
VPRO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning editor at the documentary departement at the VPRO since november 2024.Fetching...
Anna M. Bofarull
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO
Company
Kaboga art & films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Barcelona-based writer, director and producer Anna M. Bofarull focuses on fiction features and documentaries. With 5 films, her work has been screened and awarded at festivals worldwide, including Montréal, Málaga, Sao Paulo, Thessaloniki, Valladolid, Reykjavik, London KFF and Gijón.Fetching...
Jenny Bohnhoff
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
International Sales & Operations Manager
Company
MetFilm Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
MetFilm Sales offers to producers a full-service representation, from packaging and pitching of projects, to help with raising finance and pre-sales, to festival strategy and its implementation, marketing advice, and finally worldwide sales of all distribution rights across a multitude of media.Fetching...
Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of Danish slacker-scifi "The Great Glitch" and the doucmentary series "Another World" - about virtual worlds.Fetching...
Vera Lana Bolin
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Content editor at the Swedish public service television.Fetching...
Dawn Bonder
Nationality
United States
Company Role
CEO
Company
The deNovo Initiative
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Dawn founded The deNovo Initiative, a private foundation, to support storytellers who challenge our conceptions, opinions, and beliefs; propelling their stories as catalysts for building empathy and changing hearts and minds. She loves people who make her laugh and think!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...
Katarzyna Boniecka
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Kasia Boniecka is a Polish award-winning film editor and documentary consultant based in Paris. Her documentary films have been screened and awarded in numerous prestigious international film festivals including: Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, Dok Leipzig, Locarno, Hot Docs. She is a EFA member.Fetching...
Kathryn Bonnici
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Acquisitions & Development
Company
Java Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Kathryn has worked in documentary distribution since 2002. At Java, her responsibilities include developing and sourcing documentaries from independent producers, heading the feature documentaries & development department and handling pre-sales.Fetching...
Plamen Bontchev
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
DoP, Script
Company
Arthouse Blockbusters
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
A research based multi award winning visual artist, photographer and filmmaker. He has produced a solid body of interdisciplinary projects, which explore the social impact of digital technologies. "The Sinner" is Plamen's second project in development as a producer for Arthouse Blockbusters.Fetching...
Carina Bordewich
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Buyer
Company
NRK
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
I've been at NRK since 2006, working with co-productions, pre-buys, and acquisitions. I specialize in finding top-notch content worldwide. My goal is to bring the best international content to our online and linear viewers. I carefully select compelling stories across genres that resonate with our diverse audience. By curating strategically, I enrich our programming with innovative storytelling. NRK, Norway’s main public broadcaster, strengthens democracy, enriches culture, and unites Norwegians by enlightening, informing, and entertaining all.
David Borenstein
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
David Borenstein is a multi-award winning film and TV director. His feature titles include Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025), Can’t Feel Nothing (2024), and Dream Empire (2016). He has a background as a journalist, Chinese interpreter, and touring saxophonist in China's first ska-punk band.Fetching...
Octavia Bormann
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Octavia Bormann is a Copenhagen-based self-taught film producer with experience as a producer assistant on three international Netflix productions and numerous short films. Her first feature, Love, Z, premieres at this year's CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Sarah Born
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sarah Born iss specialized in quality feature films, documentaries and high-end drama. Based in Switzerland, she not only focuses on telling great stories in unique ways but also on producing commercially viable feature films and ambitioned documentaries for the global marketplace.Fetching...
Annelie Boros
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Annelie Boros studied at HFF Munich. Her films MARS CLOSER and FUCK WHITE TEARS were screened at international festivals (s.a. Visions du Réel, DOK Leipzig) and won numerous awards. Her film F32.2 was nominated for the Student Academy Award. THE TENDER REVOLUTION is shown at FIFDH and CPH:DOX 2025.Fetching...
Anna Ofelia Ørum Borregaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Guest Office Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Works with production of documentary films and series.Fetching...
Paul Bouchard
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director of Acquisitions & Business Development
Company
Diversion
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
With over a decade of experience in the film industry and international sales, Paul Bouchard has dedicated his career to supporting innovative storytelling. In 2018, he joined Diversion Cinema to develop and lead its international VR distribution department, driven by a passion for exploring the possibilities of immersive media.Fetching...
Catherine Boucher
Nationality
France
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Project manager at the documentary support department of the french National Centre for Cinema (CNC)Fetching...
Lazaros Boudakidis
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Head of XR/Immersive
Company
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival head of XR program.Fetching...
Vassily Bourikas
Nationality
Greece
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Film curator, cineaste and lecturer specializing in experimental film and moving image art. He has curated numerous festival sections and screenings like Oberhausen (2015 to 2024), Documenta 14, Viennale, the Thessaloniki Film Festival and others. Currently based in Athens.Fetching...
Melen Bouëtard
Nationality
France
Company Role
TV & Inflight Sales
Company
The Party Film Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Melen Bouëtard joined The Party Film Sales in 2020 where he works as sales manager. In the company, Melen Bouëtard works more specifically at the TV department, dealing with sales and documentary acquisitions.Fetching...
Manon Bovenkerk
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
near/by film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Manon Bovenkerk is the founder and producer of near/by film, focussing on creative documentary, artists film and formally exceptional, author-driven fiction, bringing to light underexposed stories and experiences. Her aim is to support independent artistic filmmaking that cross genres and formats.Fetching...
Frederik Bové
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film critic
Company
POV (Point of View)
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Frederik Bové is a freelance film critic for the Danish publication POV.international.Fetching...
Rachel Boynton
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Boynton Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rachel Boynton produced and directed the feature-length documentaries Big Men, Our Brand Is Crisis, and Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are). Currently she is working on a feature documentary about disinformation and online hate and their effect on democracies worldwide. She is a member AMPAS.Fetching...
Ida Braae
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Ida Braae (she/her) and I live in Aarhus (Denmark). I am a student at the Jutland art academy on my first year.Fetching...
Simone Bracci
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Executive director
Company
GLIM Creative
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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...
Nick Bradshaw
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Sight & Sound
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance film critic, specialising in cinematic documentary, covering the festival for Sight&Sound.
Alexis Brancaz
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
From France, Alexis Brancaz is currently a Master Student at The Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, Germany, he previously received his bachelor at the Royal Academy of the Art Antwerp, Belgium. He have been exhibiting and presenting film in various institution and city, from Paris to Reykjavik.Fetching...
Hannah Brandes
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a multidisciplinary artist exploring intimacy, solitude, and memory through photography and video. Using light, shadow, and composition, I create reflective, evocative visuals that tell nuanced stories of human connection.Fetching...
Susanne Brandstätter
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Susanne Brandstätter Filmproduktion e.U.
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Susanne Brandstaetter is a filmmaker/producer based in Vienna, Austria. She was born and grew up in L.A., worked for Austrian broadcaster ORF from ‘83 to 02’, became an independent filmmaker and producer in ‘02. Her work often explores the consequences of power in social and political contexts.Fetching...
Ingebjørg Aarhus Braseth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Programmer and Industry Liason
Company
Bergen International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ingebjørg Aarhus Braseth is a programmer and industry liason at Bergen international film festival. Focus areas include Norwegian films and film makers, as well as hosting professional and social industry events alongside the audience festival.Fetching...
Dorte Høeg Brask
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Reeftv
Profession
Producer
Bio
Dorte is an experienced filmmaker for 20 years. She was commissioning editor at; DFI (2010-15), DR (2015-18), TV2 (2018-22) and behind +50 award winning documentaries. She is a recognized filmteacher and producer of; "A Glimpse of Heaven" (2008), "Did You?" (2024), "Almost Adult"(2025), "The Coil Case" (2025).; Dorte is an experienced filmmaker for 20 years. She was commissioning editor at; DFI (2010-15), DR (2015-18), TV2 (2018-22) and behind +50 award winning documentaries. She is a recognized filmteacher and producer of; "A Glimpse of Heaven" (2008), "Did You?" (2024), "Almost Adult"(2025), "The Coil Case" (2025).Fetching...
Johanna Bratel
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Tidningen Arkitekten
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Johanna is a landscape architect and writer exploring urban planning through the lens of power, ecology, and social justice. Their work examines how landscapes shape and reflect political structures and resistance.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...
Thomas Breinholt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Fakta & Udviklingschef
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
faktachef at TV 2 Denmark.
Helga Brekkan
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Film consultant
Company
Icelandic Film Centre
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Film Consultant Documentaries.Fetching...
Rasmus Brendstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Programmer at Cinemateket, organiser of Latin Am Film Festival and Arabian Nights. Freelance film critic.
Henriette Bretton-Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Curator, Interim Director
Company
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Henriette Bretton-Meyer is a curator at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. She has co-curated the current exhibition with Banu Cennetoğlu (with Katarina Stenbeck), in recent years solo shows have included Francis Upritchard, Thao Nguyen Phan, Jeremy Deller, Cao Fei, Mohamed Bourouissa, Laure Prouvost.
Jesper Kirkeby Brevik
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Festival Producer
Company
Bergen International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Producer and Senior Programmer for the Bergen International Film Festival in Norway, focusing on climate, human rights and educational documentaries.Fetching...
Claudia Bridgens
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Claudia is an analyst currently living in London. She holds a BA in History of Art and Visual Anthropology from the University of Leeds and the University of Copenhagen.Fetching...
Anne-Kathrin Brinkmann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ZDF
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Kathrin Brinkmann is a Senior Commissioning Editor for ZDF/ARTE. Within the editorial department “ZDF/ARTE Culture and Music”, she mostly co-produces documentary films for the ARTE documentary slots: Visual Arts, Culture, Music, Pop-Culture, Cinema Documentary and La Lucarne.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...
Rasmus Kloster Bro
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Forperson / Chairperson
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Vice-chair of Danish Directors Union. Director, Screenwriter Researcher and guest-teacher at the National Danish Film School.
Stefanie Brockhaus
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Stefanie studied film in London and in Munich. She has produced and directed several feature documentaries and short films. Her work has screened at international film festivals worldwide and she has won numerous awards. Stefanie currently works as an independent filmmaker in Marseille.Fetching...
Simone van den Broek
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Documentary Film Consultant
Company
Netherlands Film Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Within the film fund Simone focuses on feature length documentaries. With her company Basalt Film she produced socially relevant and artistically high-quality documentaries. She participated Eurodoc, EAVE, EAVE marketing and Dok.Incubator.Fetching...
Claus Brondbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional, Director
Bio
Documentary filmmaker and film trailer editor with a base in Copenhagen. Curious to meet and connect with other documentary filmmakers.Fetching...
Kathrin Bronnert
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning editor in the NDR/ARTE department since 2006.
Eli Brown
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Journalist
Company
D-word.com
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eli Brown is a documentary producer/editor, who has written extensively for the professional documentary community through posts on The D-Word (http://www.d-word.com/), DocumentaryTelevision.com, Filmmaker.com and DV Magazine. He also produces documentaries at Burst Films.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...
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...
Sepp R. Brudermann
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Producer/Editor/Co-Writer
Company
Spiraleye Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Filmmaker (Producer, Director, Writer, Editor) 2020 Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (Producer, Co-Writer, Editor).; Filmmaker (Producer, Director, Writer, Editor) 2020 Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (Producer, Co-Writer, Editor).Fetching...
Raffaele Brunetti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
CEO
Company
B&B FILM
Profession
Producer
Bio
RAFFAELE BRUNETTI is a director, producer and CEO of B&B Film. Multi-award-winner, he is a member of the Foreign Press Association, was vice-president of Doc/it and served on the board of EDN. In 2005 he conceived the IDS, the Italian documentary film showcase, of which he was, director.Fetching...
Signe Bruntse
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Premium documentary acquisitions.
Anders Bruus
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Documentaries
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anders Bruus is Commissioning Editor for DR and has worked with international documentaries and factual programming at DR since 2008. Anders Bruus is the Editor of award-winning feature-documentary strand Dokumania and is commissioning series and single docs for a broad streaming audience.
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...
Zaina Bseiso
Nationality
Jordan
Company Role
Senior Programmer, CIFF & Artist Programs
Company
Points North Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Zaina Bseiso is a filmmaker, educator, and curator who serves as Senior Programmer at Points North Institute and co-founded Bahia Collective. She's on LA Filmforum's programming board and completing her debut feature Todo Lo Sólido. Bseiso holds an MFA in Film and Video from CalArts.Fetching...
Johan Buch
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Currently studying at Malmö Art Academy. Grew up in western Jutland, lives in Copenhagen. Works with photography and film.Fetching...
Claudia Bucher
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of THEMA & Geopolitics
Company
ARTE G.E.I.E
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of THEMA and Geopolitics ARTE G.E.I.E. since January 2013. THEMA investigates current political, socio-economic, environmental, and public health issues. The GEOPOLITICS-slot observes and analyses the accelerating changes in a world of globalization.Fetching...
Anders Budtz-Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Kommunikationsmedarbejder, digital
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Communication Manager at the Danish Film Institute.
Laurence Buelens
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Producer
Company
Rayuela Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rayuela Productions is an independent Brussels-based company specializing in creative documentaries and auteur cinema. Selected for major festivals, our films explore the impact of politics on the intimate. We collaborate with diverse, passionate authors, fostering lasting creative relationships.Fetching...
Tobias Sebastian Bundgård
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
The National Film School of Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Currently enrolled Producer-student at the National Film School of Denmark.
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...
Alice Burgin
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Industry
Company
Visions du Réel
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Alice Burgin is the Head of Industry at Visions du Réel, having worked for two decades with film festivals and markets around the world. Prior to this, she was the CEO/Conference Director of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).Fetching...
Marina Burić
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Senior Producer Markets
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Marina Burić is a Senior Markets Producer at the IDFA. She used to run the industry section at ZagrebDox IFF. Before moving to event production, she worked as a distribution and exhibition coordinator and a cinema manager for Restart, a Zagreb-based production and distribution company.Fetching...
Caitlin Mae Burke
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Production & Development
Company
Sandbox Films
Bio
An Emmy-winning producer and Oscar-shortlisted EP, Caitlin brings 15+ years of producing experience to her work as Head of Production & Development at Sandbox. She’s an inaugural inductee into DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40, Berlinale Talents alumna, and member of the Television Academy’s Documentary branch.Fetching...
Matthew Burke
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, Sales
Company
Submarine Entertainment
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Matt Burke oversees global sales efforts at Submarine along with working as a producer and EP on individual titles.Fetching...
Håvard Bustnes
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
UpNorth Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Håvard Bustnes, a director/producer and founding partner of UpNorth Film. His films have screened at over 100 festivals and broadcast worldwide on major TV networks.Fetching...
Andreas Bøcher
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmschool student at The National Danisk Film school.Fetching...
Magnus Tombre Bøhn
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
chimera as
Profession
Director
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Signe Bøhnsvig
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Promoting independent music since 2010.
David Bassa Cabanas
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Director del Departament de Documentals de 3Cat
Company
3Cat (TV3)
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director del Departament de Documentals de 3Cat.Fetching...
Claire Mc Cabe
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Pipedream Productions Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Claire is a producer based in Dublin. She produces documentaries, live action films and TV drama. Most recently, she produced the feature documentary, Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story, for SOS Productions, which had its World Premiere at TIFF in 2024.Fetching...
Paul Cadieux
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Filmoption International
Profession
Producer
Bio
Paul Cadieux, a leading Canadian film and TV producer, boasts a Genie Award for Best Motion Picture and two Oscar Nominations for Les Triplettes de Belleville. Over three decades, he's managed major projects from children’s animation to documentaries in English and French.Fetching...
Laure Caillol
Nationality
France
Company Role
head of acquisitions
Company
Haut et Court Distribution
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Haut et Court Distribution is an independent distribution company based in France. In 30 years, we released around 300 films, among which one documentary per year such as CITIZENFOUR by Laura Poitras and La Panthère des neiges by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier.Fetching...
Michaela Cajkova
Nationality
Slovakia
Company Role
CEO & Founder
Company
Filmotor
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Head of Filmotor, responsible for acquisitions & sales. We pick around seven feature documentaries per year. Apart from this we offer festival & PR services.Fetching...
Greg Cambielli
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Distributor Assistant
Company
Varicoloured OÜ
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Giulia Campagna
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
ZaLab Film s.r.l.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Zalab Film is an award-winning production and distribution company based in Padova and Rome (Italy). Zalab produces compelling creative docs for an international audience, with a social and political nerve. The company is run by producers/directors A. Segre, S. Collizzolli, and G, Campagna.Fetching...
Mira Campau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Aarhus University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
MA student in Directing Documentary at Stockholm University of the Arts. Currently finishing my graduation film and looking for doc recommendations and new connections!Fetching...
Irene Campolmi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Irene Campolmi is a curator and researcher currently serving as Senior Curator at MAPS – Museum of Art in Public Spaces in Denmark and Curator of the Art & Science Initiatives at DARK, The Cosmology Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. Her curatorial practice explores movement and time through exhibitions, performances, and festivals, often challenging colonial binaries in art history and visual power structures. Campolmi has worked extensively as a freelance curator and researcher with international and Danish art institutions. In 2021, she was awarded the Bikuben Foundation’s Vision Exhibition Award together with Copenhagen Contemporary (CC) for Yet, it Moves!, which opened in 2023 at CC and throughout Copenhagen’s urban spaces. From 2019 to 2023, she served as Head of the Art Program and Curator at Enter Art Fair, while also curating exhibitions at museums and festivals worldwide, including TANK Museum of Contemporary Art (Shanghai), Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh), Plug In ICA (Winnipeg), The Power Plant (Toronto), Musée d’Art de Joliette, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul, MAAT (Lisbon), and Walk&Talk (Azores). In Copenhagen, she collaborated with Kunsthal Charlottenborg on major exhibitions in 2018, 2019, and 2023, as well as with Copenhagen Contemporary in 2019. As Senior Curator at Creator Projects in 2021, she co-curated the performance festival Art in a Day. Campolmi holds an MA in Art History and Museology from the University of Florence and has conducted research at the Max Planck Institute.
Daniel Cantagallo
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Vice President / Sales & Acquisition
Company
Cargo Film & Releasing
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Daniel Cantagallo is the Vice President of Cargo Film & Releasing, a boutique sales agent, distributor and executive producer of documentary films.Fetching...
Maria Colomer Canyelles
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Programming and Artistic Co-Director
Company
DocsBarcelona
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Head of Programming and Artistic Co-Director of DocsBarcelona, she began her career at The Why Foundation, producing Why Stories, which was broadcast in over 100 countries. She is the co-founder of the documentary production company Glia Films and a producer for Nanouk Films.Fetching...
Pau Vall Capdet
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Pau Vall Capdet is a Catalan filmmaker and producer. He is an executive Producer and Director of Photography of THE IMMINENT AGE (2024, 80’). He has worked as Head of Programming of the u22 Film Festival. He is graduated in Audiovisual Communication at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, 2021).
Magnus Cappelen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film programmer
Company
Sølvberget Cinematek
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Film programmer/curator for Stavanger Cinematheque/ Kapittel festival.Fetching...
Andrea Capranico
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Documentary Director/Producer focused on observational documentaries in Asia and Europe. After award-winning “The Undertaker” and “The Landscape within”, currently shooting "The Execution of Mata Hari", “The Great ALVIS” and “Summoned”, while wrapping post-production of "There was and there wasn't”.Fetching...
Matthew Carey
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Documentary Editor
Company
Deadline
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Matthew Carey serves as Documentary Editor at Deadline, specializing in coverage of the nonfiction film landscape. Previously, he served as senior producer at CNN, based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, Documentary magazine and NBCNews.com.
Reece Cargan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bombito Productions Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Reece is a BAFTA nominated and RTS award winning producer and founder of production companies ‘Bombito productions’& ‘Randan’. Reece – as his slate attests, is passionate about working with and turning up the volume of queer talent, with a focus on intersectional LGBTQIA+ stories & voices.Fetching...
Natalie Caricato
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Programmer
Company
Lighthouse International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I am the Senior Programmer for Lighthouse International Film Festival, which will have its 17th edition June 4-8, 2025 on beautiful Long Beach Island, New Jersey, USA. I also am the Director of our year round Lighthouse International Film Society.Fetching...
Dani Carlaw
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Screen Scotland
Company
Creative Scotland
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
As Head of Unscripted, Screen Scotland, Dani supports the unscripted film and TV sector; from talent development to supporting producers and production companies with financing for theatrical documentaries and TV. Dani is also a tutor for Documentary Campus, and Chair of BAFTA Scotland.Fetching...
Jon Bang Carlsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Writer, Director, Producer
Company
C&C Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Realising that the real world and the fantasy world are Siamese twins I started doing what I called “staged documentaries “ after film school. Reality wears a mask and the role of the filmmaker is simply to find a way to get behind that mask and make the camera see what it cannot see. That's tough!Fetching...
Carl Emil Carlsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Artist
Bio
Carl Emil creates interactive mixed-reality experiences exploring the sensory potential of generative algorithms and their application in live performance and visual music. He works closely with composers and musicians to investigate new forms of interplay between sound and computational animation.
Jean-Christoph Caron
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ZDF
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Jean-Christoph Caron is Head of Documentaries at ZDF for the European public service channel ARTE at the commissioning unit for geopolitics & contemporary history. JC loves films that provide lessons from history or a deeper understanding of politics, including spin-off ideas for Social Media.Fetching...
Merit Jensen Carr
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Producer, CEO
Company
Merit Motion Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
For over 35 years Merit Motion Pictures has produced award-winning documentary films and series in partnership with BBC, ARTE, ZDF, FranceTV, CBC, Smithsonian Channel, National Geographic & BlueAnt Media. MMP producer, Merit Jensen Carr, is past recipient of the HotDOCS Don Haig Award for Producing.Fetching...
Arianna Castoldi
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Documentary Sales
Company
Mediawan Rights
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Arianna has a twelve year experience in Documentary sales having previously served as sales executive at Wide House and Upside Distribution. In 2016 ago she joins Mediawan Rights where she spearheads the documentary division focusing on sales, financing and co-production of both Feature and TV docs.Fetching...
Camilo Cavalcanti
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Producer
Bio
Camilo Cavalcanti is a creative producer and director. He signs as Executive Producer for Cannes Un Certain Regard 2019 winner “Invisible Life”. Among others, Camilo has produced the awarded docs Barretão, Peréio, I Hate You and Belchior - Just a Wild Heart, this last one also his debut as director.Fetching...
Itzel Martínez del Cañizo
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
General Director
Company
Ambulante
Profession
Festival / Market
Sibil Cekmen
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Director
Bio
Academic and filmmaker. Her research focuses primarily on political and activist documentary cinema (feminisms, LGBTIQ+ struggles, ecological struggles, labor struggles, otherness, memory, and exile), the cinemas of Turkey, and the representation of borders and immigrants in audiovisual media.Fetching...
Uldis Cekulis
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
VFS Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Uldis Cekulis has worked on almost 50 creative documentaries, 3 animations and one fiction as a producer and sometimes as a cameraman. Many of his produced or coproduced films have received prestigious awards, such as Shanghai IFF Golden Goblet and Karlovy Vary IFF Crystal Globe.Fetching...
Monica Celeste
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Director
Bio
Mónica Celeste is a Helsinki-based Finnish-Costa Rican filmmaker and artist whose work explores boundaries in the more-than-human world. In their practice, they explore, blur and uncover the edges and layerings of social, cultural, ecological, and economic systems to find rearrangements.Fetching...
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...
Rory Challands
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Correspondent
Company
Al Jazeera English
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
TV news correspondent for Al Jazeera English.Fetching...
Barbora Chalupová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Director
Bio
Her greatest achievement is the film CAUGHT IN THE NET with over 570.000 admissions in Czech cinemas. The film premiered at CPH:DOX. Her other successes are THE LAW OF LOVE, or documentary TV series UNDER A DISTRAINT ORDER: HOW DEBTS ARE CREATED, which was nominated for PRIX EUROPE 2023.; Barbora Chalupová is a prominent screenwriter and director of the emerging generation in Czechia. Her most notable film is "Caught in the Net" (co-dir. V. Klusák), which became the most-watched documentary in Czech history with over 570k admissions. The film premiered at CPH:DOX and was distributed globally. Her projects often address social issues and the impact of the internet on modern society.Fetching...
Olivia Chamby-Rus
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Olivia is a documentary film director. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2015. Her graduation film was nominated for the Danish Robert Award. This year, her debut feature Wolfland is premiering at CPH:DOX and is nominated in the NORDIC:DOX competition.
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...
Michael Adhy Chandra
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
Database Program Director
Company
Forum Film Dokumenter
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Currently serves as Database Program Director at FFD which responsible for the development of filmdokumenter.id, a database platform which focuses on managing a collection of curated Indonesian documentary films as educational and reference media.Fetching...
Mandy Chang
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Filmmaker/Executive Producer/Creative Director
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Mandy is an experienced documentary filmmaker, exec producer and creative director. Her broad perspective of the field, comes from having worked in many roles through her career - first as a producer/director making award winning films like The Mona Lisa Curse.Fetching...
Graça Matos Chaves
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Production Secretary
Company
O Som e a Fúria
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Passionate about cinema and documentary filmmaking, I have experience in film production and festival coordination. I worked as Hospitality Coordinator at LEFFEST, managing logistics for 90+ VIP guests, and now serve as Production Secretary at O Som e a Fúria, a Portuguese production company.Fetching...
Deming Chen
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
Deming Chen is an emerging filmmaker and cinematographer. His debut documentary, Song of the White Bird, won several major Chinese documentary awards, was selected for the 43rd NAFA Film Festival, and is permanently archived by the National Library of China and the National Museum. Based in Beijing.; Deming Chen is an emerging filmmaker and cinematographer. His debut documentary, Song of the White Bird, won several major Chinese documentary awards, was selected for the 43rd NAFA Film Festival, and is permanently archived by the National Library of China and the National Museum. Based in Beijing.Fetching...
Felicity Chen
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Felicity Chen is a Chinese Immersive Film Director and Producer based in London, UK. She directed, wrote, and co-produced Persona (Phantom Touch), a VR interactive documentary selected by Biennale College Cinema. The second one in the series is currently being planned.Fetching...
Ian Cheney
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Wicked Delicate Films LLC
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ian Cheney is a documentary filmmaker.
Sasha Cherniavsky
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Executive producer
Company
2332 film
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a Ukrainian film producer and founder of 2332 films, company with over 20 years of experience in the industry. One of my most significant projects to date is Superpower, a documentary co-produced by 23/32 Films, where I served as an executive producer. Directed by and starring Sean Penn.
Mstyslav Chernov
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mstyslav Chernov was born in 1985 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He is a director and cinematographer, known for 20 Tage in Mariupol (2023), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) and Frontline (1983).
Charlotte Chester
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
VP, Sales & Partnerships
Company
NBC Universal Pictures Content Group
Profession
Other Film Professional
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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...
Charlotte Cheung
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Development Executive
Company
Red Bull Studios
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Red Bull Studios develops, finances, and co-produces premium quality, entertainment-first content that speaks to the Red Bull brand philosophy of originality, inspiration, and aspiration, with the intention of distributing on mainstream channels, either theatrically, on streaming, or TV.Fetching...
Pierre-Alexis Chevit
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Cannes Docs
Company
Marché du Film
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Pierre-Alexis Chevit runs Cannes Docs, the tailored industry program & networking platform for all creative documentary filmmakers and professionals, as part of Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes. He also freelances for many other doc fests & markets, as a curator, moderator, tutor, consultant.Fetching...
Mipham Chhowing
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Director
Company
Ming Chhow Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Mipham Chhowing (2001) is a director & cinematographer passionate about hybrid documentary. His visual expression is deeply inspired by his Bhutanese heritage and researches reality through the eyes of Buddhist philosophy. His debut film is called ‘The Feeling of Emptiness’ (2025).Fetching...
Nino Chichua
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Producer/Founder
Company
1991 Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nino Chichua is the co-founder of Tbilisi and London based 1991 Productions and produces director-driven films. She co-produced Levan Akin’s Crossing (2024), the Berlinale Panorama opening film, and her credits include 9-Month Contract (2025) premiering at CPH:DOX and Smiling Georgia (2023), KVIFF.Fetching...
Jin Cho
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Film Programmer - Festivals
Company
British Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Hyun Jin Cho is Programmer for the BFI London Film Festival, primarily focusing on artist moving image and non-fiction cinema. She previously worked for Artificial Eye and the London Korean Film Festival, and her projects have been shown at Tate, ICA, Barbican, LUX, REDCAT and Il Cinema Ritrovato.Fetching...
Sarah Choi
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Development & Artist Support Associate
Company
Field of Vision
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Sarah Choi is the Development & Artist Support Associate at Field of Vision. She supports the development and production of short and feature-length Field of Vision films, and provides support to all artists they work with.
Vítězslav Chovanec
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Fund / Foundation, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Vitezslav currently works at the Czech Film Center, a division of the Czech Audiovisual Fund, where he is responsible for promoting Czech documentaries and short films. He also runs Mad Reels, a new festival distribution and sales agency for feature documentaries.
Maria Wulff Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jeg er elev på en højskole, hvor vi øver os i at lave film selv.Fetching...
Line Daugbjerg Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Øst for Paradis
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Stig Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Developer
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Heidi Elise Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Heidi, a former producer, has served as the Managing Director of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival since 2024. As the premier festival dedicated to Nordic short films and documentaries, Nordisk Panorama also runs year-round industry initiatives to foster stronger Nordic-international networks.Fetching...
Isabelle Christiaens
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Head of Documentary Co-Productions
Company
RTBF
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
RTBF is the Belgian public French-speaking television. I’m in charge of coproduction. We coproduce around 70 documentaries per year with belgian and international producers. The documentary slots are mainly : society, investigation, geo-politics, History, creative documentaries. I’m also filmmaker.Fetching...
Anne Højgaard Christiansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Journalist
Company
RODRIGO Magazine
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Expert on Spanish and Latin American films and attending the San Sebastian International Festival for the Danish press since 2001. Currently part of the editorial of the Magazine Rodrigo, critic at Cinemaonline.dk as well as events related to cinema from the Spanish and Latin American field.Fetching...
Agnete Christiansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
LFS
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Agnete Christiansen is a journalist at LFS Nyt.Fetching...
Kim Christiansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Co-production manager
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Master’s degree in Film and Law. Worked on international documentary for the last 25 years (commissioning, acquisitions etc.) Previous Head of Sales at TV 2 WORLD and Head of Industry at CPH:DOX Recent films: A New Kind of Wilderness, Praying for Armageddon, A Storm Foretold, The Mole, Last Men in Aleppo.; Master’s degree in Film and Law. Worked on international documentary for the last 25 years (commissioning, acquisitions etc.) Previous Head of Sales at TV 2 WORLD and Head of Industry at CPH:DOX Recent films: A New Kind of Wilderness, Praying for Armageddon, A Storm Foretold, The Mole, Last Men in Aleppo.Fetching...
Maria Møller Christoffersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Frau Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christoffersen focuses on international collaborations, arthouse co-productions, and national talent. Her credits include Sundance contender Koko-Di Koko-Da (2019), hit documentary Kandis for Life (2021), and The Happiest Man in the World (2022). She produces fiction & documentary projects.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...
Eurie Chung
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tremolo Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eurie Chung is a Peabody Award-winning documentary producer dedicated to elevating Asian American stories. Works include the PBS docuseries ASIAN AMERICANS and THIRD ACT (Sundance 2025). Eurie made her directorial debut with I CAN'T KEEP QUIET and is a 2024 Sundance Producers Lab fellow.Fetching...
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...
Nora Chute
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, Development & Production
Company
Tremolo Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nora is a producer and the SVP of Development for Tremolo Productions, a documentary production services company led by filmmaker Morgan Neville. In her 6 years with Tremolo she has helped bring over a dozen films and series to the screen, overseeing both development and production.
Tristan Chytroschek
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Vincent Productions GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
International Emmy Award-winning producer Tristan Chytroschek joined Vincent Productions in 2024. Before that, he worked for a&o buero. His areas of expertise are science, social issues and current affairs.Fetching...
Natalia Ciepiel
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Natalia Anna Ciepiel (b. 1993) graduated from the Copenhagen-based film school Super16 in 2018. Her films has screened at film festivals such as SXSW, Doclisboa and CPH:DOX. Her most recent film is the documentary The Garden Caretaker which is premiering at CPH:DOX 2025.Fetching...
Max T. Ciorbă
Nationality
Moldova
Profession
Director
Bio
Directed several documentary films, in Moldova and Romania, focused on music sounds and anthropology, currently is teaching documentary film directing at the Academy of Arts in Chișinău and a PhD candidate. 100 Risings - documentary 2016 Monbijou - documentary 2019 Sub-Balkan - documentary 2022; Max T. Ciorba is a filmmaker and visual artist from Moldova, renowned for directing films that delve into themes of identity, cultural heritage, and the evolution of Moldovan music. Through his projects, Ciorba explores how music serves as a bridge between past and present, reflecting Moldova's unique identity and resilience.Fetching...
Radu Ciorniciuc
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Director
Bio
Radu Ciorniciuc is a Romanian filmmaker, cinematographer, and investigative journalist. He made his directorial debut with the documentary feature Acasa, My Home (20). Tata (24) is his latest film.Fetching...
Marco Cipollini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Program Advisor
Company
FID Marseille
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Marco Cipollini is a festival programmer, working for FID Marseille - Marseille International Film Festival - and La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (France), since 2017.Fetching...
Amila Cirkinagic
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Amila works as a freelance film curator. She has managed the Children’s and Teen sections at the Sarajevo Film Festival, co-headed Sarajevo Talents, and programmed/coordinated for Nordisk Panorama. She also worked for m:brane and shaped the Industry section at BUSTER.
Sean Cisterna
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Mythic Productions Inc
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sean Cisterna is an award-winning director and producer behind 'The Long Rider', the Samuel Goldwyn Films hit 'From the Vine' with Joe Pantoliano, and Netflix hits 'Kiss and Cry' and 'Full Out'. He’s now filming 'Silver Screamers', a documentary about seniors uniting to create a horror movie.Fetching...
Mitch Clare
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
MetFilm Production
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Based in London, MetFilm Sales is a boutique international sales agency specialising in pre-sales and sales of documentary features and series. We are passionate about stories and interested in globally relevant topics.
Tom Clark
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a practicing artist and lecturer in fine art and filmmaking. My own practice has been based in an exploration of poetry, moving image and performance, and I have recently started to make documentary films. Currently funded for a period of research and development into my creative work.
CJ Clarke
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Just Another Production Company
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
CJ is an award winning director, writer and producer. Crossing between narrative and experimental film, XR & installation, his work explores themes and stories at the intersection youth, identity and class. He collaborates with other artists to enable and activate historically marginalised stories.Fetching...
Maja Classen
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Maja Classen lives and works as a director, writer and lecturer in Berlin. She studied directing at the Babelsberg Film University. Her films are dedicated to subcultures, social, political and personal topics. They have been shown at several international festivals and won numerous awards.Fetching...
Jennifer Clausen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Jennifer is currently a student at DOKTRIN - Den uafhængige dokumentarfilmskole, where she is studying to become a documentary/film editor.
Dan Clifton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Writer, Director & Producer
Company
Atomium Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Dan Clifton is an award-winning British writer, director and producer working across documentary and fiction, and where the two genres intersect. His most recent film is feature documentary THE CONSPIRACY: ASSASSINATION IN BEIRUT.Fetching...
Simone Coghi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Film programmer
Company
INSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Film programmer at InScience International Science Film Festival Nijmegen, in the Netherlands.Fetching...
Andrew Cohen
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer, Director
Company
AC Films Inc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Andy Cohen is a 3-time Emmy nominated, independent filmmaker and journalist whose recent film, To Kill a Tiger, was nominated for a 2024 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. He produced, directed or wrote several award-winning documentaries such as Human Flow (2017) or MEDIHA (2024).
Pamela Cohn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Film Critic and Podcast Host
Company
Lucid Dreaming Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Co-producer, writer and host of The Lucid Dreaming Podcast: Conversations on Cinema, Art & Moving Image, with partner LONO Studio, London.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...
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.
Ulla Conrad
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Acclaimed director Christian Sønderby Jepsen's mother-in-law :)
Charlotte Cook
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
Company
Field of Vision
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Charlotte Cook is the Co-Founder and Executive Producer of Field of Vision, an organisation that supports films and filmmakers using innovative and artistic ways to push the boundaries of nonfiction storytelling. Charlotte also produced Do Not Split, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Kristin Cooney
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP of Impact
Company
ro*co films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
As VP and Co-Founder of ROCO’s Impact division, Kristin is responsible for executing bespoke screening campaigns to drive impact. Previously, Kristin launched ROCO’s Educational Distribution division, where she served as managing director for nine years, growing ROCO's catalogue from 1 to 200+ films.
Julien Coquet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Backstory Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
With a real desire to coproduce with other cultures and languages, Julien Coquet currently has several projects in development and production with international issues. Endowed with a strong European culture, accustomed to international coproduction for TV's, Platforms or Cinema.Fetching...
Alex Corbor
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Alex Cardon is a documentary editor based in Paris. He has worked for Arte, BBC, Participant Media and Universal Pictures. It's his first time at CPH:DOX and he's very happy to be here.
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...
Sebastian Cordes
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sebastian Cordes is a filmmaker and journalist at Politiken.
David Cornwall
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Scorpion TV
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Scorpion TV is an international production and distribution company dedicated to the worldwide sales of award-winning documentaries. Working closely with the independent film and television community, the productions represented by Scorpion are creative and often critically acclaimed.Fetching...
Anna Correll
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist, P1 - K-Live
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Cultural journalist at DRFetching...
Flore Cosquer
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Scottish Documentary Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Established to nurture documentary filmmakers and audiences in Scotland and beyond, Scottish Documentary Institute specialises in documentary training, production and distribution, supporting filmmakers through its diverse programme of international activities and high-quality training programmes.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...
James Costa
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President
Company
Bird Street Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
James Costa is Co-President of Los Angeles based Bird Street Productions along with Trevor Burgess. It specializes in documentaries that focus on justice, equity, and LGBTQ rights. He is a member of the PGA and BAFTA/LA. His most recent films include The Dating Game and Life After.Fetching...
Ico Costa
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Director
Bio
Ico Costa is a Portuguese film director and producer of Oublaum Filmes. He has made several fiction and documentary short films, the documentaries "UPROAR", "ECLIPSE" and "BALANE 3", and the fiction feature films "ALVA" and "GOLD SONGS". All were presented in major fiction and documentary film festivals.Fetching...
Petra Costa
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Director
Company
Busca Vida Filmes
Profession
Director
Bio
Petra Costa tells stories in the crossroads between the personal and the political. In 2020, The Edge of Democracy, was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Peabody and Platino Award. Her most recent film, Apocalypse in the Tropics, is screening in the Urgent Matters section of CPH:DOX 2025.Fetching...
Constantine Costi
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Director
Bio
Constantine Costi is a director and writer. Highlights include the documentary THE GOLDEN SPURTLE (Hytra/Hopscotch), the opera film A DELICATE FIRE (Pinchgut Opera), SIEGFRIED AND ROY: THE UNAUTHORISED OPERA (Sydney Festival), PIERROT LUNAIRE (Berliner Philharmoniker), IL TABARRO (Opera Australia).Fetching...
Irem Couchouron
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Programming & Industry
Company
SILBERSALZ
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Programme Director at the SILBERSALZ Festival, taking place in Halle (Saale) Germany, from 29.10- 2.11, 2025. The 5-day festival unites audiences around current science, natural history and social issues through film screenings, performances, immersive art works, debates and literature.Fetching...
Mark Cousins
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Mark Cousins is a Scottish-Irish filmmaker and writer. His 24 feature length films - including The Story of Film: An Odyssey, The March on Rome, Atomic, The Eyes of Orson Welles, and Women Make Film - have won awards around the world, including the Prix Italia, a Peabody, the Stanley Kubrick Award, the European Film Academy Award for Innovative Storytelling, the Heart of Sarajevo and the Persistence of Vision award. Their themes are looking, cities, cinema, politics, childhood, and recovery. His books include Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary, The Story of Film and The Story of Looking. He is in post production on his 16 hour The Story of Documentary Film.Fetching...
Nicky Coyle
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Company Role
Funding Manager
Company
Northern Ireland Screen
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. In my role as Funding Manager, and as sector leader for Feature Documentary, I support the development and production of a portfolio of feature projects.Fetching...
Federica Crescenzi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Visual Arts student born in Italy, currently attending the BFA programme at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. My artistic practice involves mostly the use of video, photography and performance. Previously, I studied Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Fetching...
Amy Crighton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Amy Crighton is a theatre & XR director and dramaturg with a particular focus on developing new work in conjunction with writers and working with new technologies. Amy has worked with organisations such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bush Theatre, Rose Theatre & Lyric Hammersmith.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...
Judit Csobod
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
An enthusiast of D.I.Y. cultures, a supporter of socially and politically involved arts, a veteran fan of experimental music and punk, and an avid cinephile, I have been involved with various alternative independent associations across Europe over the past twenty years and have lately done research.Fetching...
Vesna Cudic
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentary Partnerships
Company
Sky Studios
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Vesna is the Head of Documentary Partnerships at Sky Studios, and Emmy-nominated producer. Prior to Sky, Vesna set up two sales outfits: Dogwoof and MetFilm Sales and worked on such titles as BLACKFISH and MISHA AND THE WOLVES. Recently, Vesna execed Kevin MacDonald’s KLITSCHKO: MORE THAN A FIGHT.Fetching...
Jeremiah Cullinane
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Planet Korda Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jeremiah studied film in Montreal and Paris and worked in the performing arts in France before returning to his native Ireland. He has directed shorts, feature films and children’s TV for the US market. Since 2005 he runs Planet Korda Pictures, directing and producing creative documentaries.Fetching...
Nick Cunningham
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Editor
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Nick Cunningham is an editor for Business Doc Europe, the new voice of the European documentary trade via news, features, interviews and reviews.Fetching...
Denis Côté
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director
Company
nihilproductions
Profession
Director
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Mel D'Souza
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
SILO Entertainment
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mel D’Souza is the President and Executive Producer at SILO Entertainment Inc., a content development and rights holding company based in Vancouver, BC. SILO primarily focuses on identifying, developing and producing film, television and digital content for a global audience.Fetching...
Jan Daae
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film commissioner
Company
BoostHbg
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Film commissioner at BoostHBG, a regional film fund focused on development of local talents in the Southern region of Sweden.Fetching...
Joanna Dabrowska
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Joanna Dabrowska is a visual artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated from the Catalyst – Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in Film Production. She is interested in disruptive narratives that question reality and identity.Fetching...
Celia Daher
Nationality
Uruguay
Company Role
Guest Office Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Jean Dakar
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Cinematographer / Producer
Company
Ciconia Films
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Jean Dakar is a German Cinematographer and Producer who is active in long format documentaries and fiction films around the world. His experience working in remote environments has made him particularly adaptable engaging with subjects of different cultures and traditions.Fetching...
Jens-Julius Dall
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Freelance director and editor from Aarhus.Fetching...
Jamel Dallali
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Manager of Production
Company
Al Jazeera Documentary
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Master of Documentary Practice from Brunel University, UK Filmmaker Awarded at festivals in Bahrain, Morocco, Tunisia and Iraq Member of jury in FEDEO / Tangier 2017, AJBDoc 2021 Decision Maker in several Festivals and Funds : IDFA, Sunny Side ,DFI, FIDADoc, JCC, IDA,..Fetching...
Paul Dallas
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Jigsaw Productions
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Producer
Bio
Paul Dallas is a writer and creative producer. He has contributed to many publications including Artforum, BOMB, Brooklyn Magazine, Filmmaker and the Village Voice. Recently, he worked on Michael Almereyda's MARJORIE PRIME (2017) and Borderline Films' upcoming feature PIERCING.; Paul Dallas is a writer and creative producer. He has contributed to many publications including Artforum, BOMB, Brooklyn Magazine, Filmmaker and the Village Voice. Recently, he worked on Michael Almereyda's MARJORIE PRIME (2017) and Borderline Films' upcoming feature PIERCING.
Asta Dalman
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Commissioning editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I've worked with international co-pros and acquisitions within factual and documentaries for more than 15 years. I'm a journalist and look after feature docs and current affairs for SVT. I have a background in production.
John-Kristian Dalseth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Programmer / Production Manager
Company
tromsø international film festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Manager of Verdensteatret Cinematheque in Tromso, Norway and part of the programming team at Tromso International Film Festival.
Andreas Møl Dalsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
CEO, producer and director. Sometimes other things. Always dedicated.; CEO, producer and director. Sometimes other things. Always dedicated.
Ben Dalton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Senior reporter
Company
Screen Daily
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Ben is international reporter at Screen International, based in London, UK. He attends and reports from major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice and AFM, plus specialised events such as Annecy and CineEurope.
Freja Dam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist/critic
Company
Jyllands-Posten
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freja Dam is a freelance film journalist and critic for Jyllands Posten.Fetching...
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...
Mads Damsbo
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder
Company
Makropol
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mads is a creative producer, technologist and passionate user-experience designer, focused on bringing forward impactful narratives, leveraging emerging technology.Fetching...
Axel Danielson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Plattform Produktion
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Co-owner of Plattform Produktion. His and Maximilien Van Aertrycks films have premiered and received awards in man of the most prestigious festivals in the world; Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, Busan. Their last film ”And the king said, what a fantastic machine” was sold to more than 30 countries.; Co-owner of Plattform Produktion. His and Maximilien Van Aertrycks films have premiered and received awards in man of the most prestigious festivals in the world; Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, Busan. Their last film ”And the king said, what a fantastic machine” was sold to more than 30 countries.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...
Marion Darrieux
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alongside her professional activity with the documentary film production company ZED, Marion regularly develops projects in collaboration with students at La Femis. In 2020 she met Noémie Lobry and produced her graduation film, Scrap, in 2024.Fetching...
Eyal Datz
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Eyal Datz is a producer and director of documentary films. He has directed films like "Hidden Face," "Ten Days in October," and "Picanti." He is also the producer behind the film "Tomorrow's Gone" and the series "Press Play. He has a decade of experience in producing and directing documentaries.Fetching...
Nikolaj Daugberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Redaktør Fakta & Kort&Dok
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning editor, factual and documentary, TV2 Denmark.
Emilie Dauptain
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Festivals and Markets
Company
AUSTRIAN FILMS
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
AUSTRIAN FILMS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Austrian cinema abroad. We advise and back producers and creative artists on festival and sales strategies and handles the festival booking for a qualified selection of Austrian feature length films at major festivals.Fetching...
Jonas David
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Music reporter, producer and presenter
Company
Sveriges Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Jonas David is a journalist and music reporter for Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio P3 since 2022. Also a linguist and culture worker, he has worked as a news journalist and a photographer. Born in Berlin, he has lived in Sweden for 14 years, as well as in Cairo and Reykjavík.Fetching...
Line Berg Davidsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Director, part of Doktrin and Farrago Collective Alumni of Met Film School Berlin with a background in journalism. My journalistic background is evident in my filmmaking style and I'm preoccupied with social and topical issues - and very aware of my own role in my storytelling.Fetching...
Kief Davidson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder
Company
Decoy Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kief Davidson is an Academy Award®, DGA nominated director and Emmy® winner who is renowned for his unique cinematic style and ability to craft documentaries that both inspire and entertain. His work has premiered at Sundance, Telluride, Toronto, AFI, Tribeca as well as on streaming & TV globally.Fetching...
Regina Maryanovska Davidzon
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Producer
Company
Real Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon, born in Odessa, is a producer and cultural project manager, and co-founder and former Managing Editor of The Odessa Review magazine. She holds an MA in documentary filmmaking from Paris 8 University Vincennes - Saint-Denis (2010).Fetching...
Regina Maryanovska Davidzon
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon, born in Odessa, is a producer and cultural project manager, and co-founder and former Managing Editor of The Odessa Review magazine. She holds an MA in documentary filmmaking from Paris 8 University Vincennes - Saint-Denis (2010).
Hugh Davies
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Insight TWI Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hugh Davies is a BAFTA-nominated documentary producer and co-director of Insight Film.; Hugh Davies is a BAFTA-nominated documentary producer and co-director of Insight Film.Fetching...
Victoria Davis
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Victoria Sara Davis - Acomplished Director, Producer, Scriptwriter. Working internationally in fiction and documentary field. CPH LAB Alumni, her films regularly selected and awarded in International film festivals. Toronto, Karloff Vary, Idfa, Hot Docs, Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Locarno.Fetching...
Dominic Davis
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Manager, Documentary Fund
Company
Sundance Institute
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dominic Davis joined the Sundance Institute in 2022 as Manager of the Documentary Fund. He previously programmed for the American Museum of Natural History, Tribeca and Rooftop Films and reviewed applications for Catapult and Creative Capital and managed the Rooftop Films Fund.Fetching...
Adam Dawtrey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bofa Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of international feature documentaries, based in Scotland. Recent credits include A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, winner of the Grand Prix Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Intl Film Festival in 2024.Fetching...
Rebecca Day
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Film In Mind is a therapy and consultation service for filmmakers. Founded in 2018 by Rebecca Day, a psychotherapist and former documentary producer, the organisation works to address mental health challenges faced by doc-makers. Services include therapy, film supervision, and workshops.Fetching...
Meredith DeSalazar
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Meredith DeSalazar is Senior Producer at the Wonder Collaborative and lead producer on Observer (2025). Her award-winning career in news and documentary film includes an Emmy nomination for the CRISPR documentary Human Nature. She produced the films Shelf Life (2024) and The Arc of Oblivion (2023).Fetching...
Pascale Terra Deau
Nationality
France
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Pascale Terra Deau is Director of Experiential Learning at Hum Studio Interactive in Sweden.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...
Peter Debruge
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Chief Film Critic
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Peter Debruge is chief film critic at Variety.Fetching...
Heino Deckert
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO / Managing Director / Producer
Company
Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ma.ja.de. was founded in 1991 by Heino Deckert and has since worked with outstanding international filmmakers such as Sergej Loznitsa, Pirjo Honkassalo, Vitalij Manskij, Viktor Kossakovsky, Ulrike Ottinger, Ai Weiwei, Heidi Specogna and Thomas Heise.
Mathilde Delaunay
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
After 9 years at Ecce Films, Mathilde Delaunay became Associate Producer of Barberousse Films in 2020, a french production company that produces films by Blanca Camell Galí and Marie Losier, among others, and is currently developing first features by Pierre Menahem and Vimala Pons.
Pauline Delbaere
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Assistant
Company
THE PR FACTORY
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Junior assistant at THE PR FACTORY.Fetching...
David Delgado
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer
Company
limmat films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lleida (1993). Has produced the feature films MADE IN CHINA (2019), AGAINST THE TIDE (2021) & NOAH (2024), Commissioned by the CCMA (TV3) & Àpunt TV; and the Spanish-French-American co-production THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHERS (2024) and the Sino-Spanish coproduction UN SOROLL LLUNYÀ (2023).Fetching...
Alice Delvalle
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
France Télévision
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Looking for programs in culture, society, environment, science and natural history genres. Also looking for feature docs or character driven films for 25 Shades of Docs. This strand celebrates creative documentaries of human interest, films you usually don’t watch on TV.Fetching...
Arthur Didier Deren
Nationality
France
Company Role
Production Manager
Company
TBC Productions
Profession
Producer
Fetching...
Maxim Derevianko
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
An award-winning director, based in Rome. Maxim Derevianko is known for his distinctive storytelling and cinematic vision, with a keen eye for detail. Before "Ai Weiwei's Turandot" he has directed several documentaries and fashion campaigns, blending deep emotional narratives with visual artistry.Fetching...
Aleksandra Derewienko
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Head of Sales
Company
Cat&Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
After working as a sales manager at Taskovski Films for four years, she joined CAT&Docs in sales and acquisition. She has participated in many international festivals and markets and was a member of the pitching panels at Baltic Sea Docs, Visions du Reel or TokyoDocs among others.Fetching...
Boris Despodov
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
Producer
Company
Arthouse Blockbusters
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Boris Despodov is a producer and director with films recognized at top festivals. His debut, Corridor #8, won at the 58th Berlinale. He worked with Italian film icon Claudia Cardinale in Twice Upon a Time in the West, her first leading role in a decade, the film was screened in MoMA in New York.; Boris Despodov started filmmaking two decades ago. His debut documentary film Corridor #8 was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 58th Berlinale. He worked with the Italian film icon Claudia Cardinale in his film ‘Twice Upon a Time in the West.’ In Feb. 2023, the film was screened at MoMA in New York as part of a Claudia Cardinale tribute series and has been acquired for U.S. distribution.Fetching...
Camille Desroches
Nationality
France
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Ampersand
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Acquiring documentaries and fiction for France and International.Fetching...
Serge Desrosiers
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Vital Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-founder and President of Vital Productions, Serge Desrosiers began his career as a cinematographer, a profession for which he has won Gémeaux Awards and honors from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. He has also been a multiple-time finalist at the IRIS Awards and the ASC Awards in the USA.Fetching...
Rikke Detlefsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
ARD - Studio Stockholm
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Producer
Bio
German/Danish journalist and tv-producer working for national German TV in The Kingdom of Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands) thus helping to steer German media attention towards noteworthy Scandinavian cultural and political topics and phenomena.Fetching...
Daniela Dieterich
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Profession
Producer
Bio
Based in Cologne, Germany. university degree in Communications, Media and Sound-studies. Sundance Grantee and Dok.Incubator Alumna. Working as production manager and producer for CORSO Film. Credits include SEARCHING EVA by Pia Hellenthal, 2019.Fetching...
Erika Dilday
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer/Director
Company
American Documentary | POV
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Erika Dilday, producer, journalist and media executive, is the Executive Director of American Documentary Inc. and the Executive Producer of its award-winning documentary series POV on PBS and America ReFramed on WORLD.
Yuda Dilianzia
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
In-Docs | Docs by the Sea
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Yuda joined In-Docs in 2021 as the Program Manager of Vitamin, a program that seeks to reimagine how documentary films are shared and utilised in classrooms across Indonesia. His creative experience prior includes curatorial projects for visual arts, and producing award-winning documentaries.Fetching...
Michael Dinesen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Tv and film documentary filmmaker.Fetching...
Enrico Dirksen
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Responsible for Marketing Communication and Acquisition at German distribution outlet Piffl Medien.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...
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...
Jona K Dohr
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jona K Dohr is a filmmaker, based in Hamburg. They have written and directed several fiction and documentary short films, as well as a narrative virtual reality installation and a mid-length live cinema fiction film together with the livekino collective.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...
Julienne Doko
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Julienne Doko is a Copenhagen-based French dance performer, teacher and choreographer. Her movement and dramaturgical line take inspiration from her homelands and the journeys she has taken in between. Julienne has performed internationally in variouscompanies, festivals, TV shows and musicals.Fetching...
Katrine Dolmer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Angel Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Katrine is a producer working in both fiction, documentaries and TV. She's produced 30+ short films and is currently in production of two feature length documentaries. Katrine just co-produced her first feature film "Ink Wash" by Sarra Tsorakidis which premiered at TIFF (Discovery) 2024.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...
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).
Jackie Doyle
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Erica Starling Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-Director of Blair Black Films, Jackie is a Producer working mainly out of Northern Ireland and England. Her most recent feature projects include Alison Millar's award winning LYRA for Erica Starling Productions and YOUNG PLATO (Soilsiu Films, Aisling Productions, Clin D'Oeil, Zadig Productions)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...
Patricia Drati
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Patricia is a producer, director and film development consultant working with both documentary and fiction. She is a partner in Copenhagen-based production company Good Company Pictures, where she works as a creative producer, and where she is currently developing two documentaries as a director.Fetching...
Matthias Drescher
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer // Managing Director
Company
FFL Film & Fernseh-Labor Ludwigsburg GmbH & Co. KG
Profession
Producer
Christian Drewing
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
EIKON Media GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Drewing is passionate about documentary films and documentary formats. As a CEO and head of non-fiction for eikon group companies he has realised award-winning documentaries for cinema, streamer, TV and the Internet. His credo: Films for life!Fetching...
Malene Lykke Dreyer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Film and tv Editor.Fetching...
Geralyn Dreyfous
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Impact Partners
Profession
Producer
Bio
Geralyn White Dreyfous is an Academy Award winning producer with a wide, distinguished background in the arts. In 2002, she founded the Utah Film Center, a non-profit that curates free screenings and outreach programs for communities throughout Utah.Fetching...
Kees Driessen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Freelance Journalist
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
KEES Driessen (he/him) is a Dutch film journalist, writing for a.o. Filmkrant (Holland's only general film magazine still standing) and online platform Business Doc Europe (focused on the international documentary community).
Katy Driscoll
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Publicist
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Katy Driscoll is an award-winning film and documentary PR, Festival & Awards strategist with 20 years experience working on Oscar recognised documentaries such as American Factory, Crip Camp, The Edge of Democracy amongst others. She is also an existential psychotherapist and budding filmmaker.Fetching...
Åse Svenheim Drivenes
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Åse Svenheim Drivenes (b. 1977 ) is an awarded Norwegian filmmaker. She is the director behind films such as I am Kuba and Maiko-dancing child. Her latest film Teenage Life Interrupted premiered at Tromsø International Filmfestival and was awarded the Tromsø Palm for best feature documentary.Fetching...
Martina Droandi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Open Kitchen Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Martina Droandi is a sales agent for documentary films, currently based in a train between Austria and Italy. She’s an Alumni of DOCNOMADS (2015), the Atelier Ludwigsburg- Paris (2018) and Locarno Industry Academy (2021).Fetching...
Duki Dror
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Zygote Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker involved in multi-national productions. The creator of “Inside the Mossad” - a Netflix hit; "Lebanon Borders of Blood" - winner of six Israeli TV Academy awards; and "Supernova" - winner of the German TV Academy Award for doc.Fetching...
Peter Drössler
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Producer
Company
FlairFilm GmbH & Co KG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Peter studied communication & sociology, was environmentalist, freelance PR consultant for culture, science, VR & design, since 2006 for film (PR & distribution), from 2014 in production. He is owner of FlairFilm, partner at Golden Girls Film & board-member of “dok.at” and of “Die Produzent*innen”.Fetching...
Ruixin Du
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a student from the University of Bologna. I am very happy to know about this study opportunity. I am very interested in film and video production and hope to learn something from it.
Vincent Du
Nationality
China
Company Role
Producer
Company
DuGood Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award-winning filmmaker Vincent Hai Du has produced more than twenty documentaries for international broadcasters. As a producer, Vincent’s projects have received support from several prestigious film funds around the world.Fetching...
Edgar Dubrovskiy
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Director
Bio
www.edgardop.com Cinematographer of Antidote and Tinder Swindler; co-director of 'Klitschko: More Than a Fight' (with dir. Kevin Macdonald)Fetching...
Charlotte Ducos
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Documentary & Marketing Strategies Consultant
Company
Swiss Films
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Graduated from La Fémis (France) in distribution, Charlotte Ducos worked as a programmer in Paris, a project manager in Hong Kong and was head of development for documentaries in France, before joining SWISS FILMS in 2022 where she holds now the position of Deputy Head of Festivals & Markets.Fetching...
Mirka Duijn
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Mirka Duijn is a filmmaker and Senior Lecturer in Film at HDK-Valand, Gothenburg. Co-founder of Studio Kimmo, she creates documentary films, as well as fiction and experimental projects.Fetching...
Adrian Duncan
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
Adrian Duncan is an Irish film maker. His works have screened in competition and in official selections at IFFR, Karlovy Vary, HotDocs, IDFA, RiDM, Las Palmas IFF and Dublin IFF among others. His latest novel "The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth" was published to critical acclaim in January 2025.Fetching...
Marie-France Dupagne
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Publicist
Company
THE PR FACTORY
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
International Film Publicist @ THE PR FACTORYFetching...
Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
PORTAGE FILMS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre is a Canadian producer that completed 8 films including Rojek by Zaynê Akyol (Vision du Réel, Doc NYC, Canada’s choice for Best International Film at the 96th Oscars), That Kind of Summer by Denis Côté (Berlinale, BAFICI) and Damascus Dreams by Emilie Serri (Fipresci, FNC).Fetching...
Martina Durac
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Phoenix Films is a production company based in Ireland. We make films for a wide and varied audience. Martina is one of the most experienced directors and producers of documentary films in Ireland & and has lectured widely on film making in a number of colleges in Ireland.Fetching...
David Dusa
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Writer / Editor
Company
Dark Riviera AB
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
David is a Hungarian-born, Swedish-raised international film and TV series writer and director. He is the co-founder of Dark Riviera, a Stockholm-based intellectual property generator for television, graphic novels and video games.Fetching...
Anirban Dutta
Nationality
India
Company Role
Director
Company
Metamorphosis Film Junction
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anirban is a filmmaker, still photographer and a media educator based in Delhi, India. He set up the film company, Metamorphosis in 2003. He was part of the Eurodoc Training Program for Creative Producing in in 2021. His film NOCTURNES premiered at Sundance and has been shown at over 50 festivals.Fetching...
Rosa Duvekot
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mint Film Office
Profession
Producer
Bio
My name is Rosa, and I’m a Dutch/Belgian film producer. I work for the Dutch production company mint film office, where I manage international strategies. I also run mint2, the newest addition to the mint film office family, focused on creating innovative short films that explore youth culture.Fetching...
Bérénice Duvivier
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Bérénice, and I'm 21 years old. Passionate about documentaries, I studied cinema for 3 years in Belgium. I'm currently studying performance theory at ULB. I plan to do a master's degree in documentary next year.Fetching...
Luis Duzenta
Nationality
Mozambique
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Luís Duzenta, born in Inhambane in 1990, studied film and audiovisual at Associação Positivo Moçambique in 2010 under Portuguese director Ico Costa. He has worked in various national and international films in roles such as casting, assistant director, sound director, actor, and translator.Fetching...
Natasha Dyasi
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at K-Live, P1
Salem Dye
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
BFA Billedkunstskolerne Kunstakademiet
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at Copenhagen art academy and filmmaker.Fetching...
Sigrid Dyekjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO / Producer
Company
Real Lava
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Sigrid Dyekjær has produced more than 60 documentary films during the last 24 years. She is Oscar nominated in 2020 for the film The Cave, and has won 2 Emmy´s for best producer and 2 Peabody Awards - The Territory and The Cave. This years CPH:DOXs premieres: Lowland Kids and VIKTOR.Fetching...
Andrea Dyekjær
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Andrea Hansine Dyekjær b.1999, studies anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, and work as a performance artist as a member of "Havarikommisionen". She explores the intersection of visual anthropology and art, recently focusing on diaries and secrets in a social context.Fetching...
Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO / Producer
Company
Real Lava
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Sigrid Dyekjær has produced more than 60 documentary films during the last 24 years. She is Oscar nominated in 2020 for the film The Cave, and has won 2 Emmy´s for best producer and 2 Peabody Awards - The Territory and The Cave. This years CPH:DOXs premieres: Lowland Kids and VIKTOR.Fetching...
Anja Dziersk
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Co-Founder and Sales Agent
Company
Rise and Shine World Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Anja Dziersk started her career as a TV journalist and film critic before joining German broadcaster SAT.1 in the department for acquisitions of films and series. In 2002, she and her partner Stefan Kloos founded the production company Kloos & Co. Medien. In 2008, they founded RISE AND SHINE.Fetching...
Asia Dér
Nationality
Slovakia
Profession
Director
Bio
ASIA DÉR is a documentary director based in Budapest. Her first feature (co-directed with Sári Haragonics) 'Her Mothers' was shown at more than 30 international film festivals and won several awards. She is a board member of the MADOKE.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...
Azar Ebrahimi
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Azar Ebrahimi (b. 1989) is a Norwegian-Iranian documentary filmmaker. She worked at NRK as a director for over a decade. Now she is developing her first documentaries as an independent filmmaker, and studying an MFA in conceptual documentary direction.Fetching...
Nagore Eceiza
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nagore focuses her editorial line on social documentary films. She is currently in the development and production phase of: 2026 IF YOU WISH TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE (Feature Film) 2026 BEFORE YOU, MY SHADOW (Feature Film)Fetching...
Zeynep Ecer
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2021 with a degree in Art History. I have worked with NGOs and in film and theater PR, notably for Neandria, Turkey’s first sustainable film. Since 2024, I have been studying Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University.
Victor Ede
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Cinephage
Profession
Producer
Bio
Victor Ede is producing films with CINEPHAGE since 2014, mostly international projects with TV, platforms, and for the big screen. Based in Marseilles, he has also co-funded IMAGE FANTÔME (postproduction), TANGENTE (Theatrical distribution in France), and recently OPEN KITCHEN FILMS (World Sales)Fetching...
Vincent Edusei
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
German-Ghanaian producer from Berlin and co-owner of Carousel Film. Alumn of Film University Babelsberg and current MBA student at Erich Pommer Institut. Short films received several awards and are shown at festivals worldwide. Long documentary FISSION will have its world premiere at CPH:DOX 2025.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...
Susanna Edwards
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Siren Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Award winning documentary filmmaker, producer, writer. Independent. Susanna Edwards has a strong visual language and an ability to get close to her characters, resulting in challenging and thought-provoking movies. Telling the human stories within global politics.Fetching...
Mark Edwards
Nationality
France
Profession
Consultant
Bio
A 30-year industry veteran, Producer and Broadcaster Mark Edwards has worked for ARTE France as Head of International Coproductions and as Director of Documentaries in Europe for Netflix. Since his departure from Netflix in February 2024, he has returned to working as an independent producer and media consultant.Fetching...
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...
Victoria Eidenvall
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmmaker and disability advocate exploring untold stories through documentary. Passionate about representation, accessibility, and the power of film to create change. Currently pursuing a master’s in Film and Media, focusing on how cinema can challenge norms and promote inclusivity.Fetching...
Simon Eidesvik
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Folk Film AS
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a Junior Producer at Folk Film, a Norwegian production company based in Bergen. Folk Film recently co-produced Motherland (2023, DOX:Awards at CPH:DOX and was nominated to the European Film Awards) and How to save a dead friend (2022). We are also pitching at this year's Forum.Fetching...
Styrk Eikemo
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student from Stavanger University.
Sara Beate Eira
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Screaming Fox Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sara Beate Eira is a Sámi producer and filmmaker, working in her own production company, Screaming Fox Productions. She is based in Sápmi (Northern-Norway), in the small village Guovdageaidnu. Screaming Fox Productions make films for the Sámi people, by the Sámi people.Fetching...
Eva Eistrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eva Eistrup is a culture journalist at Politiken.
Emilie Ekeberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danwatch
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at Danwatch.
Alex Elder
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Contributor
Company
Radical Art Review
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Alex is a writer, DJ and ‘content farmer’ covering the venn-diagram of tech, art & cultural theory. They are interested in alternative systems and are an active programmer at the Cube Microplex, a volunteer run anarchist cinema and music venue in Bristol, UKFetching...
Murtada Elfadl
Nationality
Sudan
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Murtada Elfadl is a culture writer, critic, and film curator. Originally from Khartoum, Sudan he’s currently based in New York and writes film criticism for Variety. He’s also a programmer at NewFest & DOC NYC.Fetching...
Thibault Elie
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
MORITURI
Profession
Producer
Bio
Thibault Elie studied at Sciences Po Lyon and earned a Master’s in Cinema History at Sorbonne Nouvelle. He founded Négatif (2018), a podcast with nearly 100 filmmaker interviews, and MORITURI (2021), supporting emerging and radical cinema. In 2024, he’ll publish a book on filmmaker Florent Marcie.Fetching...
Thomas Elley
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Danish film director, doc/fiction/hybrid. National Film School of Denmark (2019-2023).
Susan Ellicott
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Financial Times
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Documentary director-producer and freelance writer for UK/US television and media.Fetching...
Bennett Elliott
Nationality
United States
Company
N/A
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bennett Elliott is an Emmy award-winning producer based in New York. She is the producer/co-director of COUPLES THERAPY (Showtime), producer of THE FEATHERWEIGHT (Venice 2023), Robert Greene’s PROCESSION (Netflix), Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE (Venice 2020) and Greene’s BISBEE ’17 (Sundance 2018).; Bennett Elliott is an Emmy award-winning producer based in New York. She is the producer/co-director of COUPLES THERAPY (Showtime), producer of THE FEATHERWEIGHT (Venice 2023), Robert Greene’s PROCESSION (Netflix), Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE (Venice 2020) and Greene’s BISBEE ’17 (Sundance 2018).Fetching...
Andrei Elon
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a university student in a program named Social Change and Solidarity.
Danae Elon
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Danae Elon is an award-winning producer and director based in Montreal, Quebec. She has produced acclaimed films such as Another Road Home, P.S. Jerusalem, The Patriarch’s Room and A Sister's Song. Her latest work is Rule of Stone.Fetching...
Christine Eloy
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Europa Distribution Association
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Christine Eloy is managing Europa Distribution, the European Network of Independent Film Publishers and Distributors. With about 130 members, representing 32 countries in Europe and beyond, it acts as a network and a think tank and serves as the voice of the sector.Fetching...
Sarah Elson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
AMI Film + Art
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a London-based producer.
Frederik Engberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artist/Art student
Company
BFA Billedkunstskolerne Kunstakademiet
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Frederik, I am 25 years old. I am a visual artist, currently studying at the BA at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. I primarily work with film/video and kinetic culptures/machines.Fetching...
Victoria Engebretsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Projektleder i Fondet for dansk-norsk samarbejde.Fetching...
Peter Engel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Wingman Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Peter Engel has extensive experience in producing sensational documentaries of high artistic quality with international success and great impact. Wingman Media's latest production, the documentary series The Black Swan, has had 3.5 million viewers in Scandinavia alone.; Peter Engel has extensive experience in producing sensational documentaries of high artistic quality with international success and great impact. Wingman Media's latest production, the documentary series The Black Swan, has had 3.5 million viewers in Scandinavia alone.Fetching...
Sun Hee Engelstoft
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Director
Bio
Sun Hee Engelstoft, a Korean-Danish film director, based in Copenhagen. She graduated as a multi-camera documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark. Debuted with "Forget Me Not" in 2019 a Danish-South Korean co-production.
Njål Engesæth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
NRK - NORWEGIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (NORSK RIKSKRINGKASTING)
Profession
Director
Bio
I have worked in television for over twenty years. I have developed and directed several award-winning TV-shows, and the shows have been viewed by many millions in Norway.Fetching...
John English
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Otoxo Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Founder of OTOXO Productions. Director of award-winning feature doc 'Unbound' (DocsBarcelona, FIPADOC, Reframe Film Festival). Directing and producing for The Guardian, TV3, RakutenTV, BTV, El Pais. Developing emerging talent with Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX, DocsBarcelona, King’s College London.Fetching...
Niklas Engstrøm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Niklas Engstrøm is the Artistic Director of CPH:DOX – Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Film Festival. He was part of the team founding the festival together with former CEO Tine Fischer in 2003, and has since then been working on creating a festival programme marked by social relevance, artistic genre-bending and enlightenment, appealing to both a national audience as well as the international film industry. In 2015, Niklas took on the role as Head of Programme at CPH:DOX and since the summer of 2021 he has been Artistic Director of the Copenhagen Film Festivals Foundation, including CPH:DOX and the children’s film festival Buster.
Sandra Enkvist
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sandra has been involved in film production at various companies since 2015, before settling as a producer and partner at Polygraf in 2022. She is currently completing a master's degree at Aalto University's film department, majoring in film production. She loves animals, but likes most people too.Fetching...
Simon Ennis
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director
Bio
Simon Ennis is the award-winning director of the feature films "Lunarcy!" and "You Might As Well Live". His work has screened at TIFF, SXSW, IDFA, Slamdance, True/False, Fantasia, and New/Next. The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop is his latest feature documentary.
Sumbai Epie
Nationality
Cameroon
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Sumbai Ekane is a prominent film figure in Cameroon, serving as the Coordinator of the Limbe Film Community. As the founder and President of the Global Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, he promotes cross-cultural exchange. Additionally, he is the Treasurer of the National Actors Guild of Cameroon.
Kamma Bay Eriksen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
As junior producer at Good Company Pictures I work with the strategic and creative processes around the production of documentary film and series. I dream of creating content for a young audience and strive to be a dynamic force in the realm of filmmaking.Fetching...
Matilde Eriksen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a 27 year old woman from Trondheim, Norway doing my masters in documentary production at the University of Stavanger. Prior to this I did my bachelors degree in film- and video production at NTNU in Trondheim.
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...
Deniz Eroglu
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Director
Bio
Deniz Eroglu is a Danish-Turkish film maker with a background in fine art. He is based in Berlin and Amsterdam. His films have previously been shown at CPH:DOX in 2010, 2012 and 2023. He is showing his first feature film The Shipwrecked Triptych in the Paravision programme.
Mads Christian Esbensen
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Other Professional
Ekow Eshun
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Rememory Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ekow Eshun is a writer, curator and broadcaster. Hailed by the Guardian as ‘a cultural polymath’ he has written for Vogue, the Guardian, the Financial Times and the New York Times. He has staged acclaimed exhibitions internationally and created documentaries for BBC TV and radio.Fetching...
Tomas Eskilsson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Founded Film i Väst 1992, CEO until 2017, Head of Strategy and Analysis since then. Today known for the research project 'Public Film Funding at a Crossroads'.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.
Claudia Euen
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Claudia Euen, born in 1979, is a filmmaker from Leipzig. She studied in Weimar and Lyon "Mediaculture and Art du spectacle." In 2013, she completed a training programme in screenwriting and directing. 2018 she finished her first documentary "In The Shade Of The Apple Tree."Fetching...
Josefine Exner
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Director Josefine Exner (b. 1992) is a documentary director trained at the National Film School of Denmark and the Danish School of Media and Journalism. In 2023, her graduation film received a Robert Award for Best Short Documentary. 'The Nicest Men on Earth' is her first feature-length documentary.Fetching...
Helle Faber
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/CEO
Company
made in copenhagen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Helle Faber is behind a bunch of International acclaimed documentary films, among them; Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) Theatre of Violence (2023), The Chocolate War (2022), Lost Warrior (2017), The Stranger (2017), Motley's Law (2015), Putin’s Kiss (2011), Enemies of Happiness (2011).Fetching...
Adam Fabricius
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Web intern
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Jacob Fabricius
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Art Hub Copenhagen
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Currently Jacob Fabricius is director at Art Hub Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Artistic director (with Seolhui Lee) at the Korean Pavilion 2024, featuring KOO Jeong A’s Odorama Cities, Venice Biennale.Fetching...
Cynthia Fahlmann
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Im a young Woman who is driven by creating meaningful stories.Fetching...
Liza Faktor
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Curator
Company
Vessel
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Liza Faktor is an independent curator and creative producer, working on the intersection of moving image, installation and emerging media. She curated exhibitions and festival programs in Europe, US and Latin America. She’s looking for climate emergency-related projects for exhibitions purposes.Fetching...
Christian Aune Falch
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
UpNorth Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary producer since 2003 with more than 30 titles as a producer and co-producer such as "Praying for Armageddon", "iHuman", and "Portrait of a confused father". Board member of the Norwegian Producers Union and member of The European Film Academy. Leader of NFI's Festival committee.Fetching...
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Artist
Bio
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm is an award-winning artist who has been pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (such as LLM, GPT), since 2016. Her works have been exhibited at Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Ars Electronica, The Kennedy Center, Wellcome Collection and Copenhagen Contemporary.Fetching...
Emile Fallaux
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
board member
Company
Connected Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Journalist/filmmaker. Former director IFFR, Hubert Bals Fund, co-founder Netherlands Film Fund, Fund for Special Journalistic Projects, boards of National Media Fund, Submarine Channel, Holland Festival, Prince Claus Fund, IDFA.
Daniel Fallshaw
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Producer and Filmmaker
Company
United Notions Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Daniel is a pioneering filmmaker combining traditional narrative with cutting-edge technologies. Creating thought-provoking media to shift the balance of power, his recent producer credits include the acclaimed interactive VR Prison X, feature doc La Lucha & premièring here HUK The Jaguaress.Fetching...
Sofie Falther
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Project Producer
Company
Tambo Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
As a project producer at Tambo Film, Sofie Falther assists with development, production and post-production. Recent titles include The Last Human (2022), Silent Sun of Russia (2023), and The Lost Notebook (2024).Fetching...
Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Director
Company
Biti Aptan Bæði
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Iceland, with Catalan heritage and brought up in Sweden. BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and a Master in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. The Ground Beneath our Feet (CPH:Dox, 2025), The Last Autumn (Karlovy Vary, 2019), Salóme (Nordisk Panorama, 2014). Avid analogue photographer and teaches documentaries in Iceland.Fetching...
Helen Faradji
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
PhD holder on the cinema of the Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino, Helen is a film critic for the web, radio and TV. She is also a cultural columnist and the author of two books on American cinema. Since February 2024, she's the director of programming for the Quebec City Film festival.Fetching...
Amber Fares
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director
Bio
Amber Fares is an award-winning documentary director and cinematographer known for films such as Coexistence, My Ass! (Special Jury Award, Sundance 2025), We Are Ayenda (Grand Prix, Cannes Lion 2024) and Speed Sisters (Hot Docs, 2015). Amber is based in New York.
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...
Poppy Farsijani
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Luceat Lumen Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Poppy Farsijani is a former FIFA sports journalist and the first female reporter to cover the 1998 World Cup for Iran. With a distinguished career in global sports, she is now a producer, currently leading Breaking Through, an Olympic Refugee sports documentary.Fetching...
Anthon Fasel
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Assistent
Company
Docmakers
Profession
Professional Associations
Fetching...
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...
Hans Andreas Fay
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Head of Acquisition
Company
VGTV
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Fay has worked with documentary films since 2013, and has acquired more than 1100 titles for VGTV. He has extensive experience in evaluating ethics, content and publishing strategies for documentary content, and has been a visible member of the documentary industry, as decision maker for key festivals.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...
Siri Feil
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Siri Feil, I´m 23 years and based in Aarhus, Denmark. Currently I'm attending my first year at Jutland Art Academy. Earlier I've made two fictional shortfilms “There is a witch on my toilet” and “Turbo Dum”, plus some more artistic and experimental filmprojects and workshops.Fetching...
Avi Feldman
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Gallery director and curator
Company
Wannsee Contemporary
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Dr. Avi Feldman (born in Montréal) holds a law degree and PhD in Practice in Curating, University of Reading. Feldman is teaching at Bard College Berlin and Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, and in 2021 founded the art space Wannsee Contemporary in Berlin.Fetching...
Monica Felea
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Art house film distributor since 2017
Lea Fels
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Partner & Producer
Company
SCENERY
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Lea Fels graduated from the Dutch Film Academy, in 2012. After graduation she went on to work as the Head of Production at VICE Media Benelux and Head of TV and Editor-in-Chief of the VICE TV channel. Later she became editor-in-chief at VPRO. She is now partner in media company Scenery.
Ivo Felt
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Allfilm
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ivo co-founded the production company Allfilm in 1995. His productions include Zaza Urushadze´s TANGERINES, nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe and Klaus Härö´s THE FENCER, nominated for Golden Globe. Ivo is currently teaching film producing at Tallinn University.Fetching...
Violet Du Feng
Nationality
China
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fish + Bear Pictures
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Violet Du Feng is an Emmy® Award-winning documentary filmmaker known for creating nuanced, intimate, and thought-provoking films that explore larger social issues. Over the past decade, she has directed, produced, and executive produced more than fifteen films. Her directing credits include THE DATING GAME, which premiered at Sundance 2025 in World Cinema Documentary Competition, and HIDDEN LETTERS, an Oscar®-shortlisted, Emmy® and Peabody nominated film that debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in documentary competition. HIDDEN LETTERS went on to win eleven festival awards and was broadcast in 15 countries. Violet is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Journalism School.Fetching...
Cláudia Fernandes
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My academic life has always been in Anthropology and during my bachelor I started to be interested about multi-modal ways of approaching Anthropology - especially through film and photography.Fetching...
Raissa Ferreira
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Editor and film critic
Company
Revista Singular
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor and critic for Revista Singular since 2021, and critic for Filmes&Filmes since 2023. Writes film reviews and articles, focusing on films directed by women.Fetching...
Francisco Ferreira
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Critic & Journalist
Company
Expresso
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic for the Portuguese newspaper Expresso.Fetching...
Giorgio Ferrero
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Giorgio Ferrero is an awarded film director, composer and producer. He has composed soundtracks for more than twenty films presented in competition at main festivals. His first feature Beautiful Things premiered at Venice IFF won dozens of awards included the Next Wave Award at CPH:DOX.; Award-winning film director and composer, his work spans sound installations to virtual reality. He has scored numerous films premiered at top-tier festivals. Notable collaborations include David LaChapelle, Tim Burton Prod., Paolo Giordano. His debut feature, Beautiful Things, won multiple awards, including the Next Wave Award at CPH. His latest short, Happy Birthday, closed Venice Critics’ Week.Fetching...
River Ferris
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Marketing
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Ina Fichman
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President / Producer
Company
Intuitive Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ina Fichman, Intuitive Pictures, is an Oscar and Emmy nominated producer specializing in creative documentary in all of its forms. Credits include FIRE OF LOVE, EVEREST DARK, COEXISTENCE, MY ASS, THE BONES, UVALDE MOM and many others.Fetching...
Alessandra Fidani
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Teacher of Didactics of the Aesthetic Subjects, loving to teach, act, sing, learn and get inspiredFetching...
Sebastian Figueredo
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sebastian is a third-year undergraduate student of Cinema Studies at New York University. He primarily studies the genres of comedy and horror with a special interest in pre-New Wave French film. His goal is to work in the field of screenwriting and to continue his studies of genre films.Fetching...
Jeanie Finlay
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artist and filmmaker
Company
Glimmer Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jeanie has made acclaimed films for HBO, Arte, BBC Storyville & more inc; Your Fat Friend, Seahorse; Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch; SOUND IT OUT; The Great Hip Hop Hoax A pioneer of creative distribution & a Chicken & Egg Awardee, with retrospectives at MOMI, Criterion & BFI www.jeaniefinlay.comFetching...
Patricia Finneran
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer & Media Impact Strategist
Company
Story Matters Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
We develop & support nonfiction media impact projects and advise filmmakers on impact distribution strategy. Founder Patricia held senior positions at AFI, DocSociety/Good Pitch and Sundance; recently led the StoryBoard Impact Fund; she facilitates & mentors at documentary industry events.Fetching...
Beadie Finzi
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Foundation Director
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Beadie Finzi is one of the co-directors of Doc Society - an innovative non-profit that works to resource inspiring independent filmmakers all over the world. Beyond the right of artists to self-expression we are also focused on the right of all citizens to access media in in the public interest.Fetching...
Christoffer Fischer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Having completed a master's degree in film and media studies, I have since pursued a career in filmmaking, assisting on features, series and documentaries. On the side, I have, however, also directed documentary shorts, currently editing OF MUSCLES AND MEN with the support of Filmværksted København.Fetching...
Tine Fischer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Tine Fischer is CEO of The Danish Film Institute. Prior to working at DFI she was Director of The National Film School of Denmark. She founded CPH:DOX in 2003 in partnership with Natsværmerfonden and has been leading the festival until 2021.Fetching...
Peter Fisher
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-founder
Company
Khora Virtual Reality
Profession
Producer
Bio
Peter has spent 15 years pioneering immersive technologies. As CTO and Co-founder of Khora, a leading Copenhagen-based XR studio, he drives innovation in VR/AR, exploring its artistic potential and real-world value across industries through cutting-edge projects and collaborations.Fetching...
Mahdi Fleifel
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Mahdi Fleifel, born in Dubai, works between Denmark, England, and Greece. A graduate of the British National Film & Television School, he founded Nakba FilmWorks in 2010. His latest film, TO A LAND UNKNOWN, premiered at Cannes 2024, earning critical acclaim and 100+ festival screenings.Fetching...
Heidi Fleisher
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
American producer, consultant, educator and workshop leader based in Paris. Previously a buyer for France TV’s 25 SHADES OF DOCS and head of sales & acquisitions for ARTE Sales. Recent producing credits include THE CASTLE and the ongoing short doc series ELEMENTAL, with Sandbox films.Fetching...
Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
A documentary film director from the Danish Film School, utilising his background in pushing the boundaries of fiction storytelling. His debut feature NEON HEART (2018) premiered in New Directors Competition at San Sebastian and was called ‘An arresting debut from new Danish enfant terrible’.
Bruce Fletcher
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
Sky UK
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Bruce Fletcher is a documentary commissioning editor at Sky UK, working across a slate of feature documentaries and series. Prior to his current role, Bruce was a documentary director and executive producer, winning multiple awards including 2 BAFTAs, an International Emmy, RTS and Rose D’or.Fetching...
Sean Flynn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Points North Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Sean Flynn is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Points North Institute, home of the Camden Int'l Film Festival, where he leads the development and curation of programs that support creative nonfiction storytellers at all stages of their projects and careers.
Luca Flåten
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Luca Flåten. 27 year old documentary film student at the University of Stavanger, Norway.Fetching...
Richard Folley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Splice Post Productions
Profession
Other Professional
Bianca Fontez
Nationality
France
Company Role
Program Manager
Company
Docmonde
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Docmonde supports documentary filmmakers at every stage: writing, finding producers and distribution. Training programs and international co-production meetings have been set up in different regions of the world: Africa, Eurasia, South-East Asia, Amazonia-Caribbean zone, Indian Ocean.Fetching...
Francisco Forbes
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Francisco Forbes is an award winning film editor. His films include SIT AND WATCH (Winner Visions du Reel), SCIENCE FICTION (Sundance Production Grantee), & UNSEEN SKIES (produced by Participant Media).Fetching...
Robert Ford
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Radius Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Robert Ford is BAFTA-winning, PGA-winning and 2 x Emmy-winning Producer of highly successful documentaries, with over 25 years of experience in film and TV. Robert’s various producer credits include ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’, 'The Deepest Breath', 'Rising Phoenix' and many more.Fetching...
Liselott Forsman
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
CEO
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond Liselott Forsman answers for funding supports and the overall strategy. She has headed drama, culture, and kids programming at Yle, produced fiction and documentaries, written scripts and plays and moderated on five continents. Her MA combines film and media studies.
Armano Forster
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Based in Potsdam, Germany, Armano Forster is a filmmaker and editor. He has a background in film studies and has been studying film editing at Filmuniversity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF since 2018. He works as a film editor mostly in documentary but also on projects in video art and installation.Fetching...
Walter Forsyth
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President
Company
Gorgeous Mistake Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Walter produces films and film festivals. He has produced three feature documentaries including Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Losing by John Scott with two more in post-production. His films have played festival all over the world including There’s a Flower in My Pedal (TIFF Honourable mention).Fetching...
Ryan Fortwendel
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Cofounder
Company
Future Being LLC
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Ryan is the cofounder of Future Being, a studio dedicated to nurturing ideas and sharing resources in support of the healing of our planet and the safeguarding of biological and cultural diversity. Our work encompasses grants, storytelling, events and collaborations.
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...
Etienne Foucault
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Etienne Foucault is pursuing an MA in Film and Media Studies at UCPH after completing a BA in Practice and Aesthetics of Cinema at Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. Former Forum Assistant at Nordisk Panorama, he’s passionate about documentaries and the Nordic film scene, which he explores in his thesis.Fetching...
Diane Fourmond
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a student in Film direction at EICAR. I write screenplays and direct fiction short films. I'm also interested in documentary. As part of my studies, I'm doing an apprenticeship: I attend school one week per month, the rest of the time I'm working as a production assistant at ICONOCLAST.Fetching...
Ben Fowlie
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, Sales and Partnerships
Company
Universal Pictures Content Group
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
VP of Sales and Partnerships for Universal Pictures Content Group in London. Formerly, the Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of the Camden International Film Festival and Points North Institute. Served on juries at CPH, IDFA, Full Frame, Silverdocs, etc.
Robert Fox
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
VR & filmmaker
Company
Fox Media Documentaries Aps
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
VR and documentary filmmaker. American/Danish, reside in Cph with studio.
Meg Fozzard
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Lead Producer
Company
Self-employed
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Victor Fraga
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Editor
Company
Dirty Movies
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist and filmmaker. Founder and director of DMovies, your portal for thought-provoking cinema.
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.
Arthur Franck
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Director
Bio
Arthur Franck is a Helsinki-based human being who has been making documentaries since 2006. His latest feature length film is called The Helsinki Effect. Together with producer Sandra Enkvist he runs the production company Polygraf. He is a father of three and plays basketball on Mondays.Fetching...
Alexander Frank
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
GotFat Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alexander Frank (b. 1995) is a producer at GotFat Productions. He holds a Master’s degree in Media Studies from Aarhus University.Fetching...
Elisa Franzinetti
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Multilingual Producer with experience in retrospective documentaries, development, casting, complex shoots abroad, branded content and undercover reporting. Successfully developed and worked on productions for CNN, Netflix, Sky and independent film.Fetching...
Holly Fraser
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
VP Content
Company
WeTransfer
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
VP Content WeTransfer, London-based content and culture director, film commissioner & consultant covering arts and culture, documentary and social issues across multiple channels.Fetching...
Birgitte Fredsby
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Direktør
Company
Filmværkstedet / København
Profession
Producer
Bio
Birgitte Fredsby is Founding Partner at Made By Us is a proctuction campny that produce strategically based, creative solutions in the field of culture.
Jan Fredslund
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communication consultant
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Cand.Comm. Communications consultant at the Danish Film Institute, making content for newsletters, website and social media.Fetching...
Andrew Freedman
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Andrew, co-founder of Venom Films and Antidote Films, has produced award-winning dramas and documentaries, including KATIE, Kissing Candice, and His & Hers (Sundance). His work has premiered at top festivals like Toronto, Berlin, and SXSW, with his latest film Sanatorium premiering at CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Kathrine Fremming
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kathrine leads artistic and commercial projects at the award-winning XR production studio Khora in her business development role. She blends a strong passion for the arts with a strategic focus on business development.Fetching...
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...
Nadja Frenz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer & Head of Development
Company
Vincent Productions GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nadja Frenz has over 25 years of experience as a director, writer, and producer for broadcasters like DAS ERSTE, ARTE, Radio Canada, National Geographic, and ORF. Her focus lies on geopolitics, social issues, and the Middle East. Since 2012, she has worked at Vincent Productions as a producer.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...
Jakob Freudendal
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Freelance film journalist
Company
Soundvenue
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Jakob Freudendal is a freelance film critic for outlets such as Soundvenue and Politiken. He covers the international festival circuit as well as industry events. Additionally, he works at Aarhus University as PhD Fellow with a project on creative processes in the Nordic film industries.Fetching...
Frigge Fri
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Frigge is particularly concerned on creating films that dare to go close to the quirky and unusual around us. With a background in art photography, she is clearly a visually powerful storyteller, and are always searching for characters and emotional lifes, where she can recognize herself.
Bo Friedrich
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Bo Friedrich is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Hamburg, currently studying their BA of film at HFBK Hamburg with Adina Pintilie. They are interested in the interplay between identity and socio-political conflicts, investigating the interconnectedness between the personal and the political.
Shari Frilot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Chief Curator, New Frontier
Company
Sundance Film Festival
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Shari is a senior film programmer at Sundance, and the driving creative force behind New Frontier at Sundance, a program highlighting work that expands cinema culture through the convergence of film, art and new media technology.Fetching...
Felicia Frithiof
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Journalist and critic
Company
Sveriges Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist and film critic for public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio).Fetching...
Emil From
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I am 25 years old, studying psychology at Copenhagen University, and working with AI in film.Fetching...
Marie Frost
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Publicist
Company
Neumann Strategy & Communication
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Marie Frost is a publicist at Neumann Strategy & Communication.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...
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...
Rosa Frølund-Lie
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Danish/Portuguese Documentary Director.
Stephanie Fuchs
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
CEO
Company
Autlook Filmsales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Stephanie Fuchs, CEO of Autlook Filmsales since 2024, has been with the company since 2014, overseeing global licensing to theatrical distributors, broadcasters, and VOD platforms. A seasoned consultant, advisor, and panelist, she has served on several international festival juries.Fetching...
Frédéric Féraud
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
A Eurodoc graduate, regularly works as a lecturer (local authorities, CNC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and occasionally gives training courses (CEFPF, universities, FEMIS, regions, INA, etc.). He previously produced some forty documentaries and institutional films for Productions de l'œil sauvage.Fetching...
Johan Gabrielsson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Johan Gabrielsson graduated from film School at York University Canada . He made short films, commercials and documentaries . His latest film Climate changers was nominated for best documentary at Sydney film festival 2023. It has screened in over 50 cinemas across Australia, and NSW parliament 2024.Fetching...
Wiktor Filip Gacparski
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Director
Company
Open Matter Studio
Profession
Director
Bio
A filmmaker and co-founder of Open Matter Studio, specializing in documentary and immersive storytelling. His work explores the intersection of art, AI, and humanities, pushing boundaries to redefine narrative experiences.Fetching...
Thomas Gade
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissiong editor for documentary films and investigative projects from Danish production companies.
Emma Paustian Gaihede
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am an art student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. My practice explores identity, materiality, and power structures, and I see film as a space where these themes are questioned and reshaped. I’m especially drawn to works that blur the line between fiction and reality.Fetching...
Antra Gaile
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Air Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Antra Gaile is a partner producer at Air Productions in Riga, Latvia. She is currently developing an experimental documentary about an avant-garde photographer, a family adventure film with a darker tone, a vampire comedy and several series projects.Fetching...
Diego Galafassi
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Director, host of Climate Story Lab Nordic
Company
Hum Studio Interactive
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Brazilian transdisciplinary artist, director and producer of documentaries, experimental films and immersive experiences exploring human-nature relationships. Host of Climate Story Lab Nordic, his work has exhibited at Sundance, CPH:DOX, Reel Asian IFF, Bucheon IFF and galleries worldwide.Fetching...
Christina Gallagher
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Analyst, Narrative Change
Company
Luminate
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
In her role as Analyst, Christina supports the work of Luminate’s Narrative Change team through managing grants and contracts, advocating within creative industries, building relationships, and facilitating knowledge sharing for narrative change across the organisation.Fetching...
Julia Gallego
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
DOCSP
Profession
Producer
Bio
Executive producer at DOCSP - International Documentary Meeting, leading event for strengthening brazilian documentary. She produced the theatrical release of over 25 feature films, including The Trial (Maria Augusta Ramos), Invisible Life (Karim Aïnouz), and Bacurau (Kleber Mendonça Filho).Fetching...
Alexandra Galvis
Nationality
Chile
Profession
Producer
Bio
Director and founder of Market Chile in BF Distribution. Released over 150 films internationally. Recently joined BF Distribution's production team, developing fiction and documentary projects. Co-founder of Cinema Chile and currently vice-president of th Chilean Association of Cinema Producers.Fetching...
Eduarda Galvão
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Producer
Bio
Brazilian Producer, currently developing the documentary projects UNTITLED SCIENCE PROJECT by Emilia Mello (CPH DOX: Forum 2025, Sandbox Fund - Sundance Institute 2023, IDFA Bertha Fund 2024) as Associate Producer and "Igarapé," by Lara Carmo (DocLab - DocSP 2020, Walden Residency 2021) as Co-producer.Fetching...
Geeta Gandbhir
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Geeta Gandbhir is an award winning filmmaker and co-founder of Message Pictures. Credits include “The Perfect Neighbor” (Sundance 2025) "The Devil is Busy" (HBO)l the Oscar Shortlisted film “How We Get Free” (HBO)and the feature doc "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock).
Erik Gandini
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director/Professor
Company
Fasad
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Erik Gandini, an Italian-Swedish director, producer and professor at Stockholm University of the Arts, has an extensive portfolio of internationally acclaimed documentaries including "After Work' that was the 2nd most watched titles at CPH DOX 2023.
Loreta Gandolfi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Journalist
Company
FilmNewsUK
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Loreta Gandolfi writes features, reports and interviews for a variety of outlets, collaborating as a freelance films critic with outlets such as the US-based Film International and Cineaste, and the UK-based FilmNewsUK. She is a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics.Fetching...
Georgina Oliva Garcia
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
PRODUCER
Company
Kepler Mission Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kepler Mission Films is an international production company based in Barcelona, with a unique and independent approach to choosing and creating the content and narrative forms of its productions. We produce films, TV shows and labs.Fetching...
Beatriz Garcia-Velasco
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Assistant Curator, International Art.
Company
Tate Modern
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Beatriz García-Velasco is Assistant Curator, International Art at Tate Modern. She works for a range of projects spanning exhibitions, live performances, commissions and the Tate Film programme, and develops the Tate collection through the Latin American Acquisition Committee.
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...
Lone Garde
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark
Company
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Provide information and counselling on the funding opportunities within the MEDIA program for the European audiovisual sector.Fetching...
Simona Garibaldi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
CEO
Company
LILIUM DISTRIBUTION
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lilium is an independent television production and distribution company that operates in both the Italian and international market. It primarily produces documentaries. As a producer, Lilium brings to light stories of extraordinary events often in collaboration with national and international partners.Fetching...
Mariah Garnett
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Mariah Garnett’s films call into question binary notions of gender, genre, history, fiction and documentary. Her works have shown at Sundance, CPH:DOX, NYFF, BFI London, Barbican, Hot Docs, New Museum, BAM, REDCAT. She is a Guggenheim fellow, a professor at UCSD, and an alumni of Calarts and Brown.Fetching...
Jen Gatien
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jen Gatien is a filmmaker based in New York City. She has produced 17 feature films with both award winning and emerging directors. MEN OF WAR is her directorial debut. She is a certified artist by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and a graduate of Columbia University.
Andris Gauja
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
CEO, Producer
Company
Riverbed
Profession
Producer
Fetching...
Elza Gauja
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elza Gauja works as a producer, director and writer. Her latest full-length feature film A Postcard from Rome (2024) was awarded the Best Feature at the Latvian National Film awards 'Lielais Kristaps’ and was just selected for the Sydney IFF.Fetching...
Helen Gavriel
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Publicity
Company
Netflix
Profession
Streaming Platform
Anna Gawlita
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Awarded as the best producer at Era New Horizons and Krakow FF. Member of the EFA. Alumna of Berlinale Talents, ACE Mentoring, Eurodoc, Jihlava Emerging Producers. PhD student at the Lodz Film School. Her films were selected and awarded at VdR, Berlinale, IDFA, Palms Springs FF and many others.Fetching...
Brett Gaylor
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Interactive Media Producer
Company
Imposter Media
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Brett Gaylor is an interactive media producer and researcher. His works Rip! A Remix Manifesto, Do Not Track, and The Internet of Everything help people engage critically with the Internet. He has won the IDA award, a Peabody, the Prix Gemaux, and three Webbys.Fetching...
Adam Gee
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
Producer, Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Adam is the first Commissioning Editor of original content at Little Dot Studios (London, L.A. & Berlin), commissioning documentaries for their Real Stories channel. An Emmy and BAFTA winner, he specialises in short form/online video and digital interactivity. He is one of the most experienced commissioners in UK broadcasting of TV-based multiplatform.
Nicolas C. Geissler
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Cinematographer and producer
Company
neuzeit Filmagentur
Megan Gelstein
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-director / Chief Program Officer
Company
Catapult Film Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Megan Gelstein is the Chief Program Officer of Catapult Film Fund. In her role, she supports and cultivates independent cinematic non-fiction filmmakers globally, and provides creative, strategic, and editorial advice to supported films and filmmakers.
Toni Genov
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
Film critic / YouTuber
Company
Toni's Film Club
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Toni is the creator of Toni’s Film Club, a fast-growing YouTube channel exploring the movie industry with humor and deep insight. His videos have reached hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, making cinema more accessible and fun.Fetching...
Thierry Geoffroy
Nationality
France
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Emergency Art Format
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Thierry Geoffroy is an artist and journalist for Creative Time Report / New York, covering how the film industry is involved in Emergency Art, the impact of documentary for social change and training of the awareness muscle.Fetching...
Mia Georgis
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Mia Georgis is a filmmaker based in London. Their films have screened at festivals including Cork International Film Festival; Outfest LA; LSFF; and Aesthetica. They have exhibited films at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris and the ICA, London. Their first film ISHTAR is available on BBC iPlayer.Fetching...
Sebastian Gerdes
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Director Sebastian Gerdes (b. 1989) is a director and screenwriter. He holds a bachelor's degree in Multiplatform Storytelling and Production and is currently a student in the screenwriting program at Super16. "The Nicest Men on Earth" is his first feature-length documentary.Fetching...
Lisa Zoe Geretschläger
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Editor
Company
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Lisa Zoe Geretschläger, born in Graz, Austria, studied directing and editing at the Vienna filmcollege. She works as a freelance editor for fiction and documentary films and is a member of the board of the Austrian Editors Association as well as the board of the Austrian Film Academy.Fetching...
Fredrik Gertten
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
WG Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Fredrik Gertten is an award-winning Swedish director. Famous for local stories with a global impact with films like Breaking Social (2023), Jozi Gold (2020) PUSH (2019), Bikes vs Cars (2015), Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011) and Bananas!* (2009).Fetching...
Nadim Ghaderi
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Afghan anthropology student exploring decolonial methodologies in academic and creative work. Doing fieldwork mainly on topics of human smuggling and irregular migration from Turkey, Greece and France. Focusing on creating stories that visualize how power structures forms in migration.Fetching...
Soleil Gharbieh
Nationality
Lebanon
Company Role
Film Programs Manager
Company
AFAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Soleil joined AFAC as a Grants manager in 2017; she has managed both AFAC film programs, Documentary and Cinema, and the Music Program since then. Before joining AFAC, from 2014 to 2016, Soleil lived in Cairo, Egypt, for three years, where she became heavily involved in the local independent music scene.Fetching...
Sergio Ghizzardi
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
producer
Company
DOMINO PRODUCTION
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sergio Ghizzardi is a Belgian Filmmaker who talks about the changing world and the real capacity of human beings to change their destiny. He is a witness to the changes our continent is undergoing. In his films, he intends to reveal the cogs of power around which our societies are built.Fetching...
Alessandra Giacomini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Trade Analyst
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Alessandra works at the Italian Trade Agency as Trade Analyst for the Scandinavian countries.
Luke Gibbard
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
CEO
Company
No Ghost
Profession
Producer
Bio
Luke Gibbard is the CEO of No Ghost, an immersive studio crafting innovative VR, AR, and mixed reality experiences. Since 2015, Luke has led the studio with a focus on emerging technologies, collaboration, and pushing the boundaries of storytelling to create intuitive and impactful narratives.Fetching...
Florencia Gil
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Originally a theatre director, Florencia has worked as a sales agent for Rezo Films, Independent (London) and La Luna. She was head of sales and acquisitions at Loco Films for 4 years, and at Indie Sales for 3 years. She is currently head of sales at Urban and Reservoir Docs.
Bonnie Gilmore
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Commercial Director
Company
Splice Post Productions
Profession
Other Professional
Torkel Gjørv
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film editor
Company
Indie Film
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Experienced film editor of multiple award-winning documentaries. Currently competing for the F:ACT AWARD with The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy. Previous credits include Praying for Armageddon, Trond Giske: Makta Rår, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea, iHuman, and Being Eriko.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)
Ella Glantz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Ella Glantz is a dedicated Sales Executive at DR Sales, where she has played a key role for the past four years. With a passion for connecting compelling content with the right audiences, Ella specializes in the global distribution of documentaries as well as drama series.Fetching...
Petar Glomazić
Nationality
Montenegro
Profession
Director
Bio
Ardor films is a production comp. developing an impactful film slate that questions social and political reality through the personal stories. It's founded by Petar Glomazić, co-author of The Last Nomads (CPH:DOX Forum 2022 Best Pitch Award), inaugural Diane Weyermann fellow, member of DAE and IDA.; A passionate life-long mountain climber, Peter has extensively researched traditions, wrote stories, took pictures, and filmed the people and natural landscapes. Petar is a member of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) and a co-founding member of the Save Sinjajevina Association. “The Last Nomads” is his debut feature documentary. He received the inaugural Diane Weyermann Fellowship.Fetching...
Malin Glosimot
Nationality
Norway
Company
Glosimot|
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a last year student at Film- and TV-Production. I am a screenwriter, and have been working both in the fiction field with being director, screenwriter, script, sound designer and editor. I have been a lighting assistant on a TV2 production mixing fiction and real life.
Anna Godas
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
CEO
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anna Godas is Dogwoof’s CEO and co-founder. Her recent Producer credits include Every Little Thing (Sundance 2024), Copa 71 (Toronto Film Festival 2023), McEnroe (Tribeca 2022) and Citizen Ashe (Telluride 2021). Anna’s recent EP credits include Eternal You, The Lost Leonardo, Playing with Sharks,etc
Jon-Sesrie Goff
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Officer, JustFilms
Company
Ford Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jon-Sesrie Goff is part of the Creativity and Free Expression team and makes grants globally in documentary film, new media, and visual storytelling for the foundation’s JustFilms program.
Jon Goff
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Officer
Company
Ford Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jon-Sesrie Goff is part of the Creativity and Free Expression team and makes grants globally in documentary film, new media, and visual storytelling for the foundation’s JustFilms program.
Zuriñe Goikoetxea
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer
Company
DOXA PRODUCCIONES
Profession
Producer
Bio
We believe in the transformative power of films that challenges the world we live in, putting forward new viewpoints to develop more human forms of interaction. Our films have been programmed and awarded at festivals such as IFFR, CPH:DOX, Bafici, Visions du Réel, Viennale, SIFF, FICG or Málaga.Fetching...
Antoine Goldet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Amok Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
After studying journalism at Columbia University, Antoine worked as a reporter (CFJ). Back in Paris, Antoine cofounded Amok Films, producing documentaries broadcast by networks such as ARTE, Al-Jazeera, Canal+ or the BBC, and premiered at major international festivals. Antoine is a EURODOC alumni.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...
Nora Goldstein
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Project Director
Company
European Film Promotion EFP
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
As a programme manager at European Film Promotion, Nora oversees the design and execution of international initiatives at leading film festivals and markets. She excels in project management, network building, and developing impactful communication strategies for films and talent.Fetching...
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.
Alba Lombardía González
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Filmmaker / Producer
Company
ESCARLATA
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I am a filmmaker and producer. Archive and field research usually play a crucial role in the processes I’m involved in, usually non-fiction. I am CEO and founder of ESCARLATA, from which I have coproduced "The drunkmen’s Marseillaise". We are currently developing other documentary projects.Fetching...
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has distinguished herself as a leading voice in the field as a producer, editor & director. Honors include Women at Sundance fellowship, Dear Producer Award, Reel Sisters Trailblazer Award, and membership in the Academy (AMPAS).
Louise Gorm
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a violinist and performer exploring new formats and bringing my musical work into diverse contexts. Moving between early and experimental music, I engage in interdisciplinary collaborations that open new ways of experiencing sound and performance.Fetching...
Geneviève Gosselin-G.
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Le Foyer Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Geneviève Gosselin-G. is a Montréal producer driven by art-house films with poetic and political outlooks. Founder of Le Foyer Films (2019), she’s produced RICHELIEU (2023), THE SPLENDOUR OF LIFE (2025), and over 10 short films. Her projects have been screened at major festivals worldwide.
Anita Frank Goth
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Ansvarlig for kommunikation i Fondet for Dansk-Norsk Samarbejde.Fetching...
Jakob Gottschau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Gottschau Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jakob Gottschau is director and owner of Gottschau Media, a Danish independent production company. Latest: Factory of Lies, a film about the Russian troll factory in Saint Petersburg, and Magic Mud a film about the scientific research into Greenlandic glacial rock flour and climate change.Fetching...
Mara Gourd-Mercado
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Head of Industry & Training
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Mara Gourd-Mercado is an Argentinean-Canadian arts manager, specializing in film, television and digital media. She was Executive Director of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) from 2015 to 2020 and Executive Director of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television – Quebec section from 2021 to 2023. Mara is now Head of Industry & Training at CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Aleksandar Govedarica
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Sales Agent
Company
Syndicado
Profession
Producer
Bio
Syndicado Film Sales is a Toronto based world sales and production company established in 2016 that specializes in all rights sales. We are looking for autorial, cinematic and character driven narratives that convey an universal approach.Fetching...
Sam Gracey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Camera operator
Company
Al Jazeera English
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Camera operator and with global News Channel Al Jazeera English Television.
Jesper Heine Grand
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a danish based director with extensive experience in both international and Danish documentaries. My work spans from a diverse range of subjects, from everyday individuals to professional cyclists, renowned artists, criminals, and members of the Royal family.Fetching...
Michael Grand
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Grand Scheme Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Michael Tanko Grand's most recent work includes feature documentaries: SATAN WANTS YOU (SXSW, Hot Docs, Sitges, TUBI, CBC); I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT (Big Sky, Hot Docs, ESPN 30 for 30), and THE GRIZZLIE TRUTH (VIFF, CRAVE, NBA TV). SAINTS AND WARRIORS, his 4th feature documentary launches in 2025.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...
Daniel Green
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder and writer
Company
CineVue
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Daniel Green is a founder and reviewer for CineVue.
Rémi Grellety
Nationality
France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Rémi Grellety is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy, Peabody, César, and BAFTA winner film producer. His credits include Raoul Peck’s I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016), SILVER DOLLAR ROAD (2023, Amazon Studios); Vincent Kelner’s A TASTE OF WHALE (2022), Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (Sundance 2024).
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...
Isabelle Grignon-Francke
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Club Vidéo
Profession
Producer
Bio
Isabelle Grignon-Francke (Club Video), producer, has created over 10 short films and two TV documentaries. She is now developing feature-length films: Parrandas (Cuban firework battles), Live Free and Die (transformative justice in a murder case), and GoodBye Party (immigration through celebrations)Fetching...
Ani Grigoryan
Nationality
Armenia
Profession
Director
Bio
Ani Grigoryan is a 24-year-old filmmaker with a strong foundation in documentary film directing. In 2022, she graduated with honors from the Department of Documentary Film Directing at the YSTFI․ In 2024, she completed her Master’s degree at the same institute, specializing in Feature Film Directing.; Ani Grigoryan. continued her studies at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography (YSITC), enrolling in the Television Directing department. During her studies, starting from her second year, she began making short documentary films and participated in several international festivals. Since January 2022, she has worked as an administrator at the Public Television of Armenia, contriFetching...
Sergio Grobas
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer/Founder
Company
ASTRA PICTURES
Profession
Producer
Bio
Astra is a creative and independent production label founded by Sergio Grobas. It was born with the clear vocation of working for an international market, in the field of international co-production and with a clear vocation to promote new voices within the European film scene.Fetching...
Nathan Grossman
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nathan Grossman is an award-winning Swedish documentary director known for his focus on social and environmental issues. "Climate in Therapy" is his third feature-length documentary, following his critically acclaimed debut "I Am Greta" (2020) and "Debt Fever" (2024).Fetching...
Christo Grozev
Nationality
Bulgaria
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Christo Grozev was lead investigator and executive director of Bellingcat, the open source investigation platform. Since 2023 he is lead investigator with Der Spiegel and The Insider, and is a research fellow in open source research at Bard College. Christo's investigative work at Bellingcat, Spiegel and the Insider resulted in multiple awards including two Emmy's, the European Press Prize, the Nannen Prize for investigative Journalism, and an Academy Award for the film Navalny that he co-created.
Georg Gruber
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
MAGNETFILM GmbH
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
MAGNETFILM is a Berlin-based full-service world sales company, founded in 2003. We specialize in premium feature documentaries and short films, managing global licensing across all platforms such as broadcasters, streamers, airlines, and all-rights distributors.Fetching...
Torstein Grude
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Jordskjelv AS
Profession
Producer
Bio
One of Norway’s most experienced documentarians. Central contributor on films like Mogadishu Soldier, An Inward Path, The New Greatness Case, Gulabi Gang, The Mole, Farming the Revolution, The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Secret Lives of Pigs, Inside Fur, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, and Yodok Stories.; One of Norway’s most experienced documentarians. Central contributor on films like Mogadishu Soldier, An Inward Path, The New Greatness Case, Gulabi Gang, The Mole, Farming the Revolution, The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Secret Lives of Pigs, Inside Fur, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, and Yodok Stories.Fetching...
Joakim Grundahl
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film-, tv- og madanmelder
Company
Politiken
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Joakim Grundahl is a film critic at Politiken.Fetching...
Klara Nilsson Grunning
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film Commissioner, documentary, fiction, drama series and games
Company
Vestnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Klara has been film commissioner at the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Film institutes where she has funded films like, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, No Other Land, A new kind of Wilderness, Complications, Transnistra, After Work, Mercy Mercy, Queen of Versailles. Prior at ITVS in the US.Fetching...
Anna-Karin Grönroos
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Director
Bio
Anna-Karin Grönroos (b.1980) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Helsinki, Finland. Selected films: Ecopolis China (2013), Conductivity (2020), Future Remains (2021).Fetching...
Ida Grøn
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Independent documentary director, vice chair The Association of Danish Film Directors, board member FERA.
Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Danish Documentary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) is an award-winning director and producer and member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Selected films: The Monastery – Mr. Vig and the Nun / Love Addict / Genetic Me / Comedian Mind / Hunting for Hedonia / Solutions.Fetching...
Erlend Grøtting
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student at University of Stavanger.
Nina Grünfeld
Nationality
Norway
Profession
School/Academia - Management, Researcher
Bio
Nina Grünfeld is Vice Dean for Artistic Research and Research & Development at the Faculty of Film, TV, and Games at the University of Inland Norway. She comes from a position as a professor of documentary film directing and has more than 30 years of experience in the film industry, both as a screenwriter, director, and producer. Nina has also authored several books, including her latest, 'Frida – My Long-Lost Grandmother's War', which has been translated into nine languages, including Danish. In addition to her writing and filmmaking, she actively engages in public debate and hosts her own podcast.Fetching...
Maëlle Guenegues
Nationality
France
Company Role
Festivals / Acquisitions Manager
Company
Cat&Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
After working with various festivals, Maëlle moved into international distribution, first with Point du Jour and Doc&Co before launching CAT&Docs with Catherine Le Clef. She also offers her expertise as an industry advisor and panelist and has been part of several juries and workshops.Fetching...
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...
Harriet Gugenheim
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Placeholder Films
Bio
Harriet is a director of Placeholder Films, a documentary financing fund based in the UK. She was Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships at venture philanthropy foundation Impetus for nine years. Previously, she worked in film and tv development at IWC Media, Talkback Thames and Keo Films.Fetching...
Nicole Guillemet
Nationality
United States
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
El Gouna Film Festival, founded in 2017, is one of the leading festivals in the MENA region. GFF aims to showcase a wide variety of films for a passionate and knowledgeable audience, while fostering better communication between cultures through the art of filmmaking.Fetching...
Tommy Gulliksen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Norwegian documentary director. Co-founder of DOX Division and former Partner of Oslo Pictures. Educated in Arts and Journalism. Most notable films are "Terror Island" on the 22 July attacks in Oslo and Utøya, and "War of Art" from the inside of an art symposium gone wrong North Korea.Fetching...
Gugi Gumilang
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
International Film Programmer
Company
In-Docs | Docs by the Sea
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Berlin-based Gugi wears multiple hats in the film industry, serving as the Programme Director of In-Docs, the organization behind Docs by the Sea, and an Executive Board Member of DAE since 2022. He is also an International Film Programmer for Hot Docs.Fetching...
Gudmundur Gunnarsson
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fuglene
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer in Oslo, Norway.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...
Ulrik Gutkin
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer & Company owner
Company
Copenhagen Film Company Short & Doc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
I have produced films for international audience. By others Nat Geo, BBC World, Al Jazeera, Nordic Countries, NDR. Focus on sustainability. environment and culture, Science and human interest stories. Based in Copenhagen.Fetching...
Raila Gutman
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Raila is the Director of Member Development at the CMPA-BC, where she supports BC independent producers. Working closely with members, overseeing professional development opportunities and international development and supports the programming and execution of our annual conference, Prime Time.
Iria Gutscher
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Buyer Documentaries
Company
Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I am looking for documentaries in the field of "current affairs", "social issues" and "wildlife/nature" to be broadcasted in Switzerland.Fetching...
Ulrik Einer Ehrhorn Gutt-Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film director
Company
Ellis Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ulrik stands for character, poetry, truth and change. A Danish filmmaker dedicating his career to personal films about strong characters and important issues, told with a bit of humour.Fetching...
Ayala Shoshana Guy
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Born in 1992 in Jerusalem. BFA in Fine Arts from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, and a postgraduate (Meisterschüler) degree in time-based media from the HGB Leipzig. Lives and works in Passau, Germany and Vienna, Austria.
Lucie Guérin
Nationality
France
Profession
Politics & Administration
Bio
In charge of cooperation in the audiovisual sector between France and the Nordic countries, based at the Institut français in Stockholm.Fetching...
Aurélie Géron
Nationality
France
Company Role
Film Critic
Company
Film Fest Report
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Aurélie is a Paris-born independent film critic and voiceover artist based in Montréal, Canada. With a passion for creative documentaries, she regularly covers prominent festivals such as CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel, Hot Docs and Sheffield DocFest, among others.Fetching...
Cecilie Gøthler
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am Cille, 24 and restless like any other young person in this modern maniac society. I watch a lot of movies and find peace in Fiskerihavnen in Sydhavn. I play harmonica and study art history at the university of Copenhagen. Besides, I sell books and serve coffee with charm.Fetching...
Anne Gerd Grimsby Haarr
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Project coordinator
Company
Differ Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anne Gerd is a documentary maker, journalist and cultural producer with experience from political campaigning and activism. She is currently a project leader for the first Nordic Climate Story Lab, initiated by Differ in cooperation with DocSociety.
Horia El Hadad
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Senior Commissioning Producer
Company
Al Jazeera English
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Horia El Hadad is a filmmaker and documentary commissioning producer at Al Jazeera English. Horia commissions Europe-based observational documentaries for Witness, Al Jazeera English’s flagship documentary strand and works with filmmakers from around the globe.
Maja Foss Hagerup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Production manager
Company
Hansen & Pedersen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer assistant, Hansen & Pedersen Freelance producer Line Producer, Buster film festivalFetching...
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...
Astrid Hald
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Tilrettelægger
Company
Louisiana Channel
Bio
Working with producing, directing and editing short documentary movies for Louisiana Channel about art and artists.
Isabella Hale
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Photographer
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Pnina Halfon-Lang
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
CoPro - Documentary Marketing Foundation
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Pnina Halfon Lang is the Executive Director of CoPro Foundation and CoPro Market since 2019. At CoPro, Halfon Lang has been promoting the Israeli film industry, fostering international collaborations, and initiated the CoPro.Screen Platform and the CoPro Impact Lab.Fetching...
Natalie Halla
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Director
Bio
Natalie Halla was born in 1975 in Linz (Austria) as the granddaughter of two reknown Austrian artists. Since 2010 she has been working as writer and director of numerous feature length award winning documentaries, keeping her focus on humanitarian and social issues.Fetching...
Carolin Halperin
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
RBB/ARTE
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Carolin Halperin: Commissioning Editor at the ARTE Department of Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg/ARD. Prior to this she was assigned to Special Tasks at rbb´s Doc + Fiction Department. She is looking for exciting storytelling (culture, society, design, history, mental health, identity, politics).Fetching...
Kathryn Hamilton
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sister Sylvester is a multimedia artist and amateur microbiologist. Recent film / new media work includes Drinking Brecht (IDFA 2024) Shadowtime (co-dir Deniz Tortum, Venice International Film Festival 2023). Recent performance work includes The Eagle and The Tortoise (Under The Radar 2023).Fetching...
Peter Hammer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker involved in cinema, broadcast, and artistic research. My documentary feature REVIR premiered at CPH:DOX 2023. Current interests: conservation, taxidermy, cultures of longing, the archive, colonial relations, forensics, nuclear disarmament.Fetching...
Freja Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Afforest Productions
Profession
Director
Frida Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Frida. I'm from Copenhagen but now living in Århus where I study art at The Jutland Art Academy.Fetching...
Helle Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Commissioner
Company
Midtnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Film Commissioner at Midtnorsk Filmcenter, Norway. Former consultant at Filmfund Nord, Norway. Film Commissioner at the Norwegian Film Institute for 4 years. The Danish Film Institute for 5 years.Fetching...
Josefine Gro Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Videophotographer and aspiring director. Been working with television for a number of years but I would love to work more by myself and more creatively.Fetching...
Thorbjørn Tønder Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Director of the Foundation for Danish-Norwegian Collaboration.Fetching...
Mira Bach Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Festival Consultant
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival Consultant at the Danish Film InstituteFetching...
Klaus Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
FilmFyn
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
CEO regional FilmFund FilmFyn
David Peter Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
David Peter Hansen is a documentary film director, cinematographer, and journalist from Denmark, based in New York. He is currently directing and filming the feature documentary "Antytila: The Score of War".Fetching...
Bugge Holm Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Futurist & Senior Advisor
Company
Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Profession
Researcher
Bio
I have more than 20 years of experience working in the field of education and innovation in both advisory and industry roles. Today I work as a Senior Futurist & Head of Innovation and Technology at the Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies. Mostly with tasks decoding tech and the future.Fetching...
Gitte Hansen
Nationality
Switzerland
Profession
Consultant, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Gitte works with filmmakers, production companies, institutes, funds, training schemes, film schools and industry events mainly with focus on development, production, financing and distribution.Fetching...
Oda Bjønnes Hanslien
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a norwegian journalist working for the regional newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad. I am currently doing a masters degree in documentary.Fetching...
Oli Harbottle
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Chief Content Officer
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Oli is Chief Content Officer at Dogwoof, where he is responsible for acquisitions across the company's slate as well as the sourcing of projects for production. He also continues to oversee the company's releasing slate, with a focus on talent relationships and strategic company partnerships.
Holly Hardman
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
With a background in research (PBS, Rolling Stone, Manhattan, Inc.) while in Los Angeles and New York, Hardman now operates from western Massachusetts where she has produced and directed the documentary features Good People Go to Hell (IDFA 2012) and As Prescribed (Sheffield DocFest 2022).Fetching...
Véronique Hariga
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Press Relation
Company
THE PR FACTORY
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Publicist for The PR Factory.
Kait Harlow
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
KAIT HARLOW is a filmmaker & editor with a M.A. in documentary film and a B.A. in visual journalism. Her curiosity about social & ecological interconnectedness steer her towards stories about queer identity & the non-human world. Having grown up next to the forest, she is deeply awed by the living.Fetching...
Hannah Papacek Harper
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Rétroviseur Productions
Profession
Director
Clara Harris
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Sisyfos Film Production Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Clara Harris is a producer based in Edinburgh working on short as well as feature length projects. She runs the Scottish outpost of Sisyfos Film Production.Fetching...
Emma Harris
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emma Harris is a filmmaker and visual anthropologist. In her research and practice, she investigates relationships between species in regenerative agriculture and communicates these through cinematic poetry and sustainable photographic processes.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...
Gavin Harriss
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Gavin Harriss reviews films for Gavin Loves Film.Fetching...
Jessica Harrop
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Sandbox Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jessica Harrop is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has dedicated her career to inspiring passion about science through film. She is the Executive Director of Sandbox Films, where she oversees all project decisions and company strategy.
Dennis Harvey
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Based between Stockholm and Dublin, I make non-fiction cinema about migration, identity and bureaucracy. With a cinema vérité approach and a particular sensitivity to the human, my work interrogates the political through the personal.Fetching...
Anna Hashmi
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
the corner shop
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anna Hashmi, producer and founder of The Corner Shop, is an Emmy and BAFTA and DOC NYC Grand Jury Prize winner and Oscar Nominated Producer. Currently co-producing two films from director, Tamara Kotevska, ‘Silyan The Stork’, and ‘ The Mammoths That Escaped The Kingdom Of Erlik Khan''.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...
Sofia Haugan
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sofia Haugan made her debut as a director with the documentary film Røverdatter, which received an honorable mention at its premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival and won several prestigious awards, including the Amanda for Best Documentary.Fetching...
Alex Haugmard
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I’m deeply attuned to images, working with photography and scenography. I contribute to films from creation to screening, serving as DOP for documentaries and fiction. I’m also the technical director of the 7e Lune festival and lead image education workshops.Fetching...
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
CEO
Company
Framelab Filmproduktion
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger lives and works in Vienna. He studied Film, Drama and Arts in Berlin and Vienna. He is a film director and producer and teaches also at universities. His company Framelab Filmproduktion specialises in political and social issues. He has received international numerous awardsFetching...
Jessie Hayden
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Venom Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Venom Films is a renowned, Sundance-winning documentary production company based in Dublin Ireland, celebrated for telling universal stories with unique access. Jessie has worked with Venom since 2022. Prior to this, she has built a wide-ranging career in film, TV, and production.Fetching...
Emil Hedegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Emil and I’m a First year student at the Jutland Art Academy in Aarhus.
Anne Laura Hedegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Anne-Laura Hedegaard er journalist og podcastproducent og fortæller historier med lyd og på skrift. For tiden bruger hun sin fritid på den nye lyduddannelse Æteren, der fokuserer på fortællende og kunstnerisk lyd, eksperimentering og kreativ risikotagning.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...
Klara Hegnet
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Dagbladet Information
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Moderator, art communicator at the Louisiana Museum and Journalist.Fetching...
Kristoffer Hegnsvad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Rektor
Company
Filmskolen
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Filmmaker
Bio
Editor of film and TV at Politiken.
Mette Heide
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO & producer
Company
Plus Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emmy nominated Mette Heide is an award-winning producer and owner of Plus Pictures ApS. Mette has produced more than 60 films that has been screened and broadcast all over the world. Former titles include Into The Deep and Amanda Knox for Netflix.Fetching...
Patrick Heidmann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Film Journalist
Company
SPOT Media&Film
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance journalist & critic, for German-language outlets such as FAZ, Berliner Zeitung, EPD Film, Rolling Stone, Queer.de and others.Fetching...
Sonja Heinen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
European Film Promotion EFP
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
EFP is the international network organisation of national film institutes and promotion agencies from 37 countries in Europe. Under the EFP flag and the motto europe! films. talent. spirit. we organise programs to promote and network films &talent from Europe at international festivals & markets.Fetching...
Lea Hejn
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Lea Hejn is a Danish Director and Producer based in London. Her work focuses on making impactful environmental film. She has recently directed her début short 'Curupira' for the Waterbear network and is currently in development of her first feature documentary.Fetching...
Laurits Helligsøe
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder
Company
DOKTRIN - the independent documentary school
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and founder of DOKTRIN documentary school. Currently going through a non-narrative poetic film phase.Fetching...
Venla Hellstedt
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dionysos Films Oy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Venla Hellstedt’s filmography includes Selma Vilhunen’s Berlinale-winner Stupid Young Heart (2018), and Gothenburg-winner Four Little Adults (2023) as well as her EFA nominated documentary Hobbyhorse Revolution (2017).Fetching...
Monica Hellström
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ström Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ström Pictures is an international documentary and feature film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2022 by Producer and CEO Monica Hellström.; Ström Pictures is an international documentary and feature film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2022 by Producer and CEO Monica Hellström.
Jonas Helmer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film Editing main focus. Edited latest music video for Danish Band Misery. Part of grass-root organization "Jobcentrets ofre" and their upcoming project in the next Election in Denmark. Focus on Editing spots, on the treatment of sick people in the Danish JobcentreFetching...
Hayder Helo
Nationality
Iraq
Company Role
Director of The Advisory Board
Company
Baghdad Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Hayder Helo is a screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Baghdad, where he studied at the Institute of Arts, he worked on independent films in Iraq, Egypt and Europe. Based between Brussels, Baghdad and Tunis, he is the co-founder of “Anekdote” a Arab-European production house.Fetching...
Therese Henningsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Visual Anthropologist
Company
Sharna Pax
Profession
Director
Bio
Therese Henningsen is a filmmaker and programmer based in London. Her filmmaking often finds its shape through the encounter with the person(s) filmed and the direction this takes. Her films include All These Summers (2025), After Time (2023), Slow Delay (2018), Baby Jesus and Maintenancer (2023 and 2018, with Sidsel Meineche Hansen). She has co-edited the anthology Strangers Within: Documentary as Encounter (2022), with Juliette Joffé. She is a member of Terrassen, a roving cinema in Copenhagen engaging with the social life of film, and is a co-founder of Sharna Pax, a film collective based in London/Copenhagen. She is a mentor on MA DocFiction at UCL and on MA Performance: Screen at Central Saint Martins, and facilitates the Open City Docs short course Documentary as Encounter. She is working on a practice-led PhD in Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Sonja Henrici
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
Sonja Henrici Creates Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sonja has produced many multiple award-winning feature documentaries, including MERKEL, The Oil Machine, Time Trial, Donkeyote. She was Co-Director/Exec Producer of Scottish Documentary Institute from 2013 until 2020. Most recent films: Tracing Light, Love & Trouble.; Sonja has produced many multiple award-winning feature documentaries, including MERKEL, The Oil Machine, Time Trial, Donkeyote. She was Co-Director/Exec Producer of Scottish Documentary Institute from 2013 until 2020. Most recent films: Tracing Light, Love & Trouble.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...
Kristine Henriksen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Programme Coordinator
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Programme Coordinator at The Danish Film Institute
Kyle Hentschel
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Development, Documentary
Company
TIME Studios
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Development, production and film financing at TIME Studios, the long-form film & TV division of TIME Magazine. Based in New York City.Fetching...
Vera Herchenbach
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Senior Acquisitions Executive
Company
Madman Entertainment
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Established in 1996, Madman Entertainment is an independent distributor with a focus on remarkable stories. Madman Ent. also operates and curates two wholly owned streaming platforms: DocPlay and Garage. Docs in release SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT, ARCHITECTON, ERNEST COLE: LOST & FOUND, WILDING.Fetching...
Ratno Hermanto
Nationality
Indonesia
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ratno Hermanto is an art worker based in Yogyakarta. Currently, he is involved as a festival manager at FFD, organised by Forum Film Dokumenter that focuses on developing the documentary ecosystem in Indonesia.Fetching...
Jonathan Hesse
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
My name is Jonathan Hesse. I am a filmscholar who gained my bachelors degree in film and media at Örebro University in Sweden. Since then I have completed an internship at Grand Slam Filmproduktion, worked with up-and-coming directors and begun studying Cultural Entrepreneurship at SKH.Fetching...
Johanna von Hessen
Nationality
France
Company Role
Documentary Project Manager
Company
Unifrance
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Unifrance promotes French cinema and TV content globally by ensuring their presence at international festivals and markets and connecting French professionals and talent with festival delegates, sales agents, journalists, broadcasters, and distributors worldwide.Fetching...
Naja Karoline Heuch
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
With a great interest in the narratives that uphold the social and cultural structures of our society, I aim to create spaces for creative and generative discussions about the root causes of climate changes and how to build a better future for all.
Elena Hill
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Artist Moving Image
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elena Hill is Director of AMI - a film and digital content creation company, which sits at the nexus for the production and dissemination of interdisciplinary artist hybrid documentary projects for institutional museums/ gallery, Biennials and cinema release.Fetching...
Gaspard Hirschi
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Gaspard Hirschi was born in Paris in 1978. After studying literature and philosophy, he joined Le Fresnoy, National Studio for Contemporary Arts, then worked on numerous features films in various technical positions. He made his first documentary film in 2012. He lives in Marseille since 2007.Fetching...
Keiria Hissabu
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary Director student at The National Film School Of Denmark. Graduating 2025.
Yasmeen Hitti
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Artist / Creative Systems AI Engineer
Company
United Notions Film
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Yasmeen Hitti, PhD, is a scientist working at the intersection of AI, robotics, and agriculture. Recognized by New Science for developing open-source tools to interface with plant behavior, she is a co-creator of Huk and explores non-human data governance and AI-driven feminist narratives.
Elliot Hjälmrud
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Elliot Hjälmrud and I am a student of Malmö art academy. I work with film from an experimental documentary background focusing on buildings, infrastructure and people.Fetching...
Vivian Hoang
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student at the Academy
Company
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I usually work with paintings, sculpture, video and tapestry. I try to investigate the hybrid experiences my life has been/is characterized by, such as cultural clashes, religions, and longing for my Vietnamese culture. In my practice I combine my personal stories with fiction.Fetching...
Anne Hoff
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Journalist
Company
NRK - NORWEGIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (NORSK RIKSKRINGKASTING)
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Culture journalist and film critic since 1986, in NRK since 1996, i.a. in radio and TV programs such as Filmredaksjonen, Filmbonanza, Mørkets expöjsperger and Filmfront. On the jury for the Nordic Council's film prize, editor for the book "Mit liv som film", Olav Dalgård critics prize.
Tiffany Louise Hoff
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Tiffany graduated from the Danish School of Photography with a focus on film and is currently studying graphic design at Beckmans Collage of Design. In addition, she is working on a research project at the exhibition space Index, exploring how we watch and distribute film in the digital age.Fetching...
Lukas Hoffmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmstudent
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen Næstved.Fetching...
Bettina Hofmann
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
Radio Télévision Suisse
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of Documentaries - RTS - Swiss Television.Fetching...
Beathe Hofseth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fri Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Beathe Hofseth, CEO and producer in Fri Film, established in 2012 based in Oslo, Norway. We focuse on feature length international documentaries, such as «Light Fly, Fly High», «In Between» and «Labours of Love». Currently in production is «The Golden Swan» (2025) and «Flophouse America» (2025).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...
Tracie Holder
Nationality
United States
Company
Means of Production Films
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Tracie Holder is a producer & U.S. film funding specialist. She leads workshops, tutors & serves on juries at int'l pitching & training sessions. Holder is widely regarded as a “go-to” person for filmmakers seeking U.S. funding having raised more than $3 million in grants for her own projects.
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...
Amalie Holm
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Amalie graduated as a photographer from the Norwegian School of Photography in 2022 and has since utilized her skills and knowledge in visual journalism for newspapers, art contexts, and as a cinematographer on others' films and art projects.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...
Amalie Holmstrøm
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Amalie Holmstrøm is a filmmaker focused on production and producing. She debuted as producer of Sande Helte, that was nominated for an Ekko Award. Holmstrøm worked on TheNextFilm Festival before joining Shuuto as a coordinator on Fatal Crossing and Liv. She now studies at Zentropa under Louise VesthFetching...
Kateryna Holovko
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Director
Company
Tabor
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of the documentary short film "Till I pass out", 2023 (Finalists: Cisterna Film Festival; International Film Festival The Hague; Catania Film Festival). A graduate of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, specializing in feature film.; Director of the documentary short film "Till I pass out", 2023 (Finalists: Cisterna Film Festival; International Film Festival The Hague; Catania Film Festival). A graduate of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, specializing in feature film.
Macon Holt
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film critic and co-host
Company
Projector Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Writer, critic and podcaster, co-hosting the Projector Pod, a film-focused cultural and critical analysis podcast.Fetching...
Noah Holtegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Noah Holtegaard (b. 1999) holds a BFA from HDK-Valand (2022) and began an MFA in media arts at the Royal Danish Academy the same year. Working digitally with 3D, AR, and video, Holtegaard explores queerness and transness, aiming to amplify unheard voices and imagine queer digital worlds.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...
Louise Lykkegaard Hoppe
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Profession
Professional Associations
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer & Director
Company
Zentropa
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Friedemann Hottenbacher
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
inselfilm produktion
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Marianne Hougen-Moraga
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Director
Bio
Marianne Hougen-Moraga’s films have been screened widely and won awards on festivals around the world. In 2020 she premiered her first feature length documentary ’Songs of Repression’, which won the DOX:Award and the Politiken:Dox Award. She holds an MA in Screen Doc from Goldsmiths College, London.; Marianne Hougen-Moraga’s films have been screened widely and won awards on festivals around the world. In 2020 she premiered her first feature length documentary ’Songs of Repression’, which won the DOX:Award and the Politiken:Dox Award. She holds an MA in Screen Doc from Goldsmiths College, London.Fetching...
Marek Hovorka
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Jihlava International Documentary FIlm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Founder and Director of Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.Fetching...
Sam Howard
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sam Howard is an Irish filmmaker based in Belfast. He is the Producer and Editor of BAFTA longlisted The Ban (2024), and has worked on docs for BBC and Channel 4, including independent feature film Lyra (2022) for Erica Starling Productions. He has pitched projects at Hot Docs and Dok Leipzig.Fetching...
Ingrid Huebscher
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Industry Event Manager
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Ingrid Hübscher works as the Industry Event Manager at Documentary Campus in Berlin where she is in charge of co-curating and producing industry events with partner festivals as well as organising the Documentary Campus Industry Days and final pitches of DC training programmes.Fetching...
Grace Hughes-Hallett
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Grace Hughes-Hallett is a documentary maker. She produced and developed 'Three Identical Strangers' and directed the 'The Secret of Me', which premiered at SXSW 2025. She also created and hosted 'Dangerous Memories', a documentary podcast series with Tortoise Media.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...
Natalie Humphreys
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Executive Producer and Managing Director
Company
Storyboard Studios
Profession
Producer
Bio
Multi-award-winning and highly trusted producer; 25+ year track-record in hands-on editorial delivery, sensitive access, welfare and compliance, working with multiple co-producers and financiers across public and commercial sectors in Scotland, UK, Europe and around the world.Fetching...
Lena Hunter
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Cphpost
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at Newsweek, Editor at OE Magazine, and freelance. Features, analysis and photodocumentary across climate, tech, culture and emerging fashion.Fetching...
Léonie Hurtubise
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Colonelle films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Léonie Hurtubise works as an emerging producer at Colonelle films. Over the past three years, she has produced multiple short films selected in major festivals, including GENDER REVEAL (Locarno & TIFF, 2024) and DEATH TO THE BIKINI! (2023) nominated for Best Short Film at the Canadian Screen Awards.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.
Timea Huszár
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Producer
Bio
Timea Huszár is a producer involved with short films, documentaries and features. She started off working in international service productions as a personal assistant to producers and has a 10 year experience in film production and service.Fetching...
Mirva Huusko
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
NonStop Entertainment AB
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Mirva Huusko works as sales executive at NonStop Entertainment, a Stockholm based film distribution company of upmarket arthouse films, award winning documentaries timeless classics and genre films. Nonstops recent releases include The Substance, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Queer, and Hard Truths.Fetching...
Eric Hynes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Curation and Film Programming
Company
Jacob Burns Film Center
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eric Hynes is Director of Curation and Film Programming at Jacob Burns Film Center. Previously Senior Curator of Film at Museum of the Moving Image in New York, heading up year-round programming and the annual First Look Festival. Selected critical outlets have included the New York Times, Washington Post, Film Comment, Rolling Stone, Slate, the Village Voice, and Reverse Shot.
Gunny (Gune) Hyoung
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
EIDF - Korea EBS International Documentary Festival
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Gunny is Executive Producer of EIDF(EBS International DOC Film Festival) in Korea. EBS is one of Public TV networks in Korea. EIDF is annual Intl Documentary Film Festival combined with the Public TV. We usually acquire more than 50 ~60 films and air those films during our film festival(August).Fetching...
Nicole Hálová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Nicole Hálová is a documentary editor based in London. Her projects include How Deep is Your Love, The Islands and the Whales, Carrousel, or The Good Neighbours. She also worked for Forensic Architecture.Fetching...
Jakob Kirstein Høgel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Education & Research
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Co-founder of Rough Cut Service, a consulting collective of world-class editors. Film commissioner for documentaries at West Danish Film Fund. Former Artistic Director of New Danish Screen, a successful talent development scheme and innovation fund (2007-14). Before that founder and co-owner of Danish production company, Cosmo Doc. From 1999-2004 he was commissioning editor for Documentaries & Shorts at the Danish Film Institute. Visual anthropologist with a focus on developing film sectors and film policy. He wrote the first film law of Bhutan.Fetching...
Andrias Høgenni
Nationality
Faroe Islands
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Film director who graduated from the alternative danish film school Super16. Won the Canal+ Award for best short film at Semaine de la Critique in Cannes 2019.
Åsne Høgetveit
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Koko Film AS
Profession
Producer
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Jesper Højberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Executive Director International Media Support. Working with documentary filmmakers in the global south and particularly in authoritarian and conflict-affected countries around the world.
Malin Hüber
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
HER Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
HER Film is a production company based in Sweden, We work across all genres bringing new voices and narratives to international audiences.Fetching...
Bernhard von Hülsen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
3B-Produktion
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bernhard is an award-winning producer with 20 years of experience in all phases of development, financing and production. His interests lie in the fields of culture as well as current affairs. At the same time, he is very open to different formats and narrative structures and likes to be surprised.
Wendy Ide
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Screen Daily
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Wendy Ide is a film critic for Screen International and is the chief film critic for The Observer.Fetching...
Izabela Igel
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Chilli Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Izabela Igel, EAVE and Wajda School graduate, produced among others Floating Skyscrapers (Tribeca, Karlovy Vary winner) and The Hatcher (Tallinn). Recently she co-produced Plastic Symphony, Pierce, and Flood. A trainer for institutions First Cut Lab, Full Circle Lab.; Izabela Igel, EAVE and Wajda School graduate, produced among others Floating Skyscrapers (Tribeca, Karlovy Vary winner) and The Hatcher (Tallinn). Recently she co-produced Plastic Symphony, Pierce, and Flood. A trainer for institutions First Cut Lab, Full Circle Lab.Fetching...
Tamara Garcia Iglesias
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Atekaleun sl
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Producción ejecutiva de “Sobre Todo de Noche” (Sección Oficial 20º Giornate degli Autori 2023; Sección Oficial 28º Festival du Cinema Espagnol de Toulouse Cinespaña 2023); "O Gemer” (Zinemira, Zinemaldi, 2022; Sección Oficial Porto/Doc/Post 2023)“, y “Zarata” (2023). Directora: Zarata, Harri Biguna.Fetching...
Jais Ikkala
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film critic
Company
kulturformidleren.dk
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Jais Ikkala is a culture journalist and communications consultant with 15 years of experience in digital media, podcasts, and magazines. He has led social media strategies for Mofibo, Storytel, and Metroselskabet, enhancing audience engagement and brand presence.Fetching...
Hõbe Ilus
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Sui
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hõbe Ilus is the creative producer at the production company Sui based in Estonia, Tallinn.Fetching...
Jordan Inaan
Nationality
Kenya
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Jordan is a film editor based in Nairobi Kenya. Has a degree in Film and The Performing Arts. Has been an Assistant editor on the post production teams of Softie (Sundance 2020), No Simple Way Home (Berlinale 2021), Battle of Laikipia (Sundance 2023), now with his debut feature Matabeleland (CPH25).Fetching...
Helena Ingelsten
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Documentary / Executive producer
Company
Sveriges Television
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of SVT Documentary Department and Exekutiv producent.Fetching...
Susanna Inkinen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Journalist/media advisor
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Susanna Inkinen is a journalist, documentarist and media advisor covering for IMS.Fetching...
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...
Jason Ishikawa
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Sales Agent
Company
Cinetic Media
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jason Ishikawa is a Senior Executive and Co-Head of Sales at Cinetic Media where he oversees worldwide distribution strategies for the company.Fetching...
Saodat Ismailova
Nationality
Uzbekistan
Profession
Director
Bio
Saodat Ismailova is an Uzbek filmmaker. She initiated Davra research collective in Central Asia. Films of Ismailova participated in Berlinale, Biennale of Venice, documenta fifteen. In 2022, she received The Eye Art & Film Prize, Amsterdam.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...
Alexandra JOUSSET
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
CAPA PRESSE
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a producer and director working for Capa press. I am focusing on current affairs, geopolitical topics ; and more focused on investigations and feature docs.Fetching...
Tabitha Jackson
Nationality
United States
Profession
Researcher
Bio
As former director of the Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Documentary Film Program, Emmy-winning director-producer, commissioning editor, and podcaster, Tabitha has an unshakeable belief in the arts as an essential public good. She is currently a research fellow at MIT’s Open Documentary Lab.
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
A5 film
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Silje has directed award winning documentary films and series for the past 15 years. Some of the titles are; Team Ingebrigtsen, Faith Can Move Mountains and her last feature documentary A New Kind of Wilderness who won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance filmfestival 2024.Fetching...
Sally Jacobson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and cinephile, always looking for new ways of being and seeing.Fetching...
Emmanuelle Jacq
Nationality
France
Company Role
PRODUCER
Company
.Mille et Une. Films
Profession
Producer
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Adrian Jalily
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Shotgun Collective
Bio
Adrian Jalily is a Norwegian-Iranian based in Copenhagen. They are currently studying fiction direction at the National Film School of Denmark.Fetching...
Emma Jammes
Nationality
France
Company Role
International Sales
Company
Ampersand
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
After studying cultural studies and cultural management, Emma began working in documentary and international sales for several French companies.Fetching...
Margarete Jangård
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
WG Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Margarete focuses on creative documentaries and stands behind films such as BREAKING SOCIAL (2023), DAUGHTERS (2022) PUSH (2019), BECOMING ZLATAN (2016), BIKES VS CARS (2015), BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* (2012), I BOUGHT A RAINFOREST (2010), BANANAS! (2009), MILKBAR (2008) and many more.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...
Luna Jansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company
Plus Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
With a background in Ethnography and Social anthropology, I have passion for stories touching on the themes of identity and intercultural exchange. As well as a love for projects exploring new visual tools and approaches, within the documentary storytelling.Fetching...
Tobias Janson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Story AB
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and CEO at Story, one of Sweden's leading production companies specialised in the art of documentary filmmakingFetching...
Hugo Janssen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Cameraman
Company
Nieuwsuur
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Cameraman for Niewsuur.
Julian Janssen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder/EIC
Company
Obviously Reviews
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Julian Janssen is a film critic. He’s the founder of Obviously Reviews. In 2021, Janssen founded Obviously Reviews to combine their passions for writing and cinema. Janssen’s primary interests are arthouse and world cinema.
Rami Jarboui
Nationality
Tunisia
Profession
Director
Bio
Tunisian filmmaker and screenwriter Rami Jarboui, born in Tunis in 1990, grew up inspired by his father, a writer, which nurtured his love for storytelling. A graduate of ISAMM in Multimedia, he quickly rose as a notable talent in the Tunisian film industry.; Rami Jarboui, a Tunisian filmmaker born in 1990 and a Multimedia graduate from ISAMM in Tunis, has directed several acclaimed short films, including Soup, which won international awards, as well as Eidos, Retro, and Les Incidents de la ville étrange, all screened at international festivals. Recently, he directed The Abstract Man, a documentary on Tunisian art history,Fetching...
Mira Jargil
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director & Producer/ Owner of Moving Documentary
Company
Moving Documentary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mira Jargil is known for her artistic and high-end cinematic films. She has won several awards for all of her films, latest the prestigious Bodil award for best documentary of the year, for "Reunited (2021)". Mira graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 2011.Fetching...
Salome Jashi
Nationality
Georgia
Company
Sakdoc Film
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Salomé Jashi [Tbilisi, Georgia 1981] is a documentary filmmaker from Georgia. Her Taming the Garden [2021] premiered at Sundance and Berlinale Forum. Her The Dazzling Light of Sunset [2016] was awarded at Visions du Réel. Salomé is a co-founder of Documentary Association Georgia.Fetching...
Marcella Jelic
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions
Company
split screen
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Established Split Screen for festival distribution and film sales in 2022. Also collaborating with theatrical distributor Restart in Croatia. Her main focus are documentary and fiction films, with exquisite usage of film language, intriguing characters and provocative, thought provoking topics.Fetching...
Tuki Jencquel
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director/ Producer
Company
Orinokia Filmproduktion GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Founded Orinokia Filmproduktion in Germany. His docs Está Todo Bien (IDFA 2018) and Jackie the Wolf (Hot Docs 2023) had theatrical runs and TV broadcasts. Member of AG-Dok, Eurodoc 21 alumni. Cinematographer for Ai Weiwei's film Animality.Fetching...
Anders Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at DR, working at the culture radioprogram K-Live, covering movies, media and culture in a broad perspective.Fetching...
Niels Bonde Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Skuelyst
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance film critic, curator and co-editor of online film journal Skuelyst. I have covered CPH:DOX several years for several Danish media e.g. Politiken and ATLAS Magazine. This year I am covering the festival for Skuelyst.Fetching...
Janus Cens Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm an artist working in different mediums such as video, sculpture and expanded painting. My practice revolves around questions about the hidden systems and in society, and how the material world that we are surrounded by are both upholding these, but also contain the potential of change.Fetching...
Sofie Havskov Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Creative producer.Fetching...
Gunnar Hall Jensen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Gunnar Hall Jensen has over the years directed several documentaries for cinema, independent productions and documentary TV-series. Cinema documentaries: Gunnar Goes Comfortable (2003). Gunnar Goes God (2011). A Cup of tea (2014) Oh it Hertz! (2021)
Torben Skjødt Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Point of no Return Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer, director. Working with film and television in Denmark since 1983. Prize-winning documentaries and shorts like "It's A Blue world", "The Flâneur-trilogy of shortfilm", "Carl Th.Dreyer:My Metier", "Conversations with Asta Nielsen", "Erland Josephson: Are you playing tonight" and many more.Fetching...
Louise Haugstrup Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Marketing and Distribution Consultant
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Working at the Danish Film Institute with expertise in audience reseach, PR, marketing and distribution in relation to especially documentaries for the Danish market. Over the years I've worked closely with the Danish film industry on the release of 250+ films and series.Fetching...
Signe Leick Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Toolbox Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer på blandt andre dokumentaren The Allins og Gud taler ud.
Helle Toft Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Spor Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I want to challenge prejudices and stimulate identification, solidarity, and the crucial dialogue between people across borders. I follow my main characters for many years, as in HOTEL OF DREAMS ( Idfa 2005 ). ISLAND OF HOPE (DR/Sales 2022). And now: WOUNDED WARRIOR ( in development for 19 years ).Fetching...
Nicki Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor-in-chief
Company
Moovy.dk
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor-in-chief and journalist at Moovy.dk.Fetching...
Björn Jensen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Representative German Documentaries
Company
German Films
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Bjoern is a producer, consultant and financing expert. He is heading the German delegation for German Documentaries, an initiative of the Documentary Association AG DOK and German Films, to help promote German documentary films abroad.
Anne Mikél Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Projektleder & Programansvarlig
Company
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Programming Charlottenborg Art Cinema. Creating exhibitions for Kunsthal Charlottenborg.Fetching...
Ove Rishøj Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Auto Images
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Working in the international documentary sector since 2003, Ove Rishøj Jensen has an extensive industry network. Since 2011 Ove is Producer for the Swedish company Auto Images. Since 2019 Ove is also running Paradiddle Pictures, his own company for documentary training and consultancy.Fetching...
Anne Jeppesen
Nationality
Denmark
Bio
Anne Jeppesen is a Copenhagen-based creator with a focus on immersive experiences for radio, museums and XR media. She co-directed the VR-film A Vocal Landscape that premiered in Venice Immersive in 2023. A Vocal Landscape is still touring festivals - recently it was part of SIGGRAPH VR Theatre, and won ‘Best VR’ at the PFCAT. Anne’s main arena is working with the plasticity of the audio space and she’s is always seeking out new ways of combining the cosmic vastness with micro details from our every day world.
Sidse Gry Jeppesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Production
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Festival / Market
Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Moving Documentary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Christian Sønderby Jepsen graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 2007, and has since established and acclaimed an internationally recognized name for himself. His latest film, "The Father, The Sons and The Holy Spirit", premieres in this year's DOX:AWARD competition.Fetching...
Hang Ji
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
JI Hang is an independent documentary filmmaker. She has been actively engaged in gender issues for a long time and used to work at a feminist NGO named Women’s Voices. As a director and editor, she has participated in several documentary projects.; JI Hang is an independent documentary filmmaker. She has been actively engaged in gender issues for a long time and used to work at a feminist NGO named Women’s Voices. As a director and editor, she has participated in several documentary projects.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...
Seyoung Jo
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Director
Bio
Jo went on to direct "Made in Korean" (2004) and "Variety Survival Talkshow" (2009). She won the Grand Prize at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival for "Let’s Dance" (2014). She also contributed as a producer for "The Opium War"(2020), directed by John Laraw.Fetching...
Bernadett Jobbágy
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
She is a Budapest-based independent filmmaker, Somatic Movement Educator in Body-Mind Centering®, dancer, and choreographer. Currently, she is also a research artist at the Doctoral School of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, researching embodied filmmaking and somatic cinema.Fetching...
Sofie Husum Johannesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Co-director
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sofie is part of Elk Film’ producer’s team and works across various projects in the company as both producer, co-director and line-producer. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Documentary “As the Tide Comes In”, which premiered in competition at IDFA 2023.; Sofie is part of Elk Film’ producer’s team and works across various projects in the company as both producer, co-director and line-producer. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Documentary “As the Tide Comes In”, which premiered in competition at IDFA 2023.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...
Viktor Johansson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in 1983. Feature length debut in 2014 with Under Gottsunda. Has since specialized in hybrid documentaries, latest nomination at CPH:DOX was "Inside the Diamond", also produced by Linus Andersson at Lampray, who's behind this years "The Sequel to Summer Rain", their most ambitious project yet.Fetching...
Emil Johnsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
GotFat Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emil is a producer and co-founder of GotFat Productions, Denmark. His work as a producer counts several feature documentaries, animation and short length films. He is often involved in the creative processes and is a well-versed editor and director.Fetching...
Andreas Johnsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Rosforth Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Johnsen has made several international films as director, producer and cinematographer since 2002. His drive is curiosity and filmmaking is his way of experiencing and coming to know the World. His dedication and empathy is clearly expressed in his films.Fetching...
Em Johrden
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Em began studying in 2020 at the European Film College in Denmark, where their first film project, "It Belongs to Me", was created. Em successfully completed the program in the summer of 2021. Since 2021, Em has been studying documentary directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Margret Jonasdóttir
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Factual Commissioning Editor
Company
RUV
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Producer
Bio
Margret Jonasdottir has worked as an independent producer for 25 years and produced dozens of documentaries, factual programs and drama for the international market. Joined RUV in 2022.Fetching...
James Jones
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
James Jones is an Emmy-winning British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release. He has just finished a feature documentary, Antidote, at Passion Pictures and is now starting a new film for HBO.
Rachel Leah Jones
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
An Emmy-winning filmmaker whose critically acclaimed credits include COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! (2025), ADVOCATE (2019), GYPSY DAVY (2012), ASHKENAZ (2007), and 500 DUNAM ON THE MOON (2002). A three-time Sundance alumna, Jones' work has been nominated by the PGA, IDA, EFA, and shortlisted for the Oscars.
Melissa Jonsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Administrator / Communicator
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Social Media Manager and Administrator at the Swedish Film Institute's International DepartementFetching...
Tinna Joné
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Head of subject Film & Media.Fetching...
Bhasmang Joshi
Nationality
India
Company Role
Student
Company
Aarhus University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Bhasmang is currently pursuing MSc in Visual Anthropology and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts (Film). He has worked on films in various creative roles and in education at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and Creative Documentary Course, SACAC, New Delhi.
Saam Jourabchi
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Development Coordinator
Company
IEFTA - International Emerging Film Talent Association
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
I’m Saam Darius, development coordinator at IEFTA. We are a non-profit organisation with the mission of supporting emerging filmmakers from emerging countries.Fetching...
Dian Joy
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Dian Joy is a British-Nigerian interdisciplinary artist and educator working in London. Their work spans a variety of mediums, including video, installation, and extended reality. Dian's work often explores the messy encounters between biological and technological systems.Fetching...
Arielka Juarez
Nationality
Nicaragua
Profession
Producer
Bio
Arielka Juárez H. Nicaraguan. With more than 11 years of experience as an audiovisual producer. Graduated from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, Cuba. Founder of KINO MANAGUA, one of the organizers of CORTOCIRCUITO AUDIOVISUAL, she was a partner of CINEMA REGIONAL, co-producer to LA QUIMICA.
Anna-Sofie Uth Juncker
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Anna-Sofie Uth Juncker is a Copenhagen-based filmmaker working in fiction, documentary and theatre. Her work includes directing, cinematography and editing. She explores the intersection of fiction and documentary, and how societal structures shape human relationships and our way of existing.Fetching...
Ole Juncker
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Ole Juncker graduated from The Danish School of Journalism and the University of Missouri in 2002. He has in his documentaries a special eye for big and colorful characters and seek to make films for a broad audience.
Sinisa Juričić
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
producer/CEO
Company
Nukleus film
Profession
Producer
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Nette Järvenpää
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Finnish born, Malmö-based artist with a background in interdisciplinary environmental studies, analytical philosophy and experimental sound. Currently doing my BFA in visual art at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.Fetching...
Christoph Jörg
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christoph Jörg is founder and managing director of Pumpernickel Films, based in Paris and NY. He has produced a wide range of award-winning documentary features and series, working with a line-up of talented and acclaimed filmmakers.
Regitze Jørgensdatter
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Moovy.dk
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist and film critic at Moovy.Fetching...
Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Coordination News Editor
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Bio
Coordinating News Editor at Nordic Film & TV Fond and founder of Arena Film, Producer, writer and director of numerous successful and prizewinning filmsFetching...
Mads K. Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Medlem
Company
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Profession
Professional Associations
Jeppe Nim Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a colorist at Nordisk Film Shortcut where I work in colour correction and color grading, perform look development, create LUTs, as well as restore earlier films as part of our Film Restoration team. I also work as a conform/online artist.Fetching...
Cecilie Uhre Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
K-NEWS /Karnov Group
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist, specialized in covering legal and legally relevant topics and issues. Previously covered CPH:DOX through my work at the media outlet K-NEWS, published by Karnov Group, Denmark's leading provider of legal information.Fetching...
Mikkel Inumineq Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communications consultant
Company
Dansk Journalistforbund
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Mikkel Inumineq Jørgensen is a communications consultant at the Dansk Journalistforbund.Fetching...
Søren Schultz Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bente Egelund Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Client Relations & Key Account Manager
Company
Upright Music
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Sound for vision since 1999. Music changes everything. That’s our takeaway from more than 25 years in music supervision. The right sound doesn’t just support your vision. It transforms it, making the memorable truly unforgettable. Driven by music, we’re here to inspire and bring your ideas to life.Fetching...
Lasse Abildgaard Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Shotgun Collective
Profession
Producer
Bio
Having previously studied a bachelor in Film and Media Science at the University of Copenhagen, Lasse Abildgaard is currently studying to become a producer at The National Film School of Denmark. Previous work of his has been screened at festivals such as BFI London Film Festival and CPH DOX.Fetching...
金洋 Jīnyáng
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
As a graduate of Visual Anthropology from Aarhus University, I bring an understanding of cultural representation through visual media. As a staff member at the Film Archive Studies Center at Xiamen University, I focused on restoring classic Chinese films. An independent filmmaker.Fetching...
Rajaram KC
Nationality
Nepal
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Rajaram KC, a visionary film producer who has made significant contributions to the Nepali film industry. I am dedicated to make a movie for the social change and I recently made a movie named Sorry Mom based on Drug Addiction of the students.Fetching...
Dalia Kababo
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am Dalia Kababo (24), Palestinian from Copenhagen, Denmark. I study political science. I engage in collective activist work, specifically on Palestine. I am interested in practices of liberation, organizing, literature, mediums of information, and more.
Aliona Kachkan
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tabor
Profession
Producer
Bio
Aliona Kachkan is the producer of As Far As Possible (2021), awarded at festivals in Ukraine, Italy, and Macedonia. She is developing Missing in Action, a documentary in development about ambiguous loss. Aliona holds degrees from Maastricht University (Netherlands) and Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine).; Aliona Kachkan is the producer of As Far As Possible (2021), awarded at festivals in Ukraine, Italy, and Macedonia. She is developing Missing in Action, a documentary in development about ambiguous loss. Aliona holds degrees from Maastricht University (Netherlands) and Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine).Fetching...
Nyasha Kadandara
Nationality
Zimbabwe
Profession
Director
Bio
Nyasha is a Pan-African director and cinematographer. With her love for all things sports, Nyasha has been following the Copper Queens who recently debuted at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. More recently, her debut independent feature 'Matabeleland' is set to premiere at CPH:DOX in 2025.Fetching...
Jane Jin Kaisen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Visual Artist / Filmmaker / Professor of Media Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts / Board member of the Danish Arts Foundation Committee for Visual Arts Project Funding Committee.
Michael Kalb
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Michael Kalb, born 1989, is a German producer and director. He is a graduate of the University of Television and Film in Munich and has worked on numerous film projects in the USA, Italy, Greece and Brazil, among others. His productions are now running at renowned international film festivals.Fetching...
Kirke Kallasmaa
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Lab Assistant
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Jeppe Kaltoft
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO | Founder | Executive Music Supervisor
Company
Upright Music
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Music Supervisor with more than 25 years of experience in music for documentaries, film, tv and advertising.Fetching...
Lene Kamm
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Lene Kamm, self-taught documentarist. Psychologist mag.art. Born in Denmark to a Nigerian father and a Danish mother, raised in an adoptive family on Funen. As a black person in a homogeneous white society, she experiences a racialization that will characterize her life.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...
Julie Kanstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Marketing Coordinator & Webdesigner at Plantepakken.
Eveliina Kantola
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Film Commissioner / Documentaries & Shorts
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Eveliina started as Film Commissioner for Documentaries and Short Films at the Finnish Film Foundation in August 2024. With a solid background as a documentary producer, her expertise spans all stages of production, supported by a strong passion for storytelling.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...
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...
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...
Marii Karell
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Telegeenius
Profession
Producer
Bio
Have been working 25 years as a journalist, 10 years of producing and creating investigative TV programmes.Fetching...
Isabella Karhu
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Danish Bear Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Isabella works as a producer and director at Danish Bear Productions. Their titles include Waiting for Barcelona (2018, CPH:DOX) and The Mission (2022, Sundance). Isabella is an alumna of Emerging Producers, DocForward, and Rotterdam Lab. In her free time, she reads, crafts, and plays video games.Fetching...
Ida Mathilde Karlsson
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Ida Mathilde Karlsson's debut documentary Iranian Daddy premiered at CPH:DOX in 2021. Karlsson has since worked with factual TV and film. Karlsson’s current films in development deal with the sense of home in various ways: The Regulars, Good Company Pictures and Unhomed, Angel Films.Fetching...
Reem Karssli
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Reem explores documentary genre in various mediums. Her works have been shown in theatres, art galleries and cinemas (Edinburgh Fringe/UK, Young Vic Theatre/London, DOK Leipzig/Germany). She contributed to media projects concerning refugees; studied Documentary at the Film University KONRAD WOLF.Fetching...
Flemming Kaspersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Redaktør / Editor
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival funding, Danish Film Institute.
Hanka Kastelicova
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
VP, Documentaries
Company
HBO Europe
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Hanka Kastelicova earned a Master of Arts from the Faculty of Film and TV Documentary Department in Prague. She directed and produced over 100 documentaries. Joining HBO in 2012, she co-produced films that resonated with HBO viewers, achieved festival recognition, and garnered nominations and awards.Fetching...
Søren Katborg-Vestergaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Studerende på Det Jyske Kunstakademi.Fetching...
Sam Katramiz
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
My name is Sam Katramiz. A 23 years old boy from Syria/Norway. I live in Denmark and study Art at the Royal Danish Academy.Fetching...
Hasan Kattan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hasan Kattan is a Syrian documentary producer with 10+ years of experience. Rooted in justice and human rights, he was the cinematographer for Oscar-winning The White Helmets (2017) and co-directed Emmy-winning Last Men in Aleppo (2018). Recently, he produced Death Without Mercy (2024).Fetching...
Anthony Kaufman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Film Journalist/Film Programmer
Company
Documentary Magazine
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Anthony Kaufman is a contributing editor to Documentary and Filmmaker Magazines; Senior Programmer at the Chicago International Film Festival and the Doc10 film festival; and co-author of "Hope for Film: A Producer’s Journey Across the Revolutions of Indie Film and Global Streaming."
Nikolaos Kavvadias
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Film Critic
Company
Cinepatra.gr
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
NIKOLAOS E. KAVVADIAS (b. 1964) Radio producer, screenwriter, founder and president of the Non-Profit Association and Culture "Naked Eye" (founded in Patras in March 1992), initiator and creator of the Mobile Cinema of Patras and the Improvised Summer Cinema Cine Pantanassa (Patra, summer 2020).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...
Whitney Kelem
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President, Kelem Consulting Services
Company
Kelem Consulting Services
Profession
Consultant
Bio
President of Kelem Consulting Services, a consulting practice based in Paris, France focused on advising European and UK documentary filmmakers on business & market strategy within the US documentary film market. Former Netflix & Vice, & the founding partner of Kelem Law Corp, a US law practice.
Luke Kemp
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Creative Programme, Immersive
Company
Barbican Centre
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Luke Kemp is currently Co-Head of Barbican Immersive and a Curator at the Barbican Centre, London. Immersive have developed some of the most challenging and successful exhibitions in Barbican Centre's history, launching in the UK and then touring internationally.
Felix Kempter
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Sky Germany
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Felix Kempter is Executive Producer for Sky Original Documentaries at Sky Germany. Furthermore he is responsible for the development of the German Sky Original Documentaries.Fetching...
Helena Kennedy
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Baroness Kennedy LT KC is one of the UK's most distinguished lawyers. She is a member of the Bar, a King’s Counsel, a Bencher of Gray’s Inn and the Director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. She was granted life peerage in 1997.
Thomas Kerekes
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Radio Host
Company
Radio Proton - Das freie Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Thomas Kerekes is a radio host at Proton - das freie Radio, Austria.Fetching...
Birgitte Keseler
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
COO and producer
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
COO, producer and line-producer at Elk Film. Birgitte is involved in all projects at Elk Film at a daily basis as she oversees project administration across the company's many projects.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.”
Dina Ketteler
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Dina Ketteler, 21 years old, born and raised on Sylt in Germany but currently living and studying a B.Sc. in European Studies at SDU Sønderborg, Denmark in the third semester. I am particularly interested in international politics, socio-political challenges, storytelling and journalism.Fetching...
Elina Kewitz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
New Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Elina spent almost seven years working as a Sales Manager for documentaries and factual content with united docs, the distribution subsidiary of Germany’s public broadcaster ARD. She founded her own independent sales agency in 2012 and since then has been managing director of NEW DOCS.Fetching...
Yung Kha
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Publicist
Company
Yung Kha PR
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Yung is a Communications Consultant with over 20 years of experience in publicity, distribution, exhibition, acquisition, partnerships, and production. Previously at Dogwoof as Head of Communications, recent clients include Dartmouth Films, Conic, Metis, Film Harbour, LightDox, SovereignFetching...
Sakir Khader
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
I am developing my film and hope to find possible interesting partners; co-producers / broadcasters / financiers.
Daniel Khaja
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a student whom is very interested in themes about society and politics.Fetching...
Nagieb Khaja
Nationality
Denmark
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and journalist.; Filmmaker and journalist.Fetching...
Yomna Khattab
Nationality
Egypt
Profession
Director
Bio
Yomna Khattab is a filmmaker based in Cairo. She originally acquired an MA in economics from University of Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Yomna directed her debut feature documentary “50 Meters” produced by Ahmed Amer and Patricia Drati which is premiered at CPH DOX: Next Wave Competition 2025.
Anna Khazaradze
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
1991 Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anna Khazaradze is co-founder of "1991 Productions", a Tbilisi-London-based company, specializing in developing, financing, and producing fiction and documentary films. She's also a board member at DOCA. Anna co-produced Crossing (Berlinale 2024) and Smiling Georgia (Karlovy Vary 2023).Fetching...
Ahmed El Kholy
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Instruktør
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Ahmed El Kholy is a documentary director known for his poetic visual style. His work explores identity, heritage, and the quiet connections between people and places, blending observation with subtle staging. Each frame reflects a stripped-down, introspective approach to storytelling.Fetching...
Smilla Khonsari
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmschool student - documentary director.Fetching...
Mursal Khosrawi
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Politics & Administration
Bio
LMursal Khosrawi holds an MA (cand.scient.pol) from the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Social Sciences. She is a public opinion maker and a regular panelist on P1 Morgen, and Danish National Radio’s ‘Debatten’ sharing views on issues related to inequality, minority issues and refugees in Dk.Fetching...
Judy Kibinge
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Founder & Creative Director DOCUBOX
Company
DOCUBOX - East African Documentary Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Judy Kibinge is a filmmaker and founder of DOCUBOX, East Africa’s first independent film fund, instrumental in supporting and empowering local filmmakers. A Kenyan Women in Film honoree and Academy Documentary Branch Academy committee member till 2024, she's working in a few ambitious new ventures.Fetching...
Kilian Kiefel
Nationality
France
Company Role
Documentary Sales + Festivals
Company
Mediawan Rights
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Kilian has been part of the documentary team at Mediawan Rights for the past four years, managing sales, festival strategy, and acquisitions. He focuses on developing a politically driven and author-led lineup of creative documentaries.Fetching...
Martin Kiessling
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Born and raised in Germany, Martin has been working as a professional audiovisual media designer since 2009. He holds a BA in Film & Animation, Photography and Language Design and an MA in Creative Documentary. Martin is a participant of the Documentary Campus Masterschool 2025.Fetching...
Katrine Kiilgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I'm the Managing Director of CPH:DOX.
Morten Kildebæk
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Soundvenue A/S
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Morten Kildebæk is a freelance journalist and film critic for Soundvenue.Fetching...
Christopher King
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Chris is an award-winning filmmaker, originally from Melbourne, Australia, he has lived & worked in Kenya since 2007. Working with wife Maia Lekow, his directing debut The Letter premiered at IDFA 2019 and their 2nd feature How to Build a Library premiered at Sundance 2025.Fetching...
Eloise King
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eloise King is a British-Jamaican/Grenadian Filmmaker (and former commissioner) who adopts an interdisciplinary approach to telling complex stories that foreground marginalized perspectives within popular culture.
Liz Kinoshita
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Liz is a Canadian/Belgian choreographer, performer, pedagogue, and dance advocate. Her practices focus on musicality in dance, working with live performances. At present she is researching choreographic tools to care for audience experiences pre- and post-performance.Fetching...
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...
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...
Benjamin Kirk
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Cinematographer
Company
Move Copenhagen
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Benjamin received a Master of Fine Arts from American Film Institute Conservatory in cinematography in 2014. Benjamin has since then worked on many feature films in both the documentary field and narrative field all over the world. Some titles including: Watcher, Being Human, Pet Sematary Bloodlines.Fetching...
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...
Annette Klit Kjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor at Filmfremme
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Administrator of the supporting Scheme Filmfremme.Fetching...
Anders Kjærhauge
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Administrations chef / Juridisk chef
Company
Zentropa
Profession
Other Film Professional
Johannes Klein
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Programming
Company
In-Edit Music Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Producer
Bio
Curator and film program manager of In–Edit International Music Documentary Festival. Johannes also worked until recently for the Festival Agency in Paris, a distributor that provides high-quality films to festivals around the world. In-Edit is also producing music documentaries and docu series.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...
Pavla Klimešová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Producer
Company
Helium Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Pavla Klimešová is a producer from Helium Film based in Prague, Czechia. She produced "Caught in the Net" about child abuse online (dir. Barbora Chalupová & Vít Klusák), which became the most-watched documentary in Czech history with over 570k admissions and was distributed all around the Globe.; Pavla Klimešová is a producer from Helium Film based in Prague, Czechia. She produced "Caught in the Net" about child abuse online (dir. Barbora Chalupová & Vít Klusák), which became the most-watched documentary in Czech history with over 570k admissions and was distributed all around the Globe.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.
Stefan Kloos
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Rise and Shine World Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Managing Director of Rise and Shine, a leading boutique sales agent for high quality documentary films and of Kloos&Co., one of Germany´s finest docu companies. His productions/co-productions include many award-winning films such as LAST MEN IN ALEPPO, INTO THE ICE, Hi Ai, A SYMPHONY OF NOISE a.o.Fetching...
Simon Klose
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Nonami AB
Profession
Producer
Bio
Swedish filmmaker focused on documentaries that reveal human stories behind social issues, from digital rights to cultural identity. Notable works include "Hacking Hate" (Tribeca 2024 Best Documentary Feature) and "TPB AFK", a landmark film on internet freedom that premiered at Berlinale 2013.Fetching...
Justyna Kluczewska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Raban
Profession
Producer
Bio
Justyna Kluczewska, a graduate of the K. Kieślowski Film School in Film and TV Production Organization, completed the "Accelerator III" course and IMPAKT workshop. Active in the audiovisual industry since childhood, she has experience in TV, advertising, film, and series. She is now a partner at Raban.Fetching...
Gerald Knell
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Gerald Knell has been managing Polyfilm Verleih (Austria) since 2021. Before that was managing the company's two Viennese cinemas and re-opened two cinemas in smaller towns for Cinema Paradiso. Knell studied Communication, Cultural and Film Studies at the Universities of Vienna and Glasgow.Fetching...
Keisha Knight
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Funds and Advocacy
Company
IDA - International Documentary Association
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Keisha Knight is an educator and cultural organizer who currently serves as the Director of IDA Funds & Advocacy.
Helen Knowles
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Helen Knowles b.1975, works in London UK. Her multimedia art practice is preoccupied with the way the immaterial meets forms of life, particularly in the social realm, teasing out questions of responsibility, autonomy and ethics in relation to technology, artificial intelligence and the non-human.Fetching...
Julian Knox
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Julianknxx is a poet, artist and filmmaker. The polyphonic nature of Julianknxx’s work is indicative of his expansive practice, which is rooted in poetry but extends into performance, film, music and sculpture. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, currently living in London.; Julianknxx is a poet, artist and filmmaker. The polyphonic nature of Julianknxx’s work is indicative of his expansive practice, which is rooted in poetry but extends into performance, film, music and sculpture. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, currently living in London.
Frederikke Koch
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Bor og studerer i Aarhus på Det Jyske Kunstakademi. Arbejder med rumlige og sociale kontekster gennem kunst.Fetching...
Nerina T. Kocjancic
Nationality
Slovenia
Company Role
Head of Promotion and Distribution
Company
Slovenian Film Centre
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
She is working at the Slovenian Film Centre, where she is responsible for the promotion of Slovene films. From 2005 she is representing the Slovenian Film Centre in the EFP (European Film Promotion). She is member of the European Film Academy.Fetching...
Andreas Koefoed
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Sonntag Pictures
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Andreas Koefoed graduated as a documentary director from The National Film School of Denmark in 2009, and in sociology from Copenhagen University in 2004. His films have won awards on numerous festivals including Tribeca, Silverdocs, Full Frame, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Nordisk Panorama and CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Kelsey Koenig
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP of Production
Company
Impact Partners
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Kelsey Koenig has worked in independent documentary for over a decade and is currently the VP of Production at Impact Partners, a fund that supports powerful documentary films addressing pressing social issues.Fetching...
Victor Koessl
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Creative Producer
Company
EUTOPIAFILM
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Born in Innsbruck, Austria in 1981, he co-founded the production companies Wildruf (2008-2020) and EUTOPIAFILM (from 2021), where he works as a creative producer, screenwriter and director. He dedicates his artistic work primarily to the topic of eco-social change.Fetching...
Rudy de Kok
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Digital Strategist
Company
NOISE Film & TV
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Rudy de Kok is a digital strategist and publicist at NOISE Film & TV.
Bettina Kolb
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor & Filmmaker
Company
Deutsche Welle
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Bettina is a commissioning editor with DW Documentaries. She is passionate about storytelling and discovering new talent. Besides developing documentaries series as creative producer, she is getting (international) co-productions off the ground and writes and directs documentaries.Fetching...
Jonas Kolecki
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Jonas Kolecki (*1994 in Munich) works with various media, including film, video, photography, collage, installation and performance. He first studied Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich until 2016 and then Fine Arts at the Free University of Bolzano in South Tyrol, where he graduated.
Janusz Kolodziej
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
MAGAZYN FILMOWY
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Janusz Kolodziej works as a journalist for Tele Pro and Magazyn Filmowy.
Lucie Kon
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Commissioning Editor, BBC Storyville
Company
BBC Film
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Lucie is Commissioning Editor on Storyville, the BBC’s landmark international documentary strand where she commissions a diverse and distinctive slate of feature documentaries from around the world. A mentor, judge and expert panelist, she is currently also a member of the EBU documentary board.Fetching...
Nora Kopp
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Nora Kopp is a Copenhagen-based actor and playwright from the Harz Mountains in Germany. She earned her BA in Contemporary Method Acting from CISPA in 2023. Nora thrives in creating layered, interdisciplinary narratives on page, stage and screen.Fetching...
Shoshi Korman
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Co-Managing Director
Company
Cinephil
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Shoshi Korman is Co-Managing Director at Cinephil, an international sales and advisory firm with a strong reputation for securing international distribution, broadcasting and financing deals for documentaries from around the world on behalf of producers and directors.Fetching...
Helena Korner
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer, Therapist, Operations
Company
Film In Mind
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Documentary Producer now training as an Arts Therapist and running the Operations side of Film in Mind which seeks to provide therapeutic support to doc makers.Fetching...
Mette Korsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Director
Bio
uthor and filmmaker, among others, Bonnie and the thousand men - a portrait a sex worker. 2015. My irresistible man - about bias in equality. 2018. Bravehearts - about young homeless people 2023. Premiere 2024 - a personal/scientific film – about the obesity-epidemic. My fat brain.Fetching...
Kristiane Korsnes
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student from University of Stavanger. Very interested in film and television production.Fetching...
Nienke Korthof
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tangerine Tree
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tangerine Tree is an independent production company founded by Nienke Korthof and Willem Baptist. Tangerine Tree aims to produce high-quality, creative, author-driven films for a broad audience and welcomes experimentation and daring. Tangerine Tree collaborates with young and established directors.Fetching...
Pedro Kos
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Actual Films
Profession
Director
Bio
PEDRO KOS co-directed THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT. Pedro co-directed the Oscar-nominated LEAD ME HOME. He previously directed REBEL HEARTS, BENDING THE ARC, wrote and produced BAFTA nominee THE GREAT HACK, and edited the Oscar nominated documentaries THE SQUARE, WASTE LAND, and THE ISLAND PRESIDENT
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.
Tamara Kotevska
Nationality
North Macedonia
Bio
Director, Producer, Co-Writer: Tamara Kotevska is the Oscar®-nominated director of HONEYLAND, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Award for Impact for Change. It also went on to become the first documentary to ever receive Academy Award® nominations for both Best International Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature.
Elena Kotová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Script editor, script writer and journalist. Since 1997 dramaturge of the Remake film distribution company in Prague specializing in European film production and distribution. Since 2013, the national representative of Czech Republic at EURIMAGES.Fetching...
Dimitra Kouzi
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Audience Producer/Journalist/Director
Company
Kouzi Productions
Fetching...
Alisa Kovalenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Alisa Kovalenko is a Ukrainian award-winning director based in Kyiv. Her documentaries Alisa in Warland (IDFA 2015), Home Games (Sheffield DocFest 2018), We Will Not Fade Away (Berlinale 2023), Girl Away from Home (IDFA 2023) have played at over 200 festivals and won multiple international awards.Fetching...
Dilara Koz
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Artist
Bio
Dilara makes installations (placements) and artists books, occasionally delivering performance-lectures. She is the artistic director of New Papers and is a visiting tutor at Bilgi University.Fetching...
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...
Andrea Karlsen Kramer
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi! My name is Andrea and I am a 23 year old student from Norway. I am studying a masters in Documentary Production with the University of Stavanger.
Uri Kranot
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Researcher
Company
The Animation Workshop/VIA UC
Profession
Director
Bio
TinDrum Production is a research & development studio founded by Michelle and Uri Kranot. Michelle and Uri have been working as a duo for 20 years; their art straddles experimental genres and unfamiliar mediums, fusing handmade crafted images and new technologies into contemporary experiences.
Michelle Kranot
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Researcher
Company
The Animation Workshop/VIA UC
Profession
Director
Bio
Researcher and artist within the field of immersive storytelling.
Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Head of Programming
Company
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Head of Programming for the The Thessaloniki Int. Documentary Festival and the Thessaloniki Film Festival since 2016 (and part of the team for much longer), Yorgos began as a film critic, and in the past has co-founded the Athens International Film Festival and the influential film website Flix.gr.Fetching...
Anna Krasztev-Kovács
Nationality
Hungary
Company Role
Independent Documentary Consultant
Profession
Consultant, Producer
Bio
Independent documentary consultant with a decade of experience in the documentary industry and most recently, producer. Headed CPH:FORUM in 2024, before, managed & developed most programs for industry professionals at CPH:DOX. Previously at Nordisk Panorama Forum and European Documentary Network.Fetching...
Dietmar Kraus
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Born in Bavaria, I grew up in South Africa before returning to Germany at age 19. I studied editing at the film school in Babelsberg, and predominately work on cinema films, both fiction and documentary. Since 2017 I am a curator at the editing-focused film festival "Edimotion“ in Cologne.Fetching...
Qivioq Kreutzmann
Nationality
Greenland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
KNR
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Qivioq Kreutzmann is a journalist for Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq AG.
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen is a Danish film sound designer and sound artist currently living and working in Denmark.Fetching...
Maria Kristensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria holds a MA in Film Studies from Copenhagen University (2010), specialized in ethics in satirical documentary. She has been with Final Cut for Real since 2011 where she as producer and post producer handles all kinds of possible and impossible creative, technical, and practical matters.Fetching...
Ryan Krivoshey
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder/President
Company
Grasshopper Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Jacob Levin Krogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer, Executive Producer
Company
Move Copenhagen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and Partner at Move Copenhagen, working at the intersection of storytelling and social change. We shape stories, provide production and distribution and create strategies for outreach and engagement.Fetching...
Mikala Krogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor-in-chief DR Documentary
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Mikala Krogh is a documentary director. Her filmography includes award winning documentaries: Scandinavian Star, A year of hope, The Newsroom - Off the Record and A Normal Life.Fetching...
Mathias Kryger
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Art Critic
Company
Politiken
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Mathias Kryger is an art critic at Politiken.
Anna Krysalna
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Intern
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m Anna Krysalna from Ukraine, living in Copenhagen for four years. I have a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and literature (Ukraine) and studied at the Copenhagen Film&Photo School. Currently, I’m pursuing a master’s at the University of Copenhagen and interning at Final Cut For Real.
Cecilie Kubert
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor and journalist
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Cecilie Kubert is an editor and journalist at DR.
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.
Katherine Kubler
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Omnivision Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Katherine Kubler is a Los Angeles-based Writer, Director, and Editor. She develops Film/TV projects through her production company, Omnivision. She recently directed and executive produced the Netflix original documentary series The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping.Fetching...
Katarzyna Kuczynska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Haka Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Graduate of the Film School in Lodz. She has been gaining experience for more than 10 years, working at all stages of production on international co-productions such as BOYLESQUE by B. Kowalczyk(Hot Docs Main Competition 2022) or WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY (2023) by Alisa Kovalenko.Fetching...
Marius Kuhn
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Curator
Company
Kino Xenix
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
I'm the programming co-director at the movie theatre Kino Xenix in Zurich. Since over 40 years we curate monthly programs dedicated to individual persons or specific topics. Every month we also present a new documentary. Through our programs we mediate film history and celebrate analogue film.Fetching...
Sasha Kulak
Nationality
Belarus
Profession
Director
Bio
Sasha Kulak, is a director from Vitebsk, Belarus. Sasha's films focus on the thin layers of reality — from Mexican Mennonites (Salamanca, 2015) to a US mining town (Quicksilver Chronicles, 2019) and the Belarusian protests (Mara, 2022). Her latest film is “A Hawk as Big as a Horse".; Sasha Kulak, is a multi-awarded filmmaker who's view focuses on the thin layers of reality. Her films have taken her to communities all over the world whether it be the Mexican mennonites (Salamanca), an abandoned mining town in the USA (Quicksilver Chronicles) or the Belarusian protests of 2020 (Mara). Her latest film “A hawk as big as a horse” won a special mention at Dok Leipzig in 22.Fetching...
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...
Ellen Kuo
Nationality
Taiwan
Company Role
Head of XR Market
Company
NewImages Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ellen Kuo leads the XR Market at NewImages Festival in Paris, overseeing platforms for co-production and distribution of immersive projects. She fosters international collaboration, with over half of participants from outside Europe, establishing the market as a key global XR event.Fetching...
Jesper Kurlandsky
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fasad
Profession
Producer
Bio
Managing director and producer at Fasad. Titles include Axel Petersén's "Avalon", International Critics’ Award, Marcus Lindeens Prix Europa awarded and CPH:DOX winning "The Raft", CPH:DOX and Grand Angle nominated "After Work" (Gandini), IDFA awarded "We Only Obey" (Wenzel/Holmström).Fetching...
Zhanana Kurmasheva
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Director
Bio
Zhanana Kurmasheva is a documentary filmmaker, laureate of the Kulager National Film Award, participant and winner of international film festivals and a Master of Arts. We Live Here is a debut feature film.
Anneli Kustfält
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anneli Kustfält is the commissioning editor for arts & culture docs at K special at SVT. K special is an award-winning slot for the world’s most influential and passionate documentaries within the genre of arts and culture such as films about art, music, literature and much more.Fetching...
Sverre Kvamme
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Sverre Kvamme (1994) - Director/Filmstudent @ The Norwegian Filmschool MFA. - Living in Oslo. - Born in a small village on the west-coast of Norway.
Sikke Kvål
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Sikke and I am a 25 years old student from Norway. I am studying a masters in documentary production.Fetching...
Jess Kwan
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, The Concordia Fellowship, Non-fiction
Company
Concordia Studio
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Jess is the NY-based VP of the Concordia Fellowship, an artist development division of Concordia Studio. Along with driving strategy and designing programming including labs and retreats, she manages industry relations and advises Fellows on creative, financing, and distribution on their films.
Ekaterina Kyazhina
Nationality
Russia
Profession
Director
Bio
Based in Copenhagen, working in documentary film industry
Iryna Kyporenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Head of Film
Company
Ukrainian Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Producer and journalist, Film programme manager at the Ukrainian Institute. Studied journalism, filmmaking at the Serhii Bykovsky film program. She has been a producer and film manager at UA: PBC. Worked with Tiger aspects (for Netflix), ARTE, The New York Times, TIME as a consultant and producer.Fetching...
Anne Köhncke
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Set up Final Cut for Real Norway in 2019, co-founder of six-time Oscar®nominated Final Cut for Real in Cph (2009). Lives between Norway & France. Prior to producing: Comm. Editor at DR2, and Sales Executive. MA in film, EAVE grad., member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Frederik Køhrsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Cinematographer/Director
Company
Charm Film
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a cinematographer and director with a big curiosity on life, nature and the human condition.Fetching...
Nadège Labé
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
La Société du Sensible
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nadège has been working for 10 years as producer, first at Wendigo Films and since 2022 at La Société du Sensible. In parallel, she continues to train and expand her international network by attending the professional training programs Alpi Film Lab (2021), IDFA Academy (2022) and Eurodoc (2022).Fetching...
Claus Ladegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO & Head of Film Funding
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Claus is the CEO of Danish Film Institute.
Henriette Ladegaard-Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Henrik Laier
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO, Producer
Company
Picturewise Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Henrik Laier works as CEO and producer at Pic- turewise Film. He works as CEO and producer at Picturewise Film and has vast experience in film and TV, both as a teacher and as a producer. At Picturewise, Henrik has been executive producer, producer, co-producer and script consultant.Fetching...
Simon Lajboschitz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder
Company
Khora Virtual Reality
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Accomplished director and manager, with a keen view from the customers’ perspective, Simon Lajboschitz (DK) built a community hub in the Virtual Reality industry in Denmark, by founding the 1st VR store in the World, Khora and becoming the leading Danish VR experts.
Steven Lake
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
brass mill media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Steven Lake is a Peabody nominated documentary producer or PHANTOM PARROT (CPH:DOX F:ACT Category 2023) and ROLL RED ROLL (Netflix, BBC, POV - PBS). His other work includes ANONYMOUS COMES TO TOWN (Tribeca Film Institute, The Guardian) and THE FAMILY STATEMENT (Field Of Vision)Fetching...
Salomé Lamas
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
With a steady production of more than thirty projects Salomé Lamas’ work has been contextualized in visual culture, artistic studies, and film studies, exhibited, and distributed internationally in the fields of cinema and contemporary art.; With a steady production of more than thirty projects Salomé Lamas’ work has been contextualized in visual culture, artistic studies, and film studies, exhibited, and distributed internationally in the fields of cinema and contemporary art.Fetching...
Anders Høeg Lammers
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor, Forskerzonen
Company
Videnskab.dk
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Anders Høeg Lammers is the editor of the Research Zone at Videnskab.dk, a platform which strives to make science both exciting and accessible to the general public, and youth in particular, as well as scientists to reach a broader audience.Fetching...
Rebecca Lamond
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rebecca is a Sydney-based producer whose debut feature Friends and Strangers (dir. James Vaughan) premiered in IFFR’s Tiger Competition in 2021. Her credits include A Delicate Fire and the upcoming documentary The Golden Spurtle (2025). She’s an alum of Biennale College Cinema and Berlinale Talents.Fetching...
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...
Martin Lange
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Video Editor/Youtube Manager
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Communications manager for THE WHY Foundation, a Danish NGO that produces and distributes documentary campaigns with a human rights focus.Fetching...
Bart Van Langendonck
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Producer
Company
Savage Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bart Van Langendonck is a producer who set up Savage Film, a Belgium based film production company, in 2007, operating in an association with Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (Warner Bros. group) since 2014. Savage Film produces fiction films and documentaries.Fetching...
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...
Julie Lapointe
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
L'Équipage (9386 5699 Québec inc.)
Profession
Producer
Bio
Julie Lapointe is a producer who, over the past twenty-five years, has actively collaborated on numerous award-winning projects for film, television, radio and new media, broadcast on Canadian and international channels. She can count on talented and creative collaborators.Fetching...
Nađa Lapčević
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Varda Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nadja Lapcevic is an independent producer. She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, she completed the Kino Eyes Movie Masters. An alumna of LiM, MIDPOINT and IDFAcademy.Fetching...
Thomas Vinther Larsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor, DR P1 (Divisonen, Bakspejl, Kampen om historien)
Jesper Bergom Larsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Senior Documentary Advisor
Company
Midtnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Jesper Bergom Larsson is educated at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm. He has since, among other things, worked as a producer and film consultant in the Swedish and Norwegian film industry.Fetching...
Bianca Laschalt
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bianca Laschalt, alumna of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and EAVE PUENTES, is an independent producer based in Leipzig. With 10+ years of experience and a passion for international storytelling, she develops artistically ambitious and socially relevant documentary and fiction projects.Fetching...
Laurie Lassalle
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Laurie Lassalle is a director, musician, graduate of La Fémis documentary workshop, Paris. She directed shorts:“I made my own course down the passive rivers” (Critics Week), “I am Gong”(JuryPrize,FrancoArabFestival) & feature “Boom Boom”(Cinéma du Réel, released 2022). “Red Forest”'s her 2nd feature.
Karoline Skovgaard Lassen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Karoline, and I'm from Copenhagen. I have a bachelor degree in literature and have since worked a little bit with audio narratives. Right now I'm studying at a school in Lofoten; 'Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg', which focuses on the moving image in a broader sense.
Ryan Lattanzio
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Deputy Editor, Film
Company
Indiewire
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Ryan Lattanzio is the New York-based Deputy Editor of Film for IndieWire. He's been with the publication since 2019, covering festivals including Cannes, Venice, Toronto, New York, and Sundance. He also co-hosts IndieWire's "Screen Talk" industry podcast with Anne Thompson.
Merili Laur
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Merili is a film producer from Estonia She has worked on different local and foreign features, as well as short film projects, while being with a project from the development phase to distribution. Merili is inspired by people with their unique stories and how they relate to the surrounding world.Fetching...
Marie Laurberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Marie Laurberg is a Curator & Head of Research at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. She curated major exhibitions such as Yayoi Kusama - In Infinity and The Moon - From Inner World to Outer Space, and commissioned new significant installations by artists such as Laurie Anderson and Olafur Eliasson.
Quentin Laurent
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Les Films de l'oeil sauvage
Profession
Producer
Bio
Member of the Eurodoc, Emerging Producers and Berlinale Talent networks, a former lecturer in geography at the Sorbonne, is a founding member of the VOD platform Tënk, a member of the board of directors of GREC and of film and audiovisual funding commissions.Fetching...
Anne Laurent-Delage
Nationality
France
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Austrian Film Commission
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Executive Director AUSTRIAN FILMS. Dedicated to the promotion of Austrian cinema worldwide, we advise and back filmmakers on festival and sales strategies and handles the festival booking for a qualified selection of Austrian feature length films.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...
Ramzi Laâmouri
Nationality
Tunisia
Company Role
Producer
Company
PHI Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Former president of the Tunisian Federation of Ciné-Clubs and member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Film Societies. In 2024, he co-founded Phi Films with Rami Jarboui to fully express his vision of cinema as a transformative and impactful art form.; Former president of the Tunisian Federation of Ciné-Clubs and member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Film Societies. In 2024, he co-founded Phi Films with Rami Jarboui to fully express his vision of cinema as a transformative and impactful art form.Fetching...
Sergio Garcia de Leaniz
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Eurimages
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 39 member states. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature films, animation and documentaries. In doing so, it encourages international co-operation.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.
Simon Lec
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Debuted at CPH:DOX in 2023 with the film BEING HUMAN. Returns this year with feature-length documentary film HUMAN RACE about an international team of scientists on a monumental mission to map the whole genetic makeup of our species through time.Fetching...
Dorota Lech
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dorota Lech is a film curator and writer. She is the lead of the Discovery Programme at the Toronto International Film Festival and a lectured at the Łódź Film School. She was named a Future Leader in Film Programming Curation by Screen International in 2024.
Jungwoo Lee
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Producer
Bio
Software Engineer as primary job. Post-production producer for Minha Park's film - Time Paradox
Grace Lee
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Grace’s directing credits include the Peabody-winning ‘ASIAN AMERICANS’ series, 'And She Could be Next,' about women of color transforming US politics, 'American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,' 'The Grace Lee Project' and hybrid features Janeane from Des Moines' & 'American Zombie'Fetching...
Seolhui Lee
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Artistic Director, Korean Pavilion 2024 - Venice Biennale
Company
Kunsthal Aarhus
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Seolhui Lee is a curator at Kunsthal Aarhus in Denmark and the artistic director with Jacob Fabricius for the Korean Pavilion 2024, Venice Biennale. She previously served as the head of the exhibition team for the Busan Biennale 2020, was a curator at the Seoul Museum of Art.
Caoimhe Leech
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
I am from Drogheda, a coastal town in the North East of the Republic of Ireland. I am in my final year studying Film and Broadcasting at TUDublin, specialising in documentary filmmaking. I am an aspiring director and editor. My name is pronounced phonetically as QUEE-VA (it's Irish!).Fetching...
Ageliki Lefkaditou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Producer
Company
Artic Light AS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ageliki Lefkaditou is a film producer and writer based in Norway. She started her career as a researcher with PhDs in ecology and history and philosophy of science. Producing films came out of a deep interest in nature and her desire to support unique content find its way to its audiences.Fetching...
Silke Lehmann
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Silke Lehmann is a publicist at Greenhouse PR which offers PR and press work for film, tv and home entertainment releases as well as national and international film festivals like the Berlinale.Fetching...
Markus Lehner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Eurimages
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Markus Lehner is Project Manager at Eurimages. The fund promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between professionals established in different countries.
Aki Lehti
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Aki Lehti is a freelance journalist, film and music critic.Fetching...
Anna Cold Winge Leinser
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Nordisk Film Production
Bio
Anna Cold Winge Leisner, a promising emerging at Nordisk Film Production, handles a diverse portfolio of fiction and documentary projects. Aa a 2023 graduate from The National Film School of Denmark, she's continually exploring innovative narrative paths to captivate audiences.Fetching...
Maia Lekow
Nationality
Kenya
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Maia is a renowned Kenyan musician and filmmaker, and co-founder of Circle and Square Productions in Nairobi. Working with husband Chris King, their debut feature THE LETTER premiered at IDFA 2019 while their 2nd feature HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY premiered at Sundance 2025.Fetching...
Aurélien Lemaitre
Nationality
France
Company Role
Incubation program coordinator
Company
Future Cinema
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
A graduate of Sciences-Po Paris, Aurélien joined the Futura Cinema incubation programme in 2023. He is responsible for implementing the various calls for projects, organising events and monitoring support for project leaders.Fetching...
Julius Ernst Lembcke
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director student at the National Film School of Denmark.Fetching...
Lise Lense-Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
EAVE Producers Workshop, Head of Studies
Company
EAVE
Profession
Producer
Bio
Film producer, founder, and CEO of Magic Hour Films, a Danish production company set up in 1984 to develop and produce creative feature documentaries and arthouse fiction films. Also Head of Studies for EAVE Producer’s Workshop, an international training program with three annual workshops.Fetching...
Ruud Lenssen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Director
Company
Ruud Lenssen Documentaries
Profession
Director
Bio
Ruud Lenssen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, known from films such as Lost in Memories (IDFA 2019) and Kathem & Chris (winner Dutch Filmfestival 2010).Fetching...
Emmanuelle Lepers
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Haut et Court DOC
Profession
Producer
Bio
EMMA LEPERS recently associated to Carole Scotta to create HAUT ET COURT DOC which is a French independant documentary production company. HAUT ET COURT DOC is producing and coproducing both documentaries for Tv and cinema, mainly rewarded.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...
Yik Kei Leung
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Impact Strategist
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Yik Kei is an impact strategist at Think-Film Impact Production, an impact media organisation that uses art and storytelling to drive social change. Yik Kei has led impact campaigns on toxic chemicals, LGBTIQ rights and inclusion and mental health policies.Fetching...
Natxo Leuza
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Natxo Leuza has over 15 years of experience as a producer, screenwriter, director and editor. He has a long journey on documentaries, working all around the world: Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo, Mauritania, Gambia, Uganda, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Qatar, Haiti, Germany, Ukraine.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...
Blake Levin
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Blake Levin is a producer and film executive specializing in non-fiction financing, production, and distribution. An NYU Tisch alumni, he has worked at FIFTH SEASON, where he was responsible for investment and sales, as well as WME, NBCUniversal, and PBS.
Matthias Leybrand
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/BR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning Editor for full length documentaries (ARD/ARTE/BR) such as The Princess, Gefährlich Nah - Wenn Bären töten, Riefenstahl, Elfriede Jelinek - Die Sprache von der Leine lassen.Fetching...
Ringailė Leščinskienė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Producer/CEO
Company
Zero copy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ringailė Leščinskienė is the CEO of Zero Copy and owner of Funky Production House, with over 15 years in the film industry. She holds a Master's in Cinema from the Lithuanian Academy of Film, Theatre & Music. Ringailė has produced various films and commercials, actively promoting innovative storytelling.Fetching...
Weina Li
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
Weina Li is a Berlin-based filmmaker and visual artist. She spent over 10 years as a journalist and photojournalist, contributing to various publications while addressing important social issues. Her skills bridge audiences with stories that evoke deep emotions and resonate on a personal level.Fetching...
Ingrid Libercier
Nationality
France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Ingrid Libercier is Director of Programs at ARTE GEIE since 2023. With a strong background in documentary production and acquisitions, she previously led operations at Boréales and managed productions at Zodiak Kids.
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...
Charlotte Lichtmann
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Sales Agent
Company
CAA
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Charlotte Lichtman is a documentary sales agent at CAA. She represents directors and producers in the documentary space, and works to get their films financed and sold. Prior to joining CAA, she was at ICM Partners from 2015-2022.Fetching...
Cecilia Lidin
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of the Documentary Department
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
European Documentary Network - organized workshops, tutor, moderator ( 1998-2011) Film consultant Swedish Film Institute (2011-2015) Film consultant Danish Film Institute (2015-2020 Teacher Danish Film School (2022-) Curator Nordisk Panorama (2020-2024)Fetching...
Karolina Lidin
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Senior Advisor Documentary
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Established in 1990, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s primary purpose is to promote film and TV productions of high quality in the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), by providing support for top-up financing of feature films, drama series and creative documentaries.Fetching...
Truls Lie
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Editor-in-chief
Company
Modern Times Review
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Truls Lie is editor-in-chief of The European Documentary Magazine Modern Times online and the monthly newspaper NY TID in Norway.Fetching...
Artur Liebhart
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
CEO / Festival Director
Company
Against Gravity
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Founder of Against Gravity, local film distributor in Poland and of Millennium Docs Against Gravity F.F., one of the biggest documentary event in Europe with 165K tickets sold, 16 competition sections and screenings in 7 cities in 2024. 22nd edition of MDAG: May 9-18 , 2025.Fetching...
Julie Lunde Lillesæter
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Differ Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Julie Lunde Lillesæter a co-founder of the Oslo-based production company Differ Media, making impact-driven documentaries for a global audience. Their films have been broadcast on Arte, ZDF, Al Jazeera English, NRK, SVT, among others. Julie's debut feature An Army of Women premiered at SXSW in 2024.Fetching...
Hansen Lin
Nationality
China
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hansen Lin is an independent filmmaker based in the U.S./China, who has contributed to award-winning films screened at Sundance, SWSX etc. He is an alumnus of EURODOC24 and committed to creat stories that combine a strong creative approach to reveal universal emotions and the immigrant experience.Fetching...
Marcus Lindeen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Marcus Lindeen is a writer and director working with film and theater. The Raft (2018) premiered at CPH:DOX, winning the main award. It was theatrically released in eleven countries, became a New York Times Critic’s Pick, and was broadcast on BBC Storyville.Fetching...
Lotte Køhler Lindegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
programdirektør
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Channel Controller at TV 2 Denmark.
Melissa Lindgren
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer & Partner
Company
Story AB
Profession
Producer
Bio
Melissa Lindgren is a curator and film producer based in Stockholm, Sweden. She was born in Stockholm 1986 and graduated from the University of Gothenburg with a Master in Fine Arts. Since 2022 she is a partner and producer at Story AB, one of the leading documentary companies in the Nordics.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...
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...
Anders Lindström
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and Head of Post-Production at the Helsinki-based production company Polygraf.
Théo Lionel
Nationality
France
Company Role
Festival Manager
Company
The Party Film Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Théo Lionel has been working in the film industry since 2018 first as Festival Manager for Doc & Film International and since 2020 for The Party Film Sales. The company handles both documentaries and fictions with a focus on social issues, women's directors and emerging talents.Fetching...
Mathilde Hvid Lippmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
made in copenhagen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Comes from a background as a production designer but fell in love with the documentary genre and changed her field of work. She has been associated with Made in Copenhagen as a producer since 2014 and has won the Danish Film Academy award for best short documentary twice.Fetching...
Kate Lis
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Line Producer
Company
Morph ApS
Profession
Other Film Professional
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Jennie Livingston
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jennie Livingston is a director, producer, and writer, known for Paris is Burning, Who’s the Top? Through the Ice, and others. In 2022, critic A.O. Scott named Paris is Burning one of his ten best films of all time. Livingston works in both fiction and nonfiction and is thrilled to be at CPH: DOX.
Anna J Ljungmark
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Previously an award winning producer with a special focus on artistic documentaries, innovation and outreach. Co-founder of House of Real SE/DK and founder of the ground-breaking organization BoostHbg . Being part of the industry since 1994, she has her heart in creative development and processes.Fetching...
Elizabeth Lo
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Elizabeth Lo’s debut feature, Stray (Magnolia Pictures), premiered at Tribeca in 2020, won Best International Feature at Hot Docs, and received Independent Spirit, Critics’ Choice nominations. Her second feature, Mistress Dispeller, premiered at Venice in 2024, where it won two awards.Fetching...
Noémie Lobry
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Noémie Lobry is a film editor and director who graduated from the French film school La Fémis in 2024. She edited several fictions and documentaries, and directed her graduation film Scrap.Fetching...
Nana Lohmann
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Nana Lohmann, I'm 25 years old and lives in Copenhagen. I'm at my 2nd year of my study at Funen Art Academy.Fetching...
Barbara Van Lombeek
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Publicist
Company
THE PR FACTORY
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Barbara Van Lombeek seasoned PR professional with over 25 years of experience in the field of film publicity as a founding partner of The PR FactoryFetching...
Laura Longobardi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Head of Impact and Industry
Company
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights - FIFDH
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Laura has been working for over 20 years in the international documentary industry. In 2019 she initiated the Impact Days : the first ever industry event entirely dedicated to impact documentaries in the framework of the FIFDH in Geneva: leading international event dedicated to film and human rights.Fetching...
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Integral Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen is a Turkish-Norwegian writer, filmmaker and professor at The faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technologies at Innland University, Norway. Her previous films were premier at CPH:DOX. Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution and Islam (2021), A Gift From God.Fetching...
Tina Lorenz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Department Hertz-Lab
Company
ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Tina Lorenz studied Theatre and American Literature in Vienna & Munich. They were a lecturer for theater history, a dramaturge and sucessfully founded a digital theatre department at a German state theatre focussing on Mixed Reality productions before joining ZKM.Fetching...
Marie Losier
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Marie Losier is a Franco-American filmmaker and visual artist who has directed many avant-garde, intimate, poetic and playful portraits of filmmakers, musicians and artists. Barking in the Dark, a portrait of the legendary American music collective The Residents, is her new film.
Kristoffer Lottrup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Weekendavisen
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Science reporter at Weekendavisen.
Ryan Andrej Lough
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ryan Andrej Lough is a filmmaker and writer based in California and Germany, focusing on scripted and documentary work for film and television, and creative non-fiction for various publications. Ryan's work often focuses on human conflict and intersecting cultures, and pattern disruption.Fetching...
Tessa Louise-Salomé
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Petite Maison Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award-winning French director, writer, and producer known for her visually poetic storytelling. Her films blend social justice with artists' creative worlds, premiering at Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, IFFR, and CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Deborah Lowe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Debbie is an independent documentary producer.Fetching...
Anna Von Lowzow
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Egmont Fonden
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producing historical documentaries.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...
Stephanie von Lukowicz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing director, Producer
Company
Lukimedia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Stephanie von Lukowicz is a Media professional with 30 years of experience in 3 different European countries, inside of TV stations: at ProSieben (Germany), then as commissioning editor at ARTE G.E.I.E. (France) and as independent producer in Barcelona (Spain). She studied philology and journalism.Fetching...
Vera Kaiser Lund
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Recently graduated in TV- and Media direction from the Danish School of Media- and Journalism. Now working independently as a videographer and open to new work. I have a special interest in the meeting between art, nature and science and niche groups in society.Fetching...
Elise H. Lund
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales & Co Production manager
Company
TV 2 Denmark
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Fetching...
Pernille Lund
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film director
Company
Super8
Profession
Producer
Bio
Pernille Lund is a Danish director and writer from Super8, represented at FERN. She crafts films rooted in reality, exploring identity and belonging through personal and socially driven narratives.Fetching...
Rikke Luther
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rikke Luther is a filmmaker, artist and researcher. The current work examines the movements in the Earth System under Katherine Richardson - led writer of the paper Planetary Boundaries - Globe Institute. The work exploring the interrelations between landscape, language, politics, biology and geology.Fetching...
Jenny Luukkonen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Co-production executive
Company
Film i Väst
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Since 2019, she is the co-production executive for short format and documentary at Film i Väst, one of Europe's most successful regional film funds. In addition to this, she runs several talent schemes aimed at emerging directors, producers and screenwriters.Fetching...
Nanna Lykke
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
DR Sales
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Nanna Lykke has been working as PR- and Manager in DR Sales since April 2021. Since December 2022, she is also manager of festivals. DR Sales is the international sales department of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and is the leading Nordic distributor of high-quality storytelling.Fetching...
Austin Jack Lynch
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Austin Lynch is a filmmaker and painter based in Berlin, Germany. His films have been presented at the London Film Festival, CPH:DOX, IDFA, Art of the Real, RIDM, Cinema du Réel and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Alberte Lyngbo
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Junior Producer at the Copenhagen-based production company Final Cut for Real. Since joining in January 2022, I have worked alongside award-winning producer Signe Byrge Sørensen on several projects. I am now seeking to expand my horizons as an independent producer while continuing at FCFR.; Junior Producer at the Copenhagen-based production company Final Cut for Real. Since joining in January 2022, I have worked alongside award-winning producer Signe Byrge Sørensen on several projects. I am now seeking to expand my horizons as an independent producer while continuing at FCFR.Fetching...
Marlene Lyngstad
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad (b.1997) is a Norwegian filmmaker and scriptwriter based in Copenhagen. She graduated from the National Film school of Denmark in 2023 with her graduation film "Norwegian Offspring" which won La Cinef at Cannes Film festival and the short film section at Nordic panorama.Fetching...
Cassandre Lyotier
Nationality
France
Company Role
CPH:FORUM Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Fetching...
Elena Lyubarskaya
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Elena Lyubarskaya is a write and creative producer. With 15 years of experience working in television. She is a creator and writer of "Pauline" (Disney Plus, 2024), "The City of Blood" (Disney Plus, 2025) and "The Place Beyond" - an AI-powered immersive experience.Fetching...
Rebeca Sánchez López
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Kepler Mission Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker and Producer with experience in international co-productions of documentaries and transmedia projects that questions our human nature, the fiction-tradition that builds communities and our relational aspects. She was nominated as producer for the Berlinale Documentary Award in 2023.Fetching...
Hendrik Löbbert
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Hendrik is a documentary director and producer, working between Stockholm and Berlin. He writes, directs and produces both for cinema and TV - mainly with a thematic focus on sciences in all its forms. "Memory Wars" is his second feature film as director.Fetching...
Lise Løwholm
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy, Lise has various tasks related to the Fund's strategic initiatives and decision making, its Partners and Board. In addition, she takes part in the assessing of documentary applications together with the Senior Advisor Documentary.Fetching...
Lise Løwholm
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy, Lise has various tasks related to the Fund's strategic initiatives and decision making, its Partners and Board. In addition, she takes part in the assessing of documentary applications together with the Senior Advisor Documentary.Fetching...
Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Producer
Company
Manifest Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Monica Lazurean-Gorgan is a producer, a documentary filmmaker and a member of OSCAR and EFA. She produced awarded films in Sundance, Berlinale, CPH, HotDocs, IDFA etc.Fetching...
Enzo Maaß
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
General Manager / Producer
Company
Vincent Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer / Managing DirectorFetching...
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...
Alanna MacNamee
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alanna MacNamee is an emerging producer/director from Ireland with a particular interest in themes of social and environmental justice. She also works as a freelance journalist. Alanna has numerous production credits with Irish broadcasters, and has directed two short films and a radio documentary.Fetching...
Filippo Macelloni
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Nanof
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filippo Macelloni is an award-winning director, producer and writer. Among his most significant credits as documentary producer: Broken Dream, Touché, Climbing Iran, The Disappearance of My Mother. As director: Children Over Time; The Man Shooting Straight; Silvio Forever; The lost World Cup.Fetching...
Katherin Machalek
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Katherin Machalek is a Czech-American producer and director based in Copenhagen and founder of Moondust, a boutique production company established in 2023 with a focus on films with transatlantic appeal.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...
Geoffrey Macnab
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance journalist based in London, writing on film and contributing regularly to The Independent, ScreenDaily and Business Doc Europe.Fetching...
Anarella Martinez Madrid
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
Erika Lust SLU
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anarella is a cultural manager and producer with more than 20 years of experience. Based in Berlin since 2010, she joined Erika Lust in 2023 and now leads the sales department, driving strategies to bring Erika Lust's groundbreaking documentaries on sex and sexuality to mainstream audiences.Fetching...
Jule Madsen
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Freelance producer, project manager, and filmmaker.
Maria Høeberg Madsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Høeberg is a Virtual Reality producer at Khora in Copenhagen, Denmark. With a background in interaction design, she bridges the gap between participants, art and technology. Maria manages interdisciplinary productions where each individual are free to explore creativity and craftsmanship.Fetching...
Julia Freya Madsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Publicist
Company
Line Bilenberg PR
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Fetching...
Freja Madsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
I am debuting with my docu-series Elendig Software at this year's CPH:DOX. I'm really interested in stories that explore how our relationships can make us feel seen and help us grow as individuals.Fetching...
Charlotte Gry Madsen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
SVT, Sweden’s public service broadcaster, has a wide range of programming and a strong documentary tradition. The documentary department serves several weekly broadcast slots as well as our online platform, SVT Play, with an output of more than 100 new titles a year.Fetching...
Maisha Maene
Nationality
Democratic Republic of Congo
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Maene Film Production
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Maisha Maene is a Congolese director and producer based in Goma, DR Congo. Maisha has written and directed five short films. His most recent short film Mulika won a jury prize at Locarno Film Festival and was selected at Sundance, Clermont Ferrand and Fespaco.; Maisha Maene is a Congolese director and producer based in Goma, DR Congo. Maisha has written and directed five short films. His most recent short film Mulika won a jury prize at Locarno Film Festival and was selected at Sundance, Clermont Ferrand and Fespaco.Fetching...
David Magdael
Nationality
United States
Company Role
PRESIDENT
Company
DAVID MAGDAEL & ASSOCIATES
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
With over two decades in PR/marketing for award winning films and broadcast content, David Magdael and his company have become an important marketing leader. A recent Peabody Award Winner, he leads Oscar/awards campaigns, festival launches, cinema releases, and streaming and broadcast premieres.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...
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...
Zsolt Magyari
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Zsolt Magyari is a cinematic storyteller with a multidisciplinary background. He has contributed to the making of numerous fiction films and documentaries as cinematographer and as stereographer and directed music videos, short films and documentaries. He is the co-founder of Stereographer Ltd.Fetching...
Fawzia Mahmood
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Fawzia Mahmood is an independent producer of fiction and non-fiction from London. Her films have screened at Locarno, London, São Paulo, and Pingyao, and won Grierson and RTS awards. For broadcast, she has produced with BBC Studios, Sky and UKTV, amongst others.Fetching...
Mette Mailand
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer with 30 years of experience, specializing in children’s programming and documentaries. Her groundbreaking work in creating content with high audience ratings has earned her the prestigious Danish Roos-Award (2023) for excellence and dedication to children’s documentary content.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...
Aleksander Makowski
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
A multidisciplinary artist and director born and based in Warsaw, Poland. Graduate of the Graphics Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His work revolves around fields such as animation, graphic design and video art. Being a musician himself he usually works on music-related projects.Fetching...
Iga Malińska
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Iga Malińska, a film producer and graduate of the Łódź Film School, gained recognition for Dancing in the Corner (2024), winner of the Rail d'Or at Cannes. She also worked at Wajda School and organized workshops at Łódź Film School incl. Magnus von Horn, Paweł Edelman, Jacek Bławut.Fetching...
Jennifer Mallmann
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Jennifer Mallmann gained her expertise in cinematic storytelling while studying Motion Pictures at Hochschule Darmstadt. In 2017, she began studying documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, focusing her artistic work on human rights issues. In 2020, she was awarded a scholarship.Fetching...
Annastina Malm
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I am a Swedish opera singer, based in Paris and specializing in the field of early music.Fetching...
Tina Malmstrøm
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Tv and Film Student at the University of Stavanger with a proficiency in sound design and music production.
Ane Mandrup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Ane Mandrup is Head of Documentaries at the Danish Film Institute. The Danish Film Institute (DFI) is Denmark's national Agency for film and cinema culture. We support the development, production and distribution of films and offer funding for international co-productions.Fetching...
Katrina Mansoor
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Snowstorm Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
With over 20 years of industry experience, award-winning producer Kat Mansoor has worked with the likes of BBC Film, Film 4, Mubi, Netflix and distributors around the world to consistently deliver a slate of highly acclaimed films.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...
Chipo Mapondera
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Global Digital Futures LTD
Profession
Director
Bio
Creative Technologist Chipo Mapondera creates XR works connecting indigenous cultures with digital innovation. Her award-winning projects, including Futuristic Pagan, have exhibited globally. As Director of Global Digital Futures, she inspires and educates through digital media and technology.Fetching...
Christie Marchese
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Kinema
Company
Kinema
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema, a global film distribution and exhibition platform. She was previously the founder impact agency Picture Motion, which was acquired by Publicis Media. Prior to that she led digital strategy for the social action group at Participant Media.Fetching...
Melissa Marchi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Host
Company
The Danish Connection Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Melissa Marchi is a journalist and podcast host at the Danish Connection podcast.Fetching...
Eva Maria
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eva-Maria Weerts is a producer and line producer with focus on international co-productions. She has worked with renowned directors like Gianfranco Rosi, Eva Neymann, Sergei Loznitsa, Victor Kossakovsky and Markus Imhoof. Co-founder of Mizzi Stock Entertainment. She lives and works in Berlin.Fetching...
Bojana Maric
Nationality
Serbia
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Bojana holds MA in Archaeology from University of Belgrade, Serbia. Interpreting human’s past has a lot to do with storytelling and Bojana was naturally driven to documentaries as another form of creative research. Her passion brought her to Lightdox, a French based international sales company.
George Marigold
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
George is a London-based filmmaker and DoP. His films explore the interrelationship between industry, landscape and identity in rural communities using an iterative development process that centres the subjectivities of contributors. He is currently working on two short films.Fetching...
Alexandre Marionneau
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning editor - International Coproductions
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Alexandre Marionneau is head of international coproduction for the Society and Culture Department of ARTE France, looking for projects related to current affairs, geopolitics, investigation and society.Fetching...
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...
David Van Marlen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Sales & Logistics
Company
Cherry Pickers Film Distribution
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
As an employee of Cherry Pickers, I have over 10 years of experience in theatrical sales, logistics and acquisitions in film distribution, as well as extensive film programming experience.Fetching...
Guylaine Maroist
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer and Director
Company
La Ruelle Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Guylaine Maroist is a prolific Canadian director, producer, screenwriter and musician. She co-founded La Ruelle Films with Eric Ruel in 2002. Their work addresses various social issues through a multidisciplinary approach, creating award-winning documentaries with fresh and daring viewpoints.; Guylaine Maroist is a prolific Canadian director, producer, screenwriter and musician. She co-founded La Ruelle Films with Eric Ruel in 2002. Their work addresses various social issues through a multidisciplinary approach, creating award-winning documentaries with fresh and daring viewpoints.Fetching...
Anja Kvistgaard Marott
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary Film Director educated from The National Danish Filmschool.Fetching...
Masha Maroz
Nationality
Belarus
Profession
Director
Bio
Researcher and contemporary artist, founder and curator of the Past Perfect platform, dedicated to the preservation of the Belarusian ethnographic heritage. Works with diverse artistic forms, including filmmaking.; Masha Maroz is a researcher and contemporary artist. She is a founder and curator of the Past Perfect platform, dedicated to the preservation and popularization of the Belarusian ethnographic heritage. Masha explores historical Belarusian context through the synthetics between the archaic forms and technologies through diverse artistic forms: installations, textiles, graphics, and filmmaking.Fetching...
Frida Marquard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a producer and scriptwriter working out of Aarhus, Denmark. I'm studying documentary production at DOKTRIN, the independent documentary film school.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...
Ernesto Diez Martínez
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Film Critic
Company
Letras Libres
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Mexican film critic with more than 30 years of experience. Member of the Critics Choice Association of USA and FIPRESCI. Letras Libres' film critic. Professor of Cinema Studies in Tec de Monterrey.Fetching...
Manal Masri
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Beirut and raised in Sweden Manal Masri is a film director with a background in theatre and drama podcasts. Educated in the US and Sweden, she has directed the Guldbagge-nominated Letters To A Serial Killer, Touching Freedom, and documentary TV series. Is currently presenting the film LegacyFetching...
Alessio Massatani
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Cinecittà offers a complete range of services that cover every step of the creation, promotion, and diffusion of a movie – from the production and co-production of films and documentaries to their theatrical distribution under the Luce Cinecittà brand.
David Massey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
David is a Creative Producer with two decades of experience leading and producing unique and award-winning digital projects, from public programming in the arts to live broadcast specialising in XR and storytelling. David is currently leading the Immersive programming team at Wales Millennium CentreFetching...
Gianluca Matarrese
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Gianluca is an Italian director based in Paris. He has directed nine films over five years, screening at major festivals like Venice, IDFA, CPH, and Sundance, winning awards including Best Italian Documentary at Torino and the Queer Lion in Venice. His films are backed by Arte, France Télévisions.Fetching...
Louis Mataré
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lomotion AG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Since 2001 we (co-)produce documentaries and fiction films. Among others «Spira Mirabilis» (Int. competition Venice 2016), «Bestiari, Herbari, Lapidari» (IDFA Envision comp. - Best Dir. Award, Venice out of Competition 2024), Antier Noche (VdR Int. Competition, San Sebastian 2024). EAVE Graduate.Fetching...
Marta Mateus
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Marta Mateus is the director of Farpões Baldios (2017) and Fogo do Vento (2024). She has been working in cinema and visual arts. In 2018 she founded, Clarão Companhia, a production company dedicated to film, audiovisual and other artistic projects.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...
Peter Matthews
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance film critic covering CPH:DOX for The Berliner Magazine.
Anastasia Mavrogiannis
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Anastasia is the Innovation Officer at the Onassis Foundation. She has significant experience in innovation and entrepreneurship in different fields. She is currently responsible for the innovation growth of OF and oversees Onassis ONX, the global new media & digital culture program.Fetching...
Johanna Mayer
Nationality
France
Company Role
Acquisitions & Coproductions Manager
Company
Jour2fête
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Founded in 2006, Jour2Fête has been releasing more than 150 high profile arthouse films in France. Our line-up includes features and documentaries from all over the world, with a strong social impact and a very contemporary vision.Fetching...
Maximilian Mayrshofer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Morph ApS
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a creative producer with a broad interest in cross-media content, including – but not limited to – hybrid formats drawing on documentary and fiction elements. I'm working through Copenhagen-based '73collective' and 'Space Rocket Nation'. currently attending Danish talent program 'Super16'.Fetching...
Agnieszka Mazur
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Aga is an all-round filmmaker, skilled in all aspects of filmmaking, particularly directing, cinematography, writing, and editing. She has worked on a wide range of TV documentaries for German channels, including prime-time and feature-length documentaries.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...
Ross McClean
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Nightstaff Ltd
Profession
Director
Bio
Ross McClean is a filmmaker from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied creative documentary in Canada, Hungary, Portugal & Belgium and graduated from the European documentary directing masters program DocNomads. His films have screened in over 50 local and international film festivals.
Michelle McCree
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive In Charge of Production at CBC Docs
Company
CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Michelle McCree is an Executive In Charge of Production at CBC Docs. The team commissions broadcast hours, features and documentary series. Michelle oversees The Passionate Eye, which is home to an internationally-renowned playlist of documentaries from Canada and around the world.Fetching...
Ell McEachern
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ell has 20+ years’ experience in television, and credits on 100+ hours of content. As a CFA Charterholder, Ell showcases her keen analytical skills. With an exceptional eye for detail, and intelligent and emotional agility, Ell has the drive needed to make projects come to life.
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...
Madeleine Kate McGowan
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Central to Madeleine Kate McGowan's practice is a desire to open speculative spaces, facilitate encounters, heighten curiosity for 'other' and re-visit all that we take for granted. MK is award-winning filmmaker, published writer, active community builder and pioneer performance artist.Fetching...
Tommy McIntyre
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Conference Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
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Keith McQuirter
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Decoder Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Keith McQuirter has directed and produced acclaimed documentaries and docuseries for Netflix, MGM+, PBS, and Peacock. His work has earned a Peabody, an NAACP Image Award, film festival wins, and a Primetime Emmy nomination. Through Decoder Media, he creates impactful non-fiction storytelling.Fetching...
Hind Meddeb
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Citizen of both sides of the Mediterranean, Hind Meddeb represents people and territories in their complexity. Her new film Sudan, remember us, have done its world’s premiere in Venice Mostra and its North American premiere in TIFF.
Shahab Mehrabi
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Shahab Mehrabi and I am studying a Master in Stockholm University of Arts. I have my background in directing and screenwriting but have lately become a fan of documentaries. I am looking forward to attend CPH:Docs and get inspired by different types of documentaries and conversations.
Dana Melaver
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Curator of DOK Neuland
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dana Melaver an artist and filmmaker based in Berlin. She has been the curator of DOK Neuland since 2024.Fetching...
Madara Melberga
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
FA Filma
Profession
Producer
Bio
Madara Melberga produces creative documentaries and art house fiction films. Lately Madara Melberga also turned to writing. Graduated in philosophy and currently studying theology.Fetching...
Hugo Melin
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A 25 year old man born in Stockholm, Sweden who partially group in San Diego, United States and now is a Master Student at HDK-Valand Film Program. Guilty Pleasure = Zombie Films.Fetching...
Emilia Mello
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Director
Bio
Emilia Mello is a Brazilian-American artist and filmmaker who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Her first feature documentary, "SEM DEUS, SEM DEMÔNIO (NO KINGS)" played at CPH:DOX 2020, True/False Film Festival 2021 and MoMA Doc Fortnight 2022 among others.; Emilia Mello is a Brazilian-American artist and filmmaker who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Her first feature documentary, "SEM DEUS, SEM DEMÔNIO (NO KINGS)" played at CPH:DOX 2020, True/False Film Festival 2021 and MoMA Doc Fortnight 2022 among others.
Marharyta Melnychuk
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Director
Company
Tabor
Profession
Director
Bio
Marharyta Melnychuk, director of the documentary short film "The Artist.", 2024. In 2023, debuted as a cinematographer with the documentary short film "Till I pass out." A graduate of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, specializing in feature film directing.; Marharyta Melnychuk, director of the documentary short film "The Artist.", 2024. In 2023, debuted as a cinematographer with the documentary short film "Till I pass out." A graduate of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, specializing in feature film directing.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.
Michael Mendelsohn
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mendelsohn’s Patriot Pictures develops, packages, & produces films like the upcoming GHOST SHIPS doc narrated by Mads Mikkelsen, DREAMQUIL starring Elizabeth Banks, & Cassavetes' G-D IS A BULLET (2023). Through UPCM, he manages a $500M fund focused on film production, IP acquisition, & distribution.
Viviane Mendonca
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Producer
Bio
Viviane is a lawyer and executive producer. She worked on "The Invisible Life" (Un Certain Regard winner, Cannes 2019), "The Dream Seller," and "Divorce." She produced "Ninja Grandma" and "The Followers," co-produced "Transamazon" (Locarno 2024), and is involved in "Manas" (Venice 2024).Fetching...
Fanny Meslé
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Fanny, and I am French girl of 20 years old. I am currently studying Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. I have a strong interest in audiovisual media, which inspires much of my personal and academic curiosity.Fetching...
Esther van Messel
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
CEO
Company
First Hand Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Esther van Messel is based in Zurich and holds a BfA from the Tel Aviv University. Since 1998, she runs FIRST HAND FILMS for production, global sales and theatrical distribution. Her passion is for quality and equity, and for a sustainable way of life and work.Fetching...
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.
Alexander Mettin
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Company
Open Matter Studio
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alexander Mettin, co-founder of Open Matter Studio, focuses on XR storytelling. With 15 years in theater and film, he creates immersive projects like Scratching the Surface, exploring human experiences and contemporary societal themes through innovative and experimental approaches.Fetching...
Janus Metz
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Selected Filmography "All the Old Knives", "ZeroZeroZero", "Heartbound", "Borg vs. McEnroe", True Detective", "Armadillo", "Ticket to Paradise (DK: "Fra Thy til Thailand"), "Love on Delivery" (DK: "Fra Thailand til Thy" ); Selected Filmography "All the Old Knives", "ZeroZeroZero", "Heartbound", "Borg vs. McEnroe", True Detective", "Armadillo", "Ticket to Paradise (DK: "Fra Thy til Thailand"), "Love on Delivery" (DK: "Fra Thailand til Thy" )Fetching...
Marjorie Meyer
Nationality
France
Company Role
Production coordinator
Company
Filmtank GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marjorie Meyer works at Filmtank Stuttgart since 2021. She worked on international coproductions for cinema and TV like the Oscar longlisted documentary film “Total Trust”. She was born and raised in France.Fetching...
Mette Hoffmann Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founding Member / Executive Producer
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Fund / Foundation, NGO & Non-profit
Bio
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.Fetching...
Hind Mezaina
Nationality
United Arab Emirates
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Hind Mezaina is an artist, film curator and writer from Dubai. She is the founder of The Culturist blog and The Culturist Film Club; and Moving Image Editor at Tribe, a non-profit publication and platform that focuses on photography and moving image from the Arab World.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...
Peter Middleton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Peter is a founding member of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaking collective, Fee Fie Foe (feefiefoe.co.uk). Over the past decade he has produced and directed a range of critically acclaimed nonfiction and cross-platform projects, working with Film4, Showtime, Netflix, BBC and Arte France.; Peter is a founding member of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaking collective, Fee Fie Foe (feefiefoe.co.uk). Over the past decade he has produced and directed a range of critically acclaimed nonfiction and cross-platform projects, working with Film4, Showtime, Netflix, BBC and Arte France.Fetching...
Andrzej Miekus
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director
Bio
Andrzej Miękus is a Director of independent documentaries. His latest projects include: War on Art – a story of rescuing 12 million pieces of art in Ukraine following the Russian invasion (2025); How much for art about the Polish art market (2023); Angels of Sinjar (2022)
Lotte Mik-Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Professor, Head of Documentary (MFA)
Company
THE NORWEGIAN FILM SCHOOL
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Professor Konceptuell Dokumentarregi, Den norske filmskolens masterprogram + Dokumentarfilminstruktør + Artistic research project: Personal Pictorial Language - in collaboration with Arne Bro / Den Danske Filmskole.Fetching...
Jana Mikulevič
Nationality
Lithuania
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Head of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage Department.Fetching...
Judith Millecker
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer, Filmmaker, Charity Trustee Passionate about bringing a female lens to films that inspire audiences.Fetching...
Alison Miller
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Erica Starling Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Alison Millar began her career at the National Film & Television School. Since then, she’s won a BAFTA and awards for her films all over the world including the Prix Italia, Prix Europa, Irish Academy award, RTS & Grierson. Her film ‘Lyra’ was screened globally and winner of 17 International awards.Fetching...
Emma Miller
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Marcona Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emma's producing and directing work explores the messiness and beauty of being human. Credits include MISTRESS DISPELLER, WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, and THE SCHOOL OF CANINE MASSAGE. She was named one of DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" and one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film.Fetching...
Frank Milligan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Frank Milligan is a student, writer and editor based in London. He has worked as an intern for MUBI Notebook, and is currently completing an MA in Film Studies at King's College London. He is especially interested in experimental cinema and archival film practice.Fetching...
Julie Linn Milling
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Producer at The Danish Film Institute in the Documentary Department and Public Service Fund. DFI can fund documentaries of any length, short fiction and transmedia projects. National projects can apply on a rolling basis and international co-productions with 3 submission deadlines a year.Fetching...
Lena Milovic
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Super16
Profession
Director
Bio
Lena Milović (1993) is a Danish-Montenegrin film director working inbetween fiction and documentary. Lena graduated from the film school Super16 in Copenhagen in 2022 and has a BA in TV-Directing from DMJX.Fetching...
Jane Mingay
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jane Mingay is known for being able to gain intimate access and getting close to her subjects. Jane worked as an international photojournalist covering for 12 years before naturally moving towards documentary filmmaking. Jane’s reputation is as a socially aware, contextual and emotional filmmaker.Fetching...
Carole Mirabello
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Carole Mirabello, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, holds a degree in Art History and is a designer. In 2005, she founded Un Monde Meilleur, a company dedicated to producing high-quality documentaries. In 2022, she joined LOGICAL PICTURES to develop projects within The Jokers Lab, which she co-founded with Frédéric Fiore.Fetching...
Richard Misek
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Richard Misek is a filmmaker and media scholar. His recent film 'A History Of The World According To Getty Images' screened at festivals including Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, Hot Docs, and IDFA. His research focuses on online access to arts and culture, and the possibility of a digital commons.Fetching...
Wendy Mitchell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Festival / Market, Producer, Consultant, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Wendy Mitchell is a journalist, moderator and film festival consultant. She is a contributing editor at Screen International, a delegate and conference curator for San Sebastian Film Festival, consultant for Cannes Marche and Berlinale EFM, and the host of the podcasts Nordic Film Talks.Fetching...
Aleksander Mlynski
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Film critic
Company
EKRANy
Profession
Filmmaker, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic and filmmaker specialising in documentary and Asian cinema. Berlinale Talents and CPH DOX Academy alumni, writing for Polish-language outlets such as Kino, EKRANy, Czas Kultury, and English-language Asian Movie PulseFetching...
Kjersti Mo
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
CEO
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Kjersti Mo is CEO of the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and vice president of the European Film Agencies Directors association (EFAD). She has had an extensive career as media executive both at public broadcaster NRK and in private sector media companies Egmont and Aller. At NFI and through EFAD Kjersti Mo has focused on future scenarios for the film, tv and games industries, to ensure the continued relevance of NFI and other public film financing bodies.Fetching...
Kari Anne Moe
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Fuglene
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kari Anne Moe (b. 1976) is a Norwegian director and producer. Moe studied documentary-directing at NISS Film and TV Academy and at Volda University College. She runs the production company Fuglene together with Gudmundur Gunnarsson in Oslo, and has worked in the documentary-field more than 20 years.
Greg Moga
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Bray's Run Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bray's Run Productions braysrunproductions.com
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...
Ghita Nidam Moller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Science Report
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Science journalist, research facilitator and press consultant.Fetching...
Mohamed El Mongy
Nationality
Egypt
Company Role
Senior Editor
Company
Aljazeera International
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
In 2011, Mohamed Elmongy joined Al Jazeera Documentary Channel as a senior producer and commissioning editor. He commissioned and coproduced dozens of films in multiple regions of the world (MENA, Europe, and Africa), which were screened at notable film festivals such as Sundance, Cannes, Locarno, IFetching...
Juliette Le Monnyer
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Juliette Le Monnyer (1993, FR) is a film director and visual artist living in Brussels (BE). She studied film aesthetics at La Sorbonne, Paris and visual arts at ERG Brussels and KADK Copenhagen."Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018" is her first short documentary.Fetching...
Christine La Monte
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
CHRISTINE LA MONTE, producer/director/writer; former Universal, Disney and Orion film marketing executive. Producer: AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT, Italian/US co-production with Executive Producer, Julian Lennon, and VIVA VERDI! both on festival circuit. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member.
Luke Moody
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of the BFI Doc Society Fund
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation, Producer
Bio
Luke W. Moody is the Head of BFI Doc Society. Prior to this role he was a creative producer and curator, developing and supporting new cinema, immersive and artist's moving image.
Imogen Moore
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Curriculum Manager
Company
National Film and Television School
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
I manage the curriculum at the National Film and Television School.Fetching...
Samantha Moore
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
My films have won several awards, including being nominated for a BAFTA (2024). As a filmmaker my interest is in collaborative animation practice. I am interested in hidden and overlooked stories and communities, especially those marginalised by gender, age, and socio-economic status.Fetching...
Bob Moore
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
EyeSteelFilm
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bob Moore is a creative producer at EyeSteelFilm in Montreal, where he has produced over 40 feature documentaries since 2008- each one a brand-new adventure. Bob loves to share his arcane knowledge and experience with like-minded filmmakers from around the world.Fetching...
Angelica Morazzo
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m Angélica Morazzo Nunzi, born in 2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I studied Film Directing at the University of Cinema and have always been passionate about analog photography. My favorite films are Eternity and a Day and All That Jazz. Currently, I’m exploring documentary filmmaking.Fetching...
Tanya Mordacci
Nationality
Mexico
Profession
Producer
Bio
Superhero Latina Entertainment is a boutique production company. Los Angeles/Mexico City Film, theatre, art and cultural events. We only work in projects we fall in love with and believe to be a good fit for.Fetching...
Nadia Svaluto Moreolo
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Deputy Trade Commissioner
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Deputy Commissioner - Italian Trade Agency
Addie Morfoot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Addie Morfoot is a festival reporter for Variety, specialising in documentary film coverage.Fetching...
Andrea Morghen
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Andrea Morghen is a producer, director and film maker. Co-founder, partner and board member of Aurora Vision. Artistic director of Religion Today Film Festival (Trento-Italy) and head programmer of Life Beyond Life Film Festival in Turin (Italy).
Emily Morley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a researcher, editor and programmer that likes to be between London and NYC, when I can. Trained as a social anthropologist, I get very excited by the feminist critique of technoscience. I also like creating new genres (ask me about 'Denpa')! Currently: film and philosophy at KCL.Fetching...
Elaine Morris
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Global Documentaries Head of Production
Company
Fremantle
Profession
Producer
Peter Morris
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producing documentaries about Central and Eastern European artistsFetching...
Sander Mortensen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
23 year old film student from Norway.Fetching...
Eleanor Mortimer
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Eleanor is a documentary filmmaker from the UK whose work centres on re-imaginings of the world through unusual perspectives. She has made several award winning shorts, including ‘Territory’ (Sundance, Best International Short, Hot Docs). ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ is her debut feature.Fetching...
Friedrich Moser
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Producer
Company
Friedrich Moser Film GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Based in Vienna, Austria, filmmaker Friedrich Moser has been writing, directing, shooting and producing award-winning documentaries since 1999. His films have been exhibited in festivals, in cinemas, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple and other platforms, and they have been broadcast all over Europe.Fetching...
Sarah Mosses
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Together Films, a marketing and sales company serving the international film community from our offices in London & NYC.
Jane Mote
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Editorial Consultant
Company
The Whickers
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Jane supports emerging documentary-makers to shape their stories through The Whickers. She is also a mentor and executive producer for feature documentaries. She was UK MD of Al Gore’s documentary channel Current and Executive Editor, BBC London before working for Discovery, Turner and UKTV.Fetching...
Èric Motjer
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Industry and Training
Company
DocsBarcelona
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
MA in Documentary Cinema and Cinematography from ESCAC (University of Barcelona). With a rich background in non-fiction storytelling, he has worked extensively as a director and cinematographer, as well as artistic director of Manlleu Film Festival (2018-2023).Fetching...
Anaïs Moustapha
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Anaïs Moustapha, I am 22. I am currently studying Performing Arts in Brussels. I am interested in performative documentaries, contemporary circus, and in-situ performances. I have experiences in writing, podcasting, playing drama, and public speaking. Always in to chat around coffee!Fetching...
Lou Mouw
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Lou Mouw is a German/Dutch artist living and working in Stockholm. His works investigate the connections between colonialism, technology, architecture, gender and history. He finished the MFA Program at the Royal Danish Art Academy in Copenhagen and acquired a BBA in Business & Management.Fetching...
Sarah Mowaswes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Archival Producer
Company
Jigsaw Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sarah Mowaswes is a first-generation Palestinian-American filmmaker based in New York. Her producing credits include Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Mind Over Murder, and Never Let Him Go. Recently she produced the musical biopic This a Film About the Black Keys which premiered at SXSW 2024.; Sarah Mowaswes is a first-generation Palestinian-American filmmaker based in New York. Her producing credits include Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Mind Over Murder, and Never Let Him Go. Recently she produced the musical biopic This a Film About the Black Keys which premiered at SXSW 2024.Fetching...
Tova Mozard
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Tova Mozard is a Swedish artist and film director with an MFA from Malmö Art Academy. She has also studied photography at UCLA. Her work has been widely exhibited in Sweden and abroad and is in several collections. She has directed several shorts and been nominated for the Guldbagge Award twice.Fetching...
Benjamin Muasya
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Selected by the Danish Film Institute as "Emerging Producer" to participate in the IFFR Rotterdam Lab 2023. Won the award Best Global Pitch at Sunny Side of the Doc 2023 with the project Fight For Food. Currently producing his first feature film, Milkweed, supported by the DFI.Fetching...
Shamsil Muhammed
Nationality
India
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Shamsil Balkis is a Helsinki-based filmmaker born in Kerala, India. With his background in film and liberal arts, Balkis explores decolonial storytelling practices through memories of oral traditions. Balkis is currently pursuing a Master's in Documentary Film Direction at Aalto University.Fetching...
Valentina Mulas
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Audiovisual & Multimedia project
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
International promotion - Film and Audiovisual Industry at ITA Italian Trade Agency.Fetching...
Eva Mulvad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary Film Consultant
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
With her intrinsic flair for drama and many international awards in the baggage, Eva Mulvad is one of the most prominent Danish film-makers. She is the director of The Good Life, Enemies of Happiness, Love Child. Since the end of 2024 she has been filmconsultant at The Danish Filminstute.Fetching...
Emil Nørgaard Munk
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Dont Think Twice Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Emil Nørgaard Munk has a MA in Film Studies & Visual Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen. He is an alumnus from Berlinale Talent, IDFAcademy & DOX: ACADEMY. His two latest short docs were both nominated for a Danish Academy Award. “Witch” is his first documentary in feature length.Fetching...
Selma Munksgaard-Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Copenhagen based directing student from Super8. Works at Angel Films in Copenhagen and founder of the small independent production company; Nowhere Studios. Has made several short films and is currently working on a first feature documentary.Fetching...
Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ten Thousand Images
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning CEO, producer, and editor of feature documentaries. With over 25 years of experience in the field, she founded her production company, Ten Thousand Images AS (TTI), in 2014.Fetching...
Selin Murat
Nationality
France
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
IDFA Bertha Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
The IDFA Bertha Fund provides several funding opportunities to visionary documentary projects from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania, including through international coproductions with European producers, and other year-round support schemes. Selin Murat is the executive director of IBF.Fetching...
John Murphy
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
John Murphy is a film editor working across drama and documentary. Notable credits include the Bafta & Oscar nominated film 'The Quiet Girl', past cphdox screened documentaries 'North Circular' and 'Atomic Hope' as well as the upcoming films 'Sanatorium', 'Frewaka' and 'Saipan'.
Lauren Musa-Green
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Lauren Musa-Green is a filmmaker, keen on propelling the voices from marginalised communities. Her background in film ranges from film journalism to cinematography, but across this experience she has maintained a focus on ethical story-telling and community building.Fetching...
Valéria Musio
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Distribution manager, Production collective
Company
Atelier Graphoui
Profession
Producer
Bio
A collective of filmmakers, an audiovisual production and a centre for expression, Atelier Graphoui is a sound and image laboratory, supporting and producing emerging artists creating animated films, documentaries, experimental films, sound creation, art installations.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...
Sabina Mutsvati
Nationality
Zimbabwe
Company Role
Creative director
Company
Dzimbanhete Arts & Culture Interactions
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Sabina Mutsvati, a Zimbabwean fine artist, fashion, and costume designer, blends tradition with modernity in storytelling and cultural expression. Her acclaimed VR project "Futuristic Pagan" (2023) earned global recognition,as a creative Creative Director, she drives innovation in art and heritage.Fetching...
Igor Myakotin
Nationality
Russia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Sopka Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Igor Myakotin is an Emmy-nominated BAFTA-winning filmmaker who produced Queendom, shortlisted for the 97th Academy Award in the Documentary Feature Film category and co-produced Welcome to Chechnya shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Award, including in VFX category, a first ever for a documentary.Fetching...
Lizette Gram Mygind
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Festival Consultant / Strategic Advisor
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival Consultant for feature film at the Danish Film Institute and Danish rep @ European Film Promotion and member of the European Film Academy. Responsible for planning and executing festival strategies for new Danish fiction films in festival distribution.Fetching...
Dag Mykland
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hacienda
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Creative producer, developer and photographer for Hacienda Film. Scouring the world for fascinating stories and knowledge to present in intriguing ways. Creating impact through thrilling personal stories and educating the world since 2007.Fetching...
Filip Myrberg
Nationality
Sweden
Bio
VR creative technologist with an interest in storytelling in immersive formats.
Felix Mährenbach
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
In a few months I will finish my master’s degree in journalism and new media at the university of applied sciences in Vienna. During my studies I mostly focused on print journalism. But since my bachelor's degree in theater, film and media studies the documentary format stayed dear to my heart.Fetching...
Janika Möls
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Commercial and film producer Janika Möls has graduaded Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (master degree, CUM laude) in 2018. "Edge Of The Night" is her first full lenght movie.Fetching...
Birthe Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Consultant
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Working at The Danish producers’ Association.
Sara Mejlvang Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communications adviser
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sara Mejlvang Møller is a communications adviser at IMS (International Media Support) working mainly with the MENA region, documentaries and the safety of journalists. IMS is a CPH:DOX partner and supports filmmakers from the global south.Fetching...
Emma Louise Kottwitz Mørup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CPH:FORUM Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
ioig; ioigFetching...
Tue Steen Müller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist / Critic
Company
Filmkommentaren
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Documentary Consultant and Critic, DENMARK. Worked with documentary films for more than 20 years at the Danish Film Board, Co-founder of Balticum Film and TV Festival, Filmkontakt Nord, Documentary of the Europe. Writes for filmkommentaren.dk. Many awards for his work.Fetching...
Justine Nagan
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Vice President
Company
Actual Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Justine Nagan is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary producer and creative media executive. She is currently Actual Films’ Executive Vice President & EP for their growing slate, including recent projects In Waves & War and The White House Effect which both premiered at Telluride.Fetching...
Sylvia Nagel
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Author/director/producer; deputy editor in chief NDR/Arte, several awards; shareholder Medienkontor Winterberg & Nagel; producer at Saxonia Entertainment, at Vincent Productions e.g. for “Riefenstahl”, premiere 81. Venice FF, several awards; co-producer for “9-month contract”, CPH:DOX World Premiere.Fetching...
Virginia Nardelli
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Virginia Nardelli is an Italian film director who graduated in 2019 from the National Film School of Documentaries in Palermo with the feature film “There is a Wolf in the Park of the King”. She is currently the vice-president of “La Bandita”, a collective of authors based in Palermo.Fetching...
Joanna Natasegara
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
Violet Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Joanna is the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind Violet Films, a London-based production company. Violet Films’ work finds the political in the personal, tackling global stories with an intimate lens. Joanna’s work includes the Oscar-winning Netflix Original The White Helmets; BAFTA and Oscar-nominated Virunga; the Oscar-nominated The Edge of Democracy; The Heart of Invictus docu-series for Netflix in association with Archewell Productions; We Dare To Dream, the second film from Academy Award-nominated director Waad Al-Kateab and Executive Produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend; and Disney's Oscar Nominated Documentary Short, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó by Sean Wang. Joanna's upcoming projects include: the scripted adaption of Virunga for Netflix, written by Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins, Shoot The People, directed by BAFTA winner Andy Mundy-Castle, Snow Leopard Sisters by Sonam Choekyi Lama, Ben Ayers and Andy Lynch, and The Dating Game by Violet Du Feng.Fetching...
Eivind H. Natvig
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Education in photojournalism and documentary film direction from Oslo Met. Have worked extensively across the world before settling in the North and focusing on arctic and polar narratives. Four published monographs, several short docs and exhibitions in museums domestic and international.; Education in photojournalism and documentary film direction from Oslo Met. Have worked extensively across the world before settling in the North and focusing on arctic and polar narratives. Four published monographs, several short docs and exhibitions in museums domestic and international.
Siri Natvik
Nationality
Oman
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fri Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Siri Natvik, partner in Fri Film, is currently producing her first feature docs. With experience from documentary directing, curating the school film programme, and teaching, Siri holds an MA in Journalism and a BA in Animation and Documentary film studies.Fetching...
Brendan Naylor
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Vice President
Company
Protozoa Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Brendan Naylor is Vice President at Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures in NYC. Credits include the SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, THE TERRITORY, THE WHALE and LITTLE DEATH. He's also a producer on VIKTOR and RISE, both of which are screening at the festival this year.Fetching...
Jacob Neiiendam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of International
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Head of International at DFI in charge of international promotion and relations as well as fiction co-production support. Chairperson of the Danish Film Academy. 20+ years of experience from the film industry, formerly at Screendaily and Festival Director/Founder of CPH PIX.Fetching...
Mari Nilsen Neira
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Herstory
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mari Nilsen Neira boasts an impressive background in film production and direction. With a master's degree in Knowledge Management, she has dedicated over 20 years to the industry. As the founder and leader of Herstory, a pioneering female-driven production company, Maternity ward guerillas (2023)Fetching...
Leo Nelki
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Leo Nelki Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Leo is a documentary producer and director based between UK and Japan. He produced the 2022 short film Mulika (Sundance, Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand) directed by Maisha Maene. He is now producing Spaceman in Kongo (funded by Sundance, Hot Docs and IDFA).; Leo is a documentary producer and director based between UK and Japan. He produced the 2022 short film Mulika (Sundance, Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand) directed by Maisha Maene. He is now producing Spaceman in Kongo (funded by Sundance, Hot Docs and IDFA).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...
Franka Siemiatycka Nersting
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Franka Siemiatycka Nersting is a journalist for Radio Shalom.
Poul Nesgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Poul is a journalist, television producer and art administrator, currently on the board of the Danish Film Institute. He previously worked at DR, as a producer of unorthodox television programmes for children and served as the director of the Danish Film School.
Cecilia Nessen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
B-Reel Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Experienced documentary producer working with international productions. Has produced several international features with premieres in film festivals from Cannes to Sundance. Apart from I Am Greta, Cecilia also produced EFA winner Bergman - A Year in a Life about the life of Ingmar Bergman.
Mariia Nesterenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Mariia Nesterenko - Ukrainian sound designer of documentary, animation, feature films. Based in Kyiv. Part of “Babylon’13”. Known for films “My dear Theo”, “We Will Not Fade Away”, “Home Games” (Alisa Kovalenko), “Dear Beautiful Beloved" (Juri Rechinsky), "Roses. Film-Cabaret" (Irena Stetsenko)Fetching...
Freddy Neumann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder
Company
Neumann Strategy & Communication
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
30 years of experience in strategic consulting and building bridge between filmmaker and audience. with a focus on communication management and community relations.Fetching...
Brian Newman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder
Company
Sub-Genre Media
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Brian is the founder of Sub-Genre Media which helps major brands working in the entertainment space, handling sales and distribution for their films and series.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...
Amanda Nicolaisen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
MA student in Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. Working with audience insights at Will&Agency.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...
Christian Nicoletta
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Director
Company
Reassemblage Produzioni Audiovisive
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and director of character driven documentaries. With an interest in ethnographic subjects and issues related to the main challenges of contemporaneity. He is on the board of CNA Liguria and Head of RIFF PITCH LAB at the Riviera International Film Festival in Sestri L.-Italy.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...
Naja Bjørn Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communication consultant
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Cand.comm. in Visual Cuture & Performance Design. Communication consultant at The Danish Film Institute, making content for newsletters, SoMe and web.Fetching...
Ann-Mee Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist, Deadline, DR2
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor, Deadline, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DRFetching...
Marie Ravn Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
DR
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at DR Nyheder, Culture.
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen and Senior Research Associate of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. A widely published academic, he also writes regularly about media for various news media.
Maja Cecilie Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Consultant / documentary
Company
FilmFyn
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
I am a consultant for all documentary films funded by FilmFyn, a regional film fund that covers the area of Funen (Fyn) in the heart of Denmark.Fetching...
Anna Porse Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
CEO of the Danish Producers' Association - the industry and employers organization for the Danish film- and tv industry.Fetching...
Maria Robstad Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Creative Director & Producer
Company
Emjay Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Robstad, born in 1994, is a Danish producer based on Funen. She co-founded Emjay Productions and has worked on award-winning projects like Get a Grip (2024) and Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025). Maria specializes in postproduction, high-risk projects, and teaches filmmakers at FLOW | FILM.Fetching...
Henrik Bo Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director Culture
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Henrik Bo Nielsen has been the Director of DR Kultur, Børn, and Unge since February 15, 2019. Prior to this, he served as Director of ROMU Museum Group (2017-2019), CEO of the Danish Film Institute (2007-2017), and Managing Director at Dagbladet Information (1992-2007).
Andreas Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sound design student from the independent Danish documentary school Doktrin.Fetching...
Camilla Nielsson
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Third Eye Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Camilla Nielsson is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in Copenhagen.; Camilla Nielsson is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in Copenhagen.Fetching...
Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of IDFA Industry
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen is Head of Industry at IDFA from 2007 In this position she is overseeing the markets and the industry program of IDFA Institute. From time to time she serves as tutor for documentary projects, in committees as selector of projects, and in festival juries.Fetching...
Lisa Nieveld
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Manager Documentary Film
Company
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
International promotion and marketing of films from the Netherlands.Fetching...
Lone Nikolajsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Dagbladet Information
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Lone Nikolajsen is a journalist at Dagbladet Information.Fetching...
Svitlana Nikolienko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of documentary and feature films at MIR AND CO PRODUCTION. Resides in Kyiv, Ukraine.Fetching...
Jan-Erik Sizwe Nilsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Student
Company
university of stavanger
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Jan-Erik Sizwe, but I go by just Sizwe. I study film with the hopes of learning the most effective way I am able to tell my stories. I wish to learn as much as possible from every single film I watch so that I can figure out what the best way storytelling is shown.
Thorvald Nilsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Indie Film Bergen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Thorvald started Indie Film Bergen in 2023. He earned his Master’s Degree in Documentary Filmmaking at the University College of Volda, and served as the festival director of The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival in 2013. He produced the film Once Aurora, which won Best Nordic Documentary in 2019.Fetching...
Camilla Nilsson
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Producer
Bio
I’m an Executive Producer at Chemistry Film in Copenhagen. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of guiding film and advertising projects from early ideas all the way through to final delivery.Fetching...
Esther Nissen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Esther has worked as a producer, production manager and as part of the production crew on various short films, tv series and feature films since 2014. She began her career working freelance on fiction projects and moved over to documentary projects when she joined Final Cut for Real in 2019.
Lena Nitsch
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Forum Manager
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Nordisk Panorama Forum is the annual meeting place and funding event for Nordic documentary professionals, looking to connect with a variety of Nordic and international experts from TV, film institutes and regional film funds.Fetching...
Paola Schettino Nobile
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International Film Publicity
Company
claudiatomassini + associates
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Paola Schettino Nobile is a publicist for Claudia Tomassini + Associates.Fetching...
Suzanne Nodale
Nationality
France
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Suzanne Nodale is Co-Managing Director at Cinephil, an international sales and advisory firm with a strong reputation for securing international distribution, broadcasting and financing deals for documentaries from around the world on behalf of producers and directors.Fetching...
Alma Nordenbæk
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Alma Nordenbæk is a junior producer at Northern Souls and a graduate of the Film & Media dept at Copenhagen University. With a background in grassroots activism, Alma has a passion for thought-provoking storytelling.Fetching...
Viktor Nordenskiöld
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
FreetownFilms
Profession
Director
Bio
Viktor Nordenskiöld is an award winning Swedish director and journalist (Master of Arts Sthlm Univ. Arts). His short Out of This World premiered at Berlinale (2014), his first feature The Feminister at CPH:DOX (2019), Behind The Swedish Model at GIFF Gothenburg (2022) and Hemligheten at Tempo (2023).Fetching...
Anita Norfolk
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Folk Film AS
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anita is the founder of Folk Film, an independent production company in Bergen, Norway. She most recently co-produced feature documentaries MOTHERLAND (DOX AWARD CPH:DOX 2023, nominated for the European Film Awards) and HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (Acid Cannes, main award DOC:NYC 2022).; Anita is the founder of Folk Film, an independent production company in Bergen, Norway. She most recently co-produced feature documentaries MOTHERLAND (DOX AWARD CPH:DOX 2023, nominated for the European Film Awards) and HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (Acid Cannes, main award DOC:NYC 2022).Fetching...
Kjersti Normann
Nationality
Norway
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Kjersti Normann (Vice Dean) holds a MA in Language, Culture and digital communication and a MA in Educational Leadership. Kjersti has a background as an award winning director from NRK, and has a long experience in leadership and the development of arts and creative education.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...
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...
Stella Ntavara
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
CPH:LAB & Inter:Active Symposium project manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Giacomo Nudi
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Les Films Cosmos
Profession
Producer
Bio
Cosmos Films Co-founder and member of Eurodoc with a wealth of experience in marketing and impact strategies, Giacomo accompanies impactful award winning films shown at Berlinale, New Directors/New Films, Fantasia, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, AFI and have been nominated for the LUX Awards and Gotham Award.Fetching...
Blanmi Nuñez
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Programming Coordinator
Company
Ambulante
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I am a Mexican film programmer, cultural manager, and educator with over five years of experience in documentary film festivals. Currently, I serve as the Programming Coordinator at Ambulante.Fetching...
Lynn Nwokorie
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Relationship Manager
Company
British Council
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
BRITDOC Film Officer .
Helene Nyborg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Nikolaj Kunsthal
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Since 2018, she has served as the director of Nikolaj Kunsthal introducing a new profile focused on the Copenhagen art scene, digital art, and immersive experiences.
Lisa Nyed
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor Documentary Film
Company
Film i Skåne
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Lisa Nyed has been part of the core team building up Film i Skåne as a regional film fund since 2002. As Head of Documentary (since 2015), Lisa commissions co-productions of documentary films, series, VR, and offers counselling on distribution and programs for talent development.Fetching...
Anne Marte Nygaards
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Head of Distribution
Company
ARTHAUS
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Arthaus is one of Norway’s leading independent film distributors. Since 1992 Arthaus has released more than 500 films from all over the world.Fetching...
Anna Bruun Nørager
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Documentary Director, The National Film and Television School (UK) alumni 2021. Currently in the post production of my debut feature doc.Fetching...
Laura O'Grady
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Snapshot Studios Inc.
Profession
Producer
Fetching...
Gar O'Rourke
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
Gar O’Rourke is an emerging Irish director, who work spans across documentary, commercials and art films. He has worked with clients such as Netflix, Paramount+, BBC, Canon, and Patagonia. ‘Sanatorium’ is his debut feature documentary, produced by Sundance & BAFTA winning Venom Films.Fetching...
Sinéad O'Shea
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
Sinéad O’Shea is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. Her new film Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story premiered at TIFF 2024 and was the opening film at Doc NYC. Her previous films are Pray for Our Sinners (TIFF 2022) and A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot which premiered at CPH:DOX 2018.Fetching...
GUSTAF ALEXANDER OHRN
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A journalist with more than fifteen years experience across the Middle East, Africa and wider Europe, Alexander is currently exploring at the Stockholm university of arts new forms of storytelling through new technologies and creative documentary forms.Fetching...
Eimhear ONeill
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eimhear is Head of Development at BAFTA and Sundance-winning studio, Fine Point Films. We’re the producers of “Kneecap”, “The Go-Go’s”, “Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing” and “No Stone Unturned”.Fetching...
Henrik Obel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Manager
Company
Big Bio Nordhavn
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
I'm founder and CEO of BIG BIO Cinemas in Nordhavn, Herlev and Holstebro.
René Odgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
René has a degree in multi media design and a BA in visual communication and philosophy from The University of Southern Denmark. His debut feature documentary NOBODY KNOWS CASPER is about the blurred distinctions between our online and offline presence, which premiered at CPH:DOX 2022.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...
Stacey Offman
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Stacey Offman is a Emmy winning producer creative exec in the documentary/ nonfiction TV industry, where she has been serving as a leading executive and producer for over 25 years. Her work has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards, showcasing her talent, vision and excellence in the field.Fetching...
Santiago Piantanida Ojea
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Director
Bio
Santiago, born in Neuquen (Argentina's Patagonia), raised in Buenos Aires. Study in the public University of Buenos Aires Diseño de Imagen y Sonido. I started focused on creating and writing fiction, nowadays I am more into creating and finding an inspiring story. I care about art/sociology approach.Fetching...
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
Tigerlily Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of "Spacewoman", "Undercover: Exposing the Far Right", "White Nanny Black Child", "Blue Bag Life", "Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters". Executive Producer of "Eno", "Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story", "Holloway", "Dying to Divorce", "Is there anybody out there?". www.tigerlilyproductions.com
Hanne Okstad
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Adviser International Relations
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Adviser International Relations, advisor on the travel scholarships, support for international distribution and international promotionFetching...
Tomoko Okutsu
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
Producer
Company
NHK ( Japan Broadcasting Corporation )
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Tomoko Okutsu started working for NHK in 1992 as a TV programme director. She is currently commissioning editor of NHK’s international co-production and acquisition slots on factual contents for NHK’s Terrestrial and Satellite channels.Fetching...
Emma Olderkjær
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a 26 year old student, that takes a masters degree in documentary production at the University of Stavanger in Norway. I previously have a bachelor degree in literature, film and theater, with specialization in film, that I took at the University in Agder, in Kristiansand.
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...
Marie Schmidt Olesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Northern Souls
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marie is an award-winning creative producer for 20+ years. Formerly a film commissioner at DFI’s New Danish Screen, she now works between Scotland and Denmark. Filmography: (selected titles) IF I DIE TODAY, BALOMANIA, LEGACY OF AN INVISIBLE BULLET, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE, KURDI, BEDROOM RADIO & MILK.Fetching...
Margreth Olin
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Speranza Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Margreth Olin - an award winning Norwegian director/producer with a large cinema audience. She has made 15 films, many on social-political issues. Songs of Earth (2023) has worldwide cinema distribution and was selected as Norway’s Oscar entry. Self Portrait (2020) won several international awards.; Margreth Olin - an award winning Norwegian director/producer with a large cinema audience. She has made 15 films, many on social-political issues. Songs of Earth (2023) has worldwide cinema distribution and was selected as Norway’s Oscar entry. Self Portrait (2020) won several international awards.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.
Petter Olofsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
STUDENT, FILM MASTERS
Company
HDK-Valand
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Stage Production: Cultural Production within the Performing Arts Field Creative Music – Music Production Documentary Film Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Major: Fine Arts Artistic Master's Program in FilmFetching...
Mads André Olsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student and freelancer based in Stavanger. Working mostly as an event videographer and photographer, but my dream is to work in the field of fiction. Fun fact: I'm also a professional DJ!Fetching...
Carl Olsson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Carl Olsson lives in Copenhagen and works primarily in Sweden and Denmark as a film director. He is educated at The National Film School of Denmark (2009-2013). His latest feature is called Vintersaga and premiered in 2023 and his latest short The House premiered in 2024.Fetching...
Göran Hugo Olsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
Story AB
Profession
Director
Bio
Struggling.Fetching...
Iris Olsson
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Film Director, Script Consultant & Project Coach
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Director, Script Coach & Consultant with 20+ years in the Industry. Previous positions include Film Commissioner at the Finnish Film Foundation, Artistic Director of DocPoint FF, Teaching Production and Documentary Film. Directed of awarded films, series and commercials, working intl as a FreelancerFetching...
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...
Ani Ordyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Order Film Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ani Ordyan was born in Armenia, Tavush region on September 17, 1995. She studied Geography Sciences at Yerevan State University in 2017-2019. Before that, she studied for a Bachelor of Science in Geography at Yerevan State University in 2013-2017. She was Worked as a Project manager at Order Film.; Ani Ordyan was born in Armenia, Tavush region on September 17, 1995. She studied Geography Sciences at Yerevan State University in 2017-2019. Before that, she studied for a Bachelor of Science in Geography at Yerevan State University in 2013-2017. She was Worked as a Project manager at Order Film.Fetching...
Nino Orjonikidze
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Chai Docs
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nino Orjonikidze is a documentary filmmaker and producer, author of several award-winning documentaries. She has been teaching Documentary Film at GIPA for the last 12 years and curates documentary film production at Chai Khana Media, focusing on short films from the South Caucasus.; Nino Orjonikidze is a documentary filmmaker and producer, author of several award-winning documentaries. She has been teaching Documentary Film at GIPA for the last 12 years and curates documentary film production at Chai Khana Media, focusing on short films from the South Caucasus.Fetching...
Lorenzo Ormando
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Publicist
Company
claudiatomassini + associates
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Lorenzo Ormando is a publicist at claudia tomassini + associates.Fetching...
Gentzane Martinez de Osaba
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO
Company
Marmoka Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Founder and executive producer in Marmoka Films and Bide Guztiak AIE, production company based in Basque Country. She is also a teacher at the University of the Basque Country (Audiovisual Communication Department).Fetching...
Liana Mimran Osadon
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Distribution Director
Company
Daroma Productions
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Liana Mimran Osadon is an Israeli film distributor at Daroma Productions, a boutique company specializing in narrative and documentary films. The company distributes films, crafting tailored distribution strategies for each project—whether for theatrical release, TV broadcast, or specific markets.Fetching...
David Osit
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
DAVID OSIT is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning director, editor and composer. His most recent film MAYOR won a Peabody and Emmy Award, was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and holds a 100% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. PREDATORS is his fourth feature nonfiction film.
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...
Jarmila Outratová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Head of Industry Office
Company
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Jarmila used to work as an acquisition and programme manager for HBO/Supermax kids channel, later for a British distribution company and she run her own business focused on music production and international distribution of documentary films. Since 2013 she works a Head of Industry at Ji.hlava IDFF.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...
Oscar O´Shea
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a Swiss-knife in the cultural field, with a background in live performance, theater and music. Now, I mainly facilitate stages for others and have stumbled into the film world where my main role is being producer in documentary filmmaking. I have various exciting projects in the making. See you :)Fetching...
Brigid O’Shea
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Director and freelance consultant
Company
DAE - Documentary Association of Europe
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Brigid is the co-founder and director of the Documentary Association of Europe, a 800+ strong members network. She is also a consultant on international partnerships and co-production and release strategies. She is based in Berlin.Fetching...
Sameer Padania
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Sameer Padania works with diverse stakeholders – independent media, philanthropy, civil society, businesses, think tanks, & governments – on strategies, policies & funds to defend, support & grow public interest journalism & information ecosystems worldwide.
Droo Padhiar
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Marketing & Communications
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
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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...
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...
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.
Leo Palmestål
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker from Göteborg, Sweden that have made some short fiction films but mostly documentaries. Working with subjects of organised resistance and social justice. My latest two films was about the Maoist revolution in Nepal and some noise bands touring around europe.Fetching...
Ida Palmqvist
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Intern
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Ida Palmqvist, and I am in my 6th semester of European Ethnology at the University of Copenhagen. I am currently doing an internship at the production company called "Final Cut for Real," where I am being introduced to the wide world of documentary.Fetching...
Torstein Parelius
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer / Outreach Producer
Company
UpNorth Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Torstein is a Norwegian documentary Producer for UpNorth Film with over 10 years of professional experience. He has over 25 features behind him as Producer, Co-Producer or Outreach Producer for films like Portrait of a Confused Father, Praying For Armageddon and Phantoms of the Sierra Madre.Fetching...
Minha Park
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Director
Bio
Minha Park, an artist and filmmaker based in Seoul, decodes the frameworks shaping our sensory world and reveals hidden narratives by tracing byproducts of optics and media technology. She blends sci-fi and documentary through film, sound, and installation, questioning belief systems in our era.
Huiju Park
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Director
Bio
Huiju Park is a London based documentary filmmaker whose work blends personal narratives with broader societal issues, focusing on feminism. Her unique style, intergrating herself as a character, creates a mirror to society. Acclaimed works include Bitter Cells and Welcome Home Freckles.Fetching...
Jake Parker
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales and Acquisitions Executive
Company
Sideways Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jake Parker works at Sideways Film, a documentary sales agency specialising in global Broadcast, VOD, All Rights, Educational, and in-flight licensing. Collaborating closely with filmmakers, we ensure each project receives the attention it deserves, helping unique stories reach the right audiences.Fetching...
Nikki Parrott
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
TIGERLILY TWO GLASGOW
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tigerlily productions a multi-award-winning independent production company with a reputation for tackling powerful subject matter with sensitivity and artistry. Their output covers scripted and non- scripted documentaries, arts and music, history, and current affairs . Based in Glasgow and London.Fetching...
Shubhdeep Singh Parwana
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Visual anthropologist and documentarist working between the grace and the reality of the everyday. Love creating spaces, where conversations and possibilities for the unknown can appear off and on the screen. Project leader for a creative program for young adults at the Danish Refugee Council Youth.Fetching...
Martijn te Pas
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Documentary Consultant & Moderator
Company
e u R O P E doconsultancy
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Senior programmer IDFA (2000-2019), Guest Programmer Nordisk Panorama (2020), Programmer Mirage (2021-2023). Working for Eurimages, MDAG. Worked for Sheffield DocFest, Ji.hlava, Docs Ireland, Dutch Cultural Media Fund. Currently Documentary Consulting & Moderation for e u R O P E doconsultancy.Fetching...
Mike Paterson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mike is a documentary filmmaker, DP and producer based in London. He worked in broadcast fiction production before establishing himself in documentaries. He has worked on numerous documentary productions for the BBC and other broadcasters, and as DP with award-winning directors such as Werner Herzog
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...
Emma Patterson
Nationality
United States
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
M4 Studio is a development and production company, created to support and elevate the work of Christo Grozev and other investigative journalists. We aim to empower their efforts to pursue the truth and expand the impact of their stories.
Clive Patterson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Producer / Exec Producer
Company
Insight TWI Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Clive is an award winning producer and director. He cut his teeth making foreign affairs films for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4 and AJE. More recently, he produced two feature length documentaries for Netflix, ‘Scout’s Honor’ directed by Brain Knappenberger and ‘Apollo Thirteen: Survival.Fetching...
Joachim Talbro Paulsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Berlingske
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Culture and news writer for Berlingske, a Danish daily newspaper.
Dora Pavković
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Freelance Journalist
Company
Novosti
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Dora Pavković is a freelance journalist for a number of Croatian media- Novosti, VoxFeminae, MAZ, and Lupiga. Her main focus is on current events, politics, popular culture, urbanism, film, TV and music.
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...
Veronika Peat
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Veronika Peat is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker, based in the UK. She is currently studying on MFA Fine Art programme at the Slade, UCL, London.Fetching...
Kate Peddicord
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Kate Peddicord is a nonfiction filmmaker pulling inspiration from her background in anthropology and psychology. She is currently pursuing an MFA at UCL applying ethnographic modes of knowledge production and ways of seeing to contemporary documentary practices.Fetching...
Anna Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen Næstved.Fetching...
Lise Birk Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary Filmdirector
Company
Birk Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Lise Birk Pedersen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker specializing in character-driven narratives about people in the political arena. Lise is interested in the conditions of democracy and has made films about populism and democratic experiments in Italy and the emerging dictatorship and political violence in Russia. Her films have been screened at Danish and international film festivals and TV stations around the world. In addition to directing, Lise works as a consultant, teacher, and with the development of teaching.Fetching...
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.
Chris Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Radiovært på P1s "Kulturen"
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Chris Pedersen is the editor of Børsen Weekend, a weekly section about culture, style and cultural/social trends.Fetching...
Lise Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Reporter for Variety.
Malene Flindt Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hansen & Pedersen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Malene Flindt Pedersen has experience from more than 25 years in the business and has an elaborate network in the film industry all over the world, which she expands and preserves. Latest productions are Only on earth, Welcome to the frontline, Into the Ice, Organized Wilderness, It's not over yet.Fetching...
Cyril Pennec
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Effervescence
Profession
Producer
Bio
Cyril is an unscripted producer at Effervescence. His last projects include The Queer traveler (4*52' FRANCE TELEVISIONS), Silicon Fucking Valley (ARTE 6*15’) and Mothers without Paroles (72' ARTE / RTBF / FFL)Fetching...
Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Poike Productio
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo collaborates with top Finnish directors of creative documentaries and media arts. With her long experience as a producer, commissioner, art critic and coach, she leads Poike Productio, a Tampere-based, sustainably and internationally oriented production company.Fetching...
Marine Perez
Nationality
France
Company Role
Documentary Fund Coordinator
Company
CICLIC
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Marine joined Ciclic (Centre-Val de Loire), a dynamic French regional fund that provides guidance and support to writers, directors and producers with their cinematographic and audio-visual works. She supervises all four of the region's existing grants for non-fiction works!Fetching...
Donata Von Perfall
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Donata von Perfall leads the internationally renowned training initiative Documentary Campus, which offers various training and networking opportunities for documentary filmmakers. She has also initiated the annual SILBERSALZ Science and Media Festival which takes place in Halle, Germany.
Violetta Perini
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I study Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University. As I'm writing my Master's thesis about the multisensoriality of beekeeping, I'm mainly interested in projects revolving around sound and smell and about multimodal ways of expressing multi-sensorial practices and experiences.
Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Metafilms Inc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rosalie Chicoine Perreault is a Montreal-based producer working at Metafilms, specializing in fiction and documentary projects with unique cinematic visions. Notable works include Geographies of Solitude (2022), Simo (2022), and Okurimono (2024). She recently participated in the Berlinale Talents.Fetching...
Denae Peters
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Program Officer
Company
Perspective Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Denae Peters is a Program Officer at Perspective Fund with 15+ years of experience in media. She leads the Infrastructure program, connecting documentary films with social justice movements.
Lars Bent Petersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Rektor
Company
BFA Billedkunstskolerne Kunstakademiet
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Claus Nygaard Petersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Vi Elsker Media
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Claus Nygaard Petersen is a podcast producer and host at Close-up.
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.
Savina Petkova
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Cineuropa
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Savina Petkova is a Bulgarian film critic and programmer based in London, UK with a PhD in Film Studies.Fetching...
Vladan Petković
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Senior Writer
Company
Cineuropa
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film journalist, critic, festival programmer. Cineuropa, Screendaily, Documentary magazine, IDFA, ZagrebDox, Rab Film Festival. Co-founder and head of studies at GoCritic!, training program for emerging film critics.Fetching...
Zofia Petrasova
Nationality
Slovakia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Zofia Petrasova, I come from Slovakia and I am a master's student in Visual anthropology at Aarhus University. Previously I lived in Prague where I studied Sociology and Anthropology, and worked part-time as a journalist/news writer.Fetching...
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...
Dragan von Petrović
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Film Editor
Company
Yojimbo Films
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Dragan von Petrovic is an editor and director. He edited films awarded and screened at festivals in Venice, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Locarno, Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, SXSW, Hot Docs, while the short film "Picnic" won the EFA award in 2015. He also works as a guest lecturer and editing consultant.Fetching...
Robin Petré
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
PETRÉ films
Profession
Director
Bio
Based in Copenhagen. Her film ONLY ON EARTH (2025) premiered at this year’s Berlinale after receiving the Cannes Marché du Film Docs-in-Progress Award 2024. Her feature-length debut FROM THE WILD SEA (2021) also premiered at the Berlinale. Alumna of Doc Nomads, Berlinale Talents, Sundance Institute.; Based in Copenhagen.Fetching...
Matthias Pfeffer
Nationality
Germany
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Matthias Pfeffer (born 1961) is a philosopher, TV journalist, and the Council for European Public Space director. He was also a director and chief editor at FOCUS TV for 20 years and author of The Human Imperative and Return of Reason. He lectures on AI and democracy and lives in Berlin and Munich.Fetching...
Annika Pham
Nationality
France
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Annika Pham is a London-based freelance film and TV reporter, regular contributor to Variety, covering in particular news from the Nordic region. She has held festival jury duties and is a Nordic TV scout for the Festival de la Fiction la Rochelle in France.Fetching...
Nora Philippe
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of EURODOC
Company
EURODOC
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Nora Philippe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, curator, and the director of EURODOC since 2022. Her most recent feature-length film, RESTITUTION? AFRICA’S FIGHT FOR ITS ART, aired on ARTE, TV5 Monde, Al Jazeera and PBS/AfroPop in 2022, after it premiered at CPH:DOX. She has also directed LIKE DOLLS, I’LL RISE (2018), JOB CENTER, PLEASE HANG ON (2014) and THE ENSORCERY OF JAMES ENSOR (2011, ARTE/RTBF/VRT).Fetching...
Charlie Phillips
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentaries/Stories
Company
Lyfta
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Charlie Phillips is a documentary film producer, commissioner, programmer, and consultant. As Head of Stories, he commissions all short documentaries for Lyfta, an immersive le learning platform for schools, featuring storyworlds including documentaries about inspiring real human stories.Fetching...
Jack Phipps
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Arkitekt based in Stockholm with roots from 'The Garden of England'. Current student of arts and cultural entrepreneurship at Stockholm Arts University whilst I am diversifying my career and potential paths forward. Looking to connect.Fetching...
Andreas Pichler
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Award winnig director based in Italy and Germany with more then 20 years of experience.; Award winnig director based in Italy and Germany with more then 20 years of experience.Fetching...
Martin Pieper
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
International Consultant & Producer
Company
beetz brothers film production GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Until 2023, Martin Pieper was responsible at ZDF for over 500 documentaries broadcast on ARTE, with many earning prestigious awards. At the same time, he served as a member of the attribution committee for the Baden-Württemberg Film Fund. He has since joined Beetz Brothers.Fetching...
Agnese Pietrobon
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Writer
Company
XRMust.com
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Agnese Pietrobon is a freelance writer for XRMust.Fetching...
Geneviève Pigeon
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
La Ruelle Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Geneviève Pigeon holds degrees in film studies, communications and cinema teaching. Her diverse work bridges documentaries and cultural mediation with various communities. Since 2021, she has gradually taken on producing roles at La Ruelle Films, contributing to audience engagement and impact.; Geneviève Pigeon holds degrees in film studies, communications and cinema teaching. Her diverse work bridges documentaries and cultural mediation with various communities. Since 2021, she has gradually taken on producing roles at La Ruelle Films, contributing to audience engagement and impact.Fetching...
Christina Pihl-Vester
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Projektleder - Dokumentar
Company
TV2
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Chefforhandler og projektleder TV 2, for dokumentar og fakta
Ugnė Pilkionytė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Project Manager at TFIP and an experienced policy researcher from Lithuania. Having studied political science in France and Canada, as well as worked in policy research, her strength is consulting films on how to maximise impact. She has worked on films like Black Box Diaries, Navalny, The Son, etc.Fetching...
Sturla Pilskog
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Blåst Film AS
Profession
Director
Bio
Film-director from Norway, based in Copenhagen. Directed "Winter's Yearning", premiered at Cph:Dox in 2019. Director of "a stranger in the world" premiering at Cph:Dox this year.Fetching...
Nuno Pimentel
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Nuno Pimentel is from Portugal and now based in Berlin. He graduated in film and studied screenwriting at the Royal Holloway, U. of London. He works in film distribution since 2016, first in Portugal and now in Germany. In 2019 was part of the Locarno Industry Academy. He works with Rapid Eye movies.Fetching...
Lucien Pin
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
My name is Lucien Pin, I am 27 years old trans man. My only will was to direct not a film but an artistic experience about my transition. Becoming Lucien will be, a self portrait, but I intend for it to become a larger experience thanks to VR and XR.Fetching...
Rene Pinnell
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-founder
Company
Artisan Fund
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
David Piperni
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President
Company
Cargo Film & Releasing
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
With over twenty years of experience in the non-fiction space, David has transformed Cargo Film into a leading boutique non-fiction licensing, distribution and production company and supporter of documentary films.Fetching...
Sine Plambech
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Director & Anthropologist.; Director & Anthropologist.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...
Ida Ploug
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Kandidatstuderende i idéhistorie. Optaget af videnshistorie, æstetik, forestillinger om følelser. Redaktør på baggrund.com og tidsskriftet Slagmark. Øver mig på at være københavner igen efter studieeksil i Århus.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...
Nefeli Polymerou
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
She has studied History and Archaeology in Greece and currently she is doing her Master's in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production at the University of Bologna. She has worked as a screener for various festivals, at documentary productions and recently she started creating AD and SDH.Fetching...
Giovanni Pompili
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Kino produzioni
Profession
Producer
Bio
After his degree in visual communication and filmmaking experiences, he took over as head of Kino Produzioni aiming to develop a new generation of emerging talents often in co-production with international companies. His productions won the European Film Award - Discovery, Berlinale and Toronto IFF.Fetching...
Federika Ponnetti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Zoom srl
Profession
Producer
Bio
Zoom is a fresh production company born to produce out of the box creative documentaries/art projects. From 2021 it is part of the Italian Delegation to the major coproduction markets. With HEARTBEATS AT CRETTO (end of development) we are looking for Co-Producers/Broadcasters/Festivals/Sales agents.Fetching...
Christian Popp
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
YAMI 2
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Popp is a French film producer with more than 20 years of experience. He is Co-CEO of the company YAMI2 Productions in Paris. The films he produced have screened at Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, Venice, IDFA, CPH:DOX and more. Christian is also mentoring for several documentary programs such as EAVE/Change, IDFAcademy, Documentary Campus and Ex Oriente.Fetching...
Christian Popp
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Popp is a French film producer with more than 20 years of experience. He is Co-CEO of the company YAMI2 Productions in Paris. The films he produced have screened at Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, Venice, IDFA, CPH:DOX and more. Christian is also mentoring for several documentary programs such as EAVE/Change, IDFAcademy, Documentary Campus and Ex Oriente.Fetching...
Katrin Pors
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO / Partner / Producer
Company
Snowglobe Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Katrin Pors has worked as a producer, executive and co-producer on numerous projects with some of the most esteemed directors on the contemporary arthouse scene, like Amat Escalante, Jonas Carpignano, Hlynur Pálmason and Joachim Trier. Katrin is one of the founders of Copenhagen based Snowglobe.; Katrin Pors has worked as a producer, executive and co-producer on numerous projects with some of the most esteemed directors on the contemporary arthouse scene, like Amat Escalante, Jonas Carpignano, Hlynur Pálmason and Joachim Trier. Katrin is one of the founders of Copenhagen based Snowglobe.Fetching...
Mimi Poskitt
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Profession
Festival / Market
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Susan Potter
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Business Affairs/Counsel
Company
The deNovo Initiative
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Susan Potter is the Head of Business Affairs/Counsel of The deNovo Initiative, responsible for all legal, contractual, operational, compliance, and human resources matters within the company. Susan has over 25 years of legal experience in both the for-profit and non-profit realms.Fetching...
Dan Poulsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
K-NEWS /Karnov Group
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist, specialized in coverage of security-related and legally relevant topics and issues.Fetching...
Frank Piasecki Poulsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Consultant
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Frank recently concluded his role as Commissioner for Documentary at the Danish Film Institute. Previously, he has worked as a director, screenwriter, and consultant, has served as project manager on CPH:DOX's interactive video universe Everyday, and initiated the documentary programme at the Johan Borup College in Copenhagen.
Lindsay Poulton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
The Guardian
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
As Head of Documentaries Lindsay oversees the Guardian's film, tv and digital output including the Guardian's strand for short films including Oscar-winning Colette and BAFTA-winning The Black Cop for the Guardian's digital platforms.Fetching...
Dorothy Power
Nationality
New Zealand
Company Role
Greening Agent
Company
A Greener Future
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Participating as an assessor of the festival, on behalf of AGF
Thom Powers
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Podcast Host
Company
Pure Nonfiction
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Thom Powers is the host of the podcast Pure Nonfiction and creator of the Substack newsletter Doc Voices. He is the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival and a co-founder of New York's documentary festival DOC NYC.
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...
João Pedro Prado
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Director
Bio
João holds a Master’s degree in Directing from Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and previously studied Philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin. His film ASH WEDNESDAY, tackling police brutality in Brazil, premiered in 2023 at the Berlinale. FISSION is his first feature-length documentary.
Tira Preis
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a Malmö based queer artist, studying my bachelor at det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademin. I’ve previously studied at Östra Grevie and Österlenskolan for art and design in Sweden. I’m currently a part of a queer event based group in Copenhagen. I also have a background in teaching art.Fetching...
Andrea Prenghyová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
CEO
Company
Dok Incubator
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Andrea stood at the birth of the Institute of Documentary Film, which she left in 2011 after 10-year leadership to found dok.incubator, a workshop focused on the development of documentaries in the rough-cut stage, with films regularly screened at prestigious festivals (14 at Sundance, 30 at IDFA)Fetching...
Helen Prestgard
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Production Adviser Documentary
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Production Adviser Documentary, Norwegian Film Institute.Fetching...
Kei Pritsker
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Journalist with BreakThrough News, a social media based news outlet, focusing on telling stories from the perspective of the working class.
Kateryna Ptashka
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kateryna Ptashka is a Ukrainian producer and editor with a background in Political Science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2013). In 2021, she edited the feature documentary As Far As Possible (dir. Ganna Iaroshevych) and is currently producing documentaries. She participated in the EURODOC local session.Fetching...
Fabrice Puchault
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Society and Culture Department
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Born in 1965, Fabrice Puchault studied literature and is a graduate from the French National Film School (FEMIS). Independent producer from 1992 to 2003. He then joined the documentary Department in France 3 as Commissioning Editor for Science and Wildlife.
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Director
Bio
Pieter-Jan De Pue (°1982) is an independent film maker, connected to Savage Film (BE). After his debut "The Land of the Enlightened", he is currently working on his second long feature documentary film "FOUR BROTHERS", a story about four brothers split up in the war in Ukraine.; Pieter-Jan De Pue is an independent film maker and graduated from the film academy RITS in Brussels in 2006. From 2007 on he started directing his first film The Land of the Enlightened in Afghanistan, and photographing for organizations such as the International Red Cross, Caritas International and the UN. The Land of the Enlightened has been released in 2016 at Sundance Film Festival.Fetching...
Keri Putnam
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Keri Putnam is a media leader with extensive experience in creative, strategic, financial, and operational roles. Putnam works as a film and television producer, corporate and nonprofit board member, and advisor to multiple clients in philanthropy, media, and the nonprofit arts and culture sectors. Putnam is a former CEO of Sundance Institute and has held senior leadership positions at HBO and Miramax.
Daniel Pynnönen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Picky Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
DANIEL PYNNÖNEN, born in 1977, is a documentary producer and co-owner of Picky Pictures, founded in 2019. Titles produced include “Sivandivan” (2019), “Psychic” (2019) and “Waiting for the Death of Jan Myrdal” (2021).Fetching...
Emile Hertling Péronard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer at Ánorâk Film, Polarama Greenland and
Company
Emile Peronard
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emile Hertling Péronard is an award-winning and Oscar-nominated Greenlandic film producer operating out of both Nuuk and Copenhagen. A 2023 Cannes Producer on the Move, his films have screened at Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Sundance and more.Fetching...
Morgan Quaintance
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Morgan Quaintance is a London-based artist and writer.
Vincent Quek
Nationality
Singapore
Company Role
CEO
Company
Anticipate Pictures
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Vincent Quek is the founder of Anticipate Pictures, a Singapore film distribution company that focuses on bringing feature-length arthouse, independent films, and documentaries from around the world into the Singapore market for meaningful distribution. Recent films include PERFECT DAYS and AFTERSUN.
Kellen Quinn
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kellen Quinn is an Oscar-nominated producer whose credits include Garrett Bradley's "Time", Luke Lorentzen's "A Still Small Voice" and "Midnight Family", Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie's "Sugarcane", David Osit's "Predators" and Robie Flores's "The In Between".
Ali Quraishi
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Ali Quraishi is a Stockholm based multidisciplinary artist, producer and educator. He works in the fields of film, software development and education. He is currently studying a Masters at Stockholm University of The Arts.Fetching...
Louis Raaschou
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist/critic
Company
Soundvenue
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist and critic at Soundvenue + PolitikenFetching...
Eugene Rachkovsky
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tabor
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eugene Rachkovsky is a film producer based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He is a part of the TABOR Collective and act as the CEO of TABOR production company.Fetching...
Suzanne Raes
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Suzanne Raes has been working as an independent filmmaker for more than 25 years. In 2023 "Close to Vermeer" ran for an Academy Award® with succesful cinema releases in a.o. the Netherlands, USA and Germany. "Where Dragons Live", now at CPH:DOX premiered in Sheffields DocFest 2024.Fetching...
Richard Raghoo
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dada Ibis Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Richard produced "Muzizi," a CBC doc on African Diaspora food. Previously, he was VP Finance, Production at Great Pacific Media, leading production accounting. With 25+ years in finance, 17 in film/TV, he has expertise in both corporate and production. Richard is Treasurer of DOC Northwest & CMPA-BC.Fetching...
Eliane Raheb
Nationality
Lebanon
Company Role
Director Producer
Company
ITAR poductions
Profession
Filmmaker
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Eliane Raheb
Nationality
Lebanon
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Director and producer based in Lebanon, founder of ITAR productions
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...
Julie Rajchman
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Julie Rajchman is a filmmaker and researcher exploring memory, translation, and language. Currently directing an essay film, she reflects on the emotional and linguistic distance that occurs through migration, creating a visual and narrative dialogue between past and present.Fetching...
Banu Ramazanova
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Producer
Bio
Banu Ramazanova is a Kazakh producer and director. She earned a BA in Film and Screen Studies in the UK and pursued an MFA at NYFA. Her debut documentary, “Over the Barriers,” won 14 international awards. Now a PhD candidate, she studies global and Kazakh influences on documentary cinema.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...
Jenny Raskin
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Impact Partners
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jenny Raskin is the Executive Director of Impact Partners, a fund dedicated to supporting independent documentary films that entertain audiences, engage with pressing social issues, and propel the art of cinema forward.
Malte Elkær Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Programmer at Khora Virtual Reality and lead programmer of the mixed reality exhibition "The Garden Says..."Fetching...
Anna-Sofie Leila Hoigaard Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Anna Leyla Hoigaard, art student at Funen Art Acadmy and based in Copenhagen. Works in an intersection between art and activism.
Nis Boye Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nis Boye Rasmussen has worked as a journalist since his teenage years. He was employed at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation for 10 years as editor, producer, and director. Since 2007, he has had his own production company focusing on documentaries and children's content.Fetching...
Nanna Frank Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film and TV reviewer
Company
Politiken
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic and cultural journalist at Dagbladet Politiken. Head of the Danish Film Critic Association.Fetching...
Ene Katrine Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
In charge of Industry events and continous training at the National Film school of Denmark. Prior to this Ene was Head of Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark for more than 10 year.
Ida Rathje Ravnborg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Tilbage Til Fortiden
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Filmcritic and journalist for Tilbage Til Fotiden.Fetching...
Eve Rawlings
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
Autlook Filmsales
Bio
Eve Rawlings joined Autlook Filmsales as Sales Manager in 2024, having previously worked at TVF International and Espresso Media respectively. Experienced in factual TV sales and acquisitions, Eve oversees licensing to TV broadcasters and VOD platforms worldwide.
Boris Razon
Nationality
France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Boris Razon has been Editorial Director of Arte France since September 2020. A writer and journalist, he has been editor-in-chief at Le Monde.fr, director of new storytelling at France Télévisions, editorial director of France 4, then Editorial Head of Slate.fe. He has written two novels, Palladium (2013) and Écoute (2018), freely adapted for the cinema by Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), as well as an investigation with Étienne Huver : Les nouvelles guerres, sur la piste des hackers russes (2019).Fetching...
Nanna Rebekka
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director and Producer
Company
Louisiana Channel
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nanna Rebekka is an independent filmmaker and producer at Louisiana Channel, working at the intersection of documentary cinema and visual art. Her work has screened at major film festivals and art institutions, including CPH:DOX’s New:Vision and Next:Wave competitions and the LOOP Discover Award.Fetching...
Holger Recktenwald
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
mindjazz pictures
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Publishing merchant and Master of Arts in Applied Media Studies. Active in the field of film distribution since 1997. In 2008, founder of Mindjazz Pictures Film Distribution, specializing in documentary films.Fetching...
Eva Novrup Redvall
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Freelance journalist
Company
Dagbladet Information
Profession
Film Institute, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eva Novrup Redvall is Associate Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen and Head of Section for Film Studies and Creative Media Industries. She has been a film critic for the daily newspaper Information since 1999 and writes for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond newsletter.Fetching...
Joy Reed
Nationality
United States
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Joy E. Reed is Karen Schmeer editing fellow whose work champions underrepresented voices With credits on acclaimed features including BUCK and THIS IS HOME, they craft intimate, character-driven stories that foster empathy and authenticity through ethical, community-centered storytelling.Fetching...
Muhammad Refaat
Nationality
Qatar
Company Role
Commissioning Editor, Documentary Channel
Company
Aljazeera International
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Muhammad has worked as a producer commissioning editor since 2014. His projects covered multiple territories, such as MENA, Europe, and Africa, and they were selected for notable film festivals. Refaat is an avid participant in international industry platforms.
Anders Refn
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Professional Associations
Dylan Reibling
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Dylan Reibling is a filmmaker and artist whose work focuses on the intersection of art and technology. He uses cinematic techniques to draw out the social, political, and economic ramifications of new advancements in technology.Fetching...
Jess Reilly
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
International Sales & Acquisitions Manager (Unscripted)
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Together Films is an innovative sales and marketing 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. As leaders in the social impact entertainment space, we believe films can change lives and broaden perspectives. We amplify documentary and narrative films by finding the best audiences to spark conversation and inspire action. Recent titles include Lowland Kids (Produced by Darren Aronofsky), Life After (Sundance Special Jury 2025), and Zurawski v Texas (Exec Produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton & Jennifer Lawrence).Fetching...
Jan Inge Reilstad
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Artistic director and chief editor
Company
KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Artistic director and Chief editor at KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen. Founder of two Nordic festivals, the Economy Festival KÅKÅnomics (Oct.) and the Philosophy and Science Festival Wonderful World (May/June). Writer, curator and critic.Fetching...
Thorbjørn Reintoft
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I make documentaries, working with both sound and film. Part of Æteren - new community of podcasters in Copenhagen.Fetching...
Roxana Reiss
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Roxana Reiss *93 in Berlin, Cinematographer. BFA at Art Academy Hamburg, Cinematography study at the Danish Filmschool. Graduationfilm Documentary 'Eternal Father' was Oscar shortlisted, nominated at Camerimage, premiered at IDFA. Won German Film Award 2020 for best documentary short with 'Alturas'.Fetching...
Aurélie Reman
Nationality
France
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Sunny Side of the Doc
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Aurélie Reman is Managing Director of Doc Services, the organising company of Sunny Side of the Doc, Global Pitch, Asian Side of the Doc and the PiXii Festival. Graduated of the Institut Français de Presse, she collaborated to a number of documentary series and singles as a journalist and researcher.Fetching...
Xingying Ren
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Copenhagen University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
An ethnography learner.
Aimara Reques
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
CEO
Company
Aconite Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Aconite Productions is an award-winning company based in Scotland dedicated to the production of high-quality creative documentaries for international distribution. Aimara Reques has over 30 years of experience in the film industry and has collaborated with many international directors and producersFetching...
Anne Rethfeldt
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
DOK Industry Teammember
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Anne joined DAE in May 2021. She is a project manager, cultural producer, writer and podcast producer who has worked for European film festivals and documentary organizations since 2014, including DOK Leipzig, CPH:DOX, DOX BOX e.V., and Berlinale Generation. She is a EURODOC Alumni 2024.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...
Simon Revilla
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in 1991, Simon is a Swedish-Bolivian filmmaker based in Stockholm. He studied directing at the Prague Film School and screenwriting at Alma Manusutbildning in Sweden. As a director, Simon has worked within both the fiction and documentary fields, as well as in theatre.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...
Mark Reynolds
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Global Head of Documentaries and Factual
Company
Fremantle
Arash T. Riahi
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Producer & Director
Company
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Co-founder Golden Girls Filmproduktion. Co-president of the Austrian Academy of Film. His body of work as a director & producer won more than 200 awards. His first fiction film 'For a Moment Freedom' was Austria's candidate for the Academy Awards in 2010. Films in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Sundance.Fetching...
Laia Navarro Ricart
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student at HDK-Valand in Göteborg, Sweden. Coming originally from Spain, I studied a bachelor's in communications and worked in radio for a while. Wanting to dive deeper into film, I decided to continue my studies and moved to Sweden to explore a different approach to education in the field.
Nikoline Riget
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Project Coordinator
Company
New Danish Screen
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
New Danish Screen supports talent development, giving new generations of filmmakers the opportunity to push their limits and create new audience experiences. The scheme is for filmmakers working on the professional level who are making their debut as feature film directors.Fetching...
Stephan Riguet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Sales Agent
Company
Andana Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Stephan Riguet launched In 2003, AndanaFilms , an international sales company dedicated to independent documentary films. The editorial line consists of feature length documentaries with an international scope and one hour documentaries in the fields of investigative issues, politics, history…Fetching...
Anders Riis-Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director / CEO
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anders Riis-Hansen has directed documentary films and series for the Danish and international markets for 30 years. He has also worked as commissioning editor and consultant at The Danish Film Institute and The Danish Broadcast Corporation.Fetching...
Mari Bakke Riise
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mari Bakke Riise has made award- winning documentaries over the last 15 years. Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets won 17 first prizes and was shortlisted for an Oscar at the Academy Awards. She produced A New Kind of Wilderness which was in won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and 12 more awards.
Rebecca Riley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Global PR Manager
Company
Fremantle
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Global PR Manager, Documentaries, FremantleFetching...
Lise Ring
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Chief of Live Section
Company
Politiken
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Lise Ring is the Head of Live Section at Denmark's largest daily newspaper Politiken.Fetching...
Bente Roalsvig
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Deputy Director
Company
Fritt Ord Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Bente Roalsvig is the project and deputy director at the Fritt Ord Foundation (The Freedom of Expression Foundation), Oslo). The Fritt Ord Foundation is a private non-profit foundation that works to promote freedom of expression and public debate.Fetching...
Daniel Nils Roberts
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
British/Norwegian director based on the west coast of Norway. Currently in late development with feature doc debut EatenFish, produced by Anne Köhncke of Final Cut for Real Norway. The project has been part of IDFA Forum, Sheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket and Documentary Campus Masterschool.Fetching...
Marcus Rodert
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Production
Company
Lion Hill Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lion Hill is a new production company based in Stockholm, currently working closely with Plattform Production on various documentary projects.Fetching...
Patrícia Rodrigues
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Director
Bio
Co-directed the short films ‘Pronto, era assim’ (2016) and ‘Three Comma Fourteen’ (2024), both animated documentaries. I have been working with stop-motion animation as a director, animator, designer, builder of sets, props and puppets. Currently, I work in creative and educational roles.Fetching...
Anabel Rodríguez
Nationality
Venezuela
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director of Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020).; Director of Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020).Fetching...
Isidoor Roebers
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder, producer, investor
Company
SCENERY
Profession
Producer
Bio
Isidoor Roebers is the founder of Scenery, a doc production company known for projects like Netflix’s Human Playground (narrated by Idris Elba), Apple TV+’s Home (A24 Films), and Front Row (executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker). Apart from Scenery he co-founded the investment fund SVDOCS.
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...
Caitrin Rogers
Nationality
United States
Company Role
EVP
Company
Tremolo Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Caitrin Rogers is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who has produced documentaries on a wide variety of subjects from war and politics to music and sports.
Martina Rogers
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Photographer and journalist
Company
Filmkommentaren
Profession
Other Professional
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Johanne S. Rognlien
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Head of Programming Oslo Pix
Company
Oslo Pix
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Johanne Svendsen Rognlien is Head of Programming at Oslo Pix Film Festival and co-programming Arab Film Days in Norway. She is representing the co-production fund Sørfond which grants top financing for co-production of films.Fetching...
Pol Roig
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer
Company
DDM Visual
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of "Geology Illuminated" by Pere Puigbert, currently in production. He has worked with Victor Kossakovsky in "Gunda" (2020) and in "Demonstration" (2013). He has been artistic director and programming coordinator of DocsBarcelona. Master in Creative Documentary at Pompeu Fabra University.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...
Malikkah Rollins
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director, Industry and Education
Company
DOC NYC
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
As Director of Industry and Education at DOC NYC, Malikkah builds programs, like the DOC NYC PRO conference, supporting and connecting filmmakers across the industry. Co-founder of DocuMentality, she also advocates and educates about well-being in the doc industry.Fetching...
Pepi Romagnoli
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
director, producer
Company
michelangelo film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
"She debuts with COURTYARD WINDOWS, that evokes Antonioni and Bergman. She directs TV series: “VIVERE” and “CENTO VETRINE” She realized creative documentaries, as POINTS OF VIEW, THE SAME AS YESTERDAY, SWISS COMMUNIST PARTY, A GLORIOUS DELEGATION TO PYONGYANG."Fetching...
Sophy Romvari
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director
Bio
Sophy Romvari is a Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker based in Toronto. Her critically-acclaimed short films have travelled the international festival circuit. She is currently in post production on her first feature film.Fetching...
Ilja Roomans
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Docmakers
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ilja Roomans is producer for Docmakers, a collective of documentary filmmakers based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She has 20 years of experience in producing both national productions and international co-productions.Fetching...
Lulu Roos
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Danish documentary director and podcast producer, born in Copenhagen in 1992 and currently studying at the Danish Film School. With an anthropological perspective, I am particularly interested in stories about humanity and the existential aspects of life.Fetching...
Guillermo Roqués
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Journalist and documentary maker. Bachelor's degree in Journalism, a Master’s in Film Scriptwriting, and a Diploma in European Journalism from the universities of Aarhus and Utrecht. His films explore themes of inclusion, community, housing, memory, and responsibility. In production: The DutchbatFetching...
Stefano La Rosa
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Stefano La Rosa is a director and screenwriter based in Paris, both in documentary and fiction films. Among his collaborations, he worked as first assistant director and layout director on “Samouni Road” by Stefano Savona (winner of the Oeil D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival).Fetching...
Mathias Rosberg
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
I have worked with commercials, tv and film in many capacaties since 2009. Currently I am studying psychology at Lunds University.
Madalina Rosca
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Documentary Maker
Company
Make a Point
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Documentary maker & media activist, Madalina's work carried her around the world, from the poppy fields of Afghanistan, to the last Holocaust survivor still living in Ukraine, and down to the uranium mines of Romania. Studied film in Romania, UK, Germany, and holds a PhD on work documenting revolutions worldwide.Fetching...
Io Rosendal
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Art student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. I primarily work with time based media and digital art, mostly video, sound, animation, text and installation. Right now I'm working on an animation video about lore in videogames and on publishing an art and activism magazine with my friend.Fetching...
Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Journalist / Correspondent
Company
Nieuwsuur
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Correspondent for Nieuwsuur, the Netherlands.Fetching...
Liz Rosenthal
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Curator, Venice Immersive
Company
Venice Film Festival - La Biennale di Venezia
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Liz is Curator of Venice Biennale’s International Film Festival's Official Selection and Competition programme Venice Immersive and other international shows. She is an Executive Producer of award-winning immersive projects and CEO & Founder of trail-blazing innovation company Power to the Pixel.Fetching...
Alexa Rosentreter
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
General Manager/Producer
Company
Merit Motion Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
For over 35 years Merit Motion Pictures has produced award-winning documentary films and series in partnership with CBC, BBC, ARTE, ZDF, France TV, Smithsonian Channel, National Geographic Channel, & Blue Ant Media. Alexa Rosentreter has been participating in these productions for the last 20 years.Fetching...
Ewelina Rosinska
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director
Bio
Ewelina Rosinska (born in Poland) lives in Germany and Portugal. In 2022 she graduated from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb). She makes experimental films that are shown at various festivals. Her latest film "Unstable Rocks" is part of the New:Vision competition at CPH:DOX.Fetching...
Julie Rosqvist
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen Næstved.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...
Anais Roth
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of department of History and Documentaries
Company
MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anaïs Roth studied law at the Universities of Constance and Heidelberg. She has worked for Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk since 2001. She has worked as an author, reporter and presenter as well as a senior editor and chief of staff. Since 2022 she has been Head of department of History and Documentaries.
Emanuel Rotstein
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
Bavaria Fiction GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emanuel Rotstein oversees the development and production of high-end non-fiction content, including recent projects like "Parkhouse Murder" (SKY) and "Ultraorthodox"(3SAT). Formerly program director at A+E Networks Germany, he produced multi-award-winning, international works like "The Liberators".Fetching...
Morgane Rouault
Nationality
France
Company Role
Territory Manager - Central and Eatsren Europe, CIS, Nordics
Company
Unifrance
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Unifrance is the organization responsible for promoting French film and TV content worldwide, operating under the supervision of French state authorities, notably the CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée).Fetching...
Outi Rousu
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Pystymetsä Oy
Profession
Producer
Bio
I have a vast experience in film culture and production since 1985.I have produced some 50 films. I am an active co-production partner, having co-produced with all 5 Nordics, Germany, Poland, Japan, US, Ireland, Romania and the UK. I am an EAVE graduate 1997 and actively participating in international film forums.Fetching...
Maya Rudolph
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, Nonfiction
Company
Louverture Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maya E. Rudolph is a producer and VP of Nonfiction with Louverture Films.
Eric Ruel
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer and director
Company
La Ruelle Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Eric Ruel is a producer, distributor, and director who co-founded La Ruelle Films in 2002. He has produced a range of acclaimed documentaries recognized for their influence, earning numerous awards for their bold storytelling and unique perspectives on contemporary issues.; Eric Ruel is a producer, distributor, and director who co-founded La Ruelle Films in 2002. He has produced a range of acclaimed documentaries recognized for their influence, earning numerous awards for their bold storytelling and unique perspectives on contemporary issues.Fetching...
Victor Russo
Nationality
Brazil
Bio
Brazilian movie critic associated to ABRACCINE (Brazilian Critic Association) and FIPRESCI.Fetching...
Oana Rusu
Nationality
Moldova
Profession
Director
Bio
Worked in film as an actress, director of photography and producer in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Received the cinematography award for my bachelor's movie from the Moldovan Cinematography Center. Starting my freelance career as 2025.
Janus Rytter
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi, I am Janus, a second year student from The Jutland Art Academy in Aarhus, Denmark. I mainly work with film/video. These are usually sort of lofi performative films, with people running around accomplishing absurd tasks, and recently accompanied by music too.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...
Harri Römpötti
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Helsingin Sanomat
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Harri Römpötti has worked as freelance journalist and critic since 1989. He's published the book Sanokaa mitä näitte (2018) of interviews with Finnish contemporary documentary directors.
Sofie Rørdam
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sofie Rørdam is a Danish filmmaker and adventurer working with film as a co-creating tool to offer glimpses of ourselves when we least expect it. Sofie has a background in global expeditions, peace work, human rights and the human spirit.Fetching...
Sara Rüster
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Festival Manager
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Sara Rüster has since 2003 been Head of Documentaries at the International department at the Swedish Film Institute, where she is responsible for supporting and promoting Swedish documentaries internationally. Before that she was a programmer at the Cinematheque in Stockholm for twelve years.Fetching...
Sigrid Saag
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Outreach & Engagement
Company
Estonian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
With a background in film production and sales, Sigrid is currently the Head of Outreach and Engagement department at Estonian Film Institute.Fetching...
Md Sabbir
Nationality
Bangladesh
Profession
Director
Bio
Md Sabbir is an aspiring documentary filmmaker from Bangladesh with a passion for storytelling that inspires social change. A recent graduate, his award winning micro-documentary Story of a Black River has been recognized internationally. He explores themes of resilience, justice, and environmental.Fetching...
Chiara Vega Saenz
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Anthropology Master's student with an international background, with aspirations in documentary filmmaking. Interests and professional experiences include Medical Anthropology, harm reduction, and explorations of unconventional subcultures.
Misan Sagay
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Misan Sagay, won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Fox Searchlight’s critical box office hit, BELLE. Also nominated for a Humanitas Prize, Misan is an Executive Producer on the Oscar nominated Documentary Short "Death by Numbers".
Katrine Sahlstrøm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-owner of Good Company Pictures, debuted with Ai Weiwei the Fake Case (IDFA, CPH:DOX 2013), winning a Bodil award. A Eurodoc graduate with a film degree, she’s known for Dear Tomorrow (SXSW, CPH:DOX 2025), The Gullspång Miracle (coproducer), Beautiful Something Left Behind (winner at SXSW 2020).Fetching...
Deimantas Saladžius
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Acting Head of Film Production Department
Company
Lithuanian Film Centre
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Deimantas Saladžius. From October 2019 working in Film Production department of Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC). From January 2024 Deimantas was promoted to an Advisor of Film Production Department. From September 2024 Deimantas started as an Acting Head of Film Production Department.Fetching...
Ricard Sales
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Founder & Executive Producer
Company
LaCima Producciones
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ricard Sales is one of the founders of LaCima Producciones. He is the producer of THE YEAR OF THE DISCOVERY directed by Luis López Carrasco, AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE directed by Albert Serra, GOD'S HILL directed by Daniel M. Caneiro, and UMMO. ALIEN SPAIN directed by Pousa&Olivera.Fetching...
Victoria Vogel Salomonsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Vixtoria Salomonsen (1997) is a photographer born in Copenhagen Denmark, based in between Copenhagen and Berlin.
Rasha Salti
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Rasha Salti is commisssioning editor for La Lucarne at Arte France, the program dedicated to radical and auteur non-fiction feature length films.Fetching...
Viola Salu
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Head of Production
Company
Estonian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Viola joined Estonian Film Institute as Head of Production and Documentary Expert in April 2023. She has previously worked at Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) as Documentary buyer/commissioner and Head of Acquisitions. Most recently she managed ETV2, the cultural TV channel of ERR.
Maris Salumets
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I’ve produced award-winning documentaries and branded content across Europe, focusing on creative producing and gaining access to tough subjects and collaborated with Vice, ARTE, BBC, etc. I’m an alum of ExOriente Film, DocSociety, and a 2024 participant in the Chicken&Egg (Egg)Celerator program.Fetching...
Ola Salwa
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Film critic
Company
KINO
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Ola Salwa is a Polish film critic, journalist with over 20 years of professional experience. She published in leading Polish magazines including Kino, Film, Przekroj, Polityka and Newsweek. She co-founded and edited Polish Film Magazine, that promoted Polish film and was distributed during festivals.
Ömer Sami
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Whatnot Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Ömer Sami is a filmmaker of British, Irish and Turkish descent. He tells intimate character-led stories, which explore themes of belonging, legacy, imagination, and loss of innocence.Fetching...
Camille Muldbjerg Sandal
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m Camille MS and I am an anthropology student who has dabbled in the creative arts throughout their career. Intertwining academic and artistic motions to express complex situations has always been a passion of mine. All of these inspired by natural elements, stories and people around me.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...
Baljit Sangra
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Viva Mantra Films is a Vancouver-based company founded 15 years ago by Baljit Sangra, who believes in collaboration, creative storytelling and community representation. Viva Mantra specialises in documentary, arts and entertainment, and narrative films focusing on underrepresented stories.Fetching...
Giuseppina Santoro
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
POPCult
Profession
Producer
Bio
POPCult is an independent production company active since 2007 that has specialized in creative documentaries and TV series since its inception. POPCult has a special bond with the public that is already clear from its name: POPCult is POPular and CULTural, spontaneous creative and independent.Fetching...
Yvette De los Santos
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Documentary Sales Manager & Head of Acquisitions
Company
FeelSales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Yvette joined the film industry over more than ten years ago, building a solid career in both Mexico and Spain. At the Mexican Film Institute, she served as Head of Film Festivals and Events, and later as Deputy Director of National Distribution and Promotion. Since 2019, Yvette has been based in Madrid.Fetching...
Maria Santos
Nationality
Peru
Company Role
Funds Program Officer
Company
IDA - International Documentary Association
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Maria Santos joined the International Documentary Association as the Funds Program Officer in September 2022. She oversees all of the funding grants and provides year-round creative and strategic support to all IDA grantees. Previously, she was the Manager of Labs and Artist Support at the Sundance.Fetching...
Leah Sapin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Consultant
Company
Catapult Film Fund & Film in Mind
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Consulting Producer, Impact Producer, Film Festival, Panel & Grants Consultant focused on ethics, accountability, accessibility, social justice & storytelling. Leah has worked with Human Rights Watch FF, Tribeca FF, Sundance, Chicken & Egg + more. Currently w/ Catapult Film Fund & Film in Mind.Fetching...
Enrico Saraiva
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Producer
Company
Alecrim Vagabundo
Profession
Producer
Bio
Enrico runs Alecrim Vagabundo, a production company based in Lisbon, Portugal. Producing premium documentaries and series across all mediums, be it Film, TV or Digital.; Enrico runs Alecrim Vagabundo, a production company based in Lisbon, Portugal. Producing premium documentaries and series across all mediums, be it Film, TV or Digital.Fetching...
Kinnari Saraiya
Nationality
India
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Kinnari Saraiya is a Curator and Artist
Olivier Sarbil
Nationality
France
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Olivier Sarbil is a multi-award winning documentary Director and two-times Emmy® winning Cinematographer based in New York.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...
Juan Pablo Savonitti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Ceo, Founder & Producer
Company
Cinai Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
A Life in Motion: A Producer Who Gets Things Done. A multilingual producer with a passion for storytelling and with a relentless drive. Bringing a unique blend of experience and resilience to the production team.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...
Gabriela Sawaya
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Producer
Bio
Since 2022, Gabriela Sawaya has been working with Rétroviseur Productions in documentary projects such as Lost for Words. With an academic background in anthropology and environmental studies, she now explores themes like identity and social justice through film, bringing untold stories to light.Fetching...
Lise Saxtrup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Klassefilm Aps
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary producer, still photographer.Fetching...
ilaria Sbarigia
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
LILIUM DISTRIBUTION
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ilaria Sbarigia is a producer and archive producer. Recent works 2025 Producer “Liliana Cavani - The Night Porter, birth and scandal of a legendary film” documentary (52’), produced by Doc Art, in co-production with Goyaves, ARTE Cinecittà.Fetching...
Bianca Scali
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Bianca Scali is an animation film directress who graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg with her diploma film “It’s just a whole”. Simple lines, minimalistic gestures, mixed media and techniques are what define her style the most.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...
Tonje Hessen Schei
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Dox Division
Profession
Director
Bio
Tonje Hessen Schei is an internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker, whose films take on issues of power that shape our world. Through a bold and pioneering lens, Tonje is renowned for films that examine the interplay of power, technology, and climate on a global scale.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...
Mette-Ann Schepelern
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Magma Film & tv
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Producer & Director Mette-Ann is from the National Film School of Denmarks doc department and Cand.phil. in film & media studies from University of Copenhagen. Has directed and produced several film and tv-series, latest co-produced Cannes Winner "The Brink of Dreams" and directed "Queen of hearts".Fetching...
Freja Kromann Schiøler
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Freja Kromann Schiøler (she/her). Sociology student, KU. Experimenting with soundscapes and ethnographic film, seeking to incorporate it as part of my academic practice. Fall 2024, took part in the course Sensory Ethnography and in activities at the Critical Media Lab at McGill University, Montréal.Fetching...
Frauke Schlieckau
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director/Executive Producer
Company
Bottega Berlin Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Dr. Frauke Schlieckau is founder of Bottega Berlin Productions and a director and executive producer of art, culture and zeitgeist documentaries. She has realised numerous documentaries for tv stations like Arte, ZDF, ARD, SRF and 3Sat, most recently "Frans Hals: Master of Joy" for Arte/ZDF.Fetching...
Adib Scott Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Kulturbunkeren
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Adib Scott Schmidt is Editor-in-Chief of Kulturbunkeren.Fetching...
Jan Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions
Company
Another World Entertainment
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Robin Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Producer and professor at Talentschool Næstved.Fetching...
Elin Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Elin is the president of The Rockwool Foundation, an impartial, financially self-supporting institution aimed towards engaging in activities for the public good. She studied Law at the University of Copenhagen and holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.
Chris Schmidt
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
PBS WGBH NOVA
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Chris Schmidt is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries and factual television. Along with Co-Ep Julia Cort, Chris oversees NOVA’s development team, creating new multi-hour projects in collaboration with U.S. filmmakers and international co-producers.Fetching...
Daniel Schneider
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Producer
Company
First Hand Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Run by Esther van Messel since 1998, First Hand Films is a producer and a sales agent of documentaries, and a theatrical distributor for fiction and non-fiction in Switzerland. First Hand Films has produced dozens of international documentaries and made them seen by hundreds of millions.Fetching...
Laetitia Schoofs
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Director and Commisionering Editor Buddhist Programming
Company
KRO-NCRV
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Laetitia Schoofs finished her studies Mediastudies in 1996. During 15 years she made all sorts of documentaries and television programmes for many different broadcasting companies. In 2012 she became Head of Television for a dutch Public Broadcaster: the Buddhist Broadcast Foundation.Fetching...
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.
Ulrich Schrauth
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Ulrich Schrauth is a leading curator and creative director in the field of immersive and digital media, renowned for his innovative approach to art and technology. His posts include Artistic Director for Digital Art Museum & VRHAM! Festival Hamburg as well as Programmer for BDI London Film Festival.Fetching...
Dr. Claudia Schreiner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Studies / Masterschool
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Since 2018 Head of Studies at Documentary Campus, one of Europe’s most renowned professional training initiatives, Before working as Head of Program, Culture & Science, ARD/MDR.
Lisbeth Schröder
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
After my Bachelor's degree in biology, I studied journalism. For a few years now, I have been working full-time as a freelance journalist and director, i.e. for Die Zeit, arte or zdf in Germany.Fetching...
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Director & Founding Partner
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Director
Bio
Kaspar has written and directed more than 15 documentaries, from places rarely portrayed in documentaries. Kaspar's films have been selected for more than 50 international film festivals and have won numerous awards and nominations.Fetching...
Kasper Lykke Schultz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Producer, Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Kasper is a documentary film producer with a varied background and a solid experience from the film industry both in terms of financing, producing and the creative development of documentaries. He is affiliated as producer at the Copenhagen-based company Elk Film and Elk Development.Fetching...
Nikita Schwaner
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a student from Jutland Art Academy and I like cats and owls and all the other critters. I make stop motion animation and films.Fetching...
Sergiu Scobioala
Nationality
Moldova
Company Role
Sergiu Scobioala
Company
Realitatea Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sergiu Scobioala is a Moldovan film and TV producer with over 15 years of experience in television production. He specializes in drama and documentaries, promoting cultural heritage and social themes.; Sergiu Scobioala is a Moldovan film and TV producer with over 15 years of experience in television production. He specializes in drama and documentaries, promoting cultural heritage and social themes.Fetching...
Shanida Scotland
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Film
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Shanida Scotland is an award-winning commissioning editor and executive producer, working within documentary film and audio. Shanida is the new Global Head of Film at Doc Society. Shanida is interested in the intimate & resonant in docs; qualities that remain meaningful through time.
Emma Scott
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Head of Audiences
Company
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Emma Scott is currently Head of Audiences with Screen Ireland. Screen Ireland is Ireland's national agency for the film, television drama, animation and documentary industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise.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...
Ana Carolina Ballan Sebe
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Film critic
Company
No Sofa Com Gatos
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Carol Ballan is a Brazilian film critic who has loved movies ever since she can remember. From falling in love with Metropolis at the age of 15 to leaving behind a career as a banker to pursue her love for films, it’s been a long journey.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...
Frederik Sejerkilde
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Aarhus University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a student of the master’s course in Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University from Skanderborg in Jutland. I have always had an interest in various creative forms of communicating academic knowledge as well as engaging with different modalities – especially exhibitions, sound and film.
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...
Sander Selen
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of Dutch documentaries (f.e. Men in Black, Same but Different, and 4 seasons of Nature Shows for Dutch broadcaster L1.) Also DOP and editor. Currently working as co-director on The Sacrifice (working title).Fetching...
Emily Selinger
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive
Company
Double Agent
Profession
Producer
Bio
Double Agent is a joint venture between Black Bear Pictures and New Regency, with a mission to finance and produce high-profile non-fiction films and series designed for a global audience. To learn more, please visit www.doubleagentco.com.
Lucía Selva
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Lucía Selva is a director and director of photography. She focuses her work on photography, graphic design, video clips, non-fiction, video essay, digital languages and light. Who witnessed the temples fall (2025), is her first feature film.Fetching...
Amélie Semey
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Amélie Semey, and I am a 24-year-old student at Aarhus University in Visual Anthropology. I come from Belgium where I obtained a master's degree in African Studies and a master's degree in Film Studies.Fetching...
Willow Senior
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Willow Senior is a filmmaker and artist currently studying an MFA in Creative Documentary at University College London. She is interested in woods, birds, the sea, humans in landscape, truth and lies.Fetching...
Christine Seow
Nationality
Singapore
Profession
Director
Bio
Christine Seow is a Singaporean filmmaker based in London. Her short films 'While You Sleep' won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018, and 'Beyond These Walls' was nominated at the Grierson Awards 2024. She is drawn to stories that explores the path less travelled.Fetching...
Katerina Sergatskova
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Editor-in-chief
Company
Zaborona Media
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Ukrainian journalist, TV presenter and writer. She is a co-owner of Zaborona Media, co-founder and CEO of 2402 Foundation (UA) and Daily Humanity (DK). Co-founded Photographic Archive of War in Ukraine (Warchive) and Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund. Wilson Center expert.Fetching...
Renato Borrayo Serrano
Nationality
Guatemala
Profession
Director
Bio
Film director. His documentary films have been screened and awarded at main documentary film festivals around the globe, counting 2021 CPH:DOX main competition, HotDocs, Sundance, DOC NYC, Krakow IFF, Shanghai IFF, Dok Leipzig, and many others.
Vincent Sesering
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Film Critic
Company
Vincent Sesering
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Johan Seth
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
OVERCOAT
Profession
Producer
Bio
Worked as a producer since 2016. Worked with FRF (swedish AGICOA) Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network, SIDA and OFF for many years to improve filmmakers working conditions around the world. Since 2019 has also been working as a producer at MASTIFF.Fetching...
Charlie Shackleton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Charlie Shackleton is a nonfiction filmmaker working across film, television, radio, and immersive media. He is one third of the London-based production outfit Loop. His most recent film, Zodiac Killer Project, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Julia Shaginurova
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO & producer
Company
Einbahnstrasse Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Julia Shaginurova is a producer, creative producer, and script advisor. based in Berlin. She is the CEO and founder of Einbahnstraße Productions, a company that focuses on creative documentaries and feature films about human rights.; Julia Shaginurova is a producer, creative producer, and script advisor. based in Berlin. She is the CEO and founder of Einbahnstraße Productions, a company that focuses on creative documentaries and feature films about human rights.Fetching...
Omar Shargawi
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Omar Shargawi is of Palestinian descent and was born in 1974 in Odense, Denmark. He is a director, known for Go with Peace, Jamil (2008), ½ Revolution (2011), Al Medina (2015).; Omar Shargawi is of Palestinian descent and was born in 1974 in Odense, Denmark. He is a director, known for Go with Peace, Jamil (2008), ½ Revolution (2011), Al Medina (2015).
Rachel Sheary
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Podcast Host & Journalist
Company
The Danish Connection Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
The Danish Connection is a biweekly podcast breaking down Danish news and culture in English, aimed at internationals living in Denmark. We partner with The Copenhagen Post and are hosted on their website.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...
Amy Shepherd
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Chief Operating Officer
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Amy Shepherd is COO at Think-Film Impact Production, Europe’s leading impact media company operating at the cutting-edge intersection of art and social change. An experienced policy strategist she has an extensive professional background in international law, politics and social justice advocacy.Fetching...
Inna Shevchenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Inna Shevchenko is a Ukrainian-French activist, writer, and filmmaker. Known for her activism with FEMEN, she has used political art, both within FEMEN and in her solo work to challenge authoritarianism, patriarchy, and religious oppression.She has authored several and is an editor for Charlie Hebdo
Alex Shiriaieff
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Chief Exectutive Producer
Company
EuroArctic Media Group
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alex Shiriaieff is a seasoned expert in the European non-scripted content film market, with almost 30 years of experience producing and directing documentary content that focuses on the post-Soviet region and Eastern Europe - his main areas of expertise.Fetching...
Francesca Short
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Francesca Short and I am a 20 year old student from Durham, UK. I study media and communication at the University of Liverpool. However, I am currently on exchange in Copenhagen, studying multimodal anthropology. My interests lie in photography, film, and digital experimentation.Fetching...
Kristina Shtubert
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb)
Profession
Director
Bio
K.S. comes from the Russian city of Orsk to the south-east of the Urals. She grew up in Moscow and graduated in Psychology from the Lomonosov State University. In 2010 Kristina moved to Berlin to enrol into the German Film and Television Academy. At the moment, Kristina is developing her feature debut.Fetching...
Yuriy Shylov
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Yuriy Shylov – film director from Ukraine. He graduated from the directing program at Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary University of Theatre, Cinema, and Television. His debut feature, Projectionist (2019), premiered in Karlovy Vary’s Documentary Competition. Member of the European Film Academy.Fetching...
Brittany Shyne
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Brittany Shyne is an independent filmmaker working in the narrative and nonfiction art forms. Shyne has worked as a cinematographer on The Debutantes (2024 Tribeca Festival) and the Academy Award–winning film American Factory (2019 Sundance Film Festival).Fetching...
Peiman Sichani
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Peiman is a dedicated XR enthusiast with a strong passion for the fusion of technology and creativity. His journey from the Performing Arts, combined with studies in IT and game development, has equipped him to excel in XR project implementation, consulting, experience design, and XR development. As the technical manager of international R&D projects at Khora Aps, Peiman seamlessly integrates technology, artistic expression, and data-driven insights
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...
Kirstine Siegumfeldt
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Im Kir (they/them). Im a student at Filmkunstskolen in Kabelvåg. Im still finding my place in this filmworld while trying out different ways of creating/recreating film. My heart beats for the voices of those who rarely gets to speak. Especially the queers, the freaks and the minorities.Fetching...
Karolina Sienkiewicz
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Artistic Director, Producer
Company
So FILMS
Profession
Producer
Bio
So FILMS is a Polish distribution and production company with a fresh approach to sales, PR, and marketing. We focus on high-quality, auteur-driven films for theatrical release. Our team has years of industry experience. Recent titles include Flow (Oscar winner) and In the Rearview (2024 Academy)Fetching...
Marc Silver
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
marc silver ltd
Profession
Director
Bio
Marc Silver is a filmmaker and story consultant who, over the last two decades, has created a body of work that probes the systems of power that shape our world. Themes that Marc has focussed on include Black Lives Matter, migration, conflict and refugees, indigenous knowledge, the climate crisis.
Gil Sima
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sima Films, founded in 2015, is an independent production company behind acclaimed films like Tropicana, Concerned Citizen, Taboo – Amos Guttman, A Reel War, and Shimon. Their works have screened at top festivals (Sundance, Berlinale, Locarno) and aired on HBO, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and more.Fetching...
Jona Simon
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
Profession
Producer
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Lauriane Simonet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
Sideways Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Lauriane Simonet is Sales Executive at Sideways Film. We are looking for ambitious and universal current affairs, social issues, science and narrative documentaries.Fetching...
Emma Simpson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Acquisitions and Development
Company
Journeyman Pictures
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Journeyman Pictures is a global sales agent, distributor and digital aggregator, covering all markets. The company represents award-winning, international titles. Emma is highly experienced in developing global release strategies with filmmakers, and offering development or editorial advice.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...
Elina Sjöwall
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Higher Education - Student
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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...
Kristine Ann Skaret
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
PhD fellow at Universitet of Inland Norway/ Producer
Company
Stray Dogs Norway
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kristine Ann Skaret is the founder of Stray Dogs Norway, where she has produced the award-winning films “Life is Beautiful” (2023), Not That Kind of Guy (2022) and co-produced Dialogpolice (2024) among others. She is an artistic research PhD fellow at the TV-School, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.Fetching...
Ylva Skarsgård
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Festival Producer
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Producer, Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.Fetching...
Lena Skogberg
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Foreign correspondent
Company
Hufvudstadsbladet
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Foreign Correspondent for Hufvudstadsbladet/Bonnier News in Finland.Fetching...
Nicoline Skotte
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Instruktør
Company
Bullitt Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Fantastic Family is my debut film. I graduated as a documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2015. In addition to my film work, I teach at Johan Borups Højskole.Fetching...
Rie Windfeld Skou
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film and Media Studies BA 2013-2016 The Independent Film School Super8 2019-2021 The National Film School of Denmark 2021-2015
Sille Skovgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sille Skovgaard is an anthropologist and PhD student researching regenerative farming. Through farmers' experimental approaches to soil fertility, she explores soil care and entanglements between humans and more-than-human beings, hoping to spark new conversations on the future of agriculture.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...
Johanne Slaatta
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a writer and filmmaker and a third-year student at Kabelvåg School of Moving Images. I come from Oslo and have an MA in Art History from Humboldt University in Berlin.Fetching...
Younes Ben Slimane
Nationality
Tunisia
Profession
Director
Bio
Younes Ben Slimane is a filmmaker and visual artist. His films have been selected for international festivals like Locarno Film Festival. His last solo exhibition has taken place at the Zaha Hadid Foundation in London (UK).Fetching...
Stuart Sloan
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Stuart Sloan is the head programmer for Docs Ireland, the island’s biggest documentary film festival, which he helped to form in 2019. He is also a documentary film editor, working on films that have screened on televisions and festivals across the world, such as SXSW, Thessaloniki, IDFA, TG4 & PBS.Fetching...
Andrea Slovakova
Nationality
Slovakia
Company Role
Curator
Company
Jihlava International Documentary FIlm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Documentary filmmaker, curator, teacher and publisher, former Dean of the film school FAMU from 2020 to 2024. Since 2002 connected with the Ji.hlava IDFF as a part of the management and curator of the experimental documentary sections and the program of films and installations in virtual reality.Fetching...
Olga Slusareva
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
ArtWay Film
Company
ArtWay Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Olga Slusareva’s short films have screened at 100 festivals, including Melbourne, Hong Kong, and Locarno. Her feature documentary projects were selected at Karlovy Vary IFF, CPH:DOX, Ji.hlava, and EAVE Change, winning awards like the TDF Award at Visions du Réel and the HBO Award at Sarajevo FF.Fetching...
Tomer Slutzky
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Director
Bio
A documentary director and cinematographer. His debut film "Bronca" received an honorable mention in Haifa Film Festival 2022, had an international premiere in Warsaw Film Festival. His last film "Jews by Choice" premiered in Krakow Film Festival 2024.Fetching...
Mehdi Smairy
Nationality
Morocco
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in 1997 in Rabat, Morocco, currently student of the the National Polish Film School in Łódź, and previous student in the National Czech Film School in Prague. Mehdi has worked in different short films, as directors and cinematographer.
Patrick Smith
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
DIrector, Regulatory Affairs
Company
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)
Texas Smith
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Prairie Creek Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Texas Smith (they/he) grew up in a town without a movie theater. Now, Texas is a sometimes Chicago-based, Arkansas filmmaker and transdisciplinary artist whose work has screened across the US and on trendsetting music publications. This work ranges from narrative to doc, from coherent to less so.Fetching...
Robin Smith
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President
Company
KinoSmith Inc.
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Robin Smith is currently the CEO of Blue Ice Docs Inc. – a distribution and equity funding company dedicated to funding, acquiring and distributing the best non-fiction work from around the world. Robin is also the Director of Film Programming for the Whistler Film Festival.Fetching...
Mia Sohlman
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director, Series & Nonfiction, Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform
Sam Soko
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Producer
Company
LBx Africa
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sam Soko, a Nairobi-based documentary filmmaker, is renowned for his bold and thought-provoking socio-political storytelling. His award-winning films have garnered recognition at prestigious film festivals like Sundance, Berlin, and TIFF, earning Emmy, Peabody, and PGA recognition. A passionate advocate for freedom of expression and increased access to impactful media, Soko co-founded LBx Africa to amplify African perspectives on a global scale.Fetching...
Juan Solera
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Sales and Acquisition
Company
Jambika Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Juan Solera, co-founder of Jambika Docs and with over 13 years of experience in the industry, is frequently invited as a Decision Maker at top festivals and markets, Emmy juror, and EAVE expert, He also directed Blame Game, which licensed to multiple global operators among other markets.Fetching...
Verena Soltiz
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Director
Bio
Verena Soltiz is an award-winning director and author from Vienna, passionate about crafting stories with profound social and political impact.
Charlotte Beck Solvær
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Producer
Bio
Charlotte Beck Solvær is a hands-on and quite new producer, which adds to her excessive experience and passion for lifting and promoting artistic talent. She has worked within only within moving images but visual art in general and other fields like jazz, design and architecture.Fetching...
Montse Pujol Solà
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Production company
Company
Boogaloo Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Barcelona based production company. They’re committed to the reflection of current issues, with a vocation for internationalization of young talent. They have produced the series "Autodefensa" (Seriesmania 2023) and the feature documentaries "La Marsellesa de los Borrachos" or "Remember my name".Fetching...
Caspar Sonnen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of New Media & Curator IDFA DocLab
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Caspar Sonnen founded IDFA DocLab at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2007. He curates, commissions and researches digital and immersive art, ranging from XR and AI to sensory installations and immersive theatre. Previously, he co-founded the Amsterdam Open Air Film Festival.Fetching...
Megha Agrawal Sood
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Climate Story Unit
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Megha believes in the power of sharing stories and building unexpected collaborations to inspire action. She is a Doc Society Co Director and leads the Climate Story Unit, an initiative to make climate a priority in culture through the rapidly growing Climate Story Labs network which have been hosted in regions ranging from Amazonia to Lebanon to Pacific Islands; the Climate Story Fund which provides production and impact funding for climate-themed stories including the feature documentary The Territory, the podcast Drilled, and the web series El Tema; and the Climate Story Kitchen which supports innovative distribution pilots with public service broadcasters, grassroots networks, and streaming platforms. Megha’s previous work experience includes leading impact programming at the film company, Exposure Labs (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma), and helping purpose-driven organizations grow at the innovation firm, IDEO. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Luc Sorrel
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Petite Maison Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
Luc Sorrel is a French producer showcasing visionary, socially conscious filmmakers. His credits include “The Wild One” and “Sanatorium”, selected at Tribeca and CPH:DOX. A Grierson Award winner, he joined Cannes 2023’s New Producers Room and co-produces the Sundance-funded “Colors of White Rock”.Fetching...
Daniel Sousa
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Currently studying Sound and Music Computing Engineering (MSc) at Aalborg University, I have a background in Arts and Music and have spent more than half of my lifetime performing, creating and investigating sound and music.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...
Jakub Spadlo
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm taking a masters degree in documentary production at the University of Stavanger, Norway. I have always been been interested in filmmaking, and also have a bachelors degree media and film. I'm also working as a journalist for NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, as a photographer.Fetching...
Cecilia Spano
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International Promotion
Company
Cinecittà S.p.A.
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Cecilia Spano is an employee of Cinecittà S.p.A and since 2018 she works for the Promotion of italian documentaries in the major italian and international festivals. She also assists in the activities related to institutional events of Cinecittà.Fetching...
Anupama Srinivasan
Nationality
India
Profession
Director
Bio
Anupama Srinivasan is a filmmaker, film educator and curator based in Delhi, India. An alumna of Harvard University and FTII Pune, she has been making documentaries for over two decades. Her recent feature documentaries ‘Flickering Lights’ and ‘Nocturnes’ were awarded at IDFA 2023 and Sundance 2024.Fetching...
Mana Stahl
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Mana Stahl. I am a student at the Stockholm University of Arts. I am born in Germany, where I have also graduated in a BA at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg in Experimental Design, Film and Social Design. In the last years my work was more focused on community building and leadership.Fetching...
Antje Stamer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/SWR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Working in the field of feature length documentaries for more than 20 years: at MBB (Berlin-Brandenburg Film Fund), DOK Leipzig, the Academy of Arts in Berlin and as a freelance author, script consultant, researcher, dramaturge. Since 2022 commisioning editor for long documentaries at SWR/ARD.Fetching...
Frida Stannum
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director, Artist
Bio
I'm a multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Copenhagen. I hold a bachelor’s degree in performance design and I'm currently in my second year at the alternative film school Super8, specializing in directing.Fetching...
Jaime Stapleton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Currently, writer and editor. (Misspent youth: an academic, and employee of Arts Council England and Royal Society of Arts, and consultant to World Intellectual Property Organisation.)
Malgorzata Staron
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Staron-Film
Profession
Producer
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Helen Starr
Nationality
Trinidad and Tobago
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Helen Starr is an Afro-Indigenous world-building founder of The Mechatronic Library (2010) Her immersive commissions establish an Indigenous Cosmotechnic with a focus on feminism, gender fluidity, virtual realities and nature-godded worlds. Her thesis is that the brain subjectively renders reality.Fetching...
Kasia Stasiełuk
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Kasia graduated from the Łódź Film School and currently holds the role of production coordinator at HAKA FILMS, where she is involved in documentary and feature projects at all stages. She is also a guest speaker at the National Film Archive and specializes in cinema history.Fetching...
Meike Statema
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of Talent Development
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Meike Statema is responsible for the talent development programs at IDFA: Through several programs (a.o. IDFA Project Space and IDFAcademy) and funding schemes (IDFA Bertha Fund), filmmakers can develop their projects, their careers, and their skills and knowledge.Fetching...
Tanner Stechnij
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Festival Scope Pro
Company
Festival Scope
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Festival Scope Pro is the B2B platform for film professionals, allowing programming of selected festivals to be viewed online. Festival Scope Pro partners with a network of more than 100 festivals and markets.Fetching...
Rasmus Steen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of IMS Documentary Film
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Rasmus Steen is the Head of Documentary at IMS in Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds a master in Anthropology. For nearly two decades, Rasmus has been deeply engaged in documentary filmmaking across the world. Rasmus was a jury member at Cannes Film Festival 2024 and at IDFA 2022.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...
Moa Stefansdotter
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Moa Stefansdotter, I'm a swedish actress based in Stockholm. I'm educated at the Stockholm university of the arts and have been working in film and on stage.Fetching...
David Steiner
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
President of Parallell Cinema since 2009, David Steiner has produced features selected at major international festivals, sold IPs, received awards, wrapped docs, shorts, and short formats for major names. He produces TV, film & immersive with a focus on audience, collaboration and heart.
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.
Erik Stephensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Chair
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Erik Stephensen is a writer, journalist and producer. He is currently the Chairman of the foundation for the Copenhagen Film Festivals (CPH:DOX, CPH PIX, DOXBIO) as well as the Biografklubben Danmark A/S. Erik Stephensen has won the journalist award the Cavling prize and DR’s Kryger Award.
Elijah Stevens
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Elijah Stevens
Company
Space Time Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elijah Stevens is a documentary film producer in NYC. His work has been supported by Sundance, IDFA, The Gotham, DOC NYC, DOK Leipzig, DOK.Forum, Ji.hlava & others. He associate produced "HOLLYWOODGATE", "FIRE OF LOVE" & other films. He was a 2019-20 fellow in the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio.; Elijah Stevens is a documentary film producer in NYC. His work has been supported by Sundance, IDFA, The Gotham, DOC NYC, DOK Leipzig, DOK.Forum, Ji.hlava & others. He associate produced "HOLLYWOODGATE", "FIRE OF LOVE" & other films. He was a 2019-20 fellow in the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio.Fetching...
Flora Stewart
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Freelance feature documentary producer.
Melanie Stewart
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi, I'm an Anthropology masters student from the UK. I have experience creating educational websites, boardgames, comics and films. In the future, I aspire to create ethnographic pieces that are accessibe to multiple different demographics.Fetching...
Markéta Stinglová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Head of International Co-Productions
Company
Czech Television
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Markéta currently works as the Head of International Co-Productions in CT with a focus on documentaries. He is also in charge of the cooperation between CT and ARTE. In November 2024, she was re-elected to the Board of the EBU Documentary Experts Group, of which she has been a member since 2016.
Sara Stockmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer / Managing Director
Company
Sonntag Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sara Stockmann has produced more than 30 documentary films and series since 2005. Several of the films have been internationally awarded - among others Janus Metz’ Cannes & Emmy-winning documentary film ARMADILLO and the Tribeca-awarded BOBBI JENE by Oscar-nominated director Elvira Lind.
Maria Stoianova
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Market Manager
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Maria has been with Nordisk Panorama film festival for over 11 years, leading NP Market since 2017 with several events that cater to Nordic projects and finished films. Maria has an MA in film and media producing and screenwriting education and several years working in production.Fetching...
Mark Stokes
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Director of landmark documentaries on artists who have challenged our way of thinking, including JOSEPH CORNELL and CINDY SHERMAN. REVOLUTIONS OF THE NIGHT: THE ENIGMA OF HENRY DARGER helped Darger gain posthumous recognition as one of the most creative minds of the 20th Century.Fetching...
Elaisha Stokes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Program Manager
Company
Chicken and Egg
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Senior Program Manager, Elaisha oversees the Research & Development grants and the Chicken & Egg Award.Fetching...
Mikkel Stolt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Writer / Film editor
Company
pov.international
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Director
Bio
Documentary filmmaker and writer; head of film content at internet magazine POV International.Fetching...
Kate Stonehill
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Kate is an award-winning filmmaker whose work explores power and citizenship in the digital age. Her work has been broadcast internationally and screened at galleries and film festivals including CPH:DOX, BFI London Film Festival, and Sheffield Doc/Fest.Fetching...
Sille Storihle
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sille Storihle is an artist, filmmaker and educator based in Oslo, working primarily with moving images and printed matter. Their current research and work focus on live action role-playing games (LARP) as an artistic methodology in the production of moving images.Fetching...
Jan Strang
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Svenska YLE
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Inter-Nordic Freelance Journalist with 20+ years of work experience. Covering CPH DOX mainly for culture-and-society talkshow ”Sällskapet” for Finnish Public Service Broadcaster YLE (work language Swedish). Member of The Foreign Press Association and carrying a Danish Presscard.Fetching...
Thomas Streekstra
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of Film Programming
Company
INSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Thomas has been working in the film industry for over six years as a film programmer, artistic director and researcher, specializing in queer (and) ecological cinema and XR. He represents InScience, one of the largest science film festivals in Europe, and Nu:Reality, an international VR platform.Fetching...
Lennart Ström
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
m:brane -The Forum
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
m:brane in Malmö, Sweden is an international platform with focus solely on audio-visual projects aimed for young audiences. Around 220 professionals from 35+ countries gather during three days. m:brane is a strictly B2B platform where producers with creative visions meet up with Decision Makers.
Monica Strømdahl
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director/Cinematographer
Company
Fri Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Director/Cinematographer/Photojournalist based in Oslo.Fetching...
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.
Maria Stürup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Helga Stürup is a producer at Good Company Pictures and a 2023 EURODOC alumna. She produced "Nobody knows Casper", which premiered at CPH:DOX 2022 and won Best Documentary at Doc.London. She is also a producer of the feature documentary "Dear Tomorrow", which premiered at SXSW 2025.Fetching...
Margrethe Sundal
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Creative storyteller with a passion for sound design, humor and great stories. I always want to experience new things, and my goals in life is to be a good friend and have good laughs. Lover of hot chocolate, late-night drives and making things that connect with others.Fetching...
Sunniva Sundby
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Sunniva Sundby is a Norwegian filmmaker with a strong interest in people and how their lives reflect the wider world. She has worked across various formats – moving images, stills, and sound – all with a documentary starting point. Her works include among others Greetings from Myanmar and SJUENDE.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...
Josefine Sofia Svendsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
TV editor DR Kultur.
Jakob Hardeberg Svensen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
In 2021 Jakob graduated as documentary-director at the Norwegian TV-school in Lillehammer. He has since worked as a documentary-director for both TV and film. During the fall of 2024, Jakob commenced his studies at the Norwegian Film School, pursuing a master in conceptual documentary-directing.
Anne Sofie Steen Sverdrup
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I work as an intimacy coordinator on projects, ranging from fiction and documentary to fine arts and virtual reality. Specializing in complex and demanding intimate scenes, with experience in unsimulated erotic image production and working with minority identity and sexuality representation.Fetching...
Tom Szpirer
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm Tom Szpirer, 23 years old from Brussels. I finished last year a bachelor in Film at KASK in Ghent, Belgium. This year I'm taking a break from my film studies and doing a year in History at the university of Brussels (ULB). In my studies I developed a big interest into Documentary films.Fetching...
Steen Møller - Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Radio Shalom
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Steen Møller - Sørensen is a cultural journalist covering all major cultural events for Radio Shalom.
Cæcilie Østerby Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
COES FILM
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer at COES FILM of documentary films with strong artistic ambitions and hybrid projects between fiction and documentary.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...
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Signe Byrge Sørensen is a four-time Oscar® nominee for producing The Act of Killing (2012), The Look of Silence (2014) and Flee (2022). She co-founded Final Cut for Real ApS in 2009. She has an MA (Int. dev. & comm. Studies), did EURODOC (2003), EAVE (2010), ACE (2018) and Inside Pictures (2021/22).Fetching...
Anne Krysiza Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hansen & Pedersen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anne Krysiza Sørensen is producer at Hansen & Pedersen and holds a Master’s degree in Modern Culture and Cultural Communication from the University of Copenhagen. She is an alumna of IDFAcademy 2024.Fetching...
Freja Johanne Nørgaard Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
DR Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Freja has been responsible for selling Nordic documentaries to global streamers as well as the North American, Nordics, German-speaking, Australia, and New Zealand.Fetching...
Lea Maria Strandbæk Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of industry
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Nordisk Panorama is an organisation by and for the Nordic filmmakers. Our main event Nordisk Panorama Film Festival presents the best Nordic shorts & docs and gathers the Nordic film community for a 6-day festival with quality films, seminars, and the industry events NP Market and NP Forum.Fetching...
Iben Søtang
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Rylan
Profession
Producer
Bio
Iben Søtang is a Danish film producer and co-founder of Rylan. She produced the documentary series 'Elendig Software', premiering at CPH:DOX this year. Her credits include 'Nordland '99' and the Robert-winning 'The Day I Died'. She holds degrees from Super8 and VIA University College.Fetching...
LIXI TANG
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I majored in Chinese Language and Literature as an undergraduate. Following graduation, I have worked in video production, museums, and film festivals for 5 years. Now, I am studying visual anthropology at Aarhus University.Fetching...
Marie Louise Taarnskov
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marie Louise is a documentary filmmaker from Copenhagen, Denmark, educated from International Center of Photography in NYC. She has directed several doc series for Danish streaming and TV, including DR and Viaplay. Her works often lies in the intersection between pop culture and social commentary.Fetching...
Niloufar Taghizadeh
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Niloufar Taghizadeh was born 1978 in Iran. In 1996, she traveled to Germany to study film directing. 2024, Niloufar Taghizadeh is bringing two documentary feature films to cinemas and international festivals. “Nila's Dream in the Garden of Eden" and "Googoosh - Made of Fire".Fetching...
Arjun Talwar
Nationality
India
Profession
Director
Bio
Arjun Talwar grew up in Delhi. He studied Mathematics before joining the camera department of the Lodz film school. His short films have screened at festivals such as Visions du Reel, FID Marseille, Tampere and others. Arjun’s documentary feature "DONKEY CALLED GERONIMO" premiered at DOK Leipzig.Fetching...
Andrea Callin Tambosi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
22 year old Italian young man in love with the cinematic art form, loves engaging into deep debates, as well as engaging cinically and with a quick-laughter, towards life. Loves climbing, photography and storytelling in most of its shapes.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...
Eero Tammi
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Film Commissioner / Documentaries & Shorts
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Film Commissioner for docs and shorts at Finnish Film Foundation.Fetching...
Melissa Tamminga
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Director & Festival Director
Company
Pickford Film Center
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Melissa Tamminga is the Program Director for Pickford Film Center (PFC), an independent, nonprofit cinema in Bellingham, WA, and the Festival Director for the PFC’s annual film festival, Doctober, a month-long festival featuring 35+ new documentaries.Fetching...
Will Tamura
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Coordinator
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Program Coordinator, Will ensures accurate administrative and logistical support for the growing Program team’s efforts. These include application and selection processes; filmmaker labs and events; and program, team, and filmmaker travel.Fetching...
Morten Tang
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Press & film coordinator
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Juho-Pekka Tanskanen
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Director
Bio
Juho-Pekka Tanskanen is a director and a writer from Helsinki, Finland. He co-founded the production company Danish Bear Productions in 2015 and Tanskanen is a member of The Finnish Film Directors' Guild (SELO) and has MA degree in Fiction Film Directing from Aalto University.Fetching...
Cocompi Tantavilca
Nationality
Peru
Company Role
Sound Designer, Composer
Company
AMiXR
Profession
Artist
Bio
Sound designer, composer-performer and new media artist. They integrate creative coding, AI and XR, exploring the tensions between identity, performativity and political action from various virtual and physical means. Their work is driven by experimental, interactive and socially-engaged practices.Fetching...
Søren Tarp
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Experienced long term employee at the Danish Film Institute, with both academic and practical cinematic experience, providing development and production support for documentaries, short fiction and animation.Fetching...
Harry Tatem
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Harry Tatem is a director and editor based on the south coast of the UK.
Dave Taylor-Matthews
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Eventive offers comprehensive tech solutions to help you grow your audience and streamline operations. Built specifically for the independent film sector we power experiences from the world's largest distributors and festivals including CPH:DOX, Sundance, Sheffield DocFest, the IDA and lots more.
Rune Tellefsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Manager Professional Training
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
NFI provides subsidies to Norwegian films, film co-production projects with other countries, television series and computer games, and offers grants, courses and talent development schemes to the film industry.Fetching...
Nadja Tennstedt
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director of Industry
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Nadja Tennstedt is director of DOK Industry at DOK Leipzig. Nadja held positions in marketing, sales and acquisitions at US distributors Zeitgeist Films and Milestone Films. She also worked for international film festivals and markets such as the Locarno Film Festival and the EFM.
Hannah Rebecca Raskin Teplin
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a first-year art student at the Jutland Art Academy with a special interest in video and performance art. My practice often includes approaching social issues through humor and ironic self-staging.Fetching...
Simone Theilmann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
RTL Television GmbH
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning Editor for GEO Television, a 24/7 pay-tv documentary channel. Responsible for the curation of the channel`s programming since 2019.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...
Frederik Hugo Ledegaard Thim
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I'm an investigative journalist directing audio documentaries at Danmarks Radio. I've worked on documentary projects covering themes such as miscarriages of justice, sexualized violence, and transnational adoption. I've been fortunate enough to win the Cavling Prize, Prix Europa, and Dig Awards.Fetching...
Nina Thomas
Nationality
France
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nina Thomas is a French-Spanish Documentary and Commercial Editor/Director based in Barcelona and with ties both in New York City and Paris. She is currently directing her first feature documentary TINY APPLE, a poetic portrait of struggling small businesses in New York City.Fetching...
Jacob Thomas
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ngauruhoe Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jacob Thomas is an award-winning producer and Sundance Producer’s Summit Fellow. His 2019 feature, PERFECT 10, written and directed by Eva Riley won the Discovery award at the BIFAs in 2020. HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE is the third feature he has produced.Fetching...
Mark Thomas
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Screen Officer
Company
Creative Scotland
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
I am a Screen Executive at Screen Scotland, the national screen agency working within our Film and Broadcast funds. I am responsible for all theatrical feature length documentary projects in both development and production.Fetching...
Niobe Thompson
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sundance winner and double Emmy-nominated filmmaker Niobe Thompson’s documentaries explore the mysteries of evolution and tackle the environmental dilemmas of the Anthropocene. In 2024, "Hunt for the Oldest DNA" was his second feature doc to premiere at CPH:DOX.
Charlotte Lund Thomsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Charlotte advises clients in the film and audiovisual sector on international, EU and national copyright and other relevant matters such as AI, financing, and co-productions. She maintains a strong personal interest in and passion for filmmaking, including as a member of the European Film AcademyFetching...
Lisa Thomsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer student
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Production student at The National School of Denmark
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...
Signe Skov Thomsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Producer
Bio
Signe Skov Thomsen is a producer at the Copenhagen-based documentary production company Hansen & Pedersen. She holds a Master's degree in Comparative Literature and is an alumna of both EAVE Producers Workshop and IDFAcademy. Her recent films include INTO THE ICE (2022) and ONLY ON EARTH (2025).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...
Elisabeth Thorup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Journalist, 'Kys det satans liv'.Fetching...
Anna Kirstine Relster Thouber
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a 22-year-old woman from Copenhagen. I study TV and Media Production. I am eager and extremely curious. I am open-minded, very proactive and sometimes a bit provocative... I am interested in societies and humankind, fascinated by politics and internet culture and always inquisitive.Fetching...
Kathrine Thude
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Photographer
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Photographic communication student in Copenhagen. Photographer, videographer and artist. Likes mangoes.
Susanne Thygaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Coordinator
Company
National Film School of Denmark
Profession
Festival / Market
Mika Timor
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Producer
Bio
Established in 2022 as a joint venture between Fremantle, Yotam Guendelman and Mika Timor. Silvio Films producing award winning and critically acclaimed titles, among them 'Shadow of Truth' (Netflix, BBC), 'Buried' (Showtime, nominated for two US Emmy awards) Get The Land Back and many more.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...
Olle Toftenow
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tally-ho
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-founder of the production company Tally-ho. Producer and co-director of several award winning docu-series for Swedish television.Fetching...
Anna Di Toma
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Agherose
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anna Di Toma works as producer at Agherose, an Italian independent company. She develops and produces documentaries by focusing on individual and collective memory and reusing the archival audiovisual material. The projects focus especially on identity, culture, and minority languages.Fetching...
Viktoria Tomova
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
Campaigns & Media Advisor
Company
Luminate
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bigna Tomschin
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Editor
Company
Bigna Tomschin
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bigna Tomschin is an editor and director from Zurich, Switzerland. She co-wrote and edited "Letters from Wolf Street", the new documentary by Arjun Talwar, showing in CPH HIGHLIGHTS. The film had its world premiere at Berlinale Panorama 2025.Fetching...
Alex Tondowski
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tondowski Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award-winning producer based in Germany.Fetching...
Florence Tone
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Florence Tone has served as Vice President of acclaimed independent film company Portland Film since 1995, playing an instrumental role in the making of projects such as 'The Original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' 'We Shall overcome " "Rose".Fetching...
Monica Tonus
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Project Manager / Audiovisual & Multimedia Industries
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
ITA - Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy.
Sofia Topi
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Film critic
Company
High on Films
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sofia is a content editor, curator, and film critic with a strong interest in sociopolitical research, cultural production, publishing, and communication at large.Fetching...
Ole Tornbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Chili Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ole Tornbjerg is an award-winning film producer. He has been producing documentaries for Danish and international audiences since 1995. Selected titles: 'Blood in the Mobile' (2010), 'The Yes Men Are Revolting' (2015), 'Run Like a Girl' (2018), 'Sirius' (2023).Fetching...
Nana Torp
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Nana Torp Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Science documentary director.Fetching...
Ettore Paternò del Toscano
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
Fremantle Italia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award winning producer with +10 years` experience in the entertainment industry. Amongst the many documentaries produced, Veleno (2021), winner of a Globo d'Oro in Italy for Best Documentary, and Sic (2021). Head of Documentaries for Fremantle Italy since 2023.
Nilab Totakhil
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Nilab Totakhil is a member and co-instructor of the ARTlife Film Collective. She holds a Cand.scient.soc and a BA in Education. She is the co-author of Why Care: Voluntary work, Contemporary Islam (2021). She loves to work creatively with a focus on capacity building, hence her engagement in ARTlife.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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Kate Townsend
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Documentary Features
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Kate oversees documentary films in London. She has commissioned titles such as 'Fyre', 'The Devil Next Door', 'Tell Me Who I Am', 'Don’t F**k With Cats', 'Tiger King' and 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' and "Pamela, A Love Story", "Wham!" and "Senior"
Nicky Trebbien
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
A long career as head of the copyright office in the Ministry of Culture in Denmark has been replaced by a role as head of legal affairs at Koda, where the work now consists of securing the best framework conditions for Danish music creators.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...
Francesca Tremulo
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Francesca Tremulo is a designer and a writer interested in anything play-related. She worked on Death Howl (2025) as a narrative designer. After completing her MSc in Games she is now looking for new ways to bring play into interactive media and other forms of storytellyng.Fetching...
Barbara Truyen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commissioning Editor & Executive Producer | International Co-productions
Company
VPRO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Barbara Truyen has worked in the documentary scene since the early 90’s, and since 2007 as a commissioning editor. She focuses on international coproduction and strategic alliances for both Dutch and international documentary films and series. Barbara is trying to create new ways of working, to create a healthier ecosystem that benefits all.
Ania Trzebiatowska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Sundance Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ania Trzebiatowska is a feature film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on US and world documentary features. Prior to that she was the Sales & Acquisitions Executive for the documentary sales agency, Autlook Filmsales, and Senior Director of Acquisitions for Visit Films.
Iva Magdalena Trømborg
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Iva Trømborg is a Norwegian filmmaker and sound artist. BFA in Moving Images, Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg, MFA The Royal Danish Art Academy.Fetching...
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...
Jacob Tschernia
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
JACOB TSCHERNIA (Director and Cinematographer) has directed a number of fiction shorts. He was selected for the Cannes Film Festival residency in 2004 and attended Columbia University’s MFA film program in 2006. He has been working as an editor in most genres in television and film since.
Barly Tshibanda
Nationality
Democratic Republic of Congo
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Barly Tshibanda was born and raised in Kinshasa, Congo. he received his education from the Academie des Beaux-Arts Kinshasa and INA (Institut de Kinshasa), and is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark. His practice is centered around decolonization process, Antiborder regime.
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...
Rati Tsiteladze
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Director
Bio
Rati Tsiteladze, a European Film Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, is an alumnus of TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Berlinale Talents, Cannes Cinéfondation Residence. His shorts, selected at 300 festivals like Hong Kong, Melbourne, Locarno, won over 50 awards. He was awarded the HFPA Award from Golden Globes.Fetching...
Olha Tuharinova
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Producer
Company
LLC "Kshtalt Productions"
Profession
Producer
Bio
Olha Tuharinova is an independent filmmaker from Kyiv, Ukraine. With a background in architecture, she has worked in film programming and cultural projects. She is the co-founder of Kshtalt Productions and is currently pursuing the DOC NOMADS Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Documentary Directing.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...
Matthew Turner
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Matthew Turner is a freelance film critic, podcaster and author. He is based in London and regularly attends international film festivals.Fetching...
John Turner
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Head Executive of Documentaries
Company
IMAX
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
John Turner is the SVP & Head of Documentaries and Original Content at IMAX Entertainment where he develops a slate for the global theatrical and premium narrative space. An Oscar and Emmy-nominated Executive Producer, John previously served as a Development Executive to Netflix Original Docs team.Fetching...
Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Film Funding Executive
Company
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Teresa Hoefert de Turégano is a funding executive at the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) in Germany, primarily for international co-productions, documentary and experimental projects. She also manages various international programmes at the Medienboard (DE-TR copro fund and BerlinAiR).
Tora Johanne Turøy
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Tora Johanne Turøy (b. 1995) is a Norwegian filmmaker, based in Oslo. She has a BA Honors in Moving images from Nordland College of Art and Film, and is currently doing a masters degree in conceptual documentary direction at the Norwegian Film school.Fetching...
Biljana Tutorov
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
CEO
Company
Wake Up Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
BILJANA TUTOROV is a writer, director and producer focused on women-driven stories which examine contemporary political reality, state of democracy and environmental protection. She is inaugural Diane Weyermann Fellow, Chicken & Egg and IDA grantee, EAVE and EURODOC alumna, member of EFA and DAE.Fetching...
Sybilla Tuxen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sybilla Tuxen is a documentary film director and photographer from Copenhagen, graduated from The National Film School of Denmark (2017) and Fatamorgana School of Art Photography (2011). This Place We Call Our Home (2014) was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Short Film (2015). Her first feature film Silent Sun of Russia premiered at CPH:DOX in 2023 and was nominated for the Doc Alliance Award 2023.
Charlotte Røhder Tvedt
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film Commissioner Documentary
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Film Commissioner, Documentary, at the Norwegian Filminstitute.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.
Bjarte Mørner Tveit
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Von Mørner AS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bjarte Mørner Tveit is a producer focussing on political and philosophical documentaries for the international market. Previous titles include "The Black Swan", "The Mole", "Take the Money and Run", "Secret lives of Pigs", "Inside Fur" and "Winning Hearts and Minds".Fetching...
Anusha Tyson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Works at The Swedish National Touring Theatre. Sthlm University of the Arts: The Art of impact 2024-Sthlm University of the Arts: Master in fine arts 2019 Sthlm University of the Arts: Film-editing. Royal Institute of Art: Art-Architecture. Biskops Arnö Residential college: Writing Drama.Fetching...
Madis Tüür
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer / Partner
Company
Münchhausen Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Madis Tüür is a film producer and partner at Münchhausen - focusing on international service productions.Fetching...
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...
Malte Udsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Malte Udsen, CEO of Storyline Studios, A pan nordic company based in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estionia and Iceland, with more than 15 year’s experience in facilitating high-end equipment and post production to our customers around the world.
Kristoffer Hjorth Ulbæk
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I strive towards making films that unravel problems in our society today, using my knowledge as a history major to look backwards, and through film start a debate of how our society should change in the future.Fetching...
Matti Ullrich
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Matti Ullrich is as curator, researcher and producer for film and time-based media in Berlin. Focused primarily on queer experimental and documentary shorts he is selecting and programming for film festivals such as Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival.Fetching...
Ahmed Umar
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Ahmed Umar (b.1988, Sudan) is a cross-disciplinary artist living and working in Oslo. His artistic practice highlights questions regarding identity, religion, and cultural values through different modes of artistic expression. He uses personal experiences as tools to convey narratives not only about suppression and alienation, but also about liberation and owning one’s own history.Fetching...
Henrik Underbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Adivser and Programme Manager
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Henrik Underbjerg is adviser and programme manager for IMS – a media development organization working to enable local media to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and facilitate dialogue. Priority is given to film productions focusing on change.Fetching...
Ione Feijoo Uranga
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Marketing, communication and international development
Company
ZINEUSKADI / BASQUE. AUDIOVISUAL.
Profession
Politics & Administration
Bio
Head of marketing, communication and international development in Basque. Audiovisual.Fetching...
Cristina Urgel
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
For several years I have been focused on my facet as a producer and director, in 2019 I went through the residency for women filmmakers Coofilm and directed my first short film "LUZ". All this, meant a before and after in my career and I set up my own production company Not Alone Productions.Fetching...
Olalla Uriarte
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer / Sales Agent
Company
Capa España
Profession
Producer, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Olalla Uriarte is a spanish documentary film producer, sales agent and journalist who currently works at Capa España (Izen Group), a doc production company based in Madrid (Spain).She's in search of interesting projects, that may be linked in some way to Spain, as well as exporting some of the documentaries produced by the company with the greatest potential outside the country.Fetching...
Frederik Vahle
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm a film-maker and student at the Danish School of Media and Journalism studying TV and media production. I have a background in volunteer and activist work within climate justice as well as LGBTQ+ initiatives. I'm currently working on a documentary film about ethically produced pornographyFetching...
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...
Hanna Björk Valsdóttir
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Akkeri Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hanna Björk Valsdóttir is a producer and director specializing in creative documentaries. As a producer she is two-time recipient of the Edda: Icelandic Film Award for Best documentary and has been nominated six times. In 2014 she founded her production company Akkeri Films.Fetching...
Nimrod Vardi
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Founder and Creative Director
Company
Arebyte
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Nimrod Vardi is the founder and creative director of arebyte, Vardi’s focus on pushing the boundaries of art and technology has resulted in unique and exciting programs at arebyte. Nimrod Vardi is a Sundance New Frontiers alumni and featured on Apollo Magazine’s Art & Tech 40 Under 40 in 2021.Fetching...
Noemi Varga
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Artist
Bio
Noémi Varga is a London based Hungarian director. She is the alumnus of the Royal College of Art, where she specialised in Moving Image. Her work is mainly preoccupied with exploring the intersections of fiction and documentary filmmaking.
Olivia Varouxis
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Olivia Varouxis. I was born and raised in Paris from a German and Luxemburgish mother and a Greek father. I have also lived in Vienna, Berlin and Copenhagen. I am 20 years old and am currently finishing my BA in Political Science. I love to film, everything, everywhere all the time.Fetching...
Ketevan Vashagashvili
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Director
Bio
Ketevan Vashagashvili is a Tbilisi-based documentary filmmaker and Chevening Alumna with 15 years of experience in Georgian TV. She focuses on social and human rights issues and recently completed her first feature-length documentary, 9-Month Contract, produced by 1991 Productions.
Konstantinos Vasilopoulos
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Konstantinos Vasilopoulos is an aspiring filmmaker who has occupied himself with the art of still and moving image. He has continued to educate himself through various channels. Konstantinos is currently living in Denmark and working on projects that will evolve his talent in filmmaking.
Harry Vaughn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Real Lava
Profession
Producer
Bio
Harry Vaughn is a producer at Real Lava and grant advisor for Jewish Story Partners. He headed acquisitions at sales agency Cinephil and was programmer for Sundance Film Festival from 2014-2021.; Harry Vaughn is a producer at Real Lava and grant advisor for Jewish Story Partners. He headed acquisitions at sales agency Cinephil and was programmer for Sundance Film Festival from 2014-2021.Fetching...
Lina Vdovii
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Director
Bio
Lina Vdovîi is a writer, journalist, and producer from the Republic of Moldova who’s now based in Romania. She's reported for outlets including EUObserver and The Guardian, and was the screenwriter for Radu Ciorniciuc’s documentary Acasa, My Home. Tata is her feature directorial debut.Fetching...
Srikrupa Raghunathan Vedal
Nationality
India
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Srikrupa is a practice-based PhD researcher at QMUL,UK. Her PhD research focuses on collaborative, experimental, and multi-sensory filmmaking techniques to explore the shared experiences of trauma and its effects on the bodies of upper-caste, middle-class women in India.Fetching...
Cleo Veger
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Sales
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Cleo Veger is Head of Sales at Dogwoof, a London-based documentary film company integrating production, sales, and theatrical distribution. Dogwoof has so far released 34 Oscar-nominated documentaries, with six wins, and an additional five BAFTA winners.; Cleo Veger is Head of Sales at Dogwoof, a London-based documentary film company integrating production, sales, and theatrical distribution. Dogwoof has so far released 34 Oscar-nominated documentaries, with six wins, and an additional five BAFTA winners.Fetching...
Julia Veidt
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentary
Company
Onsight Limited
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I am the Head of Documentary at Onsight, a leading boutique post-production house in London specializing in feature docs and scripted content for theatrical release and HETV. Looking to meet filmmakers & producers to collaborate with on their future projects.Fetching...
Simon Veitland
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
Moving Documentary
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Editor of documentary and fiction.Fetching...
Elisabeth Vendelsøe
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at The Danish Filmschool, Documentary Director.
Liselot Verbrugge
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
CEO
Company
Film Harbour
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Liselot has a degree in film production from the Dutch Film Academy. She has more than 15 years experience in the audiovisual sector, working in production, film festivals and documentary sales. After five years with Deckert Distribution, Liselot launched Film Harbour in 2024.; Liselot has a degree in film production from the Dutch Film Academy. She has more than 15 years experience in the audiovisual sector, working in production, film festivals and documentary sales. After five years with Deckert Distribution, Liselot launched Film Harbour in 2024.
Daan Vermeulen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Cinema Delicatessen
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Cinema Delicatessen is an Amsterdam-based distributor releasing documentary films in cinemas and on VOD in Benelux. Recent titles include Close to Vermeer, Gerlach, A New Kind of Wilderness, Favoriten, The Propagandist, Wang Bings Youth-trilogy and annual Best of IDFA on Tour.Fetching...
Christoffer Vestergaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Christoffer 32yo. Queer, Copenhagen based cinematographer, currently studying cinematography at my final year in the National Filmschool of Denmark, finishing this summer.Fetching...
Louise Vesth
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Louise Vesth is one of Denmark’s most prominent film producers, behind many of the biggest Danish box office hits of the last decade. She is a leading figure at Zentropa and has produced all of Lars von Trier’s films since 2011, the first four films in the Department Q series, and much more.
Francesco Giai Via
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Programmer / Scout
Company
Venice Film Festival - La Biennale di Venezia
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Francesco Giai Via is an Italian programmer, trainer, and festival director. He is a Venice Film Festival selection committee member and scout of the Venice Gap-Financing Market. He's head of studies at TorinoFilmLab, the renowned development, training institution, and coproduction market.Fetching...
Carmen Vicencio
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Supervising Producer
Company
American Documentary | POV
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Carmen L. Vicencio is Supervising Producer and Programmer at American Documentary. Apart from programming for its long-running series POV, she is the Showrunner of America ReFramed, the organization's year-round strand which showcases independent U.S. documentary films on American public television.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...
Jasmina Vignjevic
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Company Role
Festival handling
Company
Syndicado
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jasmina Vignjevic holds a B.A. degree in Communications. After working for two years in sales and distribution, she joined Syndicado in October 2016. Jasmina handles all international screening bookings.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...
Darta Vijgrieze
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mistrus Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Darta Vijgrieze is a producer at Mistrus Media - one of the most experienced Latvian film production companies. With strong reflections on historical and current social political themes, the company has released documentaries across major festivals (IDFA, DOK.fest München etc.)Fetching...
Silje Viki
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer and Distribution
Company
Indie Film
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Producer and distributor at Indie Film.Fetching...
Björn Viktorsson
Nationality
Iceland
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I do sound design for various projects.Fetching...
Sílvia Pairó Vila
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Executive producer. Documentary department.
Company
3Cat (TV3)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I've been in tv production since 1998. In July 2001 I joined TV3-Televisió de Catalunya, where I am still working. Since 2019 I'm the Executive producer at the documentary area of TV3. It includes the documentary coproduction (TV and feature).Fetching...
Dagne Vildziunaite
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Producer
Company
just a moment
Profession
Producer
Bio
Dagne has over 20 years of experience in film and television. In 2007, she founded the studio Just a Moment, producing a wide range of audiovisual projects, including feature films, media projects, or documentaries. She is an active member of such networks as ACE, EAVE, EFA, European Producers Club.Fetching...
Morten Vilhelm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Cinematographer, Owner
Company
I am a Camera
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Morten Vilhelm is a Danish cinematographer specializing in fiction, documentary, and commercial work. He studied Film and Media at the University of Copenhagen and earned a Master’s degree in Cinematography from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in 2017.Fetching...
Anders Villadsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Filmeditor https://andersvilladsen.dk https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/anders-villadsen-0Fetching...
Axel Villard-Faure
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
With a robust foundation in scientific journalism and over 15 years of experience in media, I currently serve as a Commissioning Editor for documentaries at ARTE.
Isabella Solar Villaseca
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Isabella Solar Villaseca is a Malmö and Copenhagen based visual artist interested in different modes of resistance. By looking at past events Isabella tries to understand our contemporary state and conditions, wondering how we ended up in this neoliberal mess.Fetching...
Katinka Fogh Vindelev
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Katinka Fogh Vindelev is a Danish artist. She is a classically trained soprano, performer, composer and now debuting as film director. Katinka’s work is grounded in an extensive voice training, a primary source for exploring new hybrids of compositional and performative territories.Fetching...
Enrica Viola
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Una film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Graduated in cinema and trained at film schools and workshops in Turin and Paris. After working for Rai TV where she made several live entertainment documentaries, she began working independently as an independent author and producer with Una Film, of which she is a partner.Fetching...
Saarlotta Virri
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Director
Bio
Saarlotta Virri is a documentary filmmaker living and working in Helsinki. Her films navigate the space between playfulness and sorrow, often finding surprising ways to deal with collective and private grief as well as the transience of everything.Fetching...
Yulia Vishnevets
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Yulia Vishnevets is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and director of non-fiction films. She worked in Russia until in September 2022, she was detained while attempting to film an anti-military demonstration in Dagestan. She spent five days in prison, had to leave Russia and now lives in Berlin.
Barbara Visser
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Barbara Visser is a visual artist and filmmaker and freelance mentor working at art- and film schools in The Netherlands, Sweden and Germany. Her two previous films were screened at CPH:DOX in 2019 and 2024. She was also interim artistic director of IDFA in 2017.Fetching...
Giorgio Vitale
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Founder / Director
Company
Synthesis Gallery
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Giorgio Vitale is a curator and technologist based in Berlin. Founder of Synthesis Gallery, he has curated 25+ digital art exhibitions worldwide. He mentors at NEW INC, SXSW, and arebyte and is a Lumen Prize selector. Recent shows include HEK Basel, SXSW ’24, Feral File and MEET Milan.
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Zone2 Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen has a strong reputation in the Finnish film business thanks to his distinguished work as a cinematographer. After ELO Film School in Aalto University. He’s worked with Finland’s most talented directors on award-winning films and produced 14 creative documentary films.Fetching...
Radina Vladimirova
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
International Press Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Fetching...
Vibeke Vogel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bullitt Film ApS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Vibeke Vogel is a film producer and director of the film company Bullitt. This year, the company proudly presents FANTASTIC FAMILY in the Next Wave Competition.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...
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...
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...
Simon Vrebos
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
VRT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
VRT is the public broadcaster of the Flemish Community in Belgium. The VRT presents high-quality and distinctive content in the areas of information, culture, education, entertainment and sports.
Judith Vreriks
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
AVROTROS
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Close Up is a slot exclusively devoted to documentaries about art and artists. We’re looking for beautiful stories that portray both their personalities and their creative processes. In CLOSE UP we broadcast single documentaries about arts and culture.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...
Tamara Vuurmans
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commissioning editor
Company
VPRO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Tamara Vuurmans' focus at VPRO is on new makers and new forms. She has gained experience as documentary producer, writer and editor. She looks out for films with a strong cinematic idea that challenge the status quo by being innovative, offering a new perspective on a permanently changing world.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...
Eszter Várhidi
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Eszter Várhidi is a playful adventurer in the realms of games and other interactive experiences. Her work revolves around human experiences—whether it’s through the games she designs, conducting game user research, or organizing industry events such as game jams, talks, and workshops.Fetching...
Marc-Christoph Wagner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Paul Arne Wagner
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Paul is a documentary maker/producer, working with both still and moving images. He studied at Ostkreuzschule for Photography and Design in Berlin. His long experience includes working for publications and organizations such as Süddeutsche Zeitung, Deutsche Welle, Bild & Reporters without Borders.Fetching...
Estephan Wagner
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Director & Editor
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Director
Bio
Estephan Wagner has been directing and editing films for the last 2 decades. His films have been widely acclaimed on TV, cinemas and on the festival circuit, winning over 60 international awards, including 2 at Berlinale, 3 at CPH:DOX, IDFA and Cinema Eye Honor.; Estephan Wagner has been directing and editing films for the last 2 decades. His films have been widely acclaimed on TV, cinemas and on the festival circuit, winning over 60 international awards, including 2 at Berlinale, 3 at CPH:DOX, IDFA and Cinema Eye Honor.Fetching...
Fredrik Waldeland
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Im a film editor doing a documentary masters degree in Stavanger, Norway.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.
Kevin Walker
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Production Executive
Company
Storyboard Studios
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kevin Walker works across Storyboard Studios' busy slate of feature docs and television projects. With a background in documentaries, sport, science, arts, entertainment, music and events, Kevin has extensive domestic and international experience.Fetching...
Carine Wallauer
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Director
Bio
Carine Wallauer's artistic production moves between technique and experimentation with images — whether static or moving. In addition to collaborating as a cinematographer on projects by other filmmakers, she wrote and directed Copan, a feature-length documentary that premieres at CPH:DOX 2025.Fetching...
Karen Waltorp
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Associate Professor, Head of Ethnographic Exploratory
Company
Dept. of Anthropology - University of Copenhagen
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Karen Waltorp is Associate Professor of Anthropology at University of Copenhagen, Head of the Ethnographic Exploratory and Multimodal MediaLab. She is a filmmaker and CPH:LAB alumna with the Afghan/Danish Film Collective ARTlife and their interactive novel ‘Diplomatic Rebel’ and doc. in development.Fetching...
Ida Wammer
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Morgenbladet
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Cultural journalist and freelance writer for Morgenbladet and Klassekampen.
Xiaoqi Wang
Nationality
China
Company Role
student
Company
Aalto University ELO Film School Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
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Yinuo Wang
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I was born in 2001 in a coastal city named Tsingtao in China. I got my bachelor's degree from Hong Kong Baptist University in Cinema and Television. I have made both fictional and non-fiction short films, but none of them are mature enough to fully express my ideas. Now I am studying an MA program.Fetching...
Shaofu Wang
Nationality
Macao
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Pursuing Creative Documentary in London. Have background in Film studies with Philosophy. I tries to explore memory, identity, history and most importantly the idea of truth in my projects. I have great interests and influence from Directors like Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Wim Wenders for my documentaries.Fetching...
Yuyan Wang
Nationality
China
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and video artist.
Ken Wardrop
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ken Wardrop, co-owner of Venom Films, is an award-winning documentary director and producer with 20+ years’ experience. Venom’s films have screened and won awards at many of the world’s top festivals, including Sundance, Berlinale, SXSW and TIFF, earning critical acclaim and wide distribution.Fetching...
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...
Jereme Watt
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jereme has shot and directed over 150 episodes of reality and documentary programs including Timber Titans, Highway thru Hell, and Gold Rush. He is known for drawing compelling stories from complicated characters and working in unforgiving environments. Everest Dark is Jereme's first feature film.Fetching...
Justin Webster
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director and Executive Producer
Company
Justin Webster Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Justin blends journalism and storytelling to craft compelling documentaries. He believes non-fiction, told with craft but without invention, can be as dramatic and creative as the best fiction – and often more revealing.
Alma-Oline Weitling
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Alma-Oline Meidal Weitling. I am a filmmaker with a BA in moving images from Kabelvåg School of Moving Images. My practice is concentrated around the camera. I am interested in ways of seeing that lean more towards sensing.Fetching...
Anna Weitz
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Documentary Film Commissioner
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Documentary Film Commissioner at the Swedish Film Institute since 2020, supporting Swedish documentaries, hybrid films, and international co-productions. Recent titles: The Last Journey, The Gullspång Miracle, Hacking Hate, Motherland, G-21 Scenes from Gottsunda.Fetching...
Ai Weiwei
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Ai Weiwei is renowned for making strong aesthetic statements that resonate with timely phenomena across today’s geopolitical world. From architecture to installations, social media to documentaries, Ai uses a wide range of mediums as expressions of new ways for his audiences to examine society.
Esther Wellejus
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
made in copenhagen
Profession
Director
Bio
Award-winning Danish director and writer You Are Still Somebody's Someone, 2017 Cirkeline & the invisible artist, 2025 Danish Film Academy for Best Documentary Short, 2019.Fetching...
Emil Wergeland
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Danish Documentary
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Producer and owner of Wergeland Film. Educated from the danish film school Super16. Producer of 'Skjold & Isabel' by Emil Næsby Hansen.
C. CAY Wesnigk
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
CCW film & archiv
Profession
Producer
Bio
C. Cay Wesnigk studied visual communication at the University of Arts in Hamburg. 1987 he founded the CCW film & archiv. . He is focused on the production of archive based films and is running a substantial film archive with fims from the 20th century. We are open to enter into coproductions.Fetching...
Ebba Wester
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Projector Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film graduate, cinephile, and film podcast co-producer and co-host together with Macon Holt for the audio show and screening series Projector Podcast.Fetching...
Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Project leader, producer and commissioning editor at SVT Short film and Documentary. Swedish Public Service Television.Fetching...
Benjamin Westh
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Sound designer from Aarhus, Denmark. Studying sound design at Aarhus university and DOKTRIN: the independent documentary film school. Music composer specially interested in lyrical electronic music.Fetching...
Sandra Whipham
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Foundation Director
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Sandra is a Co-Director at Doc Society, a global non-profit supporting documentary films. She heads the Democracy Story Unit, a cultural strategy initiative that supports transformative storytelling to advance more just and inclusive societies, and better futures for all.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...
Mirjam Wiekenkamp
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder/Publicist
Company
NOISE Film & TV
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Founder of Film PR agency NOISE and has been working as a publicist for both documentaries and fiction films for over 15 years. She represents films at festivals such as Berlinale, Cannes, CPH:DOX, VdR, IDFA, IFFR, Karlovy Vary and Venice.Fetching...
Alexandra Wieser
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
CEO
Company
V-set GmbH
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
V-set produces historical documentaries with drama elements as well as films on current affairs for national and international broadcasting agencies. We are also looking for projects to get involved with as co-producers.Fetching...
Katarzyna Wilk
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Deputy Head / Sales & Promotion
Company
Krakow Film Festival
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Katarzyna Wilk is a festival agent at KFF SALES & PROMOTION, head of POLISH DOCS - promoting Polish documentary internationally and head of KFF Industry , a platform created for film professionals at the Krakow Film Festival consists of pitchings, workshops, panel discussions, presentations.Fetching...
Rob Williams
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Content Strategy & Sales
Company
NEON
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Rob Williams is Content Strategy & Sales executive for NEON: recent films include Oscar Best Picture winners, Anora and Parasite, as well as the distribution of acclaimed documentaries including Fire of Love, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Flee, and Honeyland.
Faiza Williams
Nationality
South Africa
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI)
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Established in 2020, the Durban FilmMart Institute is a non-profit company that facilitates local and international trade and investment in African film content. This is achieved through year round mentorship initiatives and training labs implemented and the presentation of the annual DFM.Fetching...
Amie Williams
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Journalist and Filmmaker
Company
GlobalGirl Media Productions
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Amie works as a documentary filmmaker and journalist at the intersection of human rights and global media. Her documentaries have been broadcast on PBS, CBC, Arte, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. She writes for women's news and freelances for a variety of publications focused on female directors.Fetching...
Dominic Willsdon
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
IDA - International Documentary Association
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Dominic Asmall Willsdon became executive director of the International Documentary Association in 2024. IDA supports and advocates for documentary makers worldwide, has members in 80 countries, publishes DOCUMENTARY magazine, and presents the conference GETTING REAL.Fetching...
Danielle Turkov Wilson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Think-Film Founder & CEO, is a global leader in film impact, pioneering a new vision for storytelling as a vehicle for social justice & added commercial value. Film credits; CPH:DOX opening film "Facing War", Oscar & BAFTA Oscar & BAFTA nominee "Black Box Diaries Oscar & BAFTA winning “NAVALNY".Fetching...
Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Professor
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Other Film Professional
Nathalie Windhorst
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of Documentary Acquisitions
Company
VPRO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Nathalie Windhorst is head of the factual acquisition department working on behalf of all Dutch public broadcaster, part of NPO. She is based at VPRO and mainly acquires and sometimes prebuys creative documentaries on mostly geopolitical matters or art biographies.Fetching...
Piotr Rafal Winiewicz
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Piotr Winiewicz is a filmmaker, scenographer and visual artist. He is a graduate with distinction from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. His debut feature film, 'About a Hero', produced by Tambo Film (DK) and Pressman Film (US), premiered at and opened IDFA 2024.Fetching...
Malinda Wink
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Minderoo Pictures
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Malinda Wink is the Executive Director of Minderoo Pictures, the social impact film enterprise of Minderoo Foundation. She was previously Executive Director of Good Pitch Australia whose films included That Sugar Film, Gayby Baby, The Opposition, Blue, Frackman, and In My Blood It Runs.
Erik Winker
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer, CEO
Company
CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Profession
Producer
Bio
Erik Winker is a German producer and partner at CORSO Film. CORSO productions are running on festivals, on TV and in cinemas worldwide and have been awarded numerous times. Erik is a member of the German Film Academy, a founding member of DAE and professor for documentary at HS Mainz/Germany.Fetching...
Sandra Winther
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sandra Winther is a Danish film director and screenwriter based in New York. She works across documentary, fiction and commercials.Fetching...
Marci Wiseman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Chief Content Officer
Company
The deNovo Initiative
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Marci Wiseman is a seasoned entertainment and media executive who spent a significant majority of her career building and growing independent content play television companies both at studios and networks, with involvement in all facets of the business, including creative, production, distribution.Fetching...
Lauren Wissot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Journalist / Film Critic
Company
Filmmaker Magazine
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Lauren Wissot is a film critic and journalist, filmmaker and programmer, and a contributing editor at both Filmmaker magazine and Documentary magazine. She also writes for IndieWire and has served as the director of programming at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.Fetching...
William Andreas Wivel
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
William Andreas Wivel is a Danish filmmaker, based in Copenhagen. MA in Film Science from the University of Copenhagen and Documentary Director from The National Film School of Denmark. Films Sorgsystemer, Sayōnara, Vanitas, The Garden Caretaker and Eye Trouble.Fetching...
Claudia Wohlgenannt
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Producer
Bio
Working since 1997 in the industry, Claudia Wohlgenannt founded the production company Plan C Film in 2012, with a focus on films with heart and socio-political relevance. Since then, she has produced several award-winning documentaries and only recently finished her first fiction film.
Tanja Wol
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Tanja Wol Sorensen, she/her, a documentary filmmaker and visual anthropologist, has directed several short films, most notably 'Moving Target' which premiered at HOTDOCS in 2016. The feature-length documentary 'A Colombian Family premiered at CPH:DOX in 2020.Fetching...
Sarah Wolozin
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
MIT Open Documentary Lab
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Sarah Wolozin is the director of the MIT Open Documentary Lab. She founded docubase and the lab’s fellows program, co-founded Immerse and the Co-Creation Studio. She researches, writes and speaks about documentary and immersive media.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...
Michael Workman
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Michael T. Workman is a filmmaker based in San Francisco. Workman’s documentaries have screened at festivals around the world including Sheffield Doc/Fest, CPH:DOX, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, IFFBoston, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Palms Springs ShortFest and many more.
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...
April Wu
Nationality
United States
Profession
Artist
Bio
April Wu is a first-generation Chinese-American born and raised in Queens, NYC. On paper, Chinese-American may sound paradoxical, but for her it’s the root of her never-ending curiosity and passion towards uncovering, preserving, and extending the stories behind her culture.Fetching...
Niamh Wynne
Nationality
Wales
Profession
Director
Bio
Niamh has Directed and Produced four short films at the NFTS, most of which she has self-shot. Her work varies thematically from explorations of personal narratives such as: the processing of her father’s life-changing stroke, to coming-of-age stories set in the bizarre Welsh colonies of Patagonia.Fetching...
Vigga Heisselberg Wæhrens
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Vigga Heisselberg Wæhrens (b. 1999, Copenhagen) works with film, photography and sound, exploring themes like ecology and time. She is inspired by folklore and local history, using this a starting point for her work. Wæhrens holds a BFA from Malmö Art Academy and is completing her MFA there in 2025.Fetching...
Drew Xanthopoulos
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Drew Xanthopoulos is the Emmy-nominated director and cinematographer of the Emmy-winning AppleTV+ feature documentary Fathom (Tribeca, AFI Docs, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki 2021) and the award-winning feature documentary The Sensitives (Tribeca, CIFF, Big Sky, Thessaloniki 2017).; Drew Xanthopoulos is the Emmy-nominated director and cinematographer of the Emmy-winning AppleTV+ feature documentary Fathom (Tribeca, AFI Docs, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki 2021) and the award-winning feature documentary The Sensitives (Tribeca, CIFF, Big Sky, Thessaloniki 2017).
Ming Xiao
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a student studying in the MFA Creative Documentary by Practices in UCL. With a background in Art History and strong interests in film photography, I still see myself as an enthusiastic audience and student who always want to watch and learn from humanistic documentary approaches and ideas!Fetching...
Jiang Xuan-nian
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
JIANG Xuan-nian is an independent documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. She has worked at Coolie Films, where she participated in several productions. Additionally, she is also a documentary filmmaker and has collaborated with CCTV, Tencent News, Phoenix TV, and NHK, etc.; JIANG Xuan-nian is an independent documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. She has worked at Coolie Films, where she participated in several productions. Additionally, she is also a documentary filmmaker and has collaborated with CCTV, Tencent News, Phoenix TV, and NHK, etc.
Kateryna Yahodka
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a Ukrainian producer and I have worked as line producer on projects with 435 FILMS, Phalanstery Films and Forbes. I am currently co-producing a documentary feature film called “+7: Scamming for Revenge,” alongside director Oleksandra Gorienko and Swedish producer Alex Shiriaieff.Fetching...
Fumiko Yamazaki
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
Producer
Company
AMI Film + Art
Profession
Producer
Bio
Art exhibition and cultural event producer/coordinator for both private and institutional venues in Japan and the UK. Equally enthusiastic in supporting the art world anyway possible, either being as a facilitator or supporter as a philanthropist.Fetching...
Yuhong Yang
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Yuhong Yang, is a sociolinguistics enthusiast with a passion for storytelling through film. With a background in studying the intersection of language and culture, I aim to create impactful films that explore human connections and cultural narratives. Amateur photographer.
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.
Anton Yaremchuk
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ukrainian award-winning cinematographer/director, grew up in Italy and Germany. He documented Ukraine’s history, including a Maidan film used in the ECHR. In 2022, he co-founded Base UA, aiding frontline communities. He’s now developing a film on Shakhtar Donetsk exploring war, sport, and identity.Fetching...
Hazar Yazji
Nationality
Syria
Company Role
Producer
Company
producer
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hazar Yazji is a Syrian creative photographer, cinematographer, and producer, who has recently started producing independent films.; Hazar Yazji is a Syrian creative photographer, cinematographer, and producer, who has recently started producing independent films.Fetching...
Yi Yu
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Stephanie Yu is a filmmaker currently pursuing an MFA in Documentary Directing at UCLA. Growing up in Guangzhou, China, her work features a reflective yet unexpected take on the passage of time. Stephanie is a huge fan of closed captions.Fetching...
Svitlana Yurchenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Svitlana Yurchenko (b. 1988, Yuzhnoukrainsk) is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator based in Kyiv. Specializing in whimsical watercolours, her work evokes childlike wonder. She works on a vast variety of projects, from fine art to illustration and animation.Fetching...
Yana Yurysheva
Nationality
Russia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Yana Yurysheva is a film producer primarily involved in international documentary projects, focusing on auteur-driven films with a strong artistic vision and authentic director's perspective. She is currently working with the independent production studio Mal de Mer Films.Fetching...
Afag Yusifli
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Independent work of the producer.
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Independent documentary director and producer, Vice-chairman of Young Film Producers Association and International relations and project manager of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. Alumni of Film School named after Rustam Ibragimbekov. A winner of New Talents Caucasus by CineDoc Tbilisi IDFF 2022 and KinoLab 2020 and 2022. The author of 3 documentaries. A producer “The cage”, “ The court”, “Willpower” short fiction films.; Independent documentary director and producer, Vice-chairman of Young Film Producers Association and International relations and project manager of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. Alumni of Film School named after Rustam Ibragimbekov. A winner of New Talents Caucasus by CineDoc Tbilisi IDFF 2022 and KinoLab 2020 and 2022. The author of 3 documentaries. A producer “The cage”, “ The court”, “Willpower” short fiction films.Fetching...
Marta Zaccaron
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Incipit Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marta Zaccaron is a producer, director and founder of Incipit Film (Italy). In her career she has produced over 15 documentaries and 3 features films in co-production with foreign partners, which have received international distribution at major film festivals (e.g. TRIBECA, BERLINALE, CPH:DOX).Fetching...
Luis Gonzalez Zaffaroni
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
DOCSP
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Working for the development of the audiovisual sector in Latin America since 2009. Founder director of DocMontevideo (2009-2023) and DOCSP (2015-today)Fetching...
Samia Zaman
Nationality
Bangladesh
Company Role
Film Producer
Company
Dhaka Doc Lab
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Samia Zaman is a film producer and mentor. She is a founding Board Member of the South Asian Documentary Pitching Lab, Dhaka Doc Lab, based in Bangladesh. Her latest production was Award winning Feature Narrative Ajob Karkhana (Song of the Soul). Samia also works with IEFTA as a consultant.Fetching...
Raul Niño Zambrano
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Bio
Raul Niño Zambrano has been the Creative Director of Sheffield DocFest since 2023. He is an active member of the documentary film community and has served as a juror/tutor for renowned international festivals and markets.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...
Nuria Zantman
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Nuria Zantman is an actress and director. She studied acting and Cultural Studies and is currently pursuing an MFA in documentary filmmaking at UCL. She directed two internationally screened short films and produced four others. Her work explores identity, gender, ecology, violence, and memory.Fetching...
Agnese Zapane
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Latvian Public Service Media
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Latvian Television, part of the Latvian Public Service Media since 2025, is the state-owned public service media, a member of the EBU since 1993. It was first broadcast in 1954 and offers a range of content including news, analytical programmes, cultural events, and documentary content.Fetching...
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...
Fabrizio Zappi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Director RAI Documentary
Company
RAI Radio Televisione Italiana
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Fabrizio Zappi is heading Rai Documentari since December 2021. Before that, he served as Deputy Director to RAI Fiction, where he was responsible for Tv Series, Tv Movies and Docu Fiction. Fabrizio holds a degree in Business Administration and a European Master in Audiovisual Management.
Omid Zarei
Nationality
France
Company Role
XR Director & Producer
Company
Superposition XR Studio
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Omid Zarei is an XR director & producer on the quest to explore alternative ways of immersive storytelling. His previous VR-Film “A Vocal Landscape” premiered in Venice Immersive, presented in several international festivals and won awards at Siggraph Asia, the PFCAT & Stereopsia.Fetching...
Dimitri Zaunders
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Dimitri is a Greek-Australian cinematographer working with filmmakers and visual artists between documentary and fiction. His work has been exhibited internationally at Kanal Centre Pompidou, IFFR (Tiger Award), London BFI, Jeonju IFF and MoMa/Film at Lincoln Centre (New Directors New Films).Fetching...
Zahra Zavareh
Nationality
Iran
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Zahra Zavareh is a visual artist working with sculpture, video, and installation. She explores materiality and psychological narratives, inviting active engagement. Her practice raises questions and engages with paradoxes, such as presence and absence, power and vulnerability, human and non-human.Fetching...
Elisabet Zerihun
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Elisabet is an Ethiopian-American writer, artist, and researcher. She explores the site of self-construction. The subconscious and its relationship to external (invisibly imposed) social pressures are themes that she continually investigates. Socio-communal emotional exploration now has her focus.Fetching...
Jiawei Zheng
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
Jiawei Zheng (b.1998, China) is a Copenhagen based visual artist. From narrative experimental film to collage video, installation, and text, she traverses an array of mediums with a fluidity that mirrors the fluidity of memory itself.Fetching...
Fuyu Zhong
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm studying UCL's two-year Creative Documentary by Practice programme, honing my filmmaking skills and exploring documentaries' power to capture reality . With a background in film production and 30+ award-winning projects, I aim to innovate and merge documentary with mass media for broader impact.Fetching...
Lilly Zhuang
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Lilly Zhuang (she/her) is a Chinese-Dutch filmmaker based in London. Her debut short film AS FAR AS OUR EYES CAN SEE premiered at the BFI Future Film Festival in 2021 where it was nominated for Best Documentary. She is currently at UCL pursuing an MFA in Creative Documentary by Practice.Fetching...
Daria Zhuravel
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Daria Zhuravel is an emerging Ukrainian director with a BA in Performing Arts from Kyiv National University of Theater, Film, and TV. Her short film Walk screened at festivals including DocuDays UA, Uppsala SFF, Minimalen SFF. Interested is in cross-genre cinema and in the subject of identity.Fetching...
Noor Zidane
Nationality
Iraq
Company Role
Deputy Director
Company
Baghdad Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
A lawyer with a decade of experience specializing as a legal advisor for international NGOs, Completed a two-year traineeship in the “Women Making Films” program. Currently, she is a Deputy Director and project manager at the Baghdad Film Institute.Fetching...
Debra Zimmerman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Women Make Movies
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Debra Zimmerman is Executive Director of Women Make Movies. WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women the in world and their Production Assistance Program has helped its filmmakers complete more than 1000 films and raise more than $100 million in funding.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.
Meital Zvieli
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Director
Bio
Meital Zvieli graduated from Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Film & Television School screenwriting program with honors. She has over 25 years of experience as a freelance editor, screenwriter, producer, director, and television format developer for all Israeli broadcast channels.Fetching...
Agnieszka Zwiefka
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
director
Company
Chilli Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
An award-winning film director known for "Silent Trees", "Vika!", "The Queen of Silence" and "Scars". Her films were screened at festivals worldwide and coproduced by HBO and ARTE among others. She balances between reality and fantasy creating hybrid forms. Member of European Film Academy.; An award-winning film director known for "Silent Trees", "Vika!", "The Queen of Silence" and "Scars". Her films were screened at festivals worldwide and coproduced by HBO and ARTE among others. She balances between reality and fantasy creating hybrid forms. Member of European Film Academy.Fetching...
Jan Zyfert
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Aspiring filmmaker pursuing a Bachelor's degree in TV and Film, with hands-on experience in the industry. Professionally worked on short films in Norway as a gaffer and camera assistant. Passionate about storytelling, I plan to pursue a Master's in Documentary.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...
carolina marcos caldeira
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Producer, Artist
Bio
I was born in Madeira Island (Portugal) in 1989, and I moved to Denmark last summer to study Visual Anthropology. For the last 7 years I've been working as a visual artist and freelance producer, and I believe that nothing comes close to the feeling of creating things and seeing them come to life.Fetching...
wessley edmonds
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A recent first class graduate of anthropology from the University of Edinburgh, I participate in decolonial and interdisciplinary research practices that involve exploring Blackness in the contemporary world as a Blasian, Queer Woman through analogue photography, Super 8 & moving image.Fetching...
leonardo garavaglia
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
student
Company
Università di Bologna - Master in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Leonardo Garavaglia is a master student at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. He graduated in history and stories of contemporary world at University Insubria (VA)Fetching...
johanna nyström
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I am a producer and director, born in Sweden in 1992. I am currently getting a master degree from the Norwegian Film School, specializing in producing. I have a background in art film, creative writing and political science. I mainly work with exploring hybrid formats in documentary.Fetching...
bridget pivac
Nationality
New Zealand
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
UX + XR designer. Interested in embodied experiences in VR.Fetching...
greta sgorbati
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
student
Company
Università di Bologna - Master in Cinema, Television and Multimedia Production
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Greta Amati is a student of the master's degree in cinema (DAMS) at the Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna. She graduated in Communication Sciences and Culture at the Freie Universität Bozen, years in which she cultivated a passion for photography and cinema.Fetching...
Magnar Åm
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Born 1952. Full time composer.Fetching...
Raziye Buse Çetin
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Raziye Buse Çetin is an experienced AI Policy Consultant and creative strategist.Fetching...
Katrín Ólafsdóttir
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Radiohost
Company
Rúv - Rás 1 - Lestin
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Katrín works as a presenter of cultural events and cultural topics on the Icelandic radio program Lestin, Rás 1. With main focus on music in cultural context.
Jenny Örnborn
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Production Controller
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
As a controller I work closely together with the Swedish Film Institutes film commissioner.Fetching...
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...
Emma Östlund
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Emma Östlund (she/her) is a contemporary dancer, performer, choreographer, actress, artistic director and multitasker from Stockholm, Sweden. Emma has over 17 years of experience in dance and is mainly active in the dance fields of Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
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...
Nora Øland
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nora Øland is a Sound designer and composer.Fetching...
Josefine Ørskov
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor of culture on the daily talkshow Aftenshowet that is broadcast on the main news channel in Denmark - DR1.Fetching...
Leticija Čiužauskaitė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Greta Garbo Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Leticija is a Project Manager at Greta Garbo Films, a distribution company specializing in European feature and documentary films. Passionate about unique and thought-provoking cinema, she connects filmmakers with the right platforms to bring quality storytelling to diverse audiences.Fetching...
Tereza Šimíková
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Director
Bio
Tereza Simikova was born and raised in communist Czechoslovakia, got a documentary directing degree from FAMU, Prague in 2009. She lives in Denmark, where she moved to serve as a Head of the very CPH:FORUM (2018-2023) she’s so proud to pitch her feature debut at now.
Marta Šleiere
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Sunday Rebel Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marta Šleiere works as a Junior Producer at Sunday Rebel Films, a new and dynamic production company based in Riga, Latvia.Fetching...
Giedrė Žickytė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Producer
Company
Moonmakers
Profession
Producer
Bio
Giedrė Žickytė is a European Film Award-nominated producer and director, and the recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts. She founded the Vilnius-based production company Moonmakers in 2014 to explore unique and universal human stories through the compelling power of cinema.Fetching...
Akvilė Žilionytė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
director/ producer
Company
Artišokai
Profession
Producer
Bio
Akvilė Žilionytė (b.1987) is working in film industry for more than 10 years. In 2017 in Vilnius she established independent production company ARTIŠOKAI that already produced over 10 films both short and features, documentary and fiction.Fetching...