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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...
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 PremiereFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Carole Mirabello
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Carole Mirabello, chevalier des arts et des lettres,diplômée en Histoire de l'Art et designer. Elle fonde en 2005, Un Monde Meilleur, produisant des documentaires de qualité. Elle rejoint LOGICAL PICTURES en 2022 pour développer des projets au sein de The jokers lab qu'elle fonde avec Frédéric FioreFetching...
Duhyuk Kang
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Eveent Plannig Team Manager
Company
DMZ Docs - DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival
Bio
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS)Fetching...
Eunkwang Huh
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Secretary General
Company
DMZ Docs - DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival
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...
Michael Ogden
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Michael Ogden is a British documentary filmmaker known for bold, immersive storytelling that explores social and cultural forces shaping our lives. With a focus on LGBTQ+ experiences and social justice, his credits include The Nilsen Files (BBC), George Michael: Outed (C4), and Becoming Madonna.Fetching...
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...
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...
Kirke Kallasmaa
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Lab Assistant
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sabine Bubeck-Paaz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ZDF
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Sabine Bubeck-Paaz is a Senior Commissioning Editor at the German Public TV Broadcaster ZDF, where she is dealing with diverse documentary slots on ARTE, the European Culture Channel.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...
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...
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...
Anna Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen NæstvedFetching...
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...
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.
Daniel Khaja
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a 17 year old student whom is very interested in themes about sociaty and politics.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.Fetching...
Xiaoqi Wang
Nationality
China
Company Role
student
Company
Aalto University ELO Film School Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
MA1 studentFetching...
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
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...
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
Eva Balaban
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Environmental Assessor
Company
A Greener Future
Profession
Consultant
Bio
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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.
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...
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...
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.
Natasha Dyasi
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at K-Live, P1
Lukas Hoffmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmstudent
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen NæstvedFetching...
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
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...
Flora Stewart
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Freelance feature documentary producer
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...
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) https://www.waronart.org
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...
Julie Rosqvist
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmstudent Talentskolen Næstved.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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
Josefine Sofia Svendsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Tv redaktør ved DR Kultur
Josefine Ørskov
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I am editor of culture on the daily talkshow Aftenshowet that is broadcast on the main news channel in Denmark - DR1Fetching...
Frida Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hello! My name is Frida. I'm from Copenhagen but now living in Århus where I study art at The Jutland Art Academy.Fetching...
Nikita Schwaner
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Nikita Schwaner. They/Them. She/Her. Hi, 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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Victoria Engebretsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Projektleder i Fondet for dansk-norsk samarbejde.Fetching...
Signe Bøhnsvig
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Promoting independent music since 2010.
Søren Katborg-Vestergaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Studerende på Det Jyske KunstakademiFetching...
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...
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. Best regards, JanusFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Anita Frank Goth
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Ansvarlig for kommunikation i Fondet for Dansk-Norsk SamarbejdeFetching...
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...
Sarah Elson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
AMI Film + Art
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a London-based producer
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...
Hannah Papacek Harper
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Rétroviseur Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Hannah Papacek Harper is a French, Australian, North American director and writer, based in Scotland. Her work focuses on our relationship to the more-than-human world, identity and belonging. Lost For Words is her documentary feature debut.
Roxana Sadvokassova
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Director
Bio
Roxana Sadvokassova is a Kazakh filmmaker & stand up comedian based in Helsinki. Roxana is an alumna of EFM Fiction Toolbox Program (2024) with "Prodigal Daughter", a horror series in development, an alumna of Finnish Film Affair & Moving People and Images Filmmaker-in-Residence program in HIFF.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 SocietyFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Helena Kennedy
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Baroness Kennedy LT KC is one of the country’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.
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...
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.
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...
Laura O'Grady
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Snapshot Studios Inc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Laura O’Grady has produced, written or directed hundreds of hours of documentary content, won numerous awards and has screened films around the world. In 2022 she was named a Directors to Watch by the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Awards, one of only five Canadian documentary directors.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...
Katharina Burgdorf
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Tamtam Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Katharina is a junior producer at Hamburg-based Tamtam Film. She holds a PhD in Sociology and wrote about auteurism in New Hollywood and inequality in cultural fields. She's enthusiastic about fostering a community of film creatives who pursue ambitious ideas with heart, humor, and a critical eye.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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Charlotte Beck Solvær
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-producer of OPEN CALL (2024), a film by Sille Storihle. Player of the role The Coordinator. Also filmmaker of festival shown experimental shorts. Event production and festival work such as outreach, collaborations, program and representation for MIRAGE and Nordic Docs.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...
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...
Olalla Uriarte
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Hola. I'm Olalla. I work as an Unscripted Development Executive (Documentaries) at Capa España, I'm interested in documentary projects with international potential, especially in Spain, and exploring possible avenues for collaboration. I would also like to discuss our most exportable documentary prFetching...
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...
Erlend Grøtting
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student at University of Stavanger.
Styrk Eikemo
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film student from Stavanger University.
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...
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...
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...
Kine Aksdal
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
25 year old filmstudent from NorwayFetching...
Sander Mortensen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
23 year old film student from NorwayFetching...
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, Roisin Burns and Marie Losier, among others, and is currently developing first features by Pierre Menahem and Vimala Pons.
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...
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.
Jereme Watt
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jereme has directed over 150 episodes of documentary programs including Timber Titans, Highway thru Hell and Gold Rush. He is known for drawing out compelling stories from complicated characters alongside his work behind the lens as an operator and producer. Everest Dark is his first feature film.Fetching...
Alexander Carnera
Nationality
Denmark
Bio
Author and Critique Specialized in essay-films. Writing for the norwegian version of Ny Tid (Modern Times Review) + Le Monde Diplomatique.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Kinnari Saraiya
Nationality
India
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Kinnari Saraiya is a Curator and Artist
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...
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...
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 Play2000Fetching...
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...
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 or coproduce documentaries for television and shorts.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
Pepi Romagnoli
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
director, producer
Company
michelangelo film
Profession
School/Academia - Management
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...
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...
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...
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...
Åse Marie Bendiksen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Acquisition Executive
Company
NRK
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Accr. Invited Forum GuestsFetching...
Louis Raaschou
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist/critic
Company
Soundvenue
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist and critic at Soundvenue + PolitikenFetching...
Svitlana Nikolienko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of documentary and feature films at MIR AND CO PRODUCTION. Resides in Kyiv, Ukraine.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jasper Luithlen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
General manager
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...
Emil From
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I am 25 years old, studying psychology at Copenhagen University, and working with AI in filmFetching...
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...
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...
Alice Ahnlide
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Doc Lounge
Profession
Festival / Market
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...
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...
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...
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’
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...
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...
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...
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...
bridget pivac
Nationality
New Zealand
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
UX + XR designer. Interested in embodied experiences in VR.Fetching...
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.
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...
Malin Glosimot
Nationality
Norway
Company
Glosimot|
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Malin, 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.
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 sculptures/machines.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Simone Bracci
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Executive director
Company
GLIM Creative
Bio
Born in 1983, Simone has spent his last decade working as freelance between Italy and US. Publicist first and also Executive Producer, he’s currently focused on the success of his own magazine, Film 4 Life, a daily website dedicated to the cinema industry.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...
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 Ucriane&down to the uranium mines of Romania.Studied film in Romania, UK, Germany&holds a PhD on work documenting revolutions worldwideFetching...
Kei Pritsker
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Reporter with Breakthrough News, a social media based news outlet
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Julie Hvass
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am an artist and I make my own money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
Thorbjørn Reintoft
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Thorbjørn Reintoft I make documentaries, working with both sound and film Part of Æteren - new community of podcasters in CopenhagenFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Elliot Hjälmrud
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi 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...
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...
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...
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...
Anne de Blok
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder and creative 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
Jeong Hwa Min
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of the film 'K-Number'
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...
Alessandra Fidani
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Singer, actor and a passionate drama teacher. Mother of two. Curious of everything, wanting to do too many things at the same time. Oh, if Hermiones time travel clock existed, I would have it.Fetching...
Helēna Zīlīte
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Director
Bio
Helēna Zīlīte is a Latvian documentary filmmaker whose debut documentary film "Alone?" was nominated for "Best Debut Film" at the Latvian National Film Award "Lielais Kristaps" in 2021. Helēna is currently working on her second documentary, exploring gender roles, masculinity and femininity.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Elina Sjöwall
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Student
Company
Stockholm University of the Arts
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Elina Sjöwall (b. 1994, Åland Islands) is an Amsterdam based artist working with moving images, scenography, and sound. Alongside the studio work she directs and develops audio/visual concepts for stage and film productions.Fetching...
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...
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 DramaFetching...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Malgorzata Staron
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Staron-Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
MAŁGORZATA STAROŃ is a Polish producer. She founded her own film production company Staron - Film in 2005. She is a member of EAVE, Producer on the Move, European Film Academy, as well as Eurimages & Polish Film Institute expert.Fetching...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Nora Øland
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nora Øland is a Sound designer and composer.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.)
Lucía Benito
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Producer
Bio
En 2016 crea EN BUEN SITIO PRODUCCIONES, junto al Director de Fotografía Jokin Pascual. Productora con la que ya han levantado diversos largometrajes y cortometrajes documentales y de ficción con numerosos reconocimientos en festivales internacionales.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...
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...
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.
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...
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.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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 premiered at CPH.DOX 2025.Fetching...
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 his first short documentary.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...
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...
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...
Justin Rebelo
Nationality
Canada
Bio
Justin Rebelo is CEO of Vortex Media. He has Executive Produced and Produced many feature films and movies made for television that have world premiered at festivals all over the world including TIFF and SXSW. The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop directed by Simon Ennis is his latest feature doc.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.
Andreas Møl Dalsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
CEO, producer and director. Sometimes other things. Always dedicated.
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.
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
Melanie Stewart
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi, I'm an Anthropology masters student from the UK. I have exprience creating educational websites, boardgames, comics and films. In the future, I aspire to create ethnographic pieces that are accessibe to multiple different demographics.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...
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.
Laxman Ghimire
Nationality
Nepal
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am Laxman Ghimire from Nepal. I have been studying master's degree in visual anthropology at Aarhus University since last summer. I have made a few short ethnographic films as part of class assignments.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jakob Hardeberg Svensen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
In 2021Jakob 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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Xingying Ren
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Copenhagen University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
An ethnography learner
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...
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, her award-winning work includes "Pankisi Residents Struggle foFetching...
Magnar Åm
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Born 1952. Full time composer.Fetching...
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.
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.
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...
Sine Plambech
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Director & AnthropologistFetching...
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.
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 and LenFetching...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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 approachFetching...
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...
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 DirectingFetching...
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.
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
Lotte Bech
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Lotte Bech. Filmmaker. Second-year student at Filmkunstskolen in Kabelvåg. Bachelor in moving images.
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...
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...
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 environmentalFetching...
Armano Forster
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Based in Potsdam, Germany, Armano Forster is a film maker 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...
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...
Petter Olofsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
STUDENT, FILM MASTERS
Company
HDK-Valand
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Petter Olofsson 19950813 Selected Education: 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...
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...
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.
Suzanne Raes
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Suzanne Raes has been working as an independent filmmaker for more than 25 years. In 2023 Close 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 CPHDOX premiered in Sheffields DocFest 2024.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...
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
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...
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...
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.
Lucía Selva
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Lucía Alonso Santos 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...
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...
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...
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 is also a 2024 Berlinale TalentedFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Simon Veitland
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
Moving Documentary
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Editor of documentary and fiction.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.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...
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 a recognized filmteacher and producer of; A Glimpse of Heaven(2008), Did You?(2024), Almost Adult(2025), The Coil Case(2025).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”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.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...
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...
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.
Sakir Khader
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
I am developing my film and hope to find possible interesting partners; co-producers / broadcasters / financiers.
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...
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...
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.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...
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...
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...
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 familie.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.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.Fetching...
Liz Shorten
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Chief Operating Officer
Company
Canadian Media Producers Association, BC Branch
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Liz Shorten has been working to build capacity in the film, television and digital media sectors for over 25 years. In her role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the CMPA, Liz leads staff and oversees organizational operations across the association’s offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, andFetching...
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...
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...
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 ProductionFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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 FilmFetching...
Droo Padhiar
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Marketing & Communications
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Dogwoof's Head of Marketing & Comms, Droo has worked across Hollywood studio, British independent, documentary, world and specialist cinema since 2009, in both marketing and publicity at companies such as STUDIOCANAL, Premier PR and Peccadillo Pictures. She oversees all marketing & comms for DogwoofFetching...
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
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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 an docu series.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...
Patrick Lyman
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Pat Lyman is a filmmaker from New York currently studying in the Creative Documentary by Practice MFA program at UCL in London.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Monica Felea
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Art house film distributor since 2017
Enrico Dirksen
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Responsible for Marketing Communication and Acquisition at German distribution outlet Piffl Medien.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...
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...
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...
Selin Bonfil
Nationality
Hungary
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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 3CatFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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-BCFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Jana Mikulevič
Nationality
Lithuania
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Head of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage DepartmentFetching...
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...
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 partnersFetching...
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.
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...
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
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.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.Fetching...
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`.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 2022Fetching...
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...
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.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 chaikhana.media, focusing on short films from the South Caucasus.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 and marginFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Maria Bjerre-Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Manager, Acquisitions - Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Nordics
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Constantinos Christou
Nationality
Cyprus
Company Role
Director
Company
Treehouse Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Constantinos Christou Born on January 22, 1994, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Constantinos Christou 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). Over the past deFetching...
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...
Anna Stevens
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Anna Brage Stevens is a Danish/English journalism student based in Tokyo. She focuses on investigative journalism and societal issues, currently exploring the complexities of work culture and mental health among white-collar workers in Japan. Mostly written and audio.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...
Ana Carolina Ballan Sebe
Nationality
Brazil
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 GraduateFetching...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 storytelFetching...
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 USAFetching...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Julien Coquet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Backstory Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
With a real desire to coproduce with others 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...
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...
Venla Hellstedt
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dionysos Films Oy
Profession
Producer
Bio
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1756854/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 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...
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 intl film forums.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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Seyoung Jo
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Director
Bio
Jo went on to direct (2004) and (2009). She won the Grand Prize at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival for (2014). She also contributed as a producer for r (2020), directed by John Laraw.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 documenty, I'm passionate about storytelling through film. Eager to explore collaborations, I loves connecting with diverse voices and experiences to create impactful movies.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...
Dan Clifton
Nationality
United Kingdom
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sarah Maisonneuve
Nationality
France
Company Role
Chief editor
Company
ARTE G.E.I.E
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Hello, I work as an editor in ARTE's culture department. I'd like to come to the festival to meet distributors to buy films for our website: social films (films about current social issues) and cultural films (artists, trends, design, etc.).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.
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.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.
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)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...
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...
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.
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...
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 .
Camille Desroches
Nationality
France
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Ampersand
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Acquiring documentaries and fiction for France and InternationalFetching...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.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).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...
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...
Stefanie Brockhaus
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Stefanie Brockhaus 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 doc launches in 2025Fetching...
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...
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...
Lulu Men
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
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
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...
Arij Al-Soltan
Nationality
Iraq
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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).
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 worldsFetching...
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...
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 VeritéFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 RabFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mia Georgis
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Mica 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...
Afag Yusifli
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Independent work of the producer.
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
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...
Silje Viki
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer and Distribution
Company
Indie Film
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Distributor and producer at Indie Film. She has previously worked and programmed for several film festivals, such as HUMAN idff from 2014-21 and worked in different capacities for The Norwegian Short Film Festival from 2011-2017. Holds an MA in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.Fetching...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.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).
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).
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 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...
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...
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...
Sofie Havskov Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
creative producerFetching...
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...
Peter Matthews
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Freelance film critic covering CPH:DOX for The Berliner Magazine
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...
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...
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...
Addie Morfoot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Addie Morfoot has been reporting on the entertainment industry for the last 20 years. She currently serves as the lead documentary reporter at Variety. In addition to Variety, she writes for The New York Times' Real Estate section.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...
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...
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...
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 ARTlifeFetching...
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...
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.Fetching...
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...
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...
Iva Magdalena Trømborg
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Iva Trømborg Norwegian filmmaker and sound artist. BFA in Moving Images, Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg MFA The Royal Danish Art AcademyFetching...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 «A DONKEY CALLED GERONIMO» premiered at DOK Leipzig.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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Yvette De los Santos
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Documentary Sales Manager & Head of Acquisitions
Company
FeelSales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
vette 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 MadFetching...
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...
Luna Jansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Holy Ravioli
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Palmyre Badinier
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Astrae productions
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...
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...
Dane Dodds
Nationality
South Africa
Company Role
Director
Company
MED CINE
Profession
Director
Bio
Dane Dodds is a two time SAFTA winning filmmaker, born and raised on a farm in the Karoo, South Africa, where his debut feature documentary film, !AITSA 2023 takes place. He is the founder, CEO, and director of MED CINE ApS, a Danish/South African film production house.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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.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...
Fabiola Flores
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Productora
Company
Viraje Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Fabiola Flores Cruz is a founding partner of Viraje Films. She produced the documentary Kadima, El Tiempo Contenido (2022), premiered in Italy, Mexico, and Argentina, and the short Abran Paso (2019), screened in Amsterdam, New York, and Berlin. She is also a producer at the independent cinema Sala KFetching...
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...
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...
Zsuzsa Debre
Nationality
Hungary
Profession
Director
Bio
Zsuzsa Debre graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest (SZFE) in 2021, earning her degree in the DokMA IV program. Currently she serves as he Audiovisual Program Officer at Blinken OSA Archivum and a curator for the Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.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...
Rūta Kiaupaitė
Nationality
Lithuania
Profession
Producer
Bio
documentary filmmakerFetching...
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...
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.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...
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...
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...
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...
Andreas Bøcher
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmschool student at The National Danisk Filmschool.Fetching...
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...
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 BloodlinesFetching...
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...
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.
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 KoreaFetching...
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...
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...
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 2024Fetching...
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...
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...
Salem Dye
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
BFA Billedkunstskolerne Kunstakademiet
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at Copenhagen art academy and filmmakerFetching...
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).
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...
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...
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.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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
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...
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 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...
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...
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.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...
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...
Jacob Levin Krogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
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. Being Human, 2023, Human Race, 2025. www.humanrace.dkFetching...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 (IDFA2024) Shadowtime (co-dir Deniz Tortum, Venice International Film Festival 2023). Recent performance work includes The Eagle and The Tortoise (Under The Radar 2023)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 scholarshipFetching...
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...
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...
River Ferris
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Marketing
Company
Documentary Campus
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Josefine Exner
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student, 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. 'Nicest Men on Earth' is her first feature-length documentary.Fetching...
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
Tigerlily Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer 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 Eno, Pauline Black a 2 Tone Story, Holloway, Dying to Divorce, Is there anybody out there?, www.tigerlilyproductions.com
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...
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 rightsFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
Lene Kamm
Nationality
Denmark
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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).
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 issuesFetching...
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...
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...
Alessandra Giacomini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Trade Analyst
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Assistant to Italian Delegation
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...
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 CupFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Anabel Rodríguez
Nationality
Venezuela
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director of Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020)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.
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.
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 2018Fetching...
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.
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...
Viktor Johansson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
b. 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, our most ambitious project yet.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...
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.Fetching...
Kate Kotcheff
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Owner M.D.
Company
Speak Up Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kate Kotcheff has directed fiction and doc shorts and was the UK co-producer on Music is my Life, a doc about Joseph Shabalala, representing South Africa at the Academy Awards ‘24, the feature won Best Doc Direction at the SAFTAs. Kate is in development on her first music feature doc as director.
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...
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...
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...
Sally Jacobson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
filmmaker and cinephile, always looking for new ways of being and seeingFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 projectFetching...
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.
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...
Michael Solgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Kulturredaktør og filmanmelder på Børsen
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...
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.
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.Fetching...
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, is he currently working on his second long feature documentary film FOUR BROTHERS, a story about four brothers split up in the war in Ukraine.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.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...
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.
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...
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.
Natalia Dołgowska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Director, PhD student
Company
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Wajda School
Profession
Director
Bio
Natalia Dołgowska, a versatile artist and filmmaker, skillfully bridges art and film. Her impact spans art exhibitions, publications, and captivating hybrid documentaries. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. A boundary-pushing creative at the art-film intersection.Fetching...
Ai Weiwei
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Ai Weiwei has been making documentaries since 2003. His films are produced in reaction to social and political situations around the world. His recent films include Human Flow (2017), The Rest (2018), Vivos (2019), Coronation (2020), Cockroach (2020) and Rohingya (2021).
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...
Rikke Luther
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
R. 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 geologyFetching...
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 companyes based in Basque Country. She is also a teacher at the University of the Basque Country (Audiovisual Communication Department).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...
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...
Daniel Pynnönen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Picky Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
DANIEL PYNNÖNEN, born in 1977, is a documen- tary producer and co-owner of Picky Pictures, foun- ded in 2019. Titles produced include “Sivandivan” (2019), “Psychic” (2019) and “Waiting for the Death of Jan Myrdal” (2021).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.
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...
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...
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).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...
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.
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...
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...
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 managerFetching...
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 researcherFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.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...
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.
Anna Von Lowzow
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Egmont Fonden
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producing historical documentariesFetching...
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 BernFetching...
Cæcilie Østerby Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
COES FILM
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer at Coes FilmFetching...
Anja Kvistgaard Marott
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary Film Director educated from The National Danish FilmschoolFetching...
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...
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...
Andreas Pichler
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Award winnig director based in Italy and Germany with more then 20 years of experience.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.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).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...
Ian Cheney
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Wicked Delicate Films LLC
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ian Cheney is a documentary filmmaker.
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.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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Igor Bezinovic
Nationality
Croatia
Profession
Director
Bio
https://www.igorbezinovic.net/info/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. Based in Reykjavik, Iceland she runs her own production company Akkeri Films. Her filmography includes DIVE: rituals in water (2019), The Last Autumn (2019), Bogancloch (2024) co-producer.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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Erika Scandone
Nationality
Italy
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...
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...
Alex Widdowson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alex Widdowson is a Viborg based multi-award winning animated documentary director and produce. 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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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, YodokStoriesFetching...
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...
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.
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...
Janus Metz
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Selected past work documentary: Heartbound (2018)), Armadillo (2010) Selected past work, narrative features and TV True Detective II (2015), Borg/Mcenroe (2017), ZeroZeroZero (2019), All The Old Knives (2022), StarWars_Andor II (2025)Fetching...
Paul Dallas
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Jigsaw Productions
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Producer
Bio
Paul Dallas is a filmmaker based in New York. He is co-writer of the HBO drama REALITY starring Sydney Sweeney as Reality Winner. Producing credits include the acclaimed documentaries INVISIBLE BEAUTY (Magnolia Pictures) and HALSTON (CNN Films) and the indie comedy THE PLAGIARISTS (ND/NF 2019)
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...
Michael Dinesen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Director and producer, documentary filmmakerFetching...
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...
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...
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)
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...
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. Previous films (Salóme, 2014) and The Last Autumn (2019). Avid analogue photographer and teaches documentaries in Iceland.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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'.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, 2019Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.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...
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...
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...
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...
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 an acclaimed and 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...
Anders Riis-Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director / CEO
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anders Riis-Hansen is a documentary director, consultant, producer and co-owner of the production company Hansen & Pedersen. He has previously worked as a film consultant at the Danish Film Institute and as a documentary editor at the Danish Broadcast DR.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Charlotte Chester
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
VP, Sales & Partnerships
Company
NBCUniversal
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
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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...
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...
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...
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)
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.
Ahmed Umar
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Multidisciplinary artist based in Oslo,Fetching...
Mark Edwards
Nationality
France
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Originally from New York and based in Paris since 1995, Mark Edwards worked as an independent producer across Europe before joining ARTE France as Head of International Coproductions in 2012. From 2021 to 2024 he was Director of Documentaries in Europe for Netflix. He now works as a consultant.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...
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...
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...
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...
Catherine Boucher
Nationality
France
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Project manager at the documentary support department of the french National Centre for Cinema (CNC)Fetching...
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...
Faiza Williams
Nationality
South Africa
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 DFMFetching...
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...
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...
Holly Stanton
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Development, Film & TV
Company
Antigravity Academy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Holly Stanton is a producer and development executive specializing in boundary-pushing documentary and narrative films and supporting early career filmmakers. Previously, Holly was an agent at CAA, where she packaged and sold documentaries, and worked in content strategy at Participant Media.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Jakob Kirstein Høgel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Education and Research
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
School/Academia - Management
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). she is an artistic research PhD fellow at the TV-School, Inland Norway University of Applied ScienceFetching...
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Integral Film
Profession
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 www.integralfilm.comFetching...
Nina Grünfeld
Nationality
Norway
Profession
School/Academia - Management, Researcher
Bio
Nina Grünfeld (Vice Dean) comes from a position as a professor of documentary film directing and has more than 30 years of experience in the film industry as a screenwriter, director, producer, and head of the Norwegian Directors Guild. Nina has also authored books and hosts her a podcast.Fetching...
Petra Costa
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Director
Company
Busca Vida Filmes
Profession
Director
Bio
Petra Costa has been telling stories in the crossroads between the personal and the political and trying to understand the unequal society we live in, focused in her home country of Brazil.Fetching...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Alexis Bloom
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in South Africa, Alexis produced "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." Her directing work includes: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds," "Divide and Conquer: Roger Ailes," "Catching Fire, the story of Anita Pallenberg" and now "The Bibi Files."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
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.
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...
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...
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).
Mark Cousins
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Scottish-Irish filmmaker and writer. 24 feature length films - including The Story of Film, The March on Rome, Atomic, and Women Make Film - won 30 awards (Prix Italia, a Peabody, the European Film Academy Award for innovation, etc) and premiered at Cannes, Berlin, Venice.Fetching...
Sam Soko
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Producer
Company
LBx Africa
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sam Soko is a Nairobi-based documentary filmmaker known for his bold socio-political storytelling. His work has screened at Sundance, Berlin, and TIFF, earning Emmy, Peabody, PGA and other recognition. A strong advocate for freedom of expression, Sam engages in global discussions on impactfulFetching...
Christian Popp
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Popp is a French producer at TAG Film based in Paris. He has produced for the last 20 years about 40 documentaries, many of them as international coproductions. Christian is also mentoring at several documentary workshops, IDFA Academy, Documentary Campus, Ex Oriente, EAVE and more.Fetching...
Joanna Natasegara
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
Violet Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Joanna Natasegara is the founder of Violet Films and a director & producer based in London. She is the producer of The Dating Game, directed by Violet du Feng, screening at this years CPH DOXFetching...
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...
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.
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.
Violet Du Feng
Nationality
China
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fish + Bear Pictures
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Violet Du Feng (she/her) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films capture nuanced stories that confront stereotyping. Violet has directed, produced, and executive produced more than ten films over the past decade including the most recent Oscar® Shortlisted Hidden Letters.Fetching...
Mohamed Saïd Ouma
Nationality
Comoros
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Documentary Africa
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
DocA is a unique Pan-African initiative that aims to cultivate and nourish a self-sustaining documentary film ecosystem in Africa. We fund the African documentary film industry through interconnected initiatives in storytelling development and content creation, knowledge-building and sharing.Fetching...
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...
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, an outpost at 25Hours Hotel Dubai, and nomadic pan-GCC pop-ups. A Chevalier of Arts and Letters, she was named one of Fast Company ME’s Most Creative People in Business.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...
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...
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...
Jeppe Lange
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Artist
Bio
Jeppe Lange's films explore the philosophical and existential implications of AI. His work has been showcased at over 100 film festivals and art museums worldwide, including Telluride Film Festival, Chicago IFF, Visions du Réel and seven times at CPH:DOXFetching...
Mason Leaver-Yap
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artist and Curator
Bio
Moving image, exhibition and event producer
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 FF, Lincoln Center (NY), MAXXI Museum (Rome), Fondazione Prada (Milan), ICA (London), among othersFetching...
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 directedFIRE OF LOVE for which she won a DGA and Peabody. Other directing titles include THE SEER & THE UNSEEN and THE LAST SEASON.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shari Frilot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Chief Curator, New Frontier
Company
Sundance Film Festival
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Shari Frilot is a senior programmer and chief curator of the New Frontier program at the Sundance Film Festival.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...
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...
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...
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...
Raul Niño Zambrano
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Bio
Raul Niño Zambrano is the Creative Director of Sheffield DocFest since 2023. He is as an active member of the documentary film community and has served as a juror/tutor for renowned international festivals and markets.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.
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...
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...
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.
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
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Casey Meurer
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP, Nonfiction
Company
Concordia Studio
Profession
Producer
Bio
As the SVP of Nonfiction at Concordia Studio, Casey helps to oversee their feature documentary and docu-series slate. Prior to Concordia, she was VP Nonfiction at HBO Max, where she was integral to building the platform’s doc slate. Before HBO Max, Meurer was a creative executive at VICE Studios.
Michelle McCree
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive in Charge of Production/CBC Docs
Company
CBC Documentary Channel
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hannah Lafrati
Company Role
EA, Documentaries & Limited Series
Company
Hulu
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
A life longer lover of documentaries, Hannah has spent the last 3 years at Hulu in their documentary and limited series department working on films such as GOD FORBID, STOLEN YOUTH, and PERFECT WIFE. She started her career at Creative Artists Agency in Documentary Film Finance.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Eric Hynes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Curator of Film
Company
Museum of the Moving Image
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eric Hynes is 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.
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).
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Marco Cipollini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Program Advisor
Company
FID Marseille
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Marco Cipollini is a festival programmer, working for FIDMarseille - Marseille International Film Festival - and La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (France), since 2017.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...
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 branchFetching...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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/HolmströmFetching...
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...
Göran Hugo Olsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
Story AB
Profession
Director
Bio
Struggling.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 enews and freelances for a variety of publications focused on female directors.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...
Greg Moga
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Bray's Run Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bray's Run Productions braysrunproductions.com
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thorbjørn Tønder Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Director of the Foundation for Danish-Norwegian CollaborationFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Enzo Maaß
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
General Manager / Producer
Company
Vincent Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer / Managing DirectorFetching...
Jan Strang
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Svenska YLE
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Cultural Journalist since 1999 writing about music, film and theatre. Stringer for Finnish public service broadcaster Yle and contributor to several newspapers and magazines. Self-employed at Strang Media.Fetching...
Mikkel Inumineq Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communications consultant
Company
Dansk Journalistforbund
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I do communication and content for The Danish Union of Journalists - Media & Communication (DJ). We represent a vast majority of the danish media professionals, spanning from journalists and photographers to news designers and SoMe specialists. We are also the long time sponsor of the FACT:AWARD.Fetching...
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...
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.
Michaela Cajkova
Nationality
Slovakia
Company Role
CEO & Founder
Company
Filmotor
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
head of Filmotor. responsible for acquisitions & sales. we pick up around 7 feature docs per year. Apart of this we offer festival services and PR services.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.Fetching...
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. Prizewinning documentarys 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 moreFetching...
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...
Birthe Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Consultant
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
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Thomas Elley
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Danish film director, doc/fiction/hybrid. National Film School of Denmark (2019-2023).
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...
Facu Bartucci
Nationality
Argentina
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Facundo M. Bartucci is a screenwriter and film director from Buenos Aires, Argentina.Fetching...
Deborah Lowe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Debbie is an independent documentary producerFetching...
Keiria Hissabu
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary Director student at The National Film School Of Denmark. Graduating 2025
Julius Ernst Lembcke
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director student at the National Film School of DenmarkFetching...
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.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...
Eda Agzigüzel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I work as tv producer and journalist at the Danish broadcast coorporation, where I produce stories for television (DR1 and DR2) that always has a cultural focus.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...
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...
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.
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...
Kristine Bielefeldt
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director. Studying at the independent filmschool DOKTRIN.Fetching...
Matthew Carey
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Documentary Editor
Company
Deadline
Profession
Critic /Journalist
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...
Chris Snow
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Bio
xFetching...
Agnete Christiansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
LFS
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at LFS NytFetching...
Cassandre Lyotier
Nationality
France
Company Role
CPH:FORUM Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
xFetching...
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).
Geoffrey Macnab
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist based in UK contributing to Business Doc Europe, Screen International and The IndependentFetching...
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...
Radina Vladimirova
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
International Press Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Bio
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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.
Thomas Kerekes
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Radio Host
Company
Radio Proton - Das freie Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Head of the Radio Show "Tonspur" on Radio Proton The show focuses on independent music and filmsFetching...
Stella Ntavara
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
CPH:LAB & Inter:Active Symposium project manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
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...
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...
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...
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...
Robin Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
Producer and professor at Talentschool Næstved.Fetching...
Lone Nikolajsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Dagbladet Information
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film and tv critic at the daily newspaper Information.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 produced The Cave, Oscar nominated f2020 and won 2 Emmy´s The Cave and The Territory and 2 Peabody awards.Fetching...
Therese Henningsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Visual Anthropologist
Company
Sharna Pax
Profession
Director
Bio
Therese Henningsen is a filmmaker 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)
Nagieb Khaja
Nationality
Denmark
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and journalistFetching...
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...
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.
Stig Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Developer
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Luca Flåten
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Luca Flåten. 27 year old documentary film student at the University of Stavanger, Norway.Fetching...
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...
Shaan Ali
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Operations (Doc Film and Syria), IMS
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Shaan is a Human Rights lawyer, conflict photojournalist and manages the operations for both the Syria and Documentary Film programs at International Media Support, where he has worked for the last 5 years. In his spare time, Shaan teaches yoga and is a saunagusmester professionally in Copenhagen.Fetching...
Darren Emerson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Darren Emerson is a multi-award winning immersive artist and the co-founder of London production company East City Films. Over the last 10 years his pioneering storytelling work in VR has been recognised for its originality, technical excellence and its ability to reach delighted audiences.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
Robert Ford
Nationality
United Kingdom
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...
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...
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...
Dora Pavković
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Freelance Journalist
Company
Novosti
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I am a journalist working for several Croatian media as well as a recent graduate from Roskilde University. I have been covering Cph Dox for Novosti, the leading Croatian left wing newspaper, for the past 2 years.
Kamma Bay Eriksen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Junior Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
As Junior Producer at the Copenhagen-based production company, Good Company Pictures, Kamma Bay Eriksen is dedicated to creative expressions in the realm of documentary filmmaking. In 2022 she finished her Master's degree in film and media studies from University of Copenhagen.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...
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...
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, etcFetching...
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...
Elijah Stevens
Nationality
United States
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.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.
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...
Wendy Ide
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Screen Daily
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Wendy Ide is the Chief Film Critic of The Observer, she also covers film festivals for the trade publication Screen International.Fetching...
Ulrik Einer Ehrhorn Gutt-Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film director
Company
Ellis Film
Profession
Director
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...
Alexandre Marionneau
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning editor - International Coproductions
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Distributor / Sales Agent
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...
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...
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...
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.
Sissel Morell Dargis
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Sissel’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...
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...
Agnese Pietrobon
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Freelance Writer
Company
XRMust.com
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
A social psychologist and researcher, she is a writer for XRMust, where she explores the immersive field through the lens of storytelling and content. She is also a founding member of fanheart3, a welcoming space for fan communities, as well as a hub for discussing participatory culture dynamics.Fetching...
Nick Cunningham
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Editor
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
The voice of the European documentary tradeFetching...
Chris Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Radiovært på P1s "Kulturen"
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Danish radio host and culture journalist at P1 radio.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...
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...
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. His works as a freelancer for several outlets, inclduing Business Doc Europe. He serves as a programmer of the Torino Film Festival.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 filmfestivals and filmproduction (Sørfond). Skilled in the craftmanship of organizing crosscultural events. Strong arts and design professionalFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.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, SwedenFetching...
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.Fetching...
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...
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: SurvivFetching...
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...
Beathe Hofseth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Fri Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Beathe Hofseth, CEO and producer in Fri Film, established in 2009 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» (2024) and «Flophouse America» (2025).Fetching...
Tanja Wol
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
documentary director in production with feature length docuFetching...
Mette Korsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Director
Bio
Documentary FilmmakerFetching...
Nick Bradshaw
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Sight & Sound
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Janusz Kolodziej
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
MAGAZYN FILMOWY
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist, publicist, publisher. Professionally active since 1980 (Ekran, Video- Club, KINO, Tele Pro, www.telepro.com.pl)
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...
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...
Mathias Kryger
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Art Critic
Company
Politiken
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
mathias kryger, Politiken
Mikkel Stolt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Writer / Film editor
Company
pov.international
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Director
Bio
A former filmmaker turned to the dark side as a film critic.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.
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 moreFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
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...
Kirstine Barfod
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Founder and Film Producer
Company
Nordland Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kirstine Barfod is a Danish film producer and executive producer based in New York. She founded Nordland Pictures in 2022 and is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, best known for Black Snow (CPH:DOX), The Cave (TIFF), and Reunited (Hot Docs).Fetching...
Pamela Cohn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Film Critic and Podcast Host
Company
Lucid Dreaming Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
I am the co-producer, writer and host of The Lucid Dreaming Podcast: Conversations on Cinema, Art & Moving Image, with partner LONO Studio, London. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lucid-dreaming-conversations-on-cinema-art-and-moving/id1523915459Fetching...
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...
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...
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.
Sarah Mosses
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Together Films
Profession
Producer
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.
Erik Stephensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Chair
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
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...
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...
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...
Mette Heide
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO & producer
Company
Plus Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award-winning Mette Heide, with over 30 years of experience, has produced over 60 films and TV-series, winning three Danish Academy Awards and a Peabody. Recent films include "Take The Money and Run", "Winning Hearts and Mind" and "Into the Deep". CEO of Plus Pictures and member of AMPAS Doc Branch.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...
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...
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.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...
Jan Rofekamp
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Sales and Marketing Consultant
Company
Films Transit Inc.
Profession
Consultant, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
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...
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...
Mikala Krogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor-in-chief DR Documentary
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Documentary director, filmography include award winning documentaries: Scandinavian Star, A year of hope, The Newsroom - of the record and A normail Life.Fetching...
Kim Foss
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Direktør
Company
Grand Teatret
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Co-director of NatFilm Festival from 1993 to 2006, simultaneously serving as a newspaper critic and film journalist. Co-founded CPH:DOX in 2002. Since then: CEO of the arthouse cinema Grand Teatret and the distribution company Camera Film. Co-president of Europa Distribution.Fetching...
Camilla Larsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Programmer / Seminars Manager
Company
Göteborg Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Camilla Larsson is a programmer at Göteborg Film Festival and the festival’s streaming platform Draken Film, as well as manager of talks and panels and of Göteborg Film Fund. She is a journalist, moderator and film critic.Fetching...
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"
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 JourneyFetching...
Niklas Engstrøm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Katrine Kiilgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Isabelle Denaro
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Isabelle Denaro is known for the documentary "The Nature of Farming", currently being screened in Danish theaters following an impact strategy. Next step is international distribution while working on her second film "Seed Spreaders". She is looking for production and distribution collaborations.Fetching...
Cherine Karam
Nationality
Lebanon
Profession
Director
Bio
Cherine Karam worked for more than a decade in cultural production in Beirut before transitioning to filmmaking. After directing her first short documentary 'Yellow is the Color of Happiness', she is currently working on her first feature documentary 'Dépôt-Vente'.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
Chiara Liberti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Biografilm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Chiara is curator, producer and consultant, holds degrees in FilmStudies, VisualArtsCuration, AudiovisualManagement and has worked in distribution with I WonderPictures and production with Final Cut for Real.Since2022 is Biografilm co-ArtisticDirector and has recently co-produced the doc London BoysFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Ina Fichman
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President / Producer
Company
Intuitive Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
same as otherFetching...
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.
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...
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...
Nikki Parrott
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
TIGERLILY TWO GLASGOW
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tigerlily Two in Scotland was formed with the purpose of exploring new talent and stories outside London, and to be a prominent co producer for international projects and teams. It is run out of Glasgow and headed by Nikki.Recently they have co-produced ENO premiered at Sundance 2024 ,Fetching...
Anita Norfolk
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Folk Film AS
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Anita is a producer and the founder of Folk Film. She has co-produced a string of internationally acclaimed feature documentaries, most recently MOTHERLAND (2023, winner CPH:DOX, nominated for the European Film Awards) and HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND (ACID Cannes, Grand Jury Prize DOC NYC).Fetching...
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...
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.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...
Leah Sapin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Associate Director
Company
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Marlene Lyngstad
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Marlene Emilie Lyngstad (b. 1997) is a Norwegian director and screenwriter based in Copenhagen. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2023, with her graduation film Norwegian Offspring, which won the La cinef Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.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...
Mathilde Toux
Nationality
France
Company Role
Industry Project Manager
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
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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.
Tommy McIntyre
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Conference Coordinator
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
How can you understand a lifeFetching...
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.
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...
Jess Reilly
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
International Sales & Acquisitions Manager (Unscripted)
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jess oversees International sales and acquisitions at Together Films. Acquiring 8 - 12 titles each year across docs and drama, which are theatrical, commercial and socially impactful. Current films on the slate include Zurawski v Texas, Mediha and Gay Games and Your Fat Friend.Fetching...
Savina Petkova
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
Film Critic
Company
Little White Lies
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Savina Petkova is a Bulgarian film critic and programmer based in London, UK with a PhD in Film Studies.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...
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...
Lise Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Reporter
Company
Variety
Profession
Critic /Journalist
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
Tracie Holder
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer/U.S. Film Funding Specialist
Company
SELF
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.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 graduate. Founded Indie Film 1998. Red Cross Award, 2004, Amanda 2018 and 2022 for MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY and YOUNG & AFRAID. Selected co-productions: Erik Gandini's AFTER WORK & M. Oskouei's SUNLESS SHADOWS (IR 2019)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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Ekaterina Kyazhina
Nationality
Russia
Profession
Director
Bio
Based in Copenhagen, working in documentary film industry
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...
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...
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 ReykjavikFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. Trough our programs we mediate film history and celebrate analogue film.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...
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...
Jens-Julius Dall
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Freelance director and editor from Aarhus.Fetching...
Fredrik Waldeland
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Im a film editor doing a documentary masters degree in Stavanger, Norway.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...
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".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...
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 UKTVFetching...
Raissa Ferreira
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Editor and film critic
Company
Revista Singular
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Brazilian film critic and editor since 2021, venturing into covering online film festivals to discover new perspectives and ways of creating cinema from all corners of the world. I currently work on three websites, maintaining my own since 2024 for international coverage.Fetching...
Macon Holt
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film critic and co-host
Company
Projector Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Macon Holt is an academic, critic and co-host of the Projector Pod long-form discussion based film podcast.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...
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...
Luke Kemp
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Creative Programme, Immersive
Company
Barbican Centre
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Luke Kemp leads of the creative development of the Immersive programme at Barbican. These truly multi-disciplinary exhibition experiences have explored AI, the Climate, Video games and more before touring internationally. For 2025 we'll be exploring the embodied sound experience.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Simon Antoine
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Fifth Season
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Simon Antoine is a sharp-eyed Content Acquisitions Manager at FIFTH SEASON. With years of experience securing hit scripted and non-scripted projects, Simon helps bring bold, fresh stories to life. He's eager to collaborate with visionary producers and creatives
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...
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...
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...
Anni Asikainen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
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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...
Tue Steen Müller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist / Critic
Company
Filmkommentaren
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
This film blog is owned by Allan Berg and Tue Steen Müller. Who write the texts with occasional guest writers. The blog is a non-commercial, con amore initiative aiming at readers who are generally or professionally interested and engaged in (documentary) films. Allan Berg passed away 2024.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
I am AnnaFetching...
Ilja Roomans
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Docmakers
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ilja Roomans is producer for Docmakers, a collective of award winning filmmakers based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Recent films: Where Dragons Live (Suzanne Raes 2024), The Propagandist (Luuk Bouwman 2024) and 3x Emmy nominated Master of Light (Rosa Ruth Boesten 2022).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...
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...
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...
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.
Carylanna Taylor
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Sales and Acquisitions
Company
The Film Sales Company
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
The Film Sales Company strategizes and secures distribution for independently produced films and docuseries. Since its founding in 2002, the NYC-based company has successfully raised financing for and sold over 250 films to a diverse group of domestic and foreign distributors.Fetching...
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. Previously Fabricius has been director at Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden (2008-12) and KuFetching...
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 SundanceFetching...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Helen Prestgard
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Production Adviser Documentary
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Production Adviser Documentary, Norwegian Film Institute.Fetching...
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...
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...
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.
Ylva Skarsgård
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Festival Producer
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Producer, Nordisk Panorama Film FestivalFetching...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nadia Svaluto Moreolo
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Deputy Trade Commissioner
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY - DIRECTOR
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...
Ben Dalton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
International reporter
Company
Screen Daily
Profession
Critic /Journalist
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...
Helga Brekkan
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Film consultant
Company
Icelandic Film Centre
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Film consultant Icelandic Film CentreFetching...
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.
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...
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.
Mitch Clare
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
MetFilm Production
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Sales Agent
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...
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...
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...
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 panellist, she is currently also a member of the EBU documentary board.Fetching...
Babette Dieu
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
International Project Manager
Company
Marché du Film
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Babette Dieu has worked in film festivals, markets and training initiatives since 2016. She has collaborated for EFM, Toolbox, Cannes Docs, Doclisboa, FIFF, DOK Leipzig, and programmed for FIDÉ, Montreal Feminist Film Festival, Paris German Film Festival, and Festival En Ville.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...
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...
Bettina Hofmann
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
Radio Télévision Suisse
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
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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...
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...
Rebecca Lichtenfeld
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
InMaat Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
The InMaat Storytelling supports films related to gender justice and human rights.
Alex Billington
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder and Film Reviewer
Company
FirstShowing.net
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Movie lover, dog lover, photographer, geek, traveler, citizen of the world, and owner of movie blog FirstShowing.net. Watching what I can, when I can. Addicted to film festivals - always planning the be back for the next one.
Jacob Neiiendam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of International
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobneiiendam/Fetching...
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...
Simone van den Broek
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Documentary Film Consultant
Company
Netherlands Film Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Within the filmfund 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...
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 sFetching...
Lauren Haber
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Documentary
Company
Amplify Pictures
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Lauren Haber is a Brooklyn based Emmy-winning documentary feature and series producer and Head of Documentary at Amplify Pictures.
Mark Adams
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Critic / Journalist
Company
Business Doc Europe
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film reviewer for Business Doc Europe; Film Festival consultant and producer (of documentary Cannes Uncut)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...
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 AgencyFetching...
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...
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...
Dani Carlaw
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Screen Scotland
Company
Creative Scotland
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
At Screen Scotland Dani Carlaw supports the growth of the unscripted film and TV sector; from early-stage talent development, all the way through to supporting producers and production companies with the funding of theatrical documentaries, TV single programmes, series, and slates of projects.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.
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 awardsFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Yuyan Wang
Nationality
China
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and video artist.
Selin Murat
Nationality
France
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
IDFA Bertha Fund
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
IDFA is the leading institute for the art of documentary film and new media. Every November, IDFA’s festival welcomes some 295,000 visits and 3,000 professionals to Amsterdam for a trend-setting program. Beyond the festival, IDFA propels the industry forward with the markets IDFA markets.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...
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...
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...
Lennart Ström
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
m:brane -The Forum
Profession
Festival / Market
Mirjam Wiekenkamp
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founder/Publicist
Company
NOISE Film & TV
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Mirjam Wiekenkamp has been working as a publicist for both fiction and documentary since 2008. She is the founder of NOISE and represents films at festivals such as Berlinale, Cannes, CPH:DOX, IDFA, IFFR, Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Venice.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.
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.
Morgan Quaintance
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Morgan Quaintance is a London-based artist and writer.
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...
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, panelsFetching...
Adam Dawtrey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bofa Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of feature documentaries, based in Scotland with an international perspective, often about art and culture. Recent films include "A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things" (2024, d. Mark Cousins - winner of Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary IFF) and "Celluloid Underground" (2023, d. Ehsan KhoshbaktFetching...
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...
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...
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.
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 filmaker.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.
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...
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 committeeFetching...
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...
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...
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 won multiple awards at international pitching forums and film festivals with her teams. She moved from Hong Kong to Denmark to develop a start-up on audience data privacy.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...
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...
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...
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...
Paul Bouchard
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director of Acquisitions & Business Development
Company
Diversion Cinema
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Paul Bouchard, with 10 years of experience in the film industry, specializes in the sales and distribution of immersive and creative VR works. In 2018, he joined Diversion to establish its international XR distribution department, aiming to sustainable distribution models for immersive digital art.Fetching...
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 CharlottenborgFetching...
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...
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.
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...
Arthur Franck
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Director
Bio
Arthur Franck is documentary filmmaker from Helsinki. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2009, and has been making documentaries for over 15 years. Together with producer Sandra Enkvist he runs the production company Polygraf. He is a father of three and plays basketball on mondays.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.
Elisabeth Vendelsøe
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at The Danish Filmschool, Documentary Director
Jonas Helmer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Producer assistant and studentFetching...
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.
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.
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...
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 lassenFetching...
Peter Alsted
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Empty Chairs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Filmmaker, digital content producer and published author from Denmark. Co-founder of the production and distribution company Empty Chairs.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Isabella Karhu
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Danish Bear Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Isabella Karhu is an award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Danish Bear Productions. She is one of the Emerging Producers of 2024, and her films have premiered at festivals such as Sundance and CPH:DOX. Her aim is to produce high-quality, creative films with strong artistic values.Fetching...
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...
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...
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...
Al Cossar
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Melbourne International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
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...
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...
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...
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...
Signe Bruntse
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Premium doc acquisitions.
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...
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...
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.Fetching...
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.
Smilla Khonsari
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmschool student - documentary directorFetching...
Chris Schmidt
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
PBS WGBH NOVA
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
TBDFetching...
Flore Cosquer
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Scottish Documentary Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
At the intersection of art and industry, Scottish Documentary Institute champions the independent documentary field in Scotland and beyond, through the nurturing of filmmakers and audiences.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...
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...
Carina Bordewich
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Buyer
Company
NRK
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Bio
TBC
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.
Mandy Chang
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Global Head of Documentaries
Company
Fremantle
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
MANDY CHANG -SHORT 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, moving into exeFetching...
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...
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...
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 foucus on communication management and community relations.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...
Gustav Nordentoft Nissen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Useless piece of shitFetching...
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...
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...
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...
Mark Bell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Arts
Company
BBC
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Mark Atkin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Crossover Labs
Profession
Producer
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...
Ömer Sami
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Whatnot Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Ömer Sami is a filmmaker of British, Irish and Turkish descent. His work has been shortlisted for an Academy Award and showcased internationally at Telluride, Hot Docs, DOK Leipzig, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, among others.Fetching...
Anne Köhncke
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Recently started Final Cut for Real Norway, co-founder of six-time Oscar®nominated Final Cut for Real in Cph in 2009. Lives between Norway & France. Prior to producing, she was Comm. Editor at DR2, and Sales Executive. MA in film, EAVE grad., member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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...
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...
Håvard Bustnes
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
UpNorth Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Håvard Bustnes, award-winning director/producer and co-founder of UpNorth Film, premiered Phantoms of the Sierra Madre at CPH:DOX 2024. His films, including The Name of the Game and Golden Dawn Girls, have screened at 100+ festivals, on TV, and in cinemas worldwide.Fetching...
Robin Petré
Nationality
Denmark
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.Fetching...
Tine Fischer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
School/Academia - Management
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 doc industry, as decision maker for key festivals.Fetching...
Nora Philippe
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of EURODOC
Company
EURODOC
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nPLQUzvPrpR6y3Eiowm3s4CmbnZVgUjH/viewFetching...
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...
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.
Iris Olsson
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Film Commissioner / Documentaries & Short Films
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Freelance Film Director, Script Consultant & Project Coach with 20+ years in Film and TV-industry. Director of awarded films, series and commercials. Past positions include Film Commissioner at Finnish Film Foundation, Artistic Director at DocPoint FF and Teacher of Production and Documentary Film.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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
Krishan Arora
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
International Content Consultant
Company
SBS Television
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...
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...
Sabine Lange
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Bi-media
Company
ARTE G.E.I.E
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Sabine Lange is a commissioning editor, for the Culture department of ARTEs headquarter in Strasbourg. She is in charge of “La Lucarne”, a program slot dedicated to experimental, auteur, essayist, personal creative documentary. She is always looking for innovative formats and story telling.
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...
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...
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...
Wouter Jansen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions
Company
Square Eyes
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Square Eyes is a sales and festival distribution agency which helps outstanding non-mainstream films find the audience and recognition they deserve.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 fundingFetching...
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 magazineFetching...
Barbara Truyen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Commissioning Editor & Executive Producer | International Co-productions
Company
VPRO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I work in documentary scene since the early 90’s. Since 2007 as commissioning editor. I focus on international coproduction and strategic alliances for both Dutch and international documentary films and series. Trying to create new ways of working to create a healthier ecosystem that benefit all.
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 Institue, 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...
Asta Dalman
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Commissioning editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
I'ver 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,
Charlotte Gry Madsen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
VT, 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...
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.
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.
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...
Andreas Johnsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Rosforth Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Johnsen has made several intl 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...
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...
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...
Barbara Biemann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning editor
Company
NDR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of NDR documentary filmsFetching...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Anthony Kaufman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Film Journalist/Film Programmer
Company
Documentary Magazine
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Anthony Kaufman is a regular contributor to Documentary Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, and has previously contributed to Variety, IndieWire, the New York Times, and many other publications; he is also Senior Programmer at the Chicago International Film Festival and the Doc10 film festival.
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.
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...
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...
Lisa Nyed
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor Documentary Film
Company
Film i Skåne
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
May I e-mail this later in December as my position is about to slightly change from Jan 1, 2025?Fetching...
Francisco Ferreira
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Critic & Journalist
Company
Expresso
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Francisco Ferreira is a resident film critic for Expresso newspaper in Lisbon.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...
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...
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
Coming upFetching...
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 intl 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...
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.
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 BerlinFetching...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Annette Klit Kjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor at Filmfremme
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Administrator of the supporting Scheme FilmfremmeFetching...
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...
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...
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.
Elizabeth Sheldon
Nationality
United States
Company Role
CEO
Company
Juno Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Elizabeth Sheldon is the founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of Juno Films. She implements a collaborative approach with filmmakers and producers to develop and execute bespoke all-rights releases. She launched Juno in 2016 and current releases include Housewife of the Year and The Whale.Fetching...
Shanida Scotland
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Film
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
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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 , 2025Fetching...