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Daniel Duque
Nationality
Colombia
Profession
Director
Bio
Daniel Duque is a Colombian artist working in the fields of installation, film, and drawing. At the heart of his practice lies an essential relationship between territoriality and corporality. He lives and works in France, where he develops projects between Latin America and Europe.
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.
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)
Nora Aarrestad
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Norwegian filmmaker and artist living in the Lofoten Islands.
Maria Rodriguez Abad
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Responsable Proyectos Área Cine de NICDO
Company
NICDO
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
She began her professional career at Canal+ and Sony Pictures Television in Spain. In the United States and Canada, she worked for the SIFF and VIFF festivals. Later, in Pamplona, she was responsible for the production of various cultural events such as Punto de Vista festival.
Yassmin Abdelfattah
Nationality
Egypt
Profession
Director
Bio
Filmmaker and marketing professional. Studied at Stockholm Film School, created multiple student films, and wrote a top scoring script in the school’s history. Currently developing my first feature film.
Shaimaa Abdurahim
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Shaimaa Abdurahim is a film director from Uppsala, Sweden. She has had short films in festivals like Uppsala Short Film Festival and Göteborg Film Festival. Shaimaa is currently studying documentary directing at the National Film School of Denmark.
Arwa Aburawa
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Arwa Aburawa is a filmmaker and artist based in London, who collaborates with Turab Shah to create work that combines documentary, archival, and poetic elements to explore the legacies of colonialism, climate crisis and migration.
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.
Ricardo Acosta
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Editor, Other Film Professional
Bio
RICARDO ACOSTA is a Cuban Canadian documentary film editor, script consultant and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His films have premiered at Sundance, Cannes, and IDFA, among other world film festivals. He is an Emmy winner and nominee for the Canadian Industry.
Tom Adjibi
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Tom Adjibi is an actor and filmmaker. He has has worked with the Dardenne brothers, Guit brothers, and more recently with Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni. In 2021 he directed his first short film entitled "Marlone". In 2025 he directed his first feature film entitled "This is not a french film".
David Adler
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Makropol
Profession
Director
Bio
Director of film and immersive media. The projects have a strong narrative focus while combining a diverse array of media, techniques and subjects. The stories explore strange characters, violent acts and intimate spaces, bridging the divide between narrative convention and abstract, emotional.
Shreela Agarwal
Nationality
India
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Shreela Agarwal is an award-winning Indian filmmaker working across fiction and documentary. Her films explore memory, place, and lived experience. After a four-year break pursuing boxing, she returned with BMCLD, following acclaimed work premiered at SGIFF.
Mery Aghakhanyan
Nationality
Armenia
Profession
Director
Bio
Mery Aghakhanyan is an Armenian film director, photographer and musician. She received her higher education in Music Theory, followed by the second higher in Philosophy and Metaphysics. In 2015, Mery graduated from Armenia-based Hay-Art cinema courses for film directors and writers.; Mery Aghakhanyan is an Armenian film director, photographer and musician. She received her higher education in Music Theory, followed by the second higher in Philosophy and Metaphysics. In 2015, Mery graduated from Armenia-based Hay-Art cinema courses for film directors and writers.; Mery Aghakhanyan is an Armenian film director, documentary photographer and musician. She received her higher education in Music Theory, followed by the second higher in Philosophy and Metaphysics. In 2015, Mery graduated from Armenia-based Hay-Art cinema courses for film directors and writers. She is currently finishing her debut short fiction film and developing her second feature documentary.
Marvin Agire
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Marvin Agire is a 21-year-old Norwegian artist and visual storyteller based in Copenhagen. Currently attending The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Working with film, photography, and archival material, he explores identity, history, and cultural intersections.
Roisin Agnew
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Director
Bio
Roisin Agnew is an Italian-Irish filmmaker. She’s the director of BAFTA-longlisted The Ban, now featured on The New Yorker. She’s a PhD student at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths and an Associate Lecturer at the London Film School and Ravensbourne University.; Roisin Agnew is an Italian-Irish filmmaker. She’s the director of BAFTA-longlisted The Ban, now featured on The New Yorker. She’s a PhD student at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths and an Associate Lecturer at the London Film School and Ravensbourne University.; Roisin Agnew is an Italian-Irish filmmaker and researcher. She’s the director of The Ban, long-listed for a BAFTA and now featured on The New Yorker. She’s currently in development with her feature with BFI Doc Society. She's worked as a games writer for PlayStation. She’s a PhD student at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths and an Associate Lecturer at the London Film School.
Ulviyya Ahmadova
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Profession
Director
Bio
She is the Head of Film Education Programs and producer of film screenings at the Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. She is the winner of AKİDocs 2025 and a participant of WARM Academy and CHANGE 2025–2026 with her feature documentary “My Home.”; Director: Ulviyya Ahmadova She is the Head of Film Education Programs and producer of film screenings at the Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. She is the winner of AKİDocs 2025 and a participant of WARM Academy and CHANGE 2025–2026 with her feature documentary “My Home.” She also produced “Unbreakable Women of Ukraine,” selected for Dhaka DocLab 2025 WIP.
Kati Aho
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Iria the Film LLC
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kati Aho is a Finnish creative industry executive director and producer with nearly two decades of experience across fashion, media, arts, and advertising. Her work centers on emotionally grounded, visually immersive storytelling focused on identity, self-discovery, and personal expression.
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, 20 feature films and 3 TV dramas. His films have been screened at festivals like Berlinale, Sundance, Venice. CPH:Dox, IDFA, TIFF, HotDocs etc.
MHD Nawras AlHanbali
Nationality
Syria
Company Role
Producer & Financial Manager
Company
Stories Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Syrian producer, director & cultural organizer with over 8 years of experience in film and theatre. Works on documentary films, trainings and international industry collaboration, with a focus on budgeting, production management and supporting emerging voices in independent non-fiction cinema.
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Once in a Blue Moon Films
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Ra’anan Alexandrowicz is a director, screenwriter and editor. His critically acclaimed work seeks to make the invisible visible and challenge political and formal conventions. His nonfiction and fiction works have been showcased at Sundance Berlin and Cannes, released theatrically internationally, and aired by ARTE; the BBC and PBS.
Shaan Ali
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Operations (Doc Film and Syria)
Company
International Media Support
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Operations, compliance, legal, administrative and technical support to IMS programmes: Syria and Doc Film.
Dalia Alkury
Nationality
Jordan
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Dalia Al Kury (she/her) is a film director whose work navigates cross-genre storytelling. Her films explore the resilience and political unconscious of the everyday hero in the Arab World. She holds a PhD in artistic research from the Norwegian film school
Jamie Allan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jamie Allan is the Future Proof Lab Manager for BFI Doc Society. He is a curator, artist and filmmaker, and was previously the Curator of Artist Film programmes at HOME Manchester, and Curator of the Short Film and Community Programmes at Sheffield DocFest International Documentary Film Festival.
Renaud Allilaire
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Society & Geopolitics - Documentaries
Company
France Télévisions
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.
Carlo Alpeggiani
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Blink Fish
Profession
Producer
Bio
I began collaborating with a production company that, at the time, consisted of just seven people; today, the team has grown to twenty-five. Within the company, I am responsible for all documentary projects.
Peter Alsted
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Empty Chairs
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker, digital content producer and published author.
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.
David Amiel
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
France Télévisions
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.
Nezar Andary
Nationality
Lebanon
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nezar Andary is a filmmaker, writer, and curator. His award-winning film, Unlocking Doors of Cinema (2020) screened in many festivals. He recently finished production of We are not Islands, We are the Water Between Them, a film on visual artist Tarek Al-Ghoussein’s final project, Odysseus.
Naja Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Naja Andersen is making her directorial debut with the documentary “Lynetteholm on Trial”, premiering at CPH:DOX. The film follows the activist and legal efforts to stop Copenhagen’s controversial mega-project, Lynetteholm. Naja has a background in political science, climate and communication.
Jakob Pagel Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Jakob Pagel Andersen (b. 1989) is a Danish documentary director. His debut film Wild Wounded Animals (2022) premiered at CPH:DOX and was part of IDFAs short film competition. Jakob is currently working on his first feature length documentary, with support from New Danish Screen (DFI) and FilmFyn.
Iben Haahr Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
fru Tonefilm
Profession
Director
Bio
The World is out of focus - The Life regarding Anton - My Love, the story about Poul & mai
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, Feature 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).
Heidi Kim Andersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
President of Production
Company
Public Square Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Heidi Kim Andersen is a Danish/Korean film producer known for producing award-winning, internationally and Danish acclaimed documentaries. Her credits include Theatre of Violence (2023), Skál (2021) and Q´s Barbershop (2019). A one-time commissioning editor for TV2 Denmark and former partner in the renowned production company made in Copenhagen 2. Heidi has been commissioning film consultant for the Danish Film Institute since 2021, where she commissioned Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Dear Tomorrow, Balomania and dozens more. Since February 1th 2026, Heidi has joined the New York-based production company Public Square Films.
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.
Sarah Anderson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Chief Operating Officer
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Sarah Anderson is the Chief Operating Officer of Chicken & Egg Films. Over the past decade, she’s had a critical role in the growth of the organization, performing a key leadership role in the development of its strategic priorities, operations, and team.
Elin Andersson
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Screen Story
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer at Screen Story in Bergen. 20 years of experience including production, management, and industry development. Owner/producer at Agitator and Filmkollektivet, industry manager at Western Norway Film Centre and most recent Head of Production at Mer Film before joining Screen Story in 2025.
Elena Andreicheva
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Nice Light Ltd
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Elena is an Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary filmmaker. She’s produced work on hard-hitting and hard-access topics - incarceration, human trafficking and women’s rights. Her films as director have focused on personal odysseys.
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.
Ben Joseph Andrews
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Artist
Company
Pernickety Split
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ben Joseph Andrews is a multi-award-winning disabled new media artist from Wathaurong country in Australia working in immersive/XR. His practice harnesses emerging technologies to expand perceptions, reawaken curiosity and instill a sense of wonder to the world we inhabit.
Diego Pino Anguita
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Producer
Company
CangrejoFilms
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and filmmaker. Executive Director of Chiledoc, an organization created to promote Chilean documentaries in Chile and abroad. His films have been selected in important international markets and festivals such as Visions du Réel, DokLeipzig, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, BAFICI, among others.
Rebekka Anker-Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Rebekka Anker-Møller is Studio Manager & Head of Exhibitions for artist Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm. She works with exhibition development, institutional collaborations, strategy, and research-based networks at the intersection of contemporary art, AI, technology and societal inquiry.
Federico Anselmi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Head of Industry & Talent Programs
Company
NewImages Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Federico Anselmi moved to London in 2018 to study Virtual Reality at UAL London College of Communication. After the Master's, he worked for three years as the coordinator of the Venice Immersive section at the Venice International Film Festival.
Aviwe Apleni
Nationality
South Africa
Profession
Director
Bio
Aviwe Apleni is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker working across drawing, painting, animation, and moving image. His intuitive, process-driven practice explores identity, presence, discomfort, and inner emotional landscapes.; Aviwe Apleni is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker working across drawing, painting, animation, and moving image. His intuitive, process-driven practice explores identity, presence, discomfort, and inner emotional landscapes.
Katya Aragão
Nationality
São Tomé and Príncipe
Profession
Director
Bio
Katya Aragão is a writer and director from São Tomé and Príncipe. Raised on her father’s stories and the wonder of cinema, she moved from journalism to filmmaking in 2017 with Mina Kiá. Her work includes The Battle of the Giants and Beyond Survival, etc.
Rodrigo Areias
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Bando à Parte
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Has produced over 150 films and has won San Sebastian’s Golden Shell, 3 lions at Venice, 1 Locarno Leopard. As a director, his last feature film The Worst Man in London premiered at Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition, and his last documentary NOVA ’78 premiered on the official selection of Locarno.
Anna Arghiros
Nationality
Cyprus
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am currently studying for a master's in visual anthropology. I have made a film about walking and people's imagination of climate change. I plan to work on a film about trees as a part of my thesis.
Maria Rojas Arias
Nationality
Colombia
Company Role
Filmmaker and Producer
Company
La Vulcanizadora
Profession
Director
Bio
filmmaker, visual artist, and producer. She was selected as a filmmaker for Berlinale Talents Berlin in 2020. Her film ABRIR MONTE (2021) was awarded the Short Joy prize at Ji.lhava and Best Short Film at the Valdivia IFF and Kinoforum Brazil. She was a MacDowell Fellow in 2024.
Sarah Arnaud
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of production and communication
Company
NewImages Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
With a background in art and cinema, Sarah Arnaud founded the independent company Tchikiboum with an interest for innovative socially engaged art works and produced Entrez dans la danse and Duchampiana. Since july 2025, she is one of the founding member of NewImages and is now head of production.
Krishan Arora
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer/Consultant
Company
Mixing Media Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Krishan Arora was recently Int'l Content Consultant for Australian public channel SBS, and now produces and consults through his company Mixing Media, based in London & Copenhagen. He was previously at ARTE and commissioning editor at BBC in the areas of Science, History & Arts.
Manuela Gutiérrez Arrieta
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer of the feature-lenght ""Our rised skin"" (development stage) among other projects. Programmer of Salon de belleza, a collective based in the north of spain that works around cutaroship and pedagogy.
Paula Arroio
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Producer
Company
Oscura Producciones
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mexican producer and partner at Oscura Producciones. She studied History at the National University and specializes in documentaries about nature, history, and culture. Paula has extensive experience as a historical adviser and iconographic researcher for film, television, and theater.
Steven Artels
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
RTS
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Graduate of INSAS Brussels in film editing, he joined TSR in 1993 as a director. His report Chernobyl, My Beloved Plant won FIGRA’s top prize (1996), and Nightmare in Iraq won the Premis Actual (2005). He later led the current affair program Temps Présent, and, since 2018, RTS Documentaries.
Comfort Arthur
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Comfort Arthur is a British-Ghanaian animator and filmmaker. She has directed episodes of CBeebies’ JoJo & Gran Gran and is now developing her first immersive documentary, Ursula, exploring life with endometriosis.
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.
Takashi Asai
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
President
Company
Uplink
Profession
Producer
Bio
Founded UPLINK in 1987, starting as a film distribution company. Currently operates two art-house cinemas: one in Tokyo with five screens and another in Kyoto with four screens. In 2027, the company plans to open a five-screen cinema in Hiroshima.
Muallem Ashtar
Nationality
Palestine
Profession
Director
Bio
A Jerusalemite multidisciplinary artist, performer and creator whose combines circus, dance, and theatre. Director of the short film Land of Denied Rituals 2025.
Larasing Ati
Nationality
Indonesia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A Visual Anthropology Master's Student who is interested in the potential of multimodality in Contemporary Anthropology.
Mark Atkin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Crossover Labs
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Mark Atkin is the curator of CPH:DOX Inter:Active and Head of Studies of the CPH:LAB, CPH:DOX’s talent development programme, supporting visionaries to push the boundaries of documentary storytelling. He curates Electric Dreams, a programme dedicated to Immersive Storytelling at Adelaide Fringe Festival. He is part of Immersive Arts, the UK’s funding and development programme for immersive artists; and QUAFF, a fund supporting queer artists. He is on the steering committee for the Annwn Prize, the world’s first prize for excellence in Immersive Storytelling. His award-winning immersive and interactive productions have been exhibited at major arts institutions around the world.
Ed Atkins
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Ed Atkins is a British artist based in Copenhagen. In 2025, a retrospective exhibition was held at Tate Britain, and an anti-memoir was published by Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Arevik Avanesyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
producer
Company
Dokino
Profession
Producer
Bio
Arevik is active in film production since 2010, she has participated in numerous workshops including Talents Sarajevo (2014). Co-founder and president of ArmDoc Armenian Documentary Association and founder of PlatformDoc a distribution of Armenian Documentary films in Armenia.
Alethea Avramis
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alethea C. Avramis is a creative producer and director who works at the intersection of experiential and traditional media. She has worked at immersive arts entertainment company Meow Wolf based in US and also produced award-winning VR experiences with French immersive studio Atlas V.
Sasha Ayoub
Nationality
Syria
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
A Syrian Documentary film producer and executive director of Stories Film, currently leading its annual project Stories Film Documentary Lab, workshops, and screenings aimed at empowering documentary cinema. In addition to her work as a film editor, she serves as an editing consultant and writer
Ida Maria Lykke Baadsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Ida Maria (27). I am currently doing a master in visual anthropology at Aarhus University.
Sidsel Barrit Bach
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Intern
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I hold a BA in Danish from KU and am currently completing a Master’s degree while interning at the production company Final Cut For Real. My work centers on contemporary literature and ecocriticism, exploring climate ethics, empathy, and coexistence with the non-human world.
Liliia Badai
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Liliia Badai. I'm 25 years old and a beginner film director. I studied documentary filmmaking in Ukraine. I recently moved to Denmark to continue my education and build my career in film. I am interested in fiction films and plan to make several short films and a feature film.
Rita Baghdadi
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Lady & Bird Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker (SIRENS, Sundance 2022), and co-founder of Lady and Bird Films.
David Bakum
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
David Bakum (he/they) is a film curator and community builder working at the intersection of cinema, human rights, and political education. They curate queer and (post)migrant narratives and work across festivals, research, and advocacy projects.
Nivetha Balasubramaniam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Nivetha is an art student at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She is mainly interested in film and documentary.
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.
Heather Baldry
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Supporting storytelling that changes our understanding and behavior since 2022.
Haig Balian
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
My work focuses on character-driven, vérité storytelling with an international scope, spanning sport, politics, and personal history. I’m currently directing The Moonwalkers, a feature documentary following the Solomon Islands national floorball (innebandy) team.
Søren Balle
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Professional Associations
Molli Balling-Hauge
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jeg hedder Molli, jeg er 24 år gammel, og jeg bor i et kollektiv i Aarhus men er fra København. Jeg arbejder på Køn museum og Kunsthal Aarhus og ved siden af laver jeg mindre filmprojekter. Efter to semestre på journalistik droppede jeg ud, og nu søger jeg dokumentarfilmskoler.
Thor Hampus 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).; 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).
Jørgen Banke
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
rspns ApS
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
We are a small, news media, focussed on climate change and environmental sustainability. We will be covering documentaries and events related to climate and environmental issues.
Olivier de Bannes
Nationality
France
Company Role
PRODUCER
Company
O2B FILMS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Olivier has produced more than 60 history, science and arts documentaries for Arte, France Télévisions, Canal+ and international partners (Netflix, BBC, RAI, RTBF, RTS etc.) awarded or selected in major festivals; César, Mostra, FIFA, HotDocs, Fipadoc.
Najla Barouni
Nationality
France
Company Role
Art Director
Company
Black Pasta Films
Profession
Director
Bio
French-Tunisian filmmaker, actress and producer. Najla Barouni creates films exploring memory and identity. Her works include the award-winning “Dhakira,” “Stone,” and the documentary “Lola & Carmen,” Grand Prix France Télévisions.; French-Tunisian filmmaker, actress and producer. Najla Barouni creates films exploring memory and identity. Her works include the award-winning “Dhakira,” “Stone,” and the documentary “Lola & Carmen,” Grand Prix France Télévisions.
Beniamino Barrese
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Trained at the NFTS in the UK ,Beniamino is an Italian filmmaker and cinematographer. His debut feature "The Disappearance of My Mother" premiered at Sundance 2019, earned an EFA nomination and a Cinema Eye Award. Based in Milan, he is developing his first fiction feature and a new documentary.
Irene Bartolomé
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Lemu Helu
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
IRENE BARTOLOMÉ is a filmmaker, film editor, and producer from Barcelona. Her practice focuses on exploring different aspects of urbanism through the non-fiction and new forms of cinema. Irene resides in Beirut, Lebanon, where she has just completed the feature-length film "Dream of Another Summer”.
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.
Beate Basso
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Filmmaker • Director • Producer
Company
STUDIO BASSO
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker and producer from Bergen, Norway, currently completing a creative documentary. My approach is open, flexible, and process-driven.
Alvaro Guzman Bastida
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Director
Company
Claroscuro Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Álvaro Guzmán Bastida is writer and filmmaker whose splits his time between Brooklyn and his native Spain. His work is centered around issues of migration, social inequality, labor, memory, and identity. His short films have garnered awards and nominations across the globe.
Leon Baugh
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Technical Staging Crew
Company
Trial and Error Studio
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Leon Baugh is co-founder of Trial and Error Studio.
Simone Baumann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
German Films
Profession
Professional Associations, Other Film Professional
Bio
Simone Baumann is the CEO of German Films since 2019.She studied Philosophy in Rostov/Don+worked as a research assistant at the HU in Berlin.Her career in documentaries began in the early 1990s at MDR in Dresden.1997, she became a managing partner for LE Vision.
Sebastian Baurmann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
Miiqo Studios
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Sebastian Baurmann has been developing award-winning projects that combine digital technologies with interactive user experiences, with a focus on design and data visualization. His work merges technology with user-centered design, transforming complex contemporary issues into tangible stories.
Helene Nyborg Bay
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Director and curator of contemporary art.
Jacqueline Baylon
Nationality
Mexico
Profession
Director
Bio
Jacqueline Baylon is a Mexican filmmaker whose work focuses on civil rights injustices and migration stories across the globe. Her short film UNTIL HE’S BACK (2024), about a father seeking to recover his son’s body after he died attempting to immigrate, was shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards.
Caroline Behar
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of International Co-productions / Acquisitions
Company
France Télévisions
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Caroline Behar is Head of the International Coproductions and Acquisitions Factual department of France Televisions. She is working for the different channels of the group, (France 2, France 3, France 5, and the digital channel France.tv), either for prime time, or more author driven slot.
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'). RBB is part of the German ARD network and contributes programms to the European cultural channel ARTE.
Anita Beikpour
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Anita Beikpour is an Iranian-Danish film director, graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 2017. Her debut feature documentary "Prelle - Lytter til mig selv" premiered at CPH:DOX in 2020 and she is currently working on her next feature film.
Cala Beinsteiner
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I come from analog film and cameras, with time spent shaping images, stories, and creative projects. My work lives behind the scenes, where ideas are built, refined, and guided from first spark to finished frame.
Hélder Beja
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Doclisboa
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Hélder Beja is Director of Doclisboa IFF and a board member of APORDOC – the Portuguese Association for Documentary. An author, editor and programmer, his work spans cinema, literature and journalism, with a strong focus on cultural exchange and international circulation. He co-wrote the feature film Projecto Global (Rotterdam IFF, 2026) and the TV series The Cowboy (2024). Having lived in Asia for nearly a decade, he co-founded the Macau Literary Festival, where he served as Programme Director (2012–2018), and he's one of the organizers of the Asia Pacific Writers & Translators Conference.
Walid Bekhti
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles (CVB)
Profession
Producer
Bio
Walid Bekhti is a european producer working across fiction and documentary. He is member of the National Center of Cinéma in Belgium and in France. He is also member of the European Film Academy.
Mark Bell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Commissioning Editor / Arts
Company
BBC
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning Editor at the BBC of 15 years standing. Responsible tor the Arena strands of arts documentaries that celebrated its 50th birthday in 2025.
Katie Bench
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Dogwoof is a leading sales agent, production company and theatrical distributor based in London.
Åse Marie Bendiksen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Acquisition Executive/Buyer
Company
NRK
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Åse has 30 years experience of producing TV in various genres, with a BA from TV at Lillehammer University. She has worked as Executive Producer, Head of Sales, Program Developer and Program Director. Employed by both Broadcasters and several of Norways largest Production companies.
Julie Parker Benello
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co Founder
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Julie is the Founder of Secret Sauce Media, her latest venture to produce and invest in surprising and timeless film projects. She co-founded Chicken & Egg Pictures in 2005 with the belief that diverse women and gender expansive nonfiction storytellers have the power to catalyze cultural change.
Maite Bengsch
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Transparent Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maite Bengsch graduated in film production from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2025 with her diploma film Finding Connection, premiering at CPH:DOX 2026. From April 2024 to 2026 she works as a creative assistant to Wim Wenders. She co-founded the production company Transparent Film.
Hind Bensari
Nationality
Morocco
Company Role
Director
Company
Bullitt Film ApS
Profession
Director
Bio
Hind is a Moroccan-British filmmaker whose documentaries have helped change laws. Her debut 475: Break the Silence sparked a national movement, while We Could Be Heroes won the Hot Docs Grand Prize and led to equal rights for disabled athletes. Out Of School is in the HUMAN:RIGHTS competition at Dox.; Hind is a Moroccan-British filmmaker whose documentaries have helped change laws. Her debut 475: Break the Silence sparked a national movement, while We Could Be Heroes won the Hot Docs Grand Prize and led to equal rights for disabled athletes. Out Of School is in the HUMAN:RIGHTS competition at Dox.
Clara Benyamin
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
I am a French Entertainment Lawyer. Let's talk IP law, movies and video games industry.
Sélim Benzeghia
Nationality
France
Company Role
Filmmaker / Producer
Company
Koudéta Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Sélim is a French-Algerian filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer and co-founder of Koudéta Films. His character-driven work explores migration, memory, and environmental justice. Supported by Ford Foundation and Redford Center, he is an alumnus of Eurodoc. His work has aired on France TV and LCP.
Michael Berg
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
General Manager, United International Pictures, Universal/Paramount. Michael Berg has worked in the the theatre industry for almost 50 years. The last 26 years as Distributor at UIP.
Daniel Berger
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President
Company
Oscilloscope Pictures
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Daniel Berger runs Oscilloscope Laboratories. Berger has been with O-Scope from when the company wore short pants. Previously he worked at THINKFilm. He is an adjunct graduate film professor at Johns Hopkins Unicversity and a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Jesper Bergom-Larsson
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Senior Documentary Advisor
Company
Midtnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Senior Documentary Adviser at Midtnorsk Filmsenter. Producer and film consultant in fiction and documentary, with former key roles at the Swedish Film Institute and regional film centres in Sweden and Norway. Frequent jury member at international festivals and industry events.
Aida Berisha
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Aida is a visual artist with a focus on filmmaking. Interested in stories of displacement, grief, growing up with multiple cultures and a sense of belonging, their work aims to blur the lines between documentary and fiction and to juxtapose her subject’s material reality with their emotional world.
Carolyn Bernstein
Nationality
United States
Company Role
EVP, Documentary Films
Company
National Geographic Documentary Films
Bio
Carolyn Bernstein is Executive Vice President, Documentary Films at National Geographic (NGDF) where she oversees the award-winning National Geographic Documentary Films banner. Over the last eight years, Bernstein has built NGDF into an industry powerhouse, partnering with best-in-class filmmakers to tell gripping, creatively ambitious stories that inspire a deeper connection to our world. Under her leadership, NGDF has earned both awards recognition and commercial success, starting with E. Chai Vasarhelyi + Jimmy Chin’s Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning ‘Free Solo’. Other notable titles include Oscar-nominees ‘The Cave’, ‘Fire of Love’, ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’, ‘Sugarcane’ and BAFTA-nominees ‘The Rescue’ and ‘Becoming Cousteau’. Notable upcoming titles include ‘Time and Water’ from Oscar-nominated director Sara Dosa, ‘Everest North’ (working title) from Vasarhelyi and Chin, and ‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ from Oscar-nominated director Nanette Burstein. Bernstein has also been a scripted television executive for over 30 years, having developed and overseen culture-defining series ‘Dawson’s Creek’, ‘Gilmore Girls’, ‘Smallville’, ‘One Tree Hill’, FX’s ‘The Bridge’ and Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’ franchise. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brown University and resides in Los Angeles with her family.
María Berríos
Nationality
Chile
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
María Berríos is a Chilean ex-sociologist, writer, educator, mother, and curator. Her work explores art, culture, and politics in Latin America and beyond. Her research has delved into stories of experimental forms of counternarration, collective experiments in radical pedagogies, and internationalist artistic solidarity movements, with a special interest in their exhibition formats. She has been a professor and guest tutor at several universities and art academies in Europe and Latin America, and has published her work extensively. Berríos was one of four curators of the 11th Berlin Biennale, The Crack Begins Within (2019–2020), and is currently the Director of the tenth edition of the Independent Study Programme (PEI) at the Museo d’ Arte Contemporani Barcelona (MACBA): “Sol y dar y dad”. Collective Learning for an Inadmissible Present. She is currently working, together with Daniel Gasol, on an exhibition featuring the 1970s video collective Video Nou and other international examples, reflecting on video and film as a strategy for counterinformation in reactionary times.
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.
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nikoloz Bezhanishvili is a Georgian filmmaker whose work spans shorts, TV docs, and two features. A 2004 Film Directing graduate, he later trained at USC’s SCA. His films include Black Square and The Northeast Winds, which premiered at IDFA. In 2018, he founded NIKADOCFILM.; Nikoloz Bezhanishvili is a Georgian filmmaker whose work spans shorts, TV docs, and two features. A 2004 Film Directing graduate, he later trained at USC’s SCA. His films include Black Square and The Northeast Winds, which premiered at IDFA. In 2018, he founded NIKADOCFILM.
Themba Bhebhe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Themba Bhebhe (he/him) is an independent consultant, strategic advisor, industry programmer, talent support worker and mentor, working with a variety of film festivals, markets, funds, professional development programmes for creatives and other film organisations. With a background in international film sales and DEI programmes and programming, Themba’s work is currently located at the intersections of the African, Caribbean and global Indigenous screen industries.
Barbara Biemann
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
NDR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of NDR documentary films.
Mette Bihl
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Filmværkstedet Odense
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Mette Bihl has a cand.mag. in Media Studies and subsequently many years of experience as a producer and director of mainly documentaries. In 2017 I became the CEO of Odense Film Workshop. The work has taken me around many festivals - both as a jury and as a presenter. Talent development is the focus.
Umair Bilal
Nationality
Pakistan
Profession
Director
Bio
Umair Bilal is a Documentary Filmmaker who is associated with New York University Abu Dhabi where he works as The Lecturer of Filmmaking Practice. His area of research is exploring the intersection of visual anthropology and interactive media.
Camille Bildsøe
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Camille Bildsøe is a Danish documentary director with over 12 years of experience. Her debut feature premiered at CPH:DOX in 2021, and her second feature will premiere at CPH:DOX 2026. Her work moves between the political and the hyper-personal, rooted in ethical, intimate storytelling.
Joe Bini
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Joe Bini is a writer, editor and filmmaker working in both fiction and nonfiction forms.
Jo Birch
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking
Company
Edinburgh Napier University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jo is a photographer and new filmmaker utilising her experiences as a psychotherapist, community activist and service designer, living and working within diverse UK inner city communities - trying to understand herself better and the struggles of ordinary people navigating a complex life.
Francesco Bizzarri
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
President & Director
Company
Visioni dal Mondo
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Founder and director of the International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo-Milan. The festival takes place sept 12-15 and organizes also an Industry Forum with Project's pitching Contest, one on one meetings, workshops, roundtables, panels.
Katrine Danielle Bjaarnø
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Advisor & Communications Manager
Company
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Katrine is Advisor & Communications Manager 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 sector in regards of EU-funding.
Kalle Bjerkø
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Director
Bio
Kalle Bjerkø is educated in dramaturgy with further specialization in film/TV and has written and directed several films and TV productions. He has served as producer, screenwriter, director, editor, and composer
Magnus Pind Bjerre
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Pind is a video artist creating large-scale immersive installations for physical spaces and performances that deconstruct familiar systems inviting audiences to see the world in new ways. His works have been shown at Glyptoteket, Kunsthal Aarhus, Gl. Strand, Transmediale, MUTEK among others.
Maria Bjerre-Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Manager, Acquisitions - Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Maria is a seasoned acquisitions executive with over a decade of experience in content acquisitions across multiple genres. Since November 2024, she has been part of Netflix’s Nordics Content team, focusing on sourcing and licensing Nordic content. Previously, Maria worked for ten years at DR in Denmark. She is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sofie Bjerregaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Chief consultant
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
School/Academia - Management
Liva Blendstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Liva Kirkegaard Blenstrup. Bachelors in anthropology and audio documentarist. Right now in between education and trying to be a grazing cow looking for inspiration.
Yannis Bletas
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Ble Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Yannis Bletas is a graduate of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete. He has also completed his studies at the Greek Art theatre Drama School. He has attended film directing seminars at the London Film School. In 2024 he completed his master about documentary production.
Tom Bleyaert
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Buyer 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 international documentaries at VRT, the public broadcaster of the Flemish community in Belgium.
Natália Bocanera
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Editor-in-chief
Company
Coletivo Critico
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic for Coletivo Crítico and Cinema com Crítica. Berlinale Talents Rio and the Goethe-Institut 2025. Jury member of the Latin American Critics Awards for European Films and APCA (São Paulo Association of Art Critics). Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Coletivo Crítico.
Antje Boehmert
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
DOCDAYS Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Since 2000, Antje Boehmert has worked as director and producer collaborating on a variety of documentary films and factual programs - most of them international co-productions. She helms DOCDAYS Productions – an indie focusing on creative and topical docs.
Annieke Boer
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in the Netherlands, she began her journey studying Communication and Design. After this, she studied fiction film in Belgium, and journalism in New Zealand. Recently, she graduated in cinematography at the ZeLIG school for documentary, in Bozen. Based in Italy.
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.
Cecilie Bolvinkel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Purple Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Cecilie works as producer and counsultant and comes with close to 20 years experience in the international documentary industry. Currently dividing her time between producing for her own company Purple Pictures based in Copenhagen, Denmark and for Auto Images in Malmö Sweden.
Cedric Bonin
Nationality
France
Company Role
producer
Company
Seppia Interactive
Profession
Producer
Bio
Created in Strasbourg in 2002, Seppia specializes in documentary film production, mainly for European TV, but also for cinema and new media. Our commitment is to produce documentaries of international ambition for all screens, from Strasbourg, the European capital.
Aphra Holland Bonnett
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Masters student in Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University. Originally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. And other things besides.
Kathryn Bonnici
Nationality
France
Company Role
Co-Director of Operations, Sales & Acquisitions
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.
Andrea Bordoli
Nationality
Switzerland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Andrea Bordoli has a background in Visual Anthropology (MA, University of Manchester), Visual Arts – Cinema (HEAD – Genève), and Anthropology and Philosophy (BA, Neuchâtel University). His research and practice lies at the intersection between anthropological theory, film and visual art.
Shane Boris
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Signpost Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Shane Boris is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated producer and writer working on films that push the boundaries of conventional form in order to tell timeless and cinematic stories. His films have premiered at festivals like Sundance and Venice, screened with museums, including the Louvre and MOMA, received honors such as BAFTA and Peabody awards, and were commissioned or acquired by distributors such as National Geographic, Netflix, HBO and CNN. In 2022, Boris produced two documentaries, “Fire of Love” and “Navalny,” both of which secured Oscar nominations and marked him as the first producer since 1942 to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature in the same year. Other recent films include “Hollywoodgate,” “King Coal,” “Stray,” “The Edge of Democracy,” “The Seer and The Unseen” and “All These Sleepless Nights.” Boris has also been a guest speaker at universities such as the Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia School of the Arts and has worked as a strategist for nonprofits, a writing consultant for authors and academics, and a song lyricist for musicians.
Aleksa Borković
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Cinematographer, Director
Company
Naked
Profession
Director
Bio
Aleksa Borković is a cinematographer and director. His work spans fiction and documentary films, including his first feature documentary "Yugo Goes to America", as co-director and cinematographer and feature fiction film "Vanja", as cinematographer, directed by Aleksandra Odić (in post-production).
Lou Boshart
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Lou Boshart graduated cum laude from Leiden University with a specialization in Visual Ethnography. For his ethnographic film ‘Layers of Confidence’ he was awarded the ‘Excellence in Visual and Multimodal Ethnography Thesis Prize’. Lou currently works on an academic documentary about cow language.
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.
Janay Boulos
Nationality
Lebanon
Company Role
Producer
Company
Habak Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lebanese documentary producer based between Lebanon and London. She co-founded Habak Films in 2021. Her credits include Birds of War (Sundance 2026), and she is currently producing her second feature documentary, Until the Buzzing Stops.
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 mainly on TV sales and also deals with documentary acquisitions.
Manon Bovenkerk
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
near/by film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Manon Bovenkerk has a background in visual art and film programming and founder of near/by film. As a creative producer she is involved in the conceptual and formal development of her projects, to support filmmakers that cross genres and formats and to nurture the process of artistic filmmaking.
Oliver Bradley-Baker
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Oliver Bradley-Baker
Profession
Director
Bio
Ollie is a Liverpool-based documentary filmmaker. His interests centre on observational filmmaking and character-led narratives. He collaborates with researchers and communities, and is developing longer-form non-fiction exploring land, memory and technology.
Pil G. Brandstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
GVP, Original Production Networks & Streaming, Nordics
Company
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning documentaries for HBO Max Nordics.
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.
Luke Brawley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
INDOX
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Luke Brawley, with over a decade of experience within the nonfiction sector, has built a global network of festival programmers, filmmakers and distributors. Luke’s expertise lies in identifying outstanding non-fiction work and showcasing them on the world’s most prestigious festival stages.
Henriette Bretton-Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Curator
Company
Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Curator at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen.
Jesper Kirkeby Brevik
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Festival Producer
Company
Bergen International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Jesper is the Festival Producer, a senior programmer and head of the Climate Festival sidebar at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway.
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Director
Company
Bande à part Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Jean-Stéphane Bron is an award-winning Swiss documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. His politically driven films explore power and society. Cleveland vs. Wall Street premiered at Cannes and was nominated for a César. He also directs series and fiction, including The Deal (2025).
Claus Brondbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Documentary filmmaker and film trailer editor with a base in Copenhagen. Curious to meet and connect with other documentary filmmakers.
Lisa Brook
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film & Creative Technology Relationship Manager
Company
British Council
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Lisa manages relationships across immersive arts and XR in the UK and around the world for British Council - Arts. She is based in the Film team, which builds creative relationships between UK and international film and XR professionals and organisations.
Yew Brown
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
I am a sound designer, composer and creative coder based in London, UK. Previous work includes sound and OST for artist short film Tentacle Eyes (2023) and orginial music released under the pseudonym alfthrith.
Andrew H. Brown
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Andrew is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker whose work explores land, memory, and power. He has directed, produced, shot and edited films such as BETWEEN THE RAINS, WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS. Most recently is he is Co-Director/DP, Producer & Editor of KIKUYU LAND.
John Brown
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Senior Researcher
Company
K7 Media
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Head of Factual at K7 Media, an insight and intelligence agency based in Manchester, UK.
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.
Antonietta Bruni
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Indyca
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer at Indyca. She is well acquainted with the market and funding systems and has strong skills in marketing and distribution, making her key in shaping communication and promotion strategies from development onwards. She oversees documentaries and features.
Signe Bruntse
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Experienced and award-winning executive of unscripted working across commissioning, acquisitions, co-pros and publishing. Credit includes award winners such as 'Skál' and 'Absolute Beginners', acquisition hits like 'Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy', and upcoming pre-buy 'Legacy: Michael Jackson'.
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.
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.
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.
Laurence Buelens
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Producer
Company
Rayuela Productions
Profession
Director AND 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.
Štěpán Bukáček
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Marketing & Distribution Coordinator
Company
Pilot Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Since my studies, I have been involved in the audiovisual industry—from volunteering roles to managing the largest queer film festival in Central Europe. I have also gained experience in the exhibition sector and, more recently, joined the marketing team of a creatively driven boutigue distributor.
Marina Burić
Nationality
Croatia
Company Role
Markets Manager
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Marina Burić is a Markets Manager at 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.
Caitlin Mae Burke
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Production & Development
Company
Sandbox Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
An Emmy-winning producer and Oscar-shortlisted EP, Caitlin brings 15+ years of producing experience to her work as Head of Production & Development at Sandbox. She's an inaugural inductee into DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40, Berlinale Talents alumna, and member of the Television Academy’s Documentary branch.
Gabriel Walta Busulwa
Nationality
Uganda
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Award-winning Ugandan-Canadian filmmaker bridging African and diasporic stories. A TMU graduate, his films screen internationally, with major awards at Canada Shorts and UFF. An alumnus of top global labs, he is developing multiple documentaries and features.
Migla Butkute
Nationality
Lithuania
Profession
Producer
Bio
Migla Butkutė is a Lithuanian film producer who shifted from a law degree to cinema. Since 2012 she has worked in film and advertising, advancing from production assistant to producer. She has produced two fiction shorts and co-produced her first feature documentary "Holy Destructors".
Andreas Bøcher
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Filmschool student at The National Danisk Filmschool.
Johannes Bünger
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
director and producer
Company
Autoren Pieper und Partner
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Johannes is a author, director, cameraman and lecturer. His work focuses on sustainability, technology and science. After his studies in environmental sciences in Lüneburg and Rouen, he was trainee and editor at fechnerMEDIA. Since 2007 he runs "Autoren Pieper & Partner" togehter with Vivien Pieper.
Dongnan CHEN
Nationality
China
Company Role
Director
Company
Tail Bite Tail Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Dongnan Chen’s films turn lived experience into cinematic fables. Her works include 14 Paintings (Sundance, IDFA, MOMA DocFortnight), Singing in the Wilderness (IFFR, New Directors/New Films), Sound of Vision (Emmy-nominated), and The Trail from Xinjiang. Whispers in May premieres at CPH:DOX 2026.
Jorge Caballero
Nationality
Colombia
Company
Artefacto Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Jorge Caballero is a filmmaker, researcher and educator working at the intersection of cinema and AI. PhD in Film & AI, co-founder of Artefacto and GusanoFilms, his work has premiered at TIFF, IDFA, Rotterdam, CPH or SXSW, among many. Exploring tech-driven methods for documentary practice.; Jorge has directed several films that have premiered and won awards at prestigious film festivals, including TIFF, NYFF, IDFA, SXSW, among many. He twice won the National Cinematography award in Colombia. He regularly serves on the selection committees of the IDFA Bertha Fund and was selected by the Sundance Institute for its Stories of Change program. He holds a PhD in cinema and AI.
David Bassa Cabanas
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Director del Departament de Documentals de 3Cat
Company
3Cat (TV3)
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director del Departament de Documentals de 3Cat.
Marco Caberlotto
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Partner and Producer
Company
Kublai Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Based in Venice, I am a partner at Kublai Film. I produced various titles with my company, especially documentaries in the fields of arts and culture. We also operate as service producers in Italy.
Mavi Calcinotto
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
ginko film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mavi Calcinotto is a producer and documentary film professional. Since 2022, she has been working at Ginko Film in Venice, where she has overseen the development and production of documentaries such as Toxicily by François Xavier Destors and Par delà Les Montagnes by Grégory Cohen and Manon Ott.
Marta Gómez Calderón
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Director & producer
Company
AlBorde Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Writer, director & producer at Al Borde films. Her latest documentaries include “Flying Hands” (2023), filmed in Pakistan, World Premiered in Hot Docs and awarded in festivals from Mexico, Spain, UK or France, and “Call Me Sinsorga” (2025) world premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival.
Mira Campau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Aarhus University
Profession
Director
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!
Gaia Capurso
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
PRODUCER
Company
MaGa Production
Profession
Producer
Bio
We conceive and produce docu-films and documentaries. We provide executive productions and we are always looking for new projects. We worked for important clients such as RAI, MEDIASET, SKY, ESPIN, Corriere dello Sport, Paese Sera.
John Cardellino
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
future perfect
Profession
Producer
Bio
John Cardellino is the Producer of future perfect limited, a US-based film and art production company. Recently, John produced Powwow People by Sky Hopinka, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and U.S. premiere at the 2025 Camden International Film Festival.
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.
Dani Carlaw
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Unscripted
Company
Screen Scotland
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Dani Carlaw is Head of Unscripted at Screen Scotland, where she leads strategy & investment across documentary film and unscripted TV. She oversees a dynamic slate including international co-productions and festival-selected projects, working closely with broadcasters, streamers, and global partners.
Jean-Christoph Caron
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Documentaries @ZDF/ARTE for Geopolitics & History
Company
ZDF
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Jean-Christoph Caron is Head of Documentaries at ZDF for the European public service platform ARTE at the commissioning unit for geopolitics, investigation, contemporary history & European stories. JC is always interested in digital content including webdocs, short forms and verticals.
Dessane Cassell
Nationality
United States
Profession
Editor, Producer, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Dessane Lopez Cassell is a New York-based editor, critic and creative producer. Her work spans film and visual art with a focus on documentary and artist’s moving image. She is currently Executive Producer at Mostly Works, an artist-run production company where she oversees production + development.
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.
Riccardo Cavosi
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I attend The National Film School of Denmark as a Documentary Director student (2025–2029).
Uldis Cekulis
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
VFS Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Uldis Cekulis is one of the leading Baltic documentary producers and the founder of Latvia’s VFS FILMS. His films have premiered at major international festivals and reached audiences worldwide. Working across borders and genres, he helps bring Baltic stories into global cinematic dialogue.
Alessandra Celesia
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Alessandra Celesia was born in Italy and lives between Paris and Belfast. After studying contemporary literature and theatre, she began a career as an actress and stage director with a focus on experimental performance and collective creation. She has directed more than ten feature documentaries, including "The bookseller of Belfast" and "The flats".
Hannah Cesarani
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Sales Executive
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Hannah leads on festival strategy at Together Films. As well as selling to territories such as BENELUX, France, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe, Hannah is responsible for the non-theatrical campaigns and sales.
Olivia Chamby-Rus
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Olivia is a documentary film director. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2015. Her graduation film was nominated for the Danish Robert Award. This year, her debut feature Wolfland is premiering at CPH:DOX and is nominated in the NORDIC:DOX competition.
Mandy Chang
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Filmmaker/Executive Producer/Creative Director
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Mandy is an experienced documentary filmmaker, exec producer and creative director. She has broad experience in the field, from producing and directing award winning films like The Mona Lisa Curse, to roles as a commissioner, consultant and executive producer.
Natalie Chao
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Director
Bio
Natalie is a Hong Kong born filmmaker and cinematographer. Her documentary short 'To Know Her' premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Her work in progress has been supported and developed through the Sundance Institute, IDFA, Rooftop Films, and Chicken and Egg Pictures.; Natalie is a Hong Kong born filmmaker and cinematographer. Her work blends realism and poetry to explore an intentional gaze, one that can map out our personal and collective memories. Her documentary short 'To Know Her' premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. She is a Sundance Ignite and IDFA Project Space Fellow.
Zhiyong Chen
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
MA student in Ethnographic & Documentary Film at UCL; BA in Broadcast Journalism. My recent work was awarded a Distinction. I am dedicated to integrating anthropological theory with cinematic experimentation, exploring the boundaries of the image and audio technology.
Siyi Chen
Nationality
China
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Siyi Chen is a documentary director and editor. Her debut feature Dear Mother, I Meant to Write About Death (2022) premiered at Busan and was nominated for Best First Feature at IDFA. She edited Made in Ethiopia (Tribeca 2024) and is a Berlinale Talents alum and a Firelight Documentary Lab fellow.; Siyi Chen is a documentary director/editor based in New York City. Films she directed or edited have been shown at Busan International Film Festival, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, among others. Chen is dedicated to creating lyrical portraits of women of the diaspora and their complex relationship with freedom, belongingness, and desires.; Siyi Chen is a documentary director and editor. Her debut feature Dear Mother, I Meant to Write About Death (2022) premiered at Busan and was nominated for Best First Feature at IDFA. She edited Made in Ethiopia (Tribeca 2024) and is a Berlinale Talents alum and a Firelight Documentary Lab fellow.; Siyi Chen is a documentary director/editor based in New York City. Films she directed or edited have been shown at Busan International Film Festival, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, among others. Chen is dedicated to creating lyrical portraits of women of the diaspora and their complex relationship with freedom, belongingness, and desires.
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.
Noga Chevion
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Noga Chevion is a filmmaker with an M.F.A from the Steve Tisch School of Film & TV at Tel Aviv University. Her hybrid short A Midsummer Night's Road premiered at Doclisboa. She is currently working on her first feature documentary, Bury a Dove, developed at the Close-Up International Lab.
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.
Sarah Choi
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Development & Artist Support Associate
Company
Field of Vision
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Sarah Choi is the Film Development & Artist Support Manager 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.
Merete Martensen Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
COO & Head of Theatrical Distribution
Company
ScanBox Film Distribution
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Distributor for Scanbox Entertanment
Line Daugbjerg Christensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Øst for Paradis
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
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.
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.
Kim Christiansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Producer, documentaries & co-production
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Master’s degree in Film and Law. Worked on international documentary for the last 25 years (commissioning, acquisitions etc.) Previous Head of Sales at TV 2 WORLD and Head of Industry at CPH:DOX. Recent films: Mr. Nobody Against Putin, A New Kind of Wilderness, Praying for Armageddon, A Storm Foretold...
Mike Christie
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Creative Director
Company
Supercollider
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emmy-nominated Mike Christie’s films often explore the intersection of art, music, and cultural myth: New Order: Decades, Hansa Studios: By The Wall 1976-90, Suede: The Insatiable Ones, The Pilgrimage of Gilbert & George, Offended by Irvine Welsh, Accelerate or Die! and Nick Cave's Veiled World.
Milana Christitch
Nationality
France
Company Role
producer
Company
Ana Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
After studying Russian at the University of the Sorbonne-Paris IV, Milana Christitch moved to Strasbourg to work for the Apollonia association - European artistic exchanges. In 2009, she decided to embark on production and trained at the company Ana Films for which she still works today.
Maria Møller Christoffersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO & 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 Mother (2025). She produces fiction & documentary projects.
Rebekka Christophersen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Rebekka Christophersen is a Norwegian artist working across moving images, performance, and drawing. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Film at HDK-Valand. Raised within the diplomatic system, her practice explores geographical, personal, and collective narratives of (un)belonging.
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.
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.; Radu Ciorniciuc. Ciorniciuc's debut feature documentary film, "Acasã, My Home," premiered at Sundance 2020, where it won the Special Jury Award for Cinematography. The film had an exceptional festival run and has been nominated for the European Film Academy Awards. He co-directed the documentary film TATA (tiff, 2024), which is currently traveling in festivals across the world.
Amanda Clarke
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Investment Manager
Company
Minderoo Pictures
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Investment Manager, Amanda manages the diverse slate of projects for Minderoo Pictures. Projects in the portfolio includes Ocean with David Attenborough, Lowland Kids and Silenced. Amanda has a range of experience in the screen industry with roles covering financing, development, and production.
Hugh Clegg
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Hugh Clegg is a British-Dutch documentary and fiction director. His short film It Feels Personal was an Official Selection at Tribeca Film Festival, acquired by The New Yorker. His shorts have screened at DOCNYC, Philadelphia FF, Atlanta FF. His next project is in development with BBC Film.
Florence Cohen
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Anna Lena Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Florence Cohen is a French producer and line producer at Anna Lena Films. She produced the documentary Christophe… Definitely, presented at Cannes. She has collaborated with Pierre Huyghe on works including Human Mask, Camata and Liminal and artists such as Jesper Just, Laura Sellies and Raphael Siboni.
Ilaria Congiu
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Italian film director, born and raised in Senegal. I debuted with my first long documentary, “Breath”, and currently working on three documentary projects. I also collaborate with WeShort, and direct the Tunisian shortfilm festival "Cinemana Mare Nostrum”.
Nekisa Cooper
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Board Chair
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Co-Executive Lead, Tyler Perry Studios Dream Collective program. Board President, Chicken & Egg Films. Former Head of Content, MasterClass. Award-winning producer. MBA Clark Atlanta University.
Emily Copley
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Talks & Sessions Programmer and Senior Producer
Company
Sheffield DocFest
Profession
Festival / Market
Sebastian Cordes
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker, Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sebastian Cordes is a filmmaker and journalist at Politiken.
Manuel Correa
Nationality
Colombia
Profession
Director
Bio
Manuel Correa is a Colombian artist and filmmaker based in Madrid. His work explores memory and post-conflict reconstruction in contemporary societies. Manuel’s work is exemplified by the difficult task of negotiating highly complex and fragile social relations formed in the aftermath of trauma.
Leonard Cortana
Nationality
France
Company Role
Inclusion Program and Strategic Partnerships managers
Company
EURODOC
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Leonard Cortana is a curator, NYU PhD candidate & EURODOC Inclusion & Partnerships Manager. He designs international training & co-production labs, organizes workshops on ethical post-screening dialogues, and supports impact-driven documentaries and campaigns on historical memory and social justice.
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.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ill Kippers Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Actor, writer, producer. Qajaq Man (2025)
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 28.10- 1.11, 2026. The 5-day festival unites audiences around current science, natural history and social issues through film screenings, performances, immersive art works, debates and literature.
Rosie Crerar
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer / Co-MD
Company
barry crerar
Profession
Producer
Bruno Cristaldi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Eutropia Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bruno Cristaldi is a film producer with 15+ years of experience in international co-productions. His credits include feature films and documentaries in development and production such as "From the dark, Ex-coded and Camera Obscura", working with European partners across Italy, Canada and Belgium.
Rafael Cueto
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I organised my first screening in 1994 in a squatter in Seville. I have run a couple of film clubs and since 2012 I am the director of CinemaAttic Productions. An exhibitor of films that provoke a thought, a conversation that might bring a small local change that will snowball into a global one.
Jesse Cumming
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Associate Curator
Company
Toronto International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Jesse Cumming is a freelance curator and writer.
Anu Czerwinski
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director
Bio
Anu Czerwins is a documentary film director currently developing his feature-length debut, Home Movie, a Polish–French co-production. The project has received significant international recognition, including the Points North Fellowship (2025) and the Sundance Documentary Fund Grant (2025).
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.
Nijat Dadashov
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Company Role
Producer at Cineart Group
Company
Cineart Group
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nijat Dadashov (b. 1989, Baku) is a film producer and screenwriter. A graduate of International Law, he trained at Rustam Ibrahimbekov's Film School. He founded Cineart Group (2022) to produce award-winning short films (e.g., The Fence) and low-budget features.; Nijat Dadashov (b. 1989, Baku) is a film producer and screenwriter. A graduate of International Law, he trained at Rustam Ibrahimbekov's Film School. He founded Cineart Group (2022) to produce award-winning short films (e.g., The Fence) and low-budget features.; Nijat Dadashov (b. 1989, Baku) is a film producer and screenwriter. A graduate of International Law, he trained at Rustam Ibrahimbekov's Film School. He founded Cineart Group (2022) to produce award-winning short films (e.g., The Fence) and low-budget features.; Nijat Dadashov (b. 1989, Baku) is a film producer and screenwriter. A graduate of International Law, he trained at Rustam Ibrahimbekov's Film School. He founded Cineart Group (2022) to produce award-winning short films (e.g., The Fence) and low-budget features.
Sofia Dahlström
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Society and Documentary
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of Society and Documentary since January 1st 2026.
Ilaria Dallan
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director, Editor
Bio
Ilaria is filmmaker and editor from Italy. After graduating university in 2019, she has been working as an editor, while also making her own films. Her first short doc “Let’s Hope it Rains” premiered at the Kortfilmfestivalen in 2023, and she is now working on co-directing her first feature doc.
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.
John-Kristian Dalseth
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Programmer / Production Manager
Company
tromsø international film festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Manager at Verdensteatret Cinematheque in Tromsø and programmer with the Tromsø International Film Festival.
Andreas Møl Dalsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Andreas Dalsgaard, director, producer and founder of Elk Film. Most recent directing or producing credits include Venice Days winner ‘The War Show’, ‘The Lost Leonardo’, ‘Hacking Hate’, ‘As the Tide Comes In’, ‘Daughter of Genghis’, ‘Eye for an Eye’, ‘Afghan Circus’ and ‘American Doctor’.
Búi Dam
Nationality
Faroe Islands
Company Role
Director
Company
Outlier Projects
Profession
Director
Bio
Búi Dam is a Faroese director, musician, and actor who grew up in the Faroe Islands in a family of artists. He studied directing at DDSKS in Copenhagen, acting at the LSDA in London, and music at FÍH in Reykjavik. His work has earned him numerous awards, including the M. A. Jacobsen Award.
Emem Daniel
Nationality
Nigeria
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Emem Daniel is a Nigerian-born visual storyteller based in Hamburg, Germany. She is completing a degree in Digital Media at Leuphana University & Hamburg Media School and exploring immersive and new forms of storytelling.
September Daniels-Grant
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m an interdisciplinary researcher, writer, and performance artist working at the intersection of medical anthropology, embodied practice, and visual storytelling. I translate complex ideas into engaging, accessible stories that bridge science, culture, and creativity.
Laura Dauden
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Director
Company
Forward Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Brazilian director and producer based in Spain. In addition to her career in film, she has been working as a consultant for several international human rights organizations since 2009. Her films have screened at festivals such as Santa Barbara IFF, the Malaga FF and the São Paulo IFF.
Nikolaj Daugberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Commissioning Editor Factual, Shorts & Docs
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning editor, factual and documentary, TV2 Denmark.
Donna Davies
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Producer
Bio
Donna Davies is a multi-award-winning Canadian producer and director. Her films have screened at major international festivals and been broadcast on Netflix, HBO Canada, Shudder, EPIX, and CBC. Her latest, 1000 Women in Horror, will screen on Shudder later this year.
Amanda Caziva DeYoung
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Art student at Kunstakademiets Billedkunstskoler BFA.
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.
Tibor Dekker
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Editor-in-Chief VPRO Cinema
Company
VPRO
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Editor-in-chief of the largest Dutch-language website about movies, series and documentaries: VPRO Cinema. We cover television, cinema and the most popular streaming services. Regular festivalcoverage of Cannes Filmfestival, Series Mania, IFFR and IDFA.
Anne Delseth
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Visions du Réel
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Leading non-fiction film festival with competitive and curated sections, VdR recently welcomed a.o. Claire Denis, W. Herzog, Lucrecia Martel or Jia Zhang-Ke. The Industry activities, bringing over 1400 professionals, feature international projects looking for funding, co-production and distribution.
Lana Deluigi
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Producer
Bio
Lana Deluigi spent three years within Netflix’s documentary creative team, where she worked alongside Mark Edwards and Dolores Emile. She contributed to a wide range of projects, both French (The Bettencourt Affair, Raël, Dark Desire, Tour de France) and international, including Spanish productions.
Jeanne Deny
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director of Sales & Acquisitions
Company
MAD Solutions
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
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.
Talal Derki
Nationality
Syria
Company Role
Director
Company
Derki Film Production
Profession
Director
Bio
Director, producer for Non Fiction films. studied film directing in Athens at Stavrako High Institute, Oscar nominated & 2 times Sundance grand Jury Award winner, German’s Oscar winner Lola, and member of the Oscar, films title like: Return to Homs, Of Fathers and Sons, Hollywood gate.
Joe Derrick
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Ill Kippers Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Writer & Director, co owner of Ill Kippers. Here with film 'QajaqMan'.
Louise Detlefsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Louise Detlefsen, experienced documentary filmmaker. Currently in development as a director with "The Tingbjerg Experiment" and as a creative producer on "Menopause Mystery". Working for many years with producer Malene Flindt Pedersen, Hansen and Pedersen Film.
Samuel Didonato
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Cristal Cine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Samuel Didonato is a graduate of the production specialty at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Associate Director at Cinema Tropical, a non-profit distributor of Latin American cinema. His journalistic work has been published in Democracy Now! and NPR.
Irma Dimitradze
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Journalist and Communications Manager
Company
Gazeti Batumelebi
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Irma Dimitradze is a journalist and Communications Manager at Batumelebi & Netgazeti, Georgian media outlets founded in 2001 by Sakharov Prize 2025 laureate Mzia Amaglobeli. Since Amaglobeli was detained in early 2025, Dimitradze has been advocating internationally for her and Georgian press freedom
Xiang Ding
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Xiang Ding is a filmmaker with a background in architecture, working between Europe and China. She focus on documentary and experimental film. Her work explores memory, space, and visual poetics. Her films have been selected for film festivals in Italy and shortlisted for Visions du Réel.
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.
Mathieu Dolenc
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Funding Consultant
Company
MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Mathieu Dolenc joined MOIN Film Fund in 2023 as their funding consultant for documentary features, distribution support and support for cinema exhibitors. Prior to working at MOIN, he was a creative producer at a Hamburg-based production company working on numerous fiction and documentary projects.
Jacopo Domenichini
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jacopo Domenichini is Italian Documentary Filmmaker. He believes documentaries to be one of the most powerful forms of media, capable of fostering empathy, an emotion that can inspire change. His work aims not to provide answers, but to raise questions that provoke deeper reflection.
Ben Donateo
Nationality
Switzerland
Profession
Director
Bio
Ben Donateo is a Swiss-Italian filmmaker recently selected for Berlinale Talents 2025. His work premiered at Locarno Film Festival, Visions du Réel and IDFA, including Muzungu and Burnt. Land of Fire. Currently working on ""The Slaughter"", first feature film in development.
Georgie Yukiko Donovan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Award-winning British-Japanese documentary filmmaker and Director of Rising Waves, amplifying BESEA voices across the arts and media. Credits include Netflix, BBC and Channel News Asia. Makes cinematic, character-led docs at the intersection of human story and geopolitics.
James Doolittle
Nationality
United States
Company Role
VP Production
Company
All Ages Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer James Doolittle has lent his producing prowess on Peabody, Gotham and Emmy-award winning documentaries, including PATRICE: THE MOVIE (Hulu), PHILLY D.A. (PBS), 32 SOUNDS and HOLDING LIAT. Doolittle proudly calls Philadelphia home, where he works at All Ages Productions.; Producer James Doolittle has lent his producing prowess on Peabody, Gotham and Emmy-award winning documentaries, including PATRICE: THE MOVIE (Hulu), PHILLY D.A. (PBS), 32 SOUNDS and HOLDING LIAT. Doolittle proudly calls Philadelphia home, where he works at All Ages Productions.; Producer James Doolittle has lent his producing prowess on Peabody, Gotham and Emmy-award winning documentaries, including PATRICE: THE MOVIE (Hulu), PHILLY D.A. (PBS), 32 SOUNDS and HOLDING LIAT. Doolittle proudly calls Philadelphia home, where he works at All Ages Productions.; Producer James Doolittle has lent his producing prowess on Peabody, Gotham and Emmy-award winning documentaries, including PATRICE: THE MOVIE (Hulu), PHILLY D.A. (PBS), 32 SOUNDS and HOLDING LIAT. Doolittle proudly calls Philadelphia home, where he works at All Ages Productions.
Flavian Mikidadi Doreille
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in Paris and based in Copenhagen, Flavian Mikidadi Doreille is a visual artist working across film, photography, and spatial practices.
Yasmin van Dorp
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Director
Bio
Yasmin van Dorp is a Dutch filmmaker based between Stockholm and Amsterdam. Her debut short The Spectacle premiered at Full Frame 2025, won the President’s Award, and was shortlisted for a Guldbaggan Award in Sweden. She is developing her first feature documentary through IDFA Project Space.
Sara Dosa
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Sara Dosa is an Oscar®-nominated nonfiction filmmaker whose work centers on the human relationship with more-than-human nature. The films she has directed, “Fire of Love” (2022), “The Seer & The Unseen” (2019) and “The Last Season” (2015), have won numerous awards, including a Peabody and the Directors’ Guild of America Award, and were nominated for over 40 awards, including an Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy and an Independent Spirit Award. Dosa’s work has been shown at festivals worldwide, including Sundance, SXSW, New Directors/New Films, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel, and has screened in partnership with museums such as the MOMA, BAMPFA and the Louvre. In 2018, Dosa was named to the inaugural class of DOCNYC’s “40 under 40” and inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures’ documentary branch. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a double major in sociology and anthropology and has a joint master’s in anthropology and international development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dosa lives and works in California.
Andjela Dostanic
Nationality
Serbia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anđela Dostanić is a producer and visual anthropologist. She is co-founder of Another World Productions and the Vizantrop collective, produces the Engaged Ethnographic Film Festival, and works with Visual Anthropology Center Belgrade on the international film school.
Patricia Drati
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Director AND 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.
Kelly Duane
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Actual Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kelly Duane De La Vega’s award-winning documentaries have screened at film festivals, in theaters, and on broadcast worldwide, including on PBS and Netflix. Kelly’s work has received the WGA’s Best Documentary Screenplay Award, the Gotham Award for Best Documentary, and has been nominated for NAACP
Francois Dubé
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Frangin
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
After studying international ecology, François Dubé took the leap into the world of documentary filmmaking. In 2018, he founded Frangin with a mission: to cultivate collective empathy by nurturing curiosity and exploring new ways to tell rich and relevant stories.
Sophie Duncan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Marketplace & Talent Programme Producer
Company
Sheffield DocFest
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects. We champion and present the breadth of documentary form – film, television, podcast, immersive and art – in the vibrant city of Sheffield each June.
Anirban Dutta
Nationality
India
Company Role
Producer, Director
Company
Metamorphosis Film Junction
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anirban is a filmmaker, still photographer and a media educator based in Delhi, India. He set up the film company, Metamorphosis in 2003. He was part of the Eurodoc Training Program for Creative Producing in in 2021. His film NOCTURNES premiered at Sundance and has been shown at over 50 festivals.
Rosa Duvekot
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mint Film Office
Profession
Producer
Bio
I work as a producer at the Dutch production company mint film office / mint2. With mint film office we focus on the production of feature docs, while mint2 produces mainly short films.
Michal Dvorak
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Film Programming
Company
Zero Gravity
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
After studying philosophy and semiotics, where I focused on film, and after various jobs in the cultural sphere, I have my dream job as a film distributor.
Sigrid Dyekjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer / CEO
Company
Real Lava
Profession
Producer
Bio
Dyekjær is a Danish Oscar nominated Producer for the film The Cave, and 2026 Oscar nominated film All the Empty Rooms. She has produced over 60 documentary films over the past 25 years, and has 2 personal Primetime Emmy´s and 2 Peabody Awards and 6 Oscar shortlisted films.
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.; 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.
SIAMAK ETEMADI
Nationality
Iran
Profession
Director
Bio
Siamak Etemadi is a director and producer, born in Tehran and based in Athens. His works, including Cavo D’oro and Pari, have received international recognition and have been selected and awarded by numerous film festivals. His first feature documentary, The Stuff We Are Made Of premieres in 2025.
Victor Ede
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Cinephage
Profession
Producer
Bio
Victor Ede is a producer based in Marseilles France, mostly involved in international coproductions.; Victor Ede is a producer based in Marseilles France, mostly involved in international coproductions.
Don Edkins
Nationality
South Africa
Company Role
Producer
Company
STEPS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Don Edkins is based in Cape Town who has produced documentary film projects that have been broadcast around the world, such as Steps for the Future, Why Democracy?, Why Poverty?, and most recently Generation Africa. Currently he is developing a project on the climate crisis with African filmmakers.
Connie Edwards
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
A seasoned Producer Director Writer of numerous one off and series documentaries.
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.
Miguel Eek
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO
Company
Mosaic Producciones
Profession
Director
Bio
Miguel Eek is a Spanish filmmaker and producer whose work explores social margins, collective memory, and formal experimentation. His films have been selected and awarded at IDFA, CPH:DOX or Moma Fortnite. He has been the Artistic Director of Majordocs IFF since 2019.
Line Egede
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
TAK films inc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Originally from Copenhagen and based in Montreal since 2015, Line began producing films in Denmark in 2010. She founded TAK films in 2018, producing works such as Vacarme by Neegan Trudel, Gabor by Joannie Lafrenière and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person by Ariane Louis-Seize.
Isaac Ehiaguina
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Producer
Company
ORIS AND KINGS ENTERPRISES
Profession
Producer
Bio
A Nigerian Film Producer with eight years experience in music and film production.
Frederik Ehrhardt
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Freud & Ecstasy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Freud & Ecstasy is a Germany-based production company, also active in the US, specializing in co-productions that blend local texture with a global heartbeat. Upcoming films include Women in Flux(us) by Emmy winner Lina Lyte Plioplyte and Big Man by Sundance winner Rashaad Ernesto Green.
Albin Eidhagen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Albin Eidhagen is a Swedish composer and transdisciplinary creator exploring music, sound and filmmaking.
Orlando von Einsiedel
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Grain Media
Profession
Director
Bio
Orlando von Einsiedel is an Academy Award and Emmy winning director and producer, and the founder of Grain Media. Films include VIRUNGA, THE WHITE HELMETS, LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU'RE A GIRL), EVELYN, THE LOST CHILDREN, BUY NOW! THE SHOPPING CONSPIRACY and THE CYCLE OF LOVE.
Eva Eistrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Eva Eistrup, culture writer, critic and podcast host.
Emilie Ekeberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Danwatch
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist at Danwatch.
Bennett Elliott
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
indepedent
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bennett Elliott is an Emmy award-winning producer based in New York. She is the producer/co-director of COUPLES THERAPY (Showtime), producer of THE FEATHERWEIGHT (Venice 2023), Robert Greene’s PROCESSION (Netflix), Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE (Venice 2020) and Greene’s BISBEE ’17 (Sundance 2018).; Bennett Elliott is an Emmy award-winning producer based in New York. She is the producer/co-director of COUPLES THERAPY (Showtime), producer of THE FEATHERWEIGHT (Venice 2023), Robert Greene’s PROCESSION (Netflix), Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE (Venice 2020) and Greene’s BISBEE ’17 (Sundance 2018).
Sarah Elson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
AMI Film + Art
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sarah is Co-Director, along with Elena Hill and Fumiko Yamazaki, of Otherwise, a production company for artist-led, socially impactful and commercially viable film and sound experiences.
Eleanor Emptage
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer / Owner
Company
Tara Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Eleanor is an award winning writer / producer and co-owner of Tara Films. Previous films include WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST, dir Lorna Tucker (Sundance 2018), NOTHING COMPARES, dir Kathryn Ferguson (Sundance 2022), BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY dir Sinéad O'Shea (TIFF 2024).; Eleanor is an award winning writer / producer and co-owner of Tara Films. Previous films include WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST, dir Lorna Tucker (Sundance 2018), NOTHING COMPARES, dir Kathryn Ferguson (Sundance 2022), BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY dir Sinéad O'Shea (TIFF 2024).; Eleanor is an award winning writer / producer and co-owner of Tara Films. Previous films include WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST, dir Lorna Tucker (Sundance 2018), NOTHING COMPARES, dir Kathryn Ferguson (Sundance 2022), BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY dir Sinéad O'Shea (TIFF 2024).; Eleanor is an award winning writer / producer and co-owner of Tara Films. Previous films include WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST, dir Lorna Tucker (Sundance 2018), NOTHING COMPARES, dir Kathryn Ferguson (Sundance 2022), BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY dir Sinéad O'Shea (TIFF 2024).
Felix Endara
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
NYC-based filmmaker Félix recently directed the short "ALQUIMIA TRANS," highlighting trans masculine activists in Latin America. Recent production credits include "unseen" (POV, 2023) and "NORTH BY CURRENT" (POV, 2021). He serves on the Board of Chicken & Egg Films.
Frederik Engberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Artist/Art student
Company
BFA Billedkunstskolerne Kunstakademiet
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Frederik, I am 26 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.
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.
Anna Engelhardt
Nationality
Russia
Profession
Director
Bio
Anna Engelhardt is a video artist whose work gives cinematic form to the afterlives of material violence. Grounded in forensic research into sites of extraction and occupation, her essay films combine fiction and documentary within toxic landscapes.
Daniela Engler
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Senior Film Programmer & Talent Promotion
Company
Zurich Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Daniela Engler has been with the Zurich Film Festival since 2018 and is currently Senior Film Programmer. She also oversees the festival’s flagship talent initiatives, ZFF Academy and ZFF Summit Climber. She is member of the European Film Academy.
John English
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Otoxo Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Founder of OTOXO Productions. Director of award-winning feature doc 'Unbound' (DocsBarcelona, FIPADOC, Reframe Film Festival) Directing and producing for The Guardian, TV3, RakutenTV, BTV, El Pais. Developing emerging talent with Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX, FIPADOC, DocsBarcelona
Sandra Enkvist
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sandra Enkvist has been involved in film production at various Finnish companies since 2015, before settling as a producer and partner at Polygraf in 2022. She is currently completing a master’s degree in film production at Aalto University’s Department of Film. She is an alumna of Eurodoc.; Sandra Enkvist has been involved in film production at various Finnish companies since 2015, before settling as a producer and partner at Polygraf in 2022. She is currently completing a master’s degree in film production at Aalto University’s Department of Film. She is an alumna of Eurodoc.; Sandra Enkvist has been involved in film production at various Finnish companies since 2015, before settling as a producer and partner at Polygraf in 2022. She is currently completing a master’s degree in film production at Aalto University’s Department of Film. She is an alumna of Eurodoc.; Sandra Enkvist has been involved in film production at various Finnish companies since 2015, before settling as a producer and partner at Polygraf in 2022. She is currently completing a master’s degree in film production at Aalto University’s Department of Film. She is an alumna of Eurodoc.
Mads Christian Esbensen
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Other Professional
Elena Escalante
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Elena Escalante is a Spanish creative producer and directorwhose work on and off screen often deals with migration and spatial justice. She has produced work for the likes of Netflix And the British Library. As a director, Elephant Families (2025), was nominated for Best Short by the BFI LFF.
Tanaz Eshaghian
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
In 2025, Eshaghian directed An Eye for an Eye alongside Farzad Jafari, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, where it won multiple awards. Her début Emmy nominated feature-length film Be Like Others was also inside Iran and premiered in 2008.
Gabriel Jose Quiñones Espinal
Nationality
Dominican Republic
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Gabriel Quiñones is a Dominican filmmaker focused on exploring the boundaries of non-fiction cinema. He holds a B.A. in Filmmaking from INTEC Santo Domingo and a Master’s degree in Contemporary Arts and Technology from the University of the Basque Country, where he is currently pursuing a PhD.
Wendy Ettinger
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-Founder
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Wendy Ettinger, co-founder of Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Gamechanger Films has most recently EP'd The Tuba Thieves and Remaining Native. She serves on the advisory of Sandbox Films and BGDM.
Helle Faber
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
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).; 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).
Teresia Fant
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Teresia was born in Finland. 2018 she graduated with a bachelor in documentary from The Norwegian Filmschool. Her bachelor film "Leve Løten!" was screened on DR and NRK, and "Stories from the shower"(2019) won children's choice awards at Nordisk Panorama. Now she is doing a masters at Valand.
Lea Fels
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Partner & Co-owner
Company
Scenery
Profession
Producer
Bio
Scenery is an award winning, Amsterdam based media company and working with world-class filmmakers and international storytellers, we develop and produce premium non-fiction, alongside select narrative projects, for global streamers, international distributors, and leading broadcasters.; Scenery is an award winning, Amsterdam based media company and working with world-class filmmakers and international storytellers, we develop and produce premium non-fiction, alongside select narrative projects, for global streamers, international distributors, and leading broadcasters.
Kathryn Ferguson
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Tara Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Belfast-born Kathryn Ferguson is an Emmy-nominated director and writer. Her debut feature Nothing Compares, about Sinéad O’Connor, premiered at Sundance 2022, won multiple awards and received over thirty international nominations. She is a BAFTA Breakthrough and co-founded Tara Films.; Kathryn Ferguson is a Belfast-born, Emmy-nominated film director. Her debut feature Nothing Compares (Sundance '22) won multiple awards including two BIFAs and was nominated for 30+ international awards. A BAFTA Breakthrough honouree in 2023, Kathryn is co-founder of production company Tara Films. Her first short drama Nostalgie - made with Film4, premiered at BFI London Film Festival in 2025
Chiara Ferretti
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm Chiara Ferretti a Milan-based filmmaker. I graduated in film studies in November 2025 at Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti. My diploma was a documentary about bodies and fashion industry. I write and direct documentaries, short and fashion films, experimenting with techniques and genres.
Sophia Feuer
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sophia Feuer (USA/Germany) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY, receiving her Masters in Visual Anthropology in Aarhus, DK. Working primarily with 16mm film, she uses both documentary and narrative techniques, combining ethnographic methods with a speculative and poetic lens.
Alison Byrne Fields
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Aggregate
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alison Byrne Fields is a documentary producer (THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD) and impact producer (WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, THE JANES, DARK MONEY, QUEENDOM, PROCESSION) who advocates for independent media.
Agnese Fileccia
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Agnese Fileccia was born in Rome on the 1st of January 2002. She has a degree in biology from the university of Milan and she graduated with honors in Photography from the Italian Institute of Photography. She aims to continue her studies in film pursuing a career in documentary.
Jeanie Finlay
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artist and filmmaker
Company
Glimmer Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jeanie has made 10 acclaimed features, 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 & Chicken & Egg Awardee, with retrospectives at MOMI, Criterion & BFI. jeaniefinlay.com
Beadie Finzi
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Co- Executive Director
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Beadie Finzi is one of the co-executive directors of Doc Society - a 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.
Philipp Fischer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Associate Producer
Company
DOCDAYS Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Philipp Fischer has studied Production at Film University Konrad Wolf in Babelsberg, Germany. He joined DOCDAYS Productions in 2025 as a producer.
Tine Fischer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Tine Fischer is CEO of The Danish Film Institute. Prior to working at DFI she was Director of The National Film School of Denmark. She founded CPH:DOX in 2003 in partnership with Natsværmerfonden and has been leading the festival until 2021.
Mahdi Fleifel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Nakba FilmWorks
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish-Palestinian filmmaker whose work explores exile, identity, and lived experience under displacement. His latest feature, To a Land Unknown, premiered at Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes 2024, earning critical acclaim, a Gotham Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Director, over 30 awards, and more than 100 festival screenings worldwide. His debut feature A World Not Ours premiered at TIFF and won 34 awards, including the Berlinale Peace Prize and Grand Jury Prizes at Yamagata and DOC:NYC. He won the Silver Bear at Berlinale for A Man Returned, whose follow-up short A Drowning Man received a BAFTA nomination, while I Signed the Petition won Best Documentary Short at IDFA. Born in Dubai, Fleifel lives and works between Denmark, the UK, and Greece. He is a graduate of the British National Film & Television School and founder of Nakba FilmWorks UK.
Oskar Fleischanderl
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
As part of an online magazine for music, film and theatre Oskar has been to different film festivals to write about film, meet people from all over the world and enjoy the company of other film enthusiasts - no matter if it’s the first time or feels like home after all the years visiting.
Heidi Fleisher
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
American producer, consultant and industry expert based in France with 20 years of experience in documentary film. Previously a buyer for France TV’s strand 25 Shades of Docs, head of sales & acquisitions for ARTE Sales and a US-based development exec, Heidi frequently intervenes as a mentor, educator and consultant for producers, festivals, workshops and industry events. Her producing work focuses on creative documentaries that blend the emotional depth of the human experience with a unique artistic vision, including feature docs EL CASTILLO by Martin Benchimol, WAKE UP ON MARS by Dea Gjinovci, DON’T BREATHE by Nino Kirtadze), as well as the ongoing short doc series ELEMENTAL with Sandbox Films (USA).
Sean Flynn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Points North Institute
Profession
Festival / Market
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.
Jonas Fogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Cinematographer
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Photographer and cinematographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pere Marzo Font
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Producer
Bio
Pere Marzo Font is a producer and director from Barcelona (Spain). In 2015 he co-founded COLIBRÍ STUDIO, focused on documentary film. His filmography includes Dream of Another Summer, Goodbye Ringo, and Untamed Light among others.
Karl Friis Forchhammer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Karl Friis Forchhammer graduated from NFTS, UK in 2019. His graduation film, Ravens, won a Grierson Award and was later developed into the film Last Days of Summer, which premiered at CPH:DOX in 2020. Christiania is his debut feature-length documentary.
Roma Fordham
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a young filmmaker from the south of England pursuing interests in sound and production design. I have done BFI courses and am currently on a break from Arts University Bournemouth (BA Hons Film Production: Sound) to learn, create, explore and make films.
Liselott Forsman
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
CEO
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond Liselott Forsman answers for funding supports and the overall strategy. She has headed drama, culture, and kids programming at Yle, produced fiction and documentaries, written scripts and plays and moderated on five continents. Her MA combines film and media studies.
Walter Forsyth
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
President
Company
Gorgeous Mistake Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Walter produces films and film festivals. He has produced four feature documentaries including Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Losing. His films have played festival all over the world including There’s a Flower in My Pedal (TIFF Honourable mention).
Elena Fortes
Nationality
Mexico
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Creative producer and cultural strategist with 15+ years experience in the film industry. Co-founder and director of the Ambulante Film Festival (2005-2006), co-conspirator at No Ficción (A Cop Movie, Midnight Family), and founder of Fiasco, creative studio focused on film production and publicity. In 2024, she founded FIASCO, a creative studio devoted to developing projects across diverse artistic practices that uphold the free, serendipitous, and collaborative nature of filmmaking, with a focus on nurturing new talent, producing and distributing independent cinema, and crafting communication strategies and campaigns for films. She has been a fellow of the Sundance Institute and Doc Society, and is a member of several international organizations, including the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA), Documentary Producers Alliance (DPA), International Documentary Association (IDA), Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM), the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the European Film Academy (EFA), and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). She currently serves as Vice President of the Mexican Association of Independent Producers (AMPI) and Women in Film and Television (MCyTV) in Mexico.
Kim Foss
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Grand Teatret
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Organizer and programmer of the NatFilm Festival from 1993 to 2006 - in tandem with Andreas Steinmann with whom he also founded CPH:DOX in 2002. Since 2006: CEO of the arthouse cinema Grand Teatret and the distribution company Camera Film. Has also worked as a newspaper critic and film journalist.
Eryn Foster
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Eryn Foster is an independent producer, filmmaker and visual artist based in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. Her creative background as an artist informs her approach to filmmaking as well as the topics she explores in her work as a documentary maker.
Ben Fowlie
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder
Company
LDNDOCS
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
VP of Sales and Partnerships for Universal Pictures Content Group in London. Ben Fowlie is a creative executive, producer, and curator with over 20 years of experience working in documentary filmmaking. He is the Founder of LDNDOCS and the Camden International Film Festival/Points North Institute.
Arthur Franck
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Director
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Director
Bio
Polygraf is a Helsinki-based production company focused on creative documentary filmmaking. Since 2007, the company has produced over thirty documentary projects, and is committed to enabling bold and ambitious filmmakers with a view towards international audiences.
Kåre Frang
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Kåre Frang is a visual artist working with film, sculpture, and installations. His work investigates the tensions and imbalances that emerge in transitions, revealing the fragility of objects, structures, and human presence in an unpredictable world.
Ulrike Franke
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
filmproduktion loekenfranke
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Writing, producing and directing films for cinema with Michael Loeken since 1996. Numerous jury and teaching activities. Project-related collaboration with artists from other disciplines: art, theater, performance… Professor for documentary film at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM).
Elisa Franzinetti
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elisa is a multilingual producer who has successfully developed and produced series for CNN, Netflix, Amazon, Sky, and in the independent film sector.
Robbie Fraser
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer / Director / Executive Producer
Company
Dulcimer Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Birgitte Fredsby
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Direktør
Company
Filmværkstedet / København
Profession
Producer
Bio
Birgitte Fredsby is Founding Partner at Made By Us is a proctuction campny that produce strategically based, creative solutions in the field of culture.
Kasper Fredshavn
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyelsesmedlem, Forperson
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Kathrine Fremming
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Cultural Partnerships & Brand Innovation
Company
Khora
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kathrine leads artistic and commercial projects at the award-winning XR production studio Khora in her business development role. She blends a strong passion for the arts with a strategic focus on business development.
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.
Isabella Friedl
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I´m a student at Edinburgh Napier University, currently doing my Master’s in Creative Documentary Filmmaking. I also hold a diploma in Directing and Project Development from Zelig, I previously worked as a camera operator and editor at TV channels. I finished my 1. Docu, called cloudy memories.
Shari Frilot
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Programmer, Chief Curator of New Frontier
Company
Sundance Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Shari has programmed features for Sundance since 1998, and is the founder and driving creative force behind New Frontier at Sundance, a showcase of storytelling at the intersection of film, art and new media technology, which world premiered the prototype of the Oculus Rift VR headset. She has garnered a Webby, multiple Emmy awards, and is the inaugural winner of the Peabody Visionary award.
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.
Carola Fuentes
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Director
Company
La Ventana Cine
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Carola Fuentes is a Chilean investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, co-founder of La Ventana Cine. Her work has been supported by Sundance, Doc Society, Ford Foundation, Chicken & Egg and others, and focuses on social and political stories from Latin America.
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.
Natalia Galgos
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Impact Producer
Company
Pixida Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Natalia (Greek/Belgian/London/Athens) works at the intersection of film and forced migration. She launched her film collecticve, Pixida Films, in 2024, through which she aims to platform underrepresent migrant voices through film with impact production and community cinema.
Anne Sofie Galst
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Anne Sofie I'm 26 years old, and I'm currently a master student in the program Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University. I love watching documentaries and getting a little peak into a part of someones story. I'm still often thinking about 'the golden spurtle' from last years festival.
Gloria Galán
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Gloria, I’m 23 and from Andalucia (Spain). I’m studying Visual Anthropology at Aarhus University. My main current interests are critical disability theory and anarchism. Through YouTube, I developed an interest in video storytelling, filming and editing.
Pierre-Christophe Gam
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Pierre-Christophe Gam is a conceptual artist creating immersive installations and participatory worlds that explore imagination as a collective, political force. Founder of TOGUNA WORLD, he engages African and diasporic communities in future-building. Former fellow at the MIT Open Documentary Lab.
Erik Gandini
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director/Professor
Company
Fasad
Profession
Director
Bio
Erik Gandini är en svensk-italiensk dokumentärfilmare och professor på Stockholm, University of the Arts, känd för kreativa, idédrivna filmer som Surplus, Videocracy, The Swedish Theory of Love och After Work. Hans dokumentär After Work (2023) hade världspremiär i huvudtävlingen på CPH:DOX.
Picho García
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Director, Producer
Company
Grieta Cine
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Chilean filmmaker and producer. Co founder of Grieta Cine with Gabriela Pena. Director of 'Familia ??' (2023), short film premiered at True/False Film Fest, and Co director of 'Where the Silence is Heard' (2026).
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.
Justine Garofalo
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Stray Dog Productions
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Justine Garofalo is a Copenhagen based filmmaker and researcher working primarily with documentary and TV.
Nosarieme Garrick
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Black Gazelle Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Nosarieme Garrick is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work blends vérité intimacy with cultural depth. She's produced for United Shades with W. Kamau Bell and The New York Times Presents. Her debut feature, Last Weekend in October, examines class and erasure through Lagos Fashion Week.; Nosarieme Garrick is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work blends vérité intimacy with cultural depth. She's produced for United Shades with W. Kamau Bell and The New York Times Presents. Her debut feature, Last Weekend in October, examines class and erasure through Lagos Fashion Week.; Nosarieme Garrick is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work blends vérité intimacy with cultural and political depth. A BPM 360 and NEA grantee, she has produced acclaimed series for FX, CNN, NatGeo, and Hulu. Her debut feature, Last Weekend in October, explores ambition and class through Lagos’s vibrant fashion scene.
Josef Gatti
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Josef Gatti is a filmmaker and artist based in Melbourne specialising in documentary and experimental film. His distinctive visual style is shaped by innovative cinematography and practical experimentation, bringing together art and science to create immersive experiences.
Bastien Gauclère
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Industry
Company
FIPADOC
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Since 2021, I'm in charge of FIPADOC’s Industry Days, the international documentary film festival held annually in Biarritz. In 2026, we gathered 2.700 professionals and proposed +60 different sessions (pitching, masterclasses, keynotes, matchmaking, etc.) both in French and English.
Mathilde Gavaret
Nationality
France
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
French student interning at the Futura Cinema incubator, in charge of logistics, events and the experimentation network.
Shabnur Gayibova
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Film Grants
Company
New Generation Europe Foundation
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Shabnur Gayibova is a Head of Film Grants Programme at New Generation Europe Foundation.
Marion Gazel
Nationality
France
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Marion Gazel recently graduated from Sorbonne Nouvelle University with a degree in Cinema and Television Production. After gaining experience in film production, she transitioned into documentary production. Since August 2024, she has been working as a production assistant at Amok Films, in Paris.
Jens Geiger-Kiran
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Distribution, Head of Home Entertainment
Company
Grandfilm GmbH
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jens Geiger-Kiran (Hamburg, Germany) worked as curtaor for festivals like Filmfest Hamburg or Dokfest Kassel as well as cinemas and VoD plattforms and distributors. Today, he heads the home entertainment operations of German distributor Grandfilm as well as their archival restaurations.
Mirjam Gelhorn
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mantaray Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Mirjam Gelhorn is an associate producer for THE PHANTOM PAIN OF ROJAVA. Previous titles that she has produced includes ALL OF OUR HEARTBEATS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH EXPLODING STARS and THE LANDLORD. She is an Eurodoc 2022 alumni.
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.
Pieter Genee
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Producer
Bio
My name is Pieter Genee (NL, 1994). I am an Amsterdam/London-based visual artist, producer and director with experience working across Europe as well as in extreme conditions across the globe.
Magnus Gertten
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
Auto Images
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Director and producer at Auto Images in Malmö, Sweden, since 1999. Among the award-winning docs and box office hits are Nelly & Nadine (Berlinale premiere 2022), Becoming Zlatan (2016), Every Face Has a Name (2015) and Tusen bitar (2014), Several successful international co-productions.
Nadim Ghaderi
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hybrid artist working across film and photography, with a practice grounded in long-term ethnographic fieldwork on irregular migration and border regimes across France, Turkey, Greece, and the United States.
Ana Gherciu
Nationality
Moldova
Company Role
Director at Narrativa Studio
Company
Narrativa Studio
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ana Gherciu is a journalist, media manager, and documentary storyteller focused on human rights and feminist perspectives from the Republic of Moldova. She is currently developing her first feature documentary as both director and producer.; Ana Gherciu is a journalist, media manager, and documentary storyteller focused on human rights and feminist perspectives from the Republic of Moldova. She is currently developing her first feature documentary as both director and producer.; Ana Gherciu is a Moldovan journalist, media manager, and documentary filmmaker. With over 14 years of experience in storytelling and social-impact media, she is the CEO of Moldova.org. 3 Daughters is her debut feature-length documentary, exploring intergenerational female perspectives in contemporary Moldova.; Ana Gherciu is a journalist, media manager, and documentary storyteller focused on human rights and feminist perspectives from the Republic of Moldova. She is currently developing her first feature documentary as both director and producer.; Ana Gherciu is a journalist, media manager, and documentary storyteller focused on human rights and feminist perspectives from the Republic of Moldova. She is currently developing her first feature documentary as both director and producer.; Ana Gherciu is a Moldovan journalist, media manager, and documentary filmmaker. With over 14 years of experience in storytelling and social-impact media, she is the CEO of Moldova.org. 3 Daughters is her debut feature-length documentary, exploring intergenerational female perspectives in contemporary Moldova.
Pinky Ghundale
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Daya Films Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Pinky Ghundale is a film producer with extensive experience delivering film projects and commissions for leading museums, galleries, festivals and institutions worldwide. Through Daya Films she produced 'Nurses come and go, but none for me' which has its International premiere at CPH:DOX.
Alessandra Giacomini
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Trade Analyst
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Alessandra works at the Italian Trade Agency as Trade Analyst for the Scandinavian countries.
Charlotte Giese
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Charlotte runs her own consultancy. She collaborates with Film Lab Zanzibar, Film Lab Palestine, the TanzAnimation Program, the AFRICA ENGAGE Program and initiates Training, Film Development and Festival Events. Previously, Film Commissioner and Head of Department at the Danish Film Institute.
Mogens Glad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Owner and Executive Producer
Company
Angel Films A/S
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Feature and documentary film production, acquisition and distribution in Scandinavia since 1988. Also involved in international co-productions. Full Studio and post production facilities. Selected for Competition in Cannes on two times - Palme D'or winner Dancer in the Dark (2000) and Borgman (2013)
Ella Glantz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Ella Glantz is a dedicated Sales Executive at DR Sales, where she has played a key role for the past five 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.
Aurelie Godet
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director of Programming
Company
Cork International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Aurélie is Cork International Film Festival’s Director of Programming, which she joined in 2024. She previously was a member of the director’s advisory committee at Arte France Cinema and a programmer for the Berlinale and Locarno film festivals. She co-founded The Red Balloon Alliance.
Frederik Godsk
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Frederik Godsk is an editor, translator and freelance journalist for the Danish non-profit journal for film criticism in print Tidsskriftet Balthazar.
Catherine Le Goff
Nationality
France
Company Role
Comissioning Editor
Company
ARTE G.E.I.E
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Catherine Le Goff is working since 1993 as commissioning editor in the Culture department of ARTEs headquarter in Strasbourg. She is particularly in charge of feature length documentaries, the society and fashion slots.
Jon-Sesrie 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.
Nora Goldstein
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Project Director
Company
European Film Promotion EFP
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
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.
Rachel Andersen Gomez
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film Consultant
Company
Nordnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Rachel Andersen Gomez has a diverse background from art history, anthropology, and over two decades of experience as a film editor and photographer on both fiction and documentary projects and is currently working as a filmconsultant at Arctic Film Norway in Tromsø.
Ziyu Gong
Nationality
China
Company Role
Student
Company
Goldsmiths, University of London
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Adam Ziyu Gong is a London-based Chinese visual artist, filmmaker, and journalist whose work often explores themes of identity and spiritual well-being.
Jakob Gottschau
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Gottschau Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jakob Gottschau is director and owner of Gottschau Media, which is a Copenhagen based independent production company. His films have been shown in more than 50 countries in 6 continents. His films include Factory of Lies and latest “Magic Mud”, which premiered at CPHDOX 2024.
Marion Gravoulet
Nationality
France
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Project Manager for Audiovisual and Digital Cinema at the Grand Est Regional Council. Since 2013, Marion Gravoulet has been Project Manager for Audiovisual and Digital Cinema, responsible for the Audiovisual Documentary Fund, digital creation, and video games.
Sam Gray
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Group Head of Communications
Company
Passion Pictures
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Robert Greene
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Robert’s award-winning films include PROCESSION (2021), BISBEE ’17 (2018), KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE (2016), ACTRESS (2014) & FAKE IT SO REAL (2011). He edited & produced PAVEMENTS (2024) & THE FEATHERWEIGHT (2023). He’s edited over 15 films & is the Filmmaker-in-chief for the Murray Center.; Robert’s award-winning films include PROCESSION (2021), BISBEE ’17 (2018), KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE (2016), ACTRESS (2014) & FAKE IT SO REAL (2011). He edited & produced PAVEMENTS (2024) & THE FEATHERWEIGHT (2023). He’s edited over 15 films & is the Filmmaker-in-chief for the Murray Center.; PROCESSION (Telluride 2021) was nominated for a Spirit Award, a Peabody and was shortlisted for the Academy Award. He produced and edited both PAVEMENTS (Venice 2024) and THE FEATHERWEIGHT (Venice 2023). BISBEE ’17 (2018) premiered at Sundance and was nominated for a Gotham. Other films include the Sundance award winning KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE (2016) and the Gotham-nominated ACTRESS (2014).
Rémi Grellety
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer & President
Company
Warboys Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rémi Grellety is a two-time Oscar-nominated, Emmy-Peabody-César-BAFTA winner film producer. His credits include Raoul Peck’s I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2016); Vincent Kelner’s A TASTE OF WHALE (2022), Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT (2024) and Michal Marczak's CLOSURE (2026).
Anna Giralt Gris
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer - Artefacto films
Company
Artefacto Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anna has produced several films selected and awarded at major film festivals including TIFF, NYFF, IFFR, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Málaga, or DocsBarcelona, among many. She participated in the IDFA DocLab Academy in 2018, the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2019, and Eurodoc in 2024.; Anna has produced several films selected and awarded at major film festivals including TIFF, NYFF, IFFR, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Málaga, or DocsBarcelona, among many. She participated in the IDFA DocLab Academy in 2018, the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2019, and Eurodoc in 2024.; Anna has produced several films selected and awarded at major film festivals including TIFF, NYFF, IFFR, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Málaga, or DocsBarcelona, among many. She participated in the IDFA DocLab Academy in 2018, the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2019, and Eurodoc in 2024.; Anna has produced several films selected and awarded at major film festivals including TIFF, NYFF, IFFR, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Málaga, or DocsBarcelona, among many. She participated in the IDFA DocLab Academy in 2018, the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2019, and Eurodoc in 2024.
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. "Amazomania" (2026), is his fourth feature-length documentary, following critically acclaimed debut "I Am Greta" (2020), "Debt Fever" (2024), and “Climate in Therapy” (2025).
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, TV-Docs and short films, managing global licensing across all platforms such as broadcasters, streamers, airlines, and all-rights distributors.
Klara Nilsson Grunning
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film Commissioner, documentary, fiction, drama series and games
Company
Vestnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Nilsson Grunning is an Emmy Award winning Swedish American film producer. Recently Commissioning editor at the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian film institutes. And ITVS international in the US.
Ida Grøn
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Independent documentary director, vice chair The Association of Danish Film Directors, board member FERA.
Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Danish Documentary
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) is an award-winning director and producer and member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Selected films: The Monastery – Mr. Vig and the Nun / Love Addict / Genetic Me / Comedian Mind / Hunting for Hedonia / Solutions.; Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) is an award-winning director and producer and member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Selected films: The Monastery – Mr. Vig and the Nun / Love Addict / Genetic Me / Comedian Mind / Hunting for Hedonia / Solutions.; Pernille Rose Grønkjær, member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning Danish documentary director and producer. Her films include The Monastery – Mr. Vig and the Nun (IDFA, Sundance), Love Addict, Genetic Me, Den Anden Side, and Hunting for Hedonia, celebrated for their cinematic storytelling. Pernille also works as producer and executive.
Helena Bengoetxea Guelbenzu
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Producer
Bio
Filmmaker, designer, and journalist, with a master's degree in feminist studies and a master's degree in audiovisual communication. She studied creative documentary filmmaking at the EICTV in Cuba. In 2019, she founded her own production company, which also produces films by other female filmmakers.
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.; 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.
Nancy Guerin
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Writer/Producer
Company
Trio Orange
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nancy Guerin is an award-winning writer and producer known for tackling complex subjects with precision and depth. Her work traces financial and systemic forces with a meticulous eye, while engaging audiences on a deeper level—sparking both awareness and empathy.
Harriet Gugenheim
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Placeholder Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Harriet is a director of Placeholder Films, a documentary financing fund based in the UK. She was Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships at venture philanthropy foundation Impetus for nine years. Previously, she worked in film and tv development at IWC Media, Talkback Thames and Keo Films.
Karla Guimaraes
Nationality
Brazil
Profession
Editor
Bio
Documentary and factual editor with 10+ years’ experience across the UK and Brazil, working on long-form and series projects for international broadcasters and platforms. Interested in director-led and internationally focused documentary collaborations.
Arun Gulati
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Development, Nonfiction
Company
Jigsaw Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Arun is a producer and creative executive who joined Jigsaw in 2025. He has developed premium nonfiction and narrative films & television series for HBO, Netflix, Apple TV+, Paramount+, and Hulu, including premieres at Tribeca Festival and SXSW. He is based in Los Angeles.
Melānija Gulbe
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mistrus Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Melānija Gulbe works as a Junior Producer at the film production company Mistrus Media. She holds a BA in Arts from the Latvian Academy of Culture and is pursuing a Master’s in Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Latvia.
Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
The Ark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Christoffer Guldbrandsen is a Danish documentary filmmaker known for his politically incisive, character-driven films. His work explores power, democracy, and global fault lines, often with rare access to decision-makers. Combining investigative rigor with a strong personal voice.
Natan Gullström
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Natan Gullström, I am a film editor and director with a background in drama, music/performance and a bit o documentary style editing. Currently in the master program for film editing at SKH and exploring (and challenging) methods, traditions, rules and workflows in filmmaking.
Gugi Gumilang
Nationality
Indonesia
Company Role
International Film Programmer
Company
Hot Docs
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Gugi Gumilang is a documentary programmer and strategist working across international documentary ecosystems. He is an International Programmer for Hot Docs and serves as Programme Director of In-Docs, where he leads Docs by the Sea, a leading documentary platform supporting filmmakers across Asia. His work focuses on story development, industry positioning, and impact strategy, and he regularly mentors filmmakers at major international labs and markets. Gugi is also a board member of the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) and a frequent facilitator, speaker, and jury member at international documentary film festivals.
Elias Guron
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi, my name is Elias Guron and im from Gothenburg, Sweden. Currently im studying a bachelor in moving images at Filmkunstskolen in Kabelvåg, Lofoten, Norway. Right now im exploring and experimenting with a documentary/hybrid project surrounding my grandfather who was an artist with Schizofrenia.
Ulrik Gutkin
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Copenhagen Film Company Short & Doc.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ulrik Gutkin is a Copenhagen-based producer attending the festival with We Are Stardust. He is known for character-driven documentaries that bridge personal storytelling with science, history, and intercultural themes.
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.
Max Göran
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Max Göran is an artist and a filmmaker who lives and works between Berlin and Sweden.
Alvi Haapamäki
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I study documentary film in Aalto University and my background is in the field of performing arts. I value collaborative working methods and playful approaches. In my work I often focus on underrepresented realities, queer microhistories and sexuality.
Julius Hackspiel
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Julius Hackspiel (he/him) is a freelance project manager and curator. As the initiator and co-curator of the Gamerausch event series, he combines video games and cinema and is currently part of the Futura Cinema incubation program.
Nur Hadas
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Head of International Sales and Marketing
Company
Go2Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Go2Films is a leading international sales company representing top-notch international documentaries, fiction, and short films. The company has a well-established reputation for showcasing impactful films that promote inclusivity, diversity, and encourage dialogue and social change.
Ramzy Haddad
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Blind River Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ramzy Haddad is a doc producer and director focused on personal narratives within urgent social issues. He produced The Workers Cup (2017), which premiered at Sundance and was Emmy-nominated. His 2nd feature, Becoming Iphigenia (2023), follows Syrian women reclaiming their stories through theatre.; Ramzy Haddad is a documentary producer and director. In 2017, he produced The Workers Cup, a feature doc set inside Qatar’s migrant labour camps, which premiered at Sundance and was nominated for an Emmy. His 2nd feature, Becoming Iphigenia (2023), was made in collaboration with Syrian director Reem Alghazzi. He also served as cinematographer on American Doctor, which premiered at Sundance in 2026; Ramzy Haddad is a doc producer and director focused on personal narratives within urgent social issues. He produced The Workers Cup (2017), which premiered at Sundance and was Emmy-nominated. His 2nd feature, Becoming Iphigenia (2023), follows Syrian women reclaiming their stories through theatre.; Ramzy Haddad is a documentary producer and director. In 2017, he produced The Workers Cup, a feature doc set inside Qatar’s migrant labour camps, which premiered at Sundance and was nominated for an Emmy. His 2nd feature, Becoming Iphigenia (2023), was made in collaboration with Syrian director Reem Alghazzi. He also served as cinematographer on American Doctor, which premiered at Sundance in 2026
Emmanuel Hadji
Nationality
France
Company Role
Research Director
Company
CEA Grenoble
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Emmanuel Hadji is Director of Research. His work has been dedicated to exploring new optical phenomena and devices at the micro-nanoscale. He also has a strong interest for making links between emerging physics concepts and their application to societal grand challenges, as well as science outreach.
Liva Hage
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I study Art and Film at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. My background in classical music and composition influences my approach to filmmaking, and I enjoy film as a place where my interest in music, sound, social realism and politics melts together.
Gina Dinknesh Hagen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
2025- dd Billedkunstskolerne (BFA) 2023-2025 Einar Granum Kunstfagskole- basisår, tredimensjonal form 2022-2023 Romerike Folkehøyskole- kostyme og teatersminke 2019-2022 Oslo By Steinerskole- kunstlinje
Azer Hajiasgarli
Nationality
Azerbaijan
Company Role
Film Composer and Music Producer
Company
Hajiasgarli MusicPRO
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Azerbaijan Composer and Music Producerş He has gained popularity mainly by creating a special atmosphere in his music for films and theater performances. He skillfully uses the combination of various music and other art forms, the most diverse genres and styles within the art of music.
Nynne Duvå Hall
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Developer, director and exec producer of numerous documentaries for DR, TV2 and Netflix.
Carolin Halperin
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARTE/RBB
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).
Laura van Halsema
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Senior Programmer
Company
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Laura van Halsema is a Senior Programmer at IDFA, where she is part of the selection committee of the main competitions and responsible for the focus programs and talks program.
Abby Hambleton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Lead Creative on Immersive Projects
Company
Human Studio
Bio
Abby is a designer specialising in immersive and visual experiences. Since 2014, she's led collaborative projects with musicians and academics, from international research work to AR and game-based experiences for major cultural institutions.
Blerina Hankollari
Nationality
Albania
Company Role
Film producer
Company
Artalb Film Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Blerina Hankollari has worked in film since 2012. She produced Gentian Koçi’s Daybreak (2017) and A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (2022), both Albania’s Oscar entries, and consulted on Not a Carwash. She co-founded ARTALB Film, is producing Cold Sun, and was selected for Producers on the Move 2025.
Helle Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Commissioner
Company
Midtnorsk Filmsenter
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Midtnorsk Filmsenter eis one of seven regional film centers in Norway, supporting development, production and co-production of films and games within the region.
Freja Refning Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Afforest Productions
Profession
Director
Bio
Freja Refning Hansen is a film director and spoken word artist focusing on themes of social justice and climate issues. Her work includes A Climate Diary: Around the Middle East (2025), The Rhyme (2024) and ActNow: An Activist Story (2023). She is currently developing her first feature documentary.
Mira Bach Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Festival Consultant
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival Consultant for Documentaries, The Danish Film Institute.
Klaus Hansen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
FilmFyn
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
CEO regional FilmFund FilmFyn
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.
Oli Harbottle
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Chief Content Officer
Company
Dogwoof
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Oli is Chief Content Officer at Dogwoof, where he is responsible for acquisitions across the company's slate as well as the sourcing of projects for production. He also continues to oversee the company's releasing slate, with a focus on talent relationships and strategic company partnerships.
Holly Hardman
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
With a background in research (PBS, Rolling Stone, Manhattan, Inc.) while in Los Angeles and New York, Hardman now operates from western Massachusetts where she has produced and directed the documentary features Good People Go to Hell (IDFA 2012) and As Prescribed (Sheffield DocFest 2022).
Cormac Hargaden
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Loosehorse
Profession
Producer
Bio
Cormac Hargaden is one of Ireland's most experienced producers: with 15 IFTA nominations and over 100 credits to his name. His two most recent projects were the top performing feature docs in their year of release at the Irish box office, and later sold to BBC and SkyDocs respectively.
Emma Harris
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emma Harris is a filmmaker and visual antropologist. In her research and practice, she explores relationships between species in regenerative agriculture and explores these through cinematic poetry and low-toxic analog processes.
Jessica Harrop
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Sandbox Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jessica Harrop is the Executive Director of Sandbox Films, where she oversees all project decisions and company strategy. She is also an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has dedicated her career to inspiring passion about science through film.
Dennis Harvey
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
MDEMC Distribution
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Dennis is a filmmaker from Ireland. He is best known for his short documentary The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp (2024), which won the Swedish Academy Award (Guldbagge) for Best Short Film, was selected by the French Academy of Cinema (Les César) as one of the world’s best short films.
Joud Hasan
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist, Photographer, Author, and Journalists' Rights Advocate.; Journalist, Photographer, Author, and Journalists' Rights Advocate.
Nadra Hassan
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a film student with a background in special needs education and english language. I have worked as a social worker for years and most recently as a special needs coordinator at a respite centre for children. I was born in Somalia and grew up in Stovner, Oslo.
Musse Hasselvall
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Musse Hasselvall is a Swedish filmmaker with a background in fiction, TV and commercials, currently questioning his own practice through an MA in Documentary Directing at Stockholm University of the Arts.
Axel Haudiquet
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
PRoducer / Director
Company
Tusitala Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Axel Haudiquet is a documentary filmmaker and producer who focuses on social and environmental issues. Films in development include: Echoes Underneath and 4 Afghan Women. Axel is a Eurodoc 24 Alumnus.
Wilfried Hauke
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO Producer & Director
Company
IDA Film & TV Production GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Wilfried Hauke is an award-winning German director and producer of documentaries, docudramas and documentary series. In 2018, he founded his company IDA Film & TV Production, based in Kiel, and produces for ARTE, NDR, ZDF, DR, SVT, NRK, France 3 and ORF, among others.
Milou Hautus
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Web editor
Company
VPRO
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Web editor
Jessie Hayden
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Venom Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jessie Hayden is a producer at Irish documentary company Venom Films. She has worked across development and production on feature docs including Sanatorium (’25) and So This Is Christmas (’23), and is currently producing The Siege of Paradise and Anam na Mara, both releasing in 2026.; Jessie Hayden is a producer at Irish documentary company Venom Films. She has worked across development and production on feature docs including Sanatorium (’25) and So This Is Christmas (’23), and is currently producing The Siege of Paradise and Anam na Mara, both releasing in 2026.; Jessie Hayden is a producer at Irish documentary company Venom Films. She has worked across development and production on feature docs including Sanatorium (’25) and So This Is Christmas (’23), and is currently producing The Siege of Paradise and Anam na Mara, both releasing in 2026.; Jessie Hayden is a producer at Irish documentary company Venom Films. She has worked across development and production on feature docs including Sanatorium (’25) and So This Is Christmas (’23), and is currently producing The Siege of Paradise and Anam na Mara, both releasing in 2026.
Yumeng He
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Yumeng He is a filmmaker and artist working between documentary, essay film, and installation. She studied film at USC, Stanford, and UdK Berlin. Her work explores memory, landscape, and hybrid forms, and has screened internationally and in art spaces.
James Heath
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
MTP
Company
Mallinson Television Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
BAFTA-nominated producer James Heath won awards at SXSW for "The Fitzroy." Trained at Berlinale, Rotterdam Labs and EAVE, he launched Randan with BFI backing. Current projects include "Spilt Milk," "Leonora in the Morning Light," and documentary "Love Letters."
Marwen El Hechkel
Nationality
Tunisia
Company Role
Producer/Filmmaker
Company
Arissa Tales
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Marwen El Hechkel, Tunisian filmmaker and senior editor, has worked on about 30 films and taught editing at universities and NGOs. He is currently directing two creative documentaries, including This Is My Heaven, now in post-production and supported by multiple awards.
Goldschmidt Hedva
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
Go2Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Owner and Managing Director of Go2Films, a leading international sales company, specializing in the distribution of top-notch documentaries, fiction, and short films. The company has a well-established reputation for showcasing impactful films that promote diversity and encourage dialogue.
Kristoffer Hegnsvad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Rektor
Company
Filmskolen
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Filmmaker
Bio
Editor of film and TV at Politiken.
Mette Heide
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO & producer
Company
Plus Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emmy nominated Mette Heide is an award-winning producer and owner of Plus Pictures ApS. Mette has produced more than 60 films that has been screened and broadcast all over the world. Former titles include Into The Deep and Amanda Knox for Netflix.
Markku Heikkinen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Director
Company
Zone2 Pictures
Profession
Director
Bio
I am the director and the screenwriter of Arctic Circle of Lust, a film selected to the Nordic competition. I am an award-winning documentary film maker from Finland and have done several full-length documentaries, short films and documentary series for television during past thirty years.
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.
Jaf Hejazi
Nationality
Iran
Company Role
Digital Dramaturge
Company
BOZAR
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Jafar Hejazi is a digital dramaturge, cultural innovative, and interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of art, technology, and audience experience. Since 2016, he has been developing interactive and immersive projects.
Hákon Örn Helgason
Nationality
Iceland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Since graduating with a BA in Theatre and Performance Making at IUA in Reykjavík, Hákon has been an active member of the independent theatre scene as a writer and performer, working mostly within comedy and documentary. Hákon is currently studying MFA in Film at HDK-Valand in Göteborg.
Monica Hellström
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ström Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ström Pictures is an international documentary and feature film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2022 by Producer and CEO Monica Hellström.; Ström Pictures is an international documentary and feature film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2022 by Producer and CEO Monica Hellström.
David Herdies
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Documentary Film Commissioner
Company
SFI
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
David Herdies is an award-winning producer and director, and founder of Momento Film, known for championing both emerging and established filmmakers through bold projects. His films have premiered and been awarded at all major festivals. From 2026, Herdies is Documentary Film Commissioner at SFI.
Anders Hereid
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Screen Story
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anders Hereid is a Norwegian director and producer at Screen Story. Credits include Hiding Saddam Hussein, The Correspondents, Mullaen og Meling, Eksponert, and the feature film Don’t Call Me Mama (co-producer).
Maria Hermosillo
Nationality
Mexico
Profession
Director
Bio
I am Mexican and currently live in Brussels. I work as a production manager on documentary projects and in the organisation of film festivals such as the En ville ! festival, Faito Doc Festival and the Kinolatino Latin American film festival. I am currently working on my first documentary.
Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Les mains sales films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Guatemalan-born, Montreal-based filmmaker and producer Yann-Manuel Hernandez explores identity, memory, and trauma through hybrid works blending fiction and documentary. Founder of Les mains sales films, his acclaimed films include Desert’s Cry, All About Margo, and After the Ashes.
Betsy Hershey
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Guest House Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Betsy Hershey is a filmmaker and musician. Her documentary work spans Indigenous Mexico, US migrant stories, and Mind & Life projects with the Dalai Lama. She co-directed GUERRILLA HABEAS (Telluride ’22) and EP’d PAVEMENTS (Venice ’24). As BETS, she has released multiple albums and toured globally.
Nolwenn Hervé
Nationality
France
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Grande Ourse Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Nolwenn Herve is a filmmaker. She lived between France and Latin America for the last 10 years. Her professional experience has lead her to collaboration with main French broadcasters. THE CORD is her her first feature lenght documentary.
Thomas Heurlin
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Director AND Producer
Rotem Heyman
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
European department
Company
Albi
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Rotem Heyman is a producer with extensive experience in international documentary filmmaking. She serves as Albi’s European contact and leads outreach and impact strategies for non-theatrical screenings.
Lia Hietala
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Director with main base in Stockholm. Working within art, documentary and fiction films since 2014.
Elena Hill
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Artist Moving Image
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elena Hill is Director of AMI - a film and digital content creation company, which sits at the nexus for the production and dissemination of interdisciplinary artist hybrid documentary projects for institutional museums/ gallery, Biennials and cinema release.
Vivian Hoang
Nationality
Denmark
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.
Niels Hoeben
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
VPRO
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Producer at VPRO Cinema
Jolyon Hoff
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Director, Producer
Bio
Jolyon returned to Australia in 2020 after spending 15 years living in Nigeria, Indonesia, Nepal. His latest feature documentary, We Are Not Powerless, premiered in Adelaide Film Festival 2025 to a standing ovation. He is committed to telling stories which bring people and the world closer together.
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. Latest productions are «Flophouse America» (WP CPH:DOX 2025), «The Golden Swan» (2026), «Light Fly, Fly High» (WP IDFA 2013).
Maja Holand
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Herstory
Profession
Director
Bio
Maja Holand is a trained cinematographer. She has diverse experience in drama, documentary, commercial, music videos and television. “HEX” is her debut as a director, as a one-woman band, inspired by her previous work where she professionally managed lighting, sound and camera herself.
Tracie Holder
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer, Consultant & U.S. Film Funding Specialist
Company
Means of Production Films
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Tracie Holder is a producer & U.S. film funding strategist who advises filmmakers on U.S. grant funding, all aspects of producing and how to successfully navigate the film industry. Holder is widely regarded as a “go-to” person for filmmakers seeking U.S. funding having raised more than $3 million.
Phoebe Holman
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Phoebe is an award winning documentary filmmaker, renowned for her dedication to diversity, breaking down stereotypes, and championing underrepresented communities. Her award-winning work has been showcased at prestigious film festivals globally. She is currently developing a new feature.
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.
Espen Holtan
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
CEO/Producer
Company
Camerat
Profession
Producer
Bio
CEO and producer of Camerat, a production company located in Steinkjer, Norway.
Alma Holtvedt
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at Malmö Art Academy.
Ankur Hooda
Nationality
India
Company Role
Filmmaker, Producer
Company
QissaGhar Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ankur Hooda is a 25-year-old self-taught filmmaker from Haryana. After spending formative years in his village, he trained in Advertising in Bombay. His work explores humanist themes, spatial identities, and rural anthropology amid changing regional landscapes. The Calf Doll is his debut feature.
Carys Hopkins
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a Masters student of experimental film, with a background in theatre. Interested in working with animation and blending it with live action. Intentions to create television that challenges its standard forms.
Louise Lykkegaard Hoppe
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Profession
Professional Associations
Oleksandra Horiienko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Oleksandra Horiienko is a film director and editor, as well as a junior producer at UP UA Studio. With experience directing and editing various short films, she explore the complexities of Ukrainian society through satire and absurdity. Working on his debut feature film, Total Mess.; Oleksandra Horienko is a Ukrainian filmmaker. She studied at Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, Faculty of Film Editing (MykolaBazarkin workshop). She has taken part at different documentary workshops, including ExOriente, Indie Lab and Jihlava Academy. Her short film “Uzhorod, to the shelter!” (2024) was screened at Vienna Shorts, Samizdat FF etc.
Kelly Hou
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Originally from China, I came to the UK to study when I was 14, and decided to start my creative journey in documentary since last year as I started the masters in this. Themes in documentary on families, personal development, and female relationships always strike me.
Adrian Howell
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Adrian Howell is an emerging director, documentary filmmaker, writer, and athlete. His work explores human-centred stories at the intersection of people and place. In 2025, he founded Serra, a storytelling project exploring rural living, craftsmanship, and philosophy.
Johan Huimerind
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Dokfilm OÜ
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Johan Huimerind is an Estonian filmmaker working as a director, producer, and cinematographer. With over ten years of experience in photography and cinematography, his work focuses on observational, poetic documentary forms and long-term, visually driven storytelling.
Nicole Humphrey
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I hold an associate of arts degree, a bachelors in anthropology and evolutionary biology with a minor in film from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and I am currently completing my masters in visual anthropology at Aarhus university. My education has provided me with a technical & artistic eye.
Ola Kleiven Hunnes
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Integral Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ola Hunnes brings great experience to Integral film, seasoned by his impactful years at the NFI from 2005-2023. During his time there, Ola played a key role in making Norwegian docs get great attention of the global stage. Ola’s early career involved producing docs such as All about my Father
Lena Hunter
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Newsweek
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Journalist and visual anthropologist. I report on big industry for U.S. media Newsweek and edit Berlin fashion publication ΠMagazine. Elsewhere, I make photodocumentaries, investigations and short films about social and environmental issues. Previously, I was editor-in-chief of The Copenhagen Post.
Eric Hynes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Film Curation and Programming
Company
Jacob Burns Film Center
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Eric Hynes is the Director of Film Curation and Programming at the Jacob Burns Film Center, one of the leading independent cinemas in the United States. Located 45 minutes north of New York City, the Burns encompasses a 5-screen arthouse theater, a post-production media lab, and Artist Residency.
Gunny (Gune) Hyoung
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
EIDF - Korea EBS International Documentary Festival
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Gunny Hyoung majored architecture first and transfered to the film production later in America. He's involved Documentary making for a long time and became one of Founding members for EBS International Documentary Film Festival (EIDF). EIDF acquire feature films (about 50) & will air by Public TV and EBS.
Michael Höfner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
GMfilms
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
GMfilms, an independent distribution company, is dedicated to documentaries and queer stuff. But we are open for all kind of exciting stuff. We brought the early works of renowned filmmakers like Thomas Heise or Peter Mettle to the audience.
Andrias Høgenni
Nationality
Faroe Islands
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Film director who graduated from the alternative danish film school Super16. Won the Canal+ Award for best short film at Semaine de la Critique in Cannes 2019.
Jesper Højberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Executive Director International Media Support. Working with documentary filmmakers in the global south and particularly in authoritarian and conflict-affected countries around the world.
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.
AUGUSTINA GOODNESS ISSIOMA
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mil Pictures International
Profession
Producer
Bio
Augustina Goodness Isioma, is a producer with Mil Picture International, bringing over 5 years of experience in storytelling and production. He is known for creative vision, strong collaboration, and delivering impactful film projects.
Raluca Iacob
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Sales Executive
Company
Lightdox
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Lightdox is a Swiss and French-based international sales and distribution agency representing powerful documentary storytelling. We are passionate about high-quality author-driven documentaries with a distinctive cinematic language and emotional impact.
Ricardo Iglesias
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Sales and Acquisitions
Company
Truly Good
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
I am the founder of Truly Good, a boutique distribution company specialized in high-quality documentaries, offering complete solutions to maximize their visibility and profitability.
Onyeka Igwe
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Onyeka Igwe is a London born and based, moving image artist and researcher. Her work is aimed at the question: how do we live together? Not to provide a rigid answer as such, but to pull apart the nuances of mutuality, co-existence and multiplicity. Onyeka’s practice figures sensorial, spatial and counter-hegemonic ways of knowing as central to that task. For her, the body, archives and narratives both oral and textual act as a mode of enquiry that makes possible the exposition of overlooked histories. The work comprises untying strands and threads, anchored by a rhythmic editing style, as well as close attention to the dissonance, reflection and amplification that occurs between image and sound.
Lorand Balazs Imre
Nationality
Hungary
Company Role
Owner, Producer
Company
filmDOUGH Productions UG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Berlin-based film producer and documentary filmmaker, founder of filmDOUGH Productions UG. He produces socially relevant international documentaries built on first-hand access to sensitive situations, shaping financing, legal strategy, and festival positioning alongside the creative process.
Zeynep Inci
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Director
Bio
I’m a filmmaker who works with cinema as a way of exploring how images are experienced over time. My practice focuses on duration, repetition, and attention, allowing meaning to emerge beyond conventional storytelling. I’m driven by curiosity and careful observation.
Helena Ingelsten
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Documentary / Executive producer
Company
Sveriges Television
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Producer and commissioning editor at SVT Documentary Department.
Suzey Ingold
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
A decade of experience working in both Europe and North America, particularly in the Industry side of major international film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival. Having recently relocated to Copenhagen, I'm searching for my next professional opportunity here.
Happy Osasumwen Irorere
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
production manager
Company
ORIS AND KINGS ENTERPRISES
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Happy Osasumwen Irorere is a dedicated Production Manager with Oris and Kings Enterprises, where she oversees production planning, logistics, and coordination across projects. She is known for her strong organizational skills, efficient team management, and commitment to delivering high-quality.
Jason Ishikawa
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Executive & Co-Head of Sales
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.
Oleksandr Ivanov
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Oleksandr is a resilient Ukrainian producer from Babylon’13. He works on films exploring identity, memory, trauma, solidarity, and freedom. My School Is Seized and Let Me Hug You mark his debuts. His interests include technology, genealogy, volunteering, "outsider" stories and abandoned places.; Oleksandr is a resilient Ukrainian producer from Babylon’13. He works on films exploring identity, memory, trauma, solidarity, and freedom. My School Is Seized and Let Me Hug You mark his debuts. His interests include technology, genealogy, volunteering, "outsider" stories and abandoned places.; Oleksandr is a resilient Ukrainian producer from Babylon’13. He works on films exploring identity, memory, trauma, solidarity, and freedom. My School Is Seized and Let Me Hug You mark his debuts. His interests include technology, genealogy, volunteering, "outsider" stories and abandoned places.; Oleksandr is a resilient Ukrainian producer from Babylon’13. He works on films exploring identity, memory, trauma, solidarity, and freedom. My School Is Seized and Let Me Hug You mark his debuts. His interests include technology, genealogy, volunteering, "outsider" stories and abandoned places.
Chinonso Humphrey Iwuchukwu
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Benin City Film Festival
Profession
Producer
Bio
Iwuchukwu Chinonso Humphrey is a Production Manager at MIL Pictures International, with experience overseeing film productions, coordinating crews, managing schedules, and ensuring smooth execution of projects from pre-production through post-production.
SONA JO
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sona Jo is a documentary producer whose work explores war, ideology, trauma, and women’s experiences. Her recent credits include Free Chol Soo Lee (2022), which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary.
Mohamed Jabaly
Nationality
Palestine
Company Role
Director
Company
JABALI FILM
Profession
Film Institute, Director
Bio
Mohamed Jabaly is a Palestinian filmmaker, producer, and artist from Gaza. His award-winning documentary work is a testament to the resilience, beauty, and defiant spirit of his homeland. His latest film, Life is Beautiful, has garnered numerous awards, including Best Directing at IDFA 2023.
Tabitha Jackson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Film Forum
Profession
Researcher
Bio
As the newly appointed director of Film Forum, New York's legendary non-profit arthouse movie theater, Tabitha has an unshakeable belief in independent cinema and civic media as essential public goods. She is the former director of the Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Documentary Film Program, an Emmy-winning director-producer, commissioning editor, and podcaster. Tabitha is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and currently a fellow at MIT’s Open Documentary Lab.
Alexandra Jansen
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a 3rd-year film student at the Agnès Varda School in Brussels (directing section). My background is in management and political & social sciences. I believe documentary filmmaking is about the encounter between characters, directors and audience. I live between Belgium and Poland.
Yort Jansen
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Features, Docs & Animation
Company
Flanders Image
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Flanders Image is the international promotion agency for audiovisual creations made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium.
Mira Jargil
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Commissioner Short and Documentary Film
Company
Danish Film Institute
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.
Diana El Jeiroudi
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO / Director
Company
No Nation Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Award-winning filmmaker (Republic of Silence, Venice), working as director, editor, and producer. Her films premiered and screened worldwide and won awards including Yamagata Excellence, Grierson, and Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Co-founder of DOX BOX and No Nation Films.; Award-winning director recognized for her innovative forms and intimate filmmaking (Republic of Silence). An experienced editor and producer with worldwide theatrical releases. Member of AMPAS, IDA, Deutsche Filmakademie, APSA, and DAE, and mentor at major labs including Berlinale, Docs by the Sea, and Ex Oriente. Co-founder of DOX BOX and No Nation Films, supporting emerging filmmakers globally.; Award-winning filmmaker (Republic of Silence, Venice), working as director, editor, and producer. Her films premiered and screened worldwide and won awards including Yamagata Excellence, Grierson, and Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Co-founder of DOX BOX and No Nation Films.; Award-winning director recognized for her innovative forms and intimate filmmaking (Republic of Silence). An experienced editor and producer with worldwide theatrical releases. Member of AMPAS, IDA, Deutsche Filmakademie, APSA, and DAE, and mentor at major labs including Berlinale, Docs by the Sea, and Ex Oriente. Co-founder of DOX BOX and No Nation Films, supporting emerging filmmakers globally.
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.
Thanika Jenjesda
Nationality
Thailand
Company Role
Film School Lecturer / Freelance Director
Company
Bangkok University
Profession
Director
Bio
Bangkok-based director, writer, and film lecturer shifting from commercial filmmaking toward work driven by meaning, experimenting with hybrid documentary–fiction and personal narratives.
Ida Wibe Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Ida Wibe Jensen, anthropologist student. I’m currently working on my own project, researching and portraying the lived experience of activists working with people on the move in Italy. The project lives in the intersection of anthropological research and multimodal storytelling.
Sofie Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Distribution & Marketing Coordinator/Booking Manager
Company
Øst for Paradis
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
I have been working at Øst for Paradis Filmimport Aps since 2014. We launch around 6-8 titles per year. My taste in cinema can be described as broad, but I am always looking for something that resonates with me on an emotional level.
Torben Skjødt Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
Point of no Return Production
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Making films since 1990 for both cinema and television, many also for International audiences, like films about Carl Th,Dreyer and the Flâneur trilogy. Participated officially in last years DOX with "Nobodys Angel"
Signe Leick Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member, Vice Chairperson
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer på blandt andre dokumentaren The Allins og Gud taler ud.
Björn Jensen
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Representative German Documentaries
Company
German Films
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Björn 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.
Ove Rishøj Jensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Senior Advisor Documentary
Company
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Profession
Consultant, Fund / Foundation
Bio
Working in the international documentary sector since 2003, Ove has an advanced network within the industry. Besides producing documentaries, he has lectured and run workshops about project development, international financing, co-production, outreach and distribution.
Anna Maria Joakimsdottir-Hutri
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Nordic filmmaker and theatre director exploring immersive, interactive storytelling. My work blends lived experience with experimental form to examine truth, vulnerability, and the systems we move within.
Sofie Husum Johannesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sofie has a background in Visual Anthropology and has since 2017 worked with production company Elk Film as a producer, line-producer and director across various projects in the company. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Doc. “As the Tide Comes In”.; Sofie has a background in Visual Anthropology and has since 2017 worked with production company Elk Film as a producer, line-producer and director across various projects in the company. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Doc. “As the Tide Comes In”.; Sofie has a background in Visual Anthropology and has since 2017 worked with production company Elk Film as a producer, line-producer and director across various projects in the company. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Doc. “As the Tide Comes In”.; Sofie has a background in Visual Anthropology and has since 2017 worked with production company Elk Film as a producer, line-producer and director across various projects in the company. Most recently she co-directed and line-produced the feature Doc. “As the Tide Comes In”.
Andreas Johnsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Rosforth Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Andreas Johnsen, owner and founder of Rosforth Films, has made several international films as director, producer and cinematographer since 2002. His drive is curiosity and filmmaking is his way of experiencing and coming to know the World. His dedication and empathy is clearly expressed in his works.
Sam Joly
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sam joined Industria from the Oscar®, Emmy and BAFTA-winning television and film production company See-Saw Films. Sam has spent her career working across development, sales, production and distribution of television and film projects including The Power Of The Dog, Slow Horses and Heartstopper.
Margret Jonasdóttir
Nationality
Iceland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Sagafilm
Profession
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.
James Jones
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
James Jones is an Emmy-winning British director. His films tell extraordinary human stories with journalistic rigour and a distinctive cinematic style. His last film Antidote premiered at CPH:DOX 2025 and his new film Fukushima is playing at this year's festival.
Toby Jones
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Toby Jones is a documentary filmmaker from Wales. Toby worked as a Post Production Coordinator on House of the Dragon and Andor before a career switch to documentary. He is currently filming a feature film recording the connected lives of residents in Silvertown, London.
Andres Jurado
Nationality
Colombia
Company Role
Producer & Artist
Company
La Vulcanizadora
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and artist developing experimental moving-image works rooted in research, lived experience, and collective knowledge. Working between cinema and contemporary art, their practice is shaped by collaborative processes and long-term engagement with people, place, and social realities.
Mads K. Jørgensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Medlem
Company
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Profession
Professional Associations
Juliana Kabua
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Producer
Company
LBx Africa
Profession
Producer
Bio
Juliana Kabua is a Nairobi producer and Creative Producer’s Indaba alumna. Her work spans fiction and documentary, with films premiered at IFFR, FESPACO, and Lucas Film Festival. She co-founded the Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab, a capacity-building initiative for East African producers.
Aya Kaido
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emerging producer with an award-winning background in production across documentary, branded content, film and fine art, with a special interest in research, archive and language. Films produced include, THE GREAT NORTH (2024), BROWN SKIN GIRL (2020), Little Pyongyang (2018).
Jane Jin Kaisen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi
Profession
Director
Bio
Jane Jin Kaisen (b. 1980 Korea lives in Denmark) is an artist and filmmaker whose experimental art films have shown widely. She represented Korea at the 2019 Venice Biennal and was a finalist for Korea Artist Prize 2024. She was awarded the Ny Carlsberg Artist Grant and the Beckett-Prize in 2023.
Kathrine Kallehauge
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communications manager
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Communications Manager at The Why Foundation, working with storytelling through documentaries and sparking a global public debate around human rights issues.
Irene Kaltenborn
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Student
Company
Malmö Art Academy
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn (b.1997) is a Norwegian filmmaker, artist and producer working in a poetic, meditative and mythical universe. She holds a Masters degree from Malmö Art Academy and creates films that engage deeply with history, phenomena and contemporary discourse.
Eveliina Kantola
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Film Commissioner
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.
Konstantinos Kardakaris
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Director
Bio
Konstantinos Kardakaris is a film & stage director and new media artist. He was born in Athens and holds a B.Sc. in Physics, Bachelor in Cinema, Theater Directing Diploma as a scholar from the Theater Directing Dept of the National Theater of Greece and a Master in Audiovisual Arts in Digital Age.
Florian Karner
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Florian Karner is a documentary filmmaker focusing on intimate, character-driven stories at the intersection of psychology, social reality, and cultural critique. His work has screened at festivals including FIPADOC, Hof and FIDBA. "Finding Connection" is his first feature-length documentary.
Sergey Karpov
Nationality
Russia
Company Role
Director, Producer
Company
Pole Film
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sergey Karpov is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and researcher. In his work, he combines emotions, imagination, and non-human studies with documentary storytelling. He is the author of two feature-length documentaries and since 2021 has run the documentary studio 'Pole'.
Amanda Karström
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m a musician and a composer and have a background in both classical, jazz and improvisation but focusing on string instruments. I have a BA in jazz, contrabass. These last few years I’ve been interested in composing and producing music for film. So now I am doing my MA in film music composing.
Ishak Kasapsen
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Ishak Kasapsen is a young filmmaker from Drammen in Norway, who is currently studying at the Film and Art School in Kabelvåg (Filmkunsstskolen i Kabelvåg).
Hanka Kastelicova
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
VP, Documentaries
Company
HBO Europe
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Hanka Kastelicova earned a Master of Arts from the Faculty of Film and TV Documentary Department in Prague. She directed and produced over 100 documentaries. Joining HBO in 2012, she co-produced films that resonated with HBO viewers, achieved festival recognition, and garnered nominations and awards.
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.
Emma Keane
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Raw Grá Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emma Keane is a producer from Ireland. They graduated from the National Film School in 2015 and work as a producer with Oscar nominated filmmakers Clare Stronge and John Kelly across documentary and animation. They are currently producing their first feature documentary as lead producer.
Jonatan Egholm Keis
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Jonatan Egholm Keis (b. 1998) is a Danish director working within films, music videos and commercials. He's graduating from the National Film School of Denmark in 2027.
Whitney Kelem
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President, Kelem Consulting Services
Company
Kelem Consulting Services
Profession
Consultant
Bio
President of Kelem Consulting Services, a consulting practice based in Paris, France focused on advising European and UK documentary filmmakers on business & market strategy within the US documentary film market. Former Netflix & Vice, & the founding partner of Kelem Law Corp, a US law practice.
Karen Kelly
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Karen Kelly is a Glaswegian Creative Producer with a background in journalism and politics. Passionate about amplifying diverse voices, she is dedicated to championing working-class creatives, telling queer stories, and has a love for 16mm film. She is currently studying Producing at the NFTS.
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, Sound and more before touring internationally. For 2026 we'll be opening a Liam Young exhibition.
Felix Kempter
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Sky Germany
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Felix Kempter is Executive Producer for Sky Original Documentaries at Sky Germany. Furthermore he is responsible for the development of the German Sky Original Documentaries.
Elina Kewitz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
New Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Elina Kewitz spent seven years working as an International Sales Manager with United Docs, the distribution subsidiary of Germany’s public broadcaster ARD. She founded her own independent company in 2012 and since then has been managing director of NEW DOCS.
Yung Kha
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Publicist
Company
Yung Kha PR
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
Publicity expert with over 20 year's experience in film, arts and culture. I have worked on BAFTA and Academy-Award winning campaigns and across the globe at festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlin and London.
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.
Smilla Khonsari
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Student at the National Film School of Denmark as a documentary director. Interested in relational films, using humor and how to tell stories where people both laugh and cry.
Sabrine Khoury
Nationality
Palestine
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Palestinian filmmaker and producer based in the Netherlands. Through film, writing, and photography, I explore themes of motherhood, identity, and migration.
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.
Alexander Kiehl
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alex is a BAFTA, Grierson and multi-award nominated documentary filmmaker who combines cinematic scale with intimacy and emotion.
Ian Mark Kimanje
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I am a Canada-based media professional with experience spanning film and television production, media development, and technology-driven initiatives. I have led and collaborated on projects across film, television, and digital platforms, with a focus on social impact, education, and inclusive story.
Lukas Kindsholm
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg.
Isobel Kinnear
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Acquisitions Manager
Company
Fifth Season
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Fifth Season is an entertainment industry leader specializing in the development, production, financing, and distribution of premium films, television series, and documentaries.
Seg Kirakossian
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Director
Company
Imagicus Production
Profession
Director
Bio
Seg Kirakossian is a documentary film director, producer. More than 10 of his documentaries were aired on national and international TVs.
Sergeo Kirby
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
Loaded Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Filmmaker, Montreal, Quebec -Films that challenge status and continuity. Loaded Pictures, imagine impossible images.
Vika Kirchenbauer
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Vika Kirchenbauer is an artist, writer and music producer based in Berlin. With particular focus on affective subject formation, she examines violence as it attaches to different forms of visibility and invisibility, and considers the ways in which subjects are implicated in and situated within institutional power structures. Comprehensive solo exhibitions of Kirchenbauer’s work were presented at the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen in Düsseldorf, and at the Kunstverein Kevin Space in Vienna. Her videos and installations were part of exhibitions and screenings at, among others, d/p, Seoul; the Tainan Art Museum, Taiwan; the Whitechapel Gallery, London; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; the Berlin International Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Her first monograph is published by Mousse Publishing, and unites essays and works from 2012-2022. A second monograph, titled Compassion and Inconvenience, has just been released by the same publisher. Since 2022 she is Professor of Fine Art at the Braunschweig University of Art.
Louise Unmack Kjeldsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Hansen & Pedersen film og fjernsyn
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a danish/norwegian filmmaker and journalist. My newest film, Menopause Mystery, screening at CPH:DOX 2026, investigates a simple but unsettling question: how can a biological transition that affects half the population still be so poorly understood?
Anders Kjærhauge
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem, Forperson
Company
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Profession
Other Film Professional
Arina Kleist
Nationality
Greenland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Arina Kleist (b. 1986), an emerging Inuk filmmaker based in Qaqortoq, South Greenland, is a media freelancer focused on video storytelling. Her debut short, Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq, won Best Short Film at the 2024 Nuuk International Film Festival, marking her as a rising talent.
Tine Klint
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO / Managing Director
Company
Level K
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
LevelK is handling international film sales and distribution. We are also a digital partner for distributors in their home country for their aggregation needs.
Irene Klissenbauer
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Buyer & Editor
Company
ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Irene Klissenbauer is part of the department of religion and ethics at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. In this capacity, she contributes her expertise to the acclaimed documentary series Kreuz und Quer.
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 Kloos&Co., one of Germany´s finest docu companies. His productions/co-productions include many award-winning films, e.g. LAST MEN IN ALEPPO, INTO THE ICE, Hi Ai, SYMPHONY OF NOISE, HELSINKI EFFECT.
Frauke Knappke
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Acquisitions & Festival Manager
Company
MAGNETFILM GmbH
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
MAGNETFILM is a Berlin-based boutique world sales company for quality feature and TV documentaries. We handle worldwide licensing across all platforms with tailor-made marketing and distribution strategies for every title. www.magnetfilm.de
Malthe Koch
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film producer
Company
Danish Documentary
Profession
Producer
Bio
Malthe Koch is a film producer and screenwriter with almost two decades of experience in fiction, documentary, animation, commercials, and short films for Danish and international markets. He has built a reputation for versatility and creative storytelling across formats.; Malthe Koch is a film producer and screenwriter with almost two decades of experience in fiction, documentary, animation, commercials, and short films for Danish and international markets. He has built a reputation for versatility and creative storytelling across formats.; Malthe Koch is a film producer and screenwriter with almost two decades of experience in fiction, documentary, animation, commercials, and short films for Danish and international markets. He has built a reputation for versatility and creative storytelling across formats.; Malthe Koch is a film producer and screenwriter with almost two decades of experience in fiction, documentary, animation, commercials, and short films for Danish and international markets. He has built a reputation for versatility and creative storytelling across formats.
Nerina T. Kocjancic
Nationality
Slovenia
Company Role
Head of Promotion & 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.
Benjamin Kodbøl
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary Director
Company
Benjamin Studio
Profession
Director
Bio
I'm drawn to the spaces where personal stories meet global currents. With roots in journalism, I focus on the human cost of conflict, using documentary as a prism to reveal overlooked narratives. My documentaries have screened at Hot Docs, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX and SXSW.
Botagoz Koilybayeva
Nationality
Kazakhstan
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Botagoz Koilybayeva is a Kazakh film critic and PhD candidate based in Prague. A Berlinale Talent Press and Locarno Critics Academy alumna, her work has appeared in Documentary Magazine, Mubi Notebook, Little White Lies, amongst others. She is a member of the Kazakhstan Association of Film Critics.
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 as creative producer, she is getting (international) co-productions off the ground and writes and directs documentaries.
Kakia Konstantinaki
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Kakia is a visual artist based in Athens. She works with moving image and time-based media. She has taken part in group shows, film festivals, online exhibitions and public projections in various cities around the world. Kakia is an Onassis AiR Fellow.
Valerie Kontakos
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
producer/director
Company
Exile Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Exile Room is a non-profit organization based in downtown Athens. Established in 2009, it offers inspiration and education to established and aspiring filmmakers, as well as anyone who’s open to exploring the power of documentary.
Anja Koprivšek
Nationality
Croatia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Anja Koprivšek is a director and producer with a background in international relations and gender studies. Her films GRAND PRIZE (2024) and BETWEEN SUMMERS (2021) have been screened and awarded internationally. She is a co-founder of Flame.In Doc Lab and has worked for CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator.
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.
Tasos Koronakis
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Production company
Company
Laika Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Film producer and co-founder of Laika Productions (Greece). Focused on human-centered creative documentaries and feature films with a strong artistic and political perspective. Currently developing several international co-productions, including the essay documentary Searching for Thule.
Susanne Kovacs
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Director
Bio
Director Susanne Kovács film Techplomacy is nominated for the F:ACT AWARD. Previously she directed It Takes a Family / De Skygger vi Arver (2019, DR, SVT, NRK) nominated for Danish Academy Award (Robert) and for Best Nordic Documentary (Dragon Award), and screened at numerous int. festivals.
Alisa Kovalenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Director
Bio
Alisa Kovalenko is a Ukrainian award-winning director, based in Kyiv. Her documentaries Home Games (Sheffield DocFest 2018), We Will Not Fade Away (Berlinale 2023), Girl Away from Home (IDFA 2023), My dear Theo (CPH:DOX 2025) have played at over 200 festivals and won multiple international awards.
Łukasz Kowalski
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
ŁUKASZ KOWALSKI: director, screenwriter and film producer. He is a member of the Polish Film Academy, Polish Filmmakers Association the Polish Producers Alliance and the winner of the Polish Film Award ""Eagle"" award for Best Documentary Film 2023.
Selma Stochholm Krag
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a first-year student of art conservation at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. Once, I wrote a school paper on scenarios for eternal life in human bodies and art. The combination of natural science and art still speaks to me, and loudest when theory meets practice.
Elise Kragh
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
With a background in cinematography and curating youth film festivals, Elise Kragh is developing her debut feature documentary with Plus Pictures, exploring the messy, joyful, and often exasperating art of keeping a community alive through a warm, loving, and humorous lens.
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.
Oleksandra Kravchenko
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Oleksandra Kravchenko is a Kyiv-based producer, partner at Moon Man (House Made of Splinters, The Editorial Office, Intercepted). EURODOC and Emerging Producers alumna, EFAmember, member of the board of the Documentary Association of Ukraine. Enjoys producing documentaries, fiction and animation.
Joanna Krawczyk
Nationality
Poland
Bio
Joanna Krawczyk is the Director of CORRECTIV.Europe at CORRECTIV – an award-winning, non-profit investigative newsroom in Germany dedicated to strengthening democracy through journalism, media education, and technology. CORRECTIV successfully develops its community-first newsroom and business models, and equips journalists with tools and methodologies to engage their communities. CORRECTIV’s European division supports a network of more than 400 local media outlets and content creators across 35 countries. Previously, Joanna served as Deputy Director East at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, focusing on media development in the region, and as Head of the Ukrainian Media Fund. She was also Partnerships Director at Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland’s largest legacy newspaper, where she founded its Foundation and launched the country’s first investigative grant and local media support programs. Joanna chaired the Leading European Newspaper Alliance (LENA) and currently serves on the boards of the European Media and Information Fund and Journalismfund.
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen is a Danish sound artist, composer and filmmaker, educated from the National Danish Filmschool as a sound designer. As a sound artist her work includes both music releases (Fabienne Erato), sound design for film and documentary, sound installations, performance and art film. Her first work as a director (Entrance to the End) was a collaboration with photographer Maria Von Hausswolff and was screened at CPH:DOX in 2018. Latest she did the sound design for Swedish artist John Skoogs feature film Värn/Redoubt and the sound and music in collaboration with Alexander Holm for Danish art group Diakrons work “7 summers” for the Singapore Biennale 2025. Anne Gry Friis Kristensen is a member of Terrassen, a roving cinema in Copenhagen engaging with the social life of film.
Maria Kristensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria holds a MA in Film Studies and has been with Final Cut for Real since 2011. She was an associate producer on the Oscar-nominated documentaries A House Made of Splinters, The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, and produced Vibeke Bryld’s HUSH (VR), which premiered in Venice in 2020.
Ryan Krivoshey
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President
Company
Correspondent Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Ryan Krivoshey launched the award-winning distribution company Grasshopper Film in 2015. In 2025, Ryan co-founded Correspondent, a production company where he serves as President, committed to developing artistic, impactful, and boundary-pushing films.
Mikala Krogh
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Documentary
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Head of Documentary DFI/ Former Head of Documentary DR/ Documentary director, filmography include award winning documentaries: Scandinavian Star, A year of hope, The Newsroom - of the record , A normail Life and Cairo:Garbage.
Jutta Krug
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/WDR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
1992-2000 ARTE German French Cultural Channel in Strasbourg since 2000 until today WDR, German public broadcaster based in Cologne, working in different departments mainly focusing on coproductions of creative documentaries.
Filipp Kruusvall
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Documentary Film Commissioner
Company
Estonian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Filipp Kruusvall is a documentary film expert at the Estonian Film Institute. He previously organized the DocPoint Tallinn documentary film festival.
Katherine Kubler
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Omnivision Pictures
Profession
Director AND 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.
Ellen Kuo
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Curator and Managing Director
Company
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Multilingual XR Curator & Strategist bridging Asia & Europe. I build global immersive ecosystems for museums and festivals, including NTMoFA and NewImages. Expert in XR market strategy, cultural partnerships, and audience development. Connecting art, tech, and creators worldwide.
Kinda Kurdi
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Established in 2014, K² Visual Media, is an award winning UK based production company that specializes in creating long and short form documentary and animated content for cinematic, broadcast and digital distribution.
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.
Ana Kvichidze
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Moonbow
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Ana Kvichidze (b. 1993) is a Georgian filmmaker and producer blending cultural heritage with bold contemporary storytelling. She studied directing at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film program and holds an MA in Religion Studies, specializing in folk and vernacular traditions.
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 SVP 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.
Janna Kyllästinen
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Director
Bio
Janna is an independent documentary filmmaker from Finland based in New York. She works as a freelance director, producer and editor to tell impactful visual stories and is currently working on her first feature documentary, DEAR IRIA, about model and artist Iria Leino.
Viena Kytöjoki
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Viena Kytöjoki is studying documentary film BA in Aalto University in Finland. She has also been studying photography and she holds a degree in social sciences. She has been working as a photographer and photojournalist.
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.
Mark Kristjan Laanet
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Director
Bio
I am a documentary MA student in BFM, Tallinn. I view documentary as a tool to approach truth, but one that must be carefully justified. I seek stories that open up fresh perspectives and offer new ways of seeing.
Claus Ladegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Bikubenfonden
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Claus is the CEO of Danish Film Institute.
Henriette Ladegaard-Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Editor
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
François Ladsous
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Supermouche Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
François Ladsous has produced more than thirty documentaries in France and abroad, including The Devil’s Rope by Sophie Bruneau (La Lucarne), Holy Tour by V. Rosier and M. Fortunat Rossi (CPH:DOX), My Voice Will Be With You by B. Tracq (Netflix) and Strike or Die by Jonathan Rescigno (Berlinale).
Boris Laible
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m a sound designer, composer and editor with roots in Germany and Sweden. After studying film sound in Stockholm, I’ve worked on numerous series and films and am now pursuing a Master’s in Film Editing - with story and emotion always at the center.
Simon Lajboschitz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Khora Virtual Reality
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Ba. Philosophy, Ma. Business Co-Founder of Khora Virtual Reality. At Khora over 10 years we built more than 600 XR projects across art, film, theater, healthcare and marketing.
Nanna Anna Berg Lang
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Nanna Anna, I study at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. I work with animation, drawing and filmmaking.
Sabine Lange
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Comissionning editor
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”, dedicated to experimental, auteur, essayist, personal creative documentary. She is always looking for innovative formats and story telling.
Martin Lange
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Video Editor/Youtube Manager
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Communications worker for THE WHY Foundation, a Danish NGO that produces and distributes documentary campaigns with a human rights focus.
Bart Van Langendonck
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Producer
Company
Savage Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bart Van Langendonck is a producer who set up Savage Film, a Belgium based film production company, in 2007, operating in an association with Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (Warner Bros. group) since 2014. Savage Film produces fiction films and documentaries.
Lucie Lanseman
Nationality
France
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Lucie Lanseman is a PhD Student at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University.
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.
Susanna Lasarov
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Mediwan Finland Oy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer at a Helsinki-based production company, Mediawan Finland.
Marie Laurberg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Marie Laurberg is a Curator & Head of Research at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. She curated major exhibitions such as Yayoi Kusama - In Infinity and The Moon - From Inner World to Outer Space, and commissioned new significant installations by artists such as Laurie Anderson and Olafur Eliasson.
Halyna Lavrinets
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Babylon'13
Profession
Director
Bio
Member of the National Union of Cinematographers Ukraine and #BABYLON’13 Documentary Filmmakers Association and the Ukrainian Non-Fiction Film Association. Participant of the EAVE.Presented at international film festivals including Hot Docs, Docudays UA, Minimalen, Molodist International Film Festival.; Halyna is a Ukrainian film director and producer. Her major is in documentary film directing from Karpenko-Karyi National University (Ukraine) and Wajda School (Poland). She created author-driven short documentaries screened at HotDocs, Docudays UA, and Molodist. Halyna is a member of the Film Directors Guild and the Ukrainian Film Academy.
Kok Sum Law
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Julian Law is a film editor and documentary filmmaker. His interest lies in personal archives, personal history, memories and nostalgia
Fatym Layachi
Nationality
Morocco
Profession
Director
Bio
Fatym Layachi is a Moroccan writer, journalist and filmmaker. Her work explores identity and transmission through intimate narratives rooted in lived experience and the Mediterranean world. She is currently developing Karama, a documentary following six Gen Z voices across contemporary Morocco.
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.
Ella Leboff
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am Ella, a twenty year old Film Production student specialising in sound design. I'm based in Bournemouth (UK) where I study at the Arts University. I am deeply passionate about cinema, reading literature and poetry, and I love cycling and going for walks in nature.
Amanda Lebow
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Media Finance Agent
Company
CAA
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Amanda Lebow is an agent at the leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Lebow works in the Los Angeles office and specializes in packaging and selling documentary films and series. In addition, Lebow proudly represents documentary filmmakers, financiers, and producers.
Dorota Lech
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
New Horizons IFF
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dorota Lech is the Festival Director of the New Horizons International Film Festival, a showcase of contemporary auteur-driven art house cinema as well as retrospectives and thematic programmes, held annually in Wrocław, Poland. She is also a Programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), selecting films from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Additionally, she has curated retrospectives and special screenings at the Museo Reina Sofía, the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, as well as the TIFF Cinémathèque. Dorota has been a guest lecturer at the Łódź Film School, New York University, and Harvard's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies. In 2024 she was named by Screen International as a Future Leader in film curation.
David Lee
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Board Director
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Documentary film funder based in Houston and San Francisco.
Lisa Leeb
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Lisa Leeb has been part of Linz’s cultural scene since 2012. A volunteer writer and photographer for subtext.at since 2013, she focuses on film and music. She also leads a social organization. Her work is driven by curiosity, empathy, and a commitment to making diverse perspectives visible.
Sara Leedom
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sara Leedom has 25 years experience growing and managing social impact organizations through Africa. This week, she is representing as an Executive Producer of Ghost Season, written by Fatin Abas, now directed by Akoul de Mabior, produced by Smashing Dandelions.
Markus Lehner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Project Manager
Company
Eurimages
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Markus Lehner is Project Manager at Eurimages. The fund promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between professionals established in different countries.
Aki Lehti
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Aki Lehti is a freelance journalist, film and music critic.
Niniko Lekishvili
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Director
Company
Moonbow
Profession
Director
Bio
Niniko Lekishvili (b.1992) is a London-based Georgian documentary filmmaker and award-winning stand-up comedian. She completed her MA in Screen Documentary at Goldsmiths, University of London, with the film Tick Tock, which won the Jury’s Special Prize at the Cinedoc Tbilisi.; Niniko Lekishvili (b.1992) is a Georgian documentary filmmaker and award-winning stand-up comedian whose work blends humor with personal and political narratives. A Chevening scholar, she completed her MA in Screen Documentary at Goldsmiths, University of London, with films such as Tick Tock, which won the Jury’s Special Prize for Creativity and Self-Expression at the Cinedoc.
Aurélien Lemaitre
Nationality
France
Company Role
Incubation program coordinator
Company
Future Cinema
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Futura Cinema is a European initiative dedicated to innovation in the film industry. Aurélien is the coordinator of the Incubation Programme aimed at supporting early-stage projects to design, test and deploy new technological, cultural, social and sustainable solutions in cinemas.
Jasmyrh Lemoine
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director of Operations and Business Relations
Company
SODEC (Society for Development of Cultural Intitatives and Companies)
Profession
Politics & Administration
Bio
Jasmyrh Lemoine, Director of Audiovisual Operations and Business Relations at SODEC since 2024, brings 25 years of expertise in film and television. Former producer and Telefilm Canada analyst, she is dedicated to advancing strategic partnerships and helping Québec producers stand out through except.
Lise Lense-Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer/ CEO / EAVE Head of Studies Producers Workshop
Company
EAVE
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Head of Studies for EAVE Producer’s Workshop, an international training program with three annual workshops. Also 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.
Emma Lepers
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Haut et Court Doc
Profession
Producer
Bio
After founding Petit Dragon, Emma Lepers co-founded Haut et Court Doc in 2019 with Carole Scotta. She develops and produces contemporary documentary films by committed authors and directors, including international co-productions. Her films have received numerous awards at festivals worldwide.
Weronika Lewandowska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
DOK Exchange XR Curator & Coordinator
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
XR creator, immersive narratives curator, and coordinator of the DOK Exchange XR Programme at DOK Leipzig. Mentor of XR projects (eg. Climate Challenge XR for the ESA). Committee for Innovative Film Projects at the National Film Institute (2021). Co-directed of Nightsss VR premiered at Sundance 2021.
Catherine Lewis
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a 23 year old documentary film student living in London. I studied philosophy at undergrad level and have a keen interest in translating difficult philosophical concepts into film form. I want to learn as much as I can at the festival in order to push the limits of filmmaking.
Matthias Leybrand
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/BR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioning Editor for full length documentaries (ARD/ARTE/BR) such as The Princess, Gefährlich Nah - Wenn Bären töten, Riefenstahl, Elfriede Jelinek - Die Sprache von der Leine lassen, Bowie - The Final Act and Vienna Calling.
Wallace Li
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Wallace Minchong Li is a Chinese filmmaker based in London. He explores the links between non-fiction and fiction, often attempting to create some sorts of experience. His work ‘where’ was selected for the 2025 Visions du Réel VdR Film Market and Beijing International Short Film Festival.
Leonidas Liambeys
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Producer
Company
Long Run Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Leonidas is a producer with 18 years’ experience in European non-fiction film, TV and multimedia. His work explores overlooked histories, unusual ways of being, and the shifting relationship between individual lives and collective narratives.
Chiara Liberti
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Artistic Director, Creative Producer, Consultant
Company
Biografilm Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Chiara is consultant, creative producer and co-artistic director of Biografilm, festival focused on character-driven films running in Bologna since 2005. Biografilm promotes new talents, insights on current topics and a space for dialogue and inclusivity.The festival is a member of Doc Around Europe.
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.
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).
Artur Liebhart
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
CEO and Founder
Company
Against Gravity
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Founder of Against Gravity, local film distributor in Poland and of Millennium Docs Against Gravity F.F., the second most popular documentary event in Europe with 183K tickets sold, 16 competition sections and screenings in 7 cities in 2025. 23nd edition of MDAG: May 7-17 , 2026
August Liljenberg
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
August Liljenberg is a 25-year-old History and Philosophy of Science student at Utrecht University and Editor at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, interested in communicating the existential implications of humankind's future relationship with technology.
Magnus Lillemark
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Writer/director
Company
Camerat
Profession
Director
Bio
Writer/director at the production company Camerat, located in Steinkjer, Norway.
Miko Lim
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Anagram Pictures
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Miko Lim is an award-winning director known for his authentic storytelling in extraordinary environments. "Stormbound," Lim’s first IMAX feature film documentary, sees the director partnered with Producer Adam McKay.
Yuqing Lin
Nationality
China
Profession
Director
Bio
Yuqing Lin is an artist and filmmaker born in chengdu and work in London. Her working across moving image, installation, painting and texts.; Yuqing Lin is an artist and filmmaker born in chengdu and work in London. Her working across moving image, installation, painting and texts.
Hansen Lin
Nationality
China
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hansen Lin is a filmmaker and producer born and raised in China, now based in New York, where he founded TimeLight Films. He creates arthouse films with bold visual and narrative experimentation. His work explores time and humanity in all its complexity, crafted for the theatrical experience.; Hansen Lin is an independent filmmaker based in the U.S. and China who has contributed to award-winning films screened at Sundance, CPH:DOX, and others. He is an alumnus of DOK Incubator and EURODOC and is committed to developing stories that combine a strong creative approach to reveal universal emotions and immigrant experiences.; Hansen Lin is a filmmaker and producer born and raised in China, now based in New York, where he founded TimeLight Films. He creates arthouse films with bold visual and narrative experimentation. His work explores time and humanity in all its complexity, crafted for the theatrical experience.; Hansen Lin is an independent filmmaker based in the U.S. and China who has contributed to award-winning films screened at Sundance, CPH:DOX, and others. He is an alumnus of DOK Incubator and EURODOC and is committed to developing stories that combine a strong creative approach to reveal universal emotions and immigrant experiences.
Lotte Køhler Lindegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Indholdsdirektør
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Channel Controller at TV 2 Denmark.
Melissa Lindgren
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Producer & Partner
Company
Story
Profession
Producer
Bio
Melissa Lindgren is a producer and curator based in Stockholm. As a producer she is focusing on creative documentaries and arthouse features with the production company Story as her base, where she is also one of the partners.
Anders Lindström
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Polygraf
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and partner at Helsinki-based production company Polygraf.
Mathilde Hvid Lippmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
New Danish Screen
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
New Danish Screen supports talent development, giving new generations of filmmakers the opportunity to push their limits and create new audience experiences. What counts is enabling manifested talents to grow and test out their ideas.
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.
Gweni Llwyd
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artist
Company
Future Proof Lab
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Gweni Llwyd is a multi-award-winning Welsh artist working in moving image and experimental film. Lecturer in Fine Art at Cardiff School of Art and Design.
Michael Loeken
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
filmproduktion loekenfranke
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Writing, producing and directing feature length documentaries for the cinema together with Ulrike Franke since 1996. Teaching activities and jury activities. Project-related collaboration with artists from other disciplines: art, theatre and performance.
Abirami Logendran
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Abirami Logendran (b.1992) is a curator, writer and artist based in Oslo. She is a film curator at Kunstnernes Hus and the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Art Yearbook. Her film- and art criticism has been published in both English-language and Norwegian publications.
Rosa García Loire
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
601
Profession
Producer
Bio
Head of Production at 601, she serves as executive producer of the documentaries El Drogas, Ainarak, AWARDS, Kantauri, and Atlas Oculto, and the documentary short films Ceditas and El que no ve. She is currently producing the documentaries Loraldia, Caídos del Zielo and A Tale of the Sperm Whale.
Davide Lomma
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lomma Factory
Profession
Producer
Bio
Italian production company specializing in documentary and fiction filmmaking. Founded 2023, combining social storytelling with international distribution reach.
Colin Van Loon
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ahnahktsipiitaa Colin Van Loon is an award-winning filmmaker of Blackfoot and Dutch heritage from the Piikani Nation. Through Blackfoot Nation Films, he pushes the boundaries of Indigenous storytelling across film, TV, and XR. His select works include the CSA-winning This Is Not A Ceremony (NFB).
Tina Lorenz
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Head of Department Artistic Research & Development "Hertzlab"
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.
Marie-Line Lormans
Nationality
Belgium
Company Role
Project Coordinator
Company
Europa Distribution Association
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Europa Distribution is the international association of independent film publishers and distributors. With around 130 members from Europe and beyond, it acts as a think tank and serves as the voice of the sector.
Livenca Lourenco
Nationality
Portugal
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a first year film student at Arts university of Bournemouth who is very interested in getting into lighting and sound. I have a background in photography, rigging and lighting sets, as well as directing films in 48 hour challenges, which I have previously won awards for!
Lars Lovén
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
MDEMC
Profession
Director
Bio
Lars Lovén is a documentary filmmaker and music critic. Has made two feature length documentaries, both on colonialism and music: Fonko (2016), and Celtic Utopia (2025), the latter together with Dennis Harvey.
Claire Lucas
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Claire Lucas is a photographer, filmmaker, and historian from North Carolina, now based in London. Their work centers on queer and often overlooked narratives, using analogue techniques, video collage, and soundscapes to bring these stories to life on screen.
Neda Lukić
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions Executive
Company
Taskovski Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Chuhui Luo
Nationality
China
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Kunsthochschule Kassel
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
She works with documentary and film, developing hybrid narratives between fiction and lived experience. Through everyday observation and personal memory, her work explores how invisible spaces shape our lives.
Jenny Luukkonen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Co-production executive
Company
Film i Väst
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Producer currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since 2019, she is the co-production executive for short format and documentary at Film i Väst, the largest film fund in the Nordics. She also runs several talent schemes, aimed at emerging directors, producers and script writers.
Nanna Lykke
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
PR, Marketing and Festival Manager
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
We manage the distribution of cutting-edge documentaries, ensuring they reach streamers, broadcasters, festivals and all rights/theatrical distributors worldwide.
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 2022, I have worked alongside award-winning producer Signe Byrge Sørensen on several films. I am currently in development with 3 feature length projects - on the path to my individual producer debut.
Fanny Lærke
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Jeg er 27 år gammel og bor på Vesterbro i København. Jeg har det seneste år været journalistpraktikant i DR-afdelingen Bred Kultur og Fakta TV, parallelt med mit journaliststudie på RUC, hvor jeg bliver færdiguddannet til sommer. Jeg arbejder også som VJ og elsker at fotografere (på hobbyniveau).
Anna Löhr
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
After graduating the European Film College, Anna studied Business, Language and Culture at Copenhagen Business School with an exchange at Sciences Po. Hereafter, she worked for NIKO Film. Now, she studies film production at the University of Film and Television Munich.
Linn Helene Løken
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director & Producer
Company
Morild Film AS
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Linn Helene Løken is an award winning Norwegian filmmaker, directing and producing creative documentaries, shorts and artist-driven films.
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.
Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan
Nationality
Romania
Company Role
Founder and Producer
Company
Manifest Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Monica is a film producer, documentary director and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) and EFA. The films she produced or directed were selected for or awarded at major international festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, TIFF etc.; Monica is a film producer, documentary director and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) and EFA. The films she produced or directed were selected for or awarded at major international festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, TIFF etc.
PRECIOUS MATTHEW
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
COSTUME DESIGNER
Company
3FIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Precious Mathew is a Nigerian film producer with 3Five Technologies Limited. Attending CPH from March 15–20, 2026, she brings experience in film production and costume design, contributing creatively to storytelling across screen projects.
Ruoran Ma
Nationality
China
Company Role
student
Company
Goldsmiths, University of London
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m a filmmaker currently studying at Goldsmiths. My work focuses on family and women’s issues. I previously studied digital media, and I’m interested in combining moving image with installation and other media.
Enzo Maaß
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
General Manager / Producer
Company
Vincent Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer / Managing Director
Akuol de Mabior
Nationality
South Sudan
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Akuol de Mabior is a South Sudanese filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has directed one feature-length film and four shorts. No Simple Way Home, her feature-directorial debut received best writing and best documentary nominations at the IDA Awards 2022.
Nevine Mabro
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of BBC Storyville
Company
BBC Storyville
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Nevine is an award winning commissioner, journalist and exec producer. She now heads up BBC Storyville. Before joining the BBC she produced For Sama, the Oscar nominated feature documentary and worked at Channel 4 where she held several senior editorial roles in news & documentaries.
Sarah Macdonald
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
CEO
Company
MAKE Waves Films Ltd
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sarah Macdonald is a BAFTA-winning Producer/Director renowned for making hard-hitting documentaries that have significant social impact. Sarah founded MAKE Waves in 2014 with the company going on to win multiple awards for broadcasters like HBO, BBC, Channel 4, Channel News Asia, Bloomberg and CNN.
Laura Mackenzie
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Screen Nova Scotia
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Laura Mackenzie is the Executive Director of Screen Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia's Film Commission. She has also served as Director of Strategic Partners (AIFF Partners), and as a Programming Consultant for CMPA's Prime Time in Ottawa.
Maja Lumholt Madsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am currently studying Fine Arts and Photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. I was born and raised in Copenhagen, but I have lived in the Netherlands for the past four years.
Angelo Madsen
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Hard Flow Media
Profession
Director
Bio
Angelo Madsen works in creative nonfiction, feature films, installation, and visual art. His projects have screened at Berlinale, NYFF, TIFF, POV/PBS, Mubi, Criterion, and more.
Charlotte Gry Madsen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
SVT
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
SVT, Sweden’s public service broadcaster, has a wide range of programming and a strong documentary tradition. The documentary department serves several weekly broadcast slots as well as our online platform, SVT Play, with an output of more than 100 new titles a year.
Hatibu Madudu
Nationality
Tanzania
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Hatibu Madudu is an award winning filmmaker, the festival director for Zanzibar International Film Festival and Film Lab Zanzibar Programmer.
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.
Mostafa Malek
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer and Film maker
Company
Melody Picture llc
Profession
Producer
Bio
Iranian-American Producer and founder of Melody Picture LLC, based in Los Angeles. He funds and produces independent documentary projects with a focus on human-centered stories and international collaboration. Currently producing a feature-length documentary directed by Mohsen Sakha.
Babucarr Manka
Nationality
Gambia
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
State Of Mic
Profession
Director
Bio
Babucarr Manka is a Gambian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and creative director known for his emotionally powerful and socially engaged storytelling. With over 15 years of experience in the film and media industry, he has made award-winning films like Gifts from Babylon, Home Again, and Gods.
Francesca Manno
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
SUMMERSIDE MEDIA
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Francesca is an Italian film producer and international sales agent. After over a decade in acquisitions and global sales, she founded Summerside Media in 2016. She supports independent and studio films, working to shape festival strategies, sales campaigns, and international releases.
Katrina Mansoor
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
CEO and Producer
Company
Snowstorm Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
With over 20 years of industry experience, award-winning producer Kat Mansoor has collaborated with leading partners including BBC Film, Film4, Channel 4, MUBI and Netflix, as well as distributors worldwide, to deliver a consistently acclaimed slate of films.
Tanya Marar
Nationality
Jordan
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Tanya Marar is a Jordanian-Palestinian-Bulgarian filmmaker living in the UK. Driven by a passion for justice, she dives into the realities of political struggles and the narratives of oppression that demand to be heard. She aims to inspire political awareness and ethical action through her films.
Sona Margaryan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Motif Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sona Margaryan holds a degree in English Literature and has worked in filmmaking since 2012. She was a producer at Bars Media Film Studio and contributed to feature documentaries and TV series. Her credits include Aurora’s Sunrise, Mel (NHK, Thessaloniki IFF), and Fight.; Sona Margaryan holds a degree in English Literature and has worked in filmmaking since 2012. She was a producer at Bars Media Film Studio and contributed to feature documentaries and TV series. Her credits include Aurora’s Sunrise, Mel (NHK, Thessaloniki IFF), and Fight.; Sona Margaryan holds a degree in English Literature and has worked in filmmaking since 2012. She was a producer at Bars Media Film Studio and contributed to feature documentaries and TV series. Her credits include Aurora’s Sunrise, Mel (NHK, Thessaloniki IFF), and Fight.; Sona Margaryan holds a degree in English Literature and has worked in filmmaking since 2012. She was a producer at Bars Media Film Studio and contributed to feature documentaries and TV series. Her credits include Aurora’s Sunrise, Mel (NHK, Thessaloniki IFF), and Fight.
Susan Margolin
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Margolin is a producer and distributor with over 25 years of experience in independent film and media. She co-founded New Video/Docurama Films in 1992, a leading distributor of independent documentaries, and has produced Academy Award-shortlisted and award winning documentary films.
Alexandre Marionneau
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning editor - International Coproductions
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Alexandre Marionneau is Head of International co-production for the Society and Culture Department of ARTE France, looking for projects related to current affairs, geopolitics, investigation and society.
Mara Prohaska Markovic
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Beldocs IDFF
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, with an MA in Art History, and obtained curatorial status in National Museum of Serbia. She has 20 years of experience working as producer and curator. Since 2009 she is part of the Beldocs IDFF team.
Renzo Martens
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Director
Company
Scenery
Profession
Director
Bio
Renzo Martens is an artist and filmmaker whose work examines power, capitalism and representation. Founder of Human Activities and initiator of CATPC, he develops projects with Congolese artists shown worldwide, including White Cube and Enjoy Poverty. His practice bridges art and documentary.; Renzo Martens is a provocative creator offering fresh perspectives on societal issues. In films like Enjoy Poverty and White Cube, he questions traditional thinking through an interlinked oeuvre where each project reinvents the last. Daring and vulnerable, Martens and CATPC use critical art about inequality to actively redress it, proving that art can spark real, systemic change globally.
Elena Martín
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Producer
Bio
Elena Martin is a Romanian film producer working across documentary and fiction. Her credits include Something Familiar (CPH:DOX 2026), Tooth and Nail (Krakow 2025), Dad’s Lullaby (Sarajevo 2024), as well as Tata (TIFF 2024), Between Revolutions (Berlinale Forum 2023).
Juan San Martín
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Producer
Company
601
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary producer and co-founder of 601 Producciones, with over 20 years’ experience producing socially and culturally driven films. Credits include Anwar, Kantauri and Awards, as well as international co-productions supporting established and emerging filmmakers.
Pamela Martínez Martínez
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
CEO
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.
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.
Alessio Massatani
Nationality
Italy
Company
Istituto Luce Cinecittà - Filmitalia
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Cinecittà offers a complete range of services that cover every step of the creation, promotion, and diffusion of a movie – from the production and co-production of films and documentaries to their theatrical distribution under the Luce Cinecittà brand.
David Massey
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Producer
Bio
David is an Executive Producer with two decades of experience leading and producing unique and award-winning immersive experiences across the arts and cultural sector. David is currently leading the immersive programming team at Wales Millennium Centre.
Louis Mataré
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lomotion AG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-founder and managing director of Lomotion (Switzerland). Since 2001, he has produced and co-produced international creative documentaries for cinema and TV, including Spira Mirabilis (Venice Competition), with films selected at Visions du Réel, IDFA and CPH:DOX. EAVE graduate.
Mathius Scibor (Au Matt)
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Au Matt has been active as a photographer, filmmaker, and creative producer. After exploring immersive technologies in the fashion and music industries as the founder of GAME Creative, they shifted their practice toward documentary filmmaking and socially engaged, impact-driven projects.
Laura Matías
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Cultural manager and producer currently focused on the audiovisual industry. Since 2021, she has been part of the ECAM Industria team as Talent Coordinator, a department that builds bridges between the school and the audiovisual industry.
Aleš Viktor Matějka
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Client Support
Company
Eventival s.r.o.
Bio
bio english; bio english
Anastasia Mavrogiannis
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Creative Director with 12+ years of experience in visual storytelling across film, photography, and multimedia productions. Skilled in leading creative teams, shaping brand narratives, and delivering impactful campaigns for cultural institutions, NGOs, and global media outlets.
Johanna Mayer
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Acquisitions
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.
Anna Mazerant
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Producer
Bio
Film producer, psychologist, trend watcher. Graduate of the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing, the Polish Producers Alliance and various documentary film development programmes. She received the Best Polish Production Award at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity (2022).
Grainne McAleer
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Acquisitions editor
Company
RTE
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Grainne was been a Commissioning Editor for 20 years before moving to the Acquisitions Department. She has specialised for many years in documentary commissioning and co-production and is now interested in pre-buying and acquiring documentaries that will appeal to an Irish audience.
Kiyoko McCrae
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Director
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Kiyoko McCrae is a filmmaker and Program Director at Chicken & Egg Films. Previously, she was Director of Documentary Programming and Filmmaker Labs at New Orleans Film Society. Recently, she executive produced Hold Me Close (Sundance), Tessitura (Big Sky) and The People Could Fly (Blackstar).
Michelle McCree
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Executive In Charge of Production
Company
CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Michelle McCree is an Executive In Charge of Production at CBC Docs. The team commissions broadcast hours, features and documentary series. Michelle oversees The Passionate Eye, which is home to an internationally-renowned playlist of documentaries from Canada and around the world.
Marley McDonald
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Marley McDonald is a filmmaker and painter living in New York. She directed and edited her debut feature documentary Time Bomb Y2K, co-directed with Brian Becker, which premiered on HBO in 2023. Her editing work includes Eno, Earth to Michael, Spaceship Earth, and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.; Marley McDonald is a filmmaker and painter living in New York. She directed and edited her debut feature documentary Time Bomb Y2K, co-directed with Brian Becker, which premiered on HBO in 2023. Her editing work includes Eno, Earth to Michael, Spaceship Earth, and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.; Marley McDonald is a filmmaker and painter living in New York. Her documentary work focuses primarily on archival filmmaking. She directed and edited her debut feature documentary Time Bomb Y2K, co-directed with Brian Becker, which premiered on HBO in 2023. Her editing work includes Eno, Earth to Michael, Spaceship Earth, and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
Brian McGleenon
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
My name is Brian McGleenon, I am host and producer of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, we have covered episodes on AI in the film industry and decentralised film production with the likes of Niels Juul. This year I have arranged to meet producers at the event for interviews about independent film sector.
Truls Krane Meby
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Director
Bio
Truls Krane Meby is a filmmaker from arctic Norway. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, recipient of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Human Rights Award for short films, and has received one-year working grants from both the Norwegian Arts Council and the Norwegian Dramatists’ Union.
Edouard Meier
Nationality
France
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Edouard Meier participated in the creation of Cinéma Galeries in 2012. In 2016, he founded pali pali, an accelerator for cultural and socially responsible projects. The company manages and activates spaces (60,000 square meters of shared workspaces in Belgium and France).
Jonas Meier
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Director
Company
Zweihund GmbH
Bio
Director of Social Landscapes and founder of zweihund GmbH.
Maria Meinild
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Maria Meinild is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Copenhagen. Her work explores the socio-psychological interplay between objects, technology, and human beings, examining how these relationships shape systems of power, social dynamics, and mechanisms of surveillance.
Dana Melaver
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Curator of DOK Neuland
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dana Melaver an artist and filmmaker based in Berlin. She has been the curator of DOK Neuland since 2024.
Tatiana Villacob Melendez
Nationality
Colombia
Company Role
Production Manager
Company
RedBull
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tatiana Villacob is a film and TV producer with 18+ years’ experience. She has built an international career across Latin America and Europe and is now based in Salzburg as a Production Manager for Red Bull Studios, working on premium documentary films and series.
Chiara Menage
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Donut Thief Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Chiara Menage is a film producer with a strong track record of collaborating with award-winning talent.
Veronika Mendler
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Vincent Productions GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Veronika Mendler has been working as a Creative Producer for various production companies, where she has overseen a broad range of acclaimed documentaries and factual formats for ARD, ZDF, and ARTE for over a decade. She joined Vincent Productions as a Creative Producer in February 2025.
Susanne Mertens
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ZDF/ARTE
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
At the department ZDF/ARTE Current Affairs, together with her colleagues, Susanne commissions investigative documentaries (52’/90’) as well as geopolitical and history documentaries for ARTE.
Cara Mertes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founding Director
Company
IRIS - International Resource for Impact and Storytelling
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Cara Mertes is an award-winning independent media field builder. She believes in artists as leaders and stories as essential to social progress. Cara founded IRIS (International Resource for Impact & Storytelling) in 2021 to unlock more resources for narrative strategies and storytelling approaches.
Peter Mettler
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director
Company
Grimthorpe Film Inc.
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Known for “the innovation and audacity of his work, his dedication to the cinematic art form, and his ability to conjure up images that remain permanently etched in one's mind"- (Piers Handling TIFF Director). Mettler bridges the gap between experiment, narrative, personal essay and documentary.
Noa Agnete Metz
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Danish Documentary
Profession
Director
Bio
Director and journalist.; Noa Agnete Metz, Copenhagen-born journalist and filmmaker, is a historian with international experience. Her work spans writing, audio, and film, focusing on complex human stories. She debuted as director/producer with Daughters of Naples (2021), about Naples’ trans community, and continues to explore social justice and human rights through her journalism and film work.
Rebekka Bohse Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director/Curator
Company
Magnus Pind Studio
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Rebekka Sofie Bohse Meyer, is the artistic director of Jakobe Performing Arts that creates and produces experimental opera & sound-based, audience engaging performances. Furthermore, Bohse Meyer curates the interdisciplinary and performative exhibition space platform BUNKER in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mette Hoffmann Meyer
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
The Why Foundation
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Fund / Foundation, NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Emmy-honored producer Mette Hoffman Meyer, founder and CEO of THE WHY Foundation, has shaped global human-rights documentaries for over 30 years, championing numerous award-winning productions. She now leads development of the 2026 series WHY FREEDOM?.
Julia Meyer-Pavlovic
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Glass Frog Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Julia Meyer-Pavlovic is a producer and co-founder of Hamburg’s Glass Frog Films. A graduate of the Filmakademie B-W, she specializes in empowering talents and developing documentary films with strong international potential. Alumna of Documentary Campus, PITCH_IT, AG DOK Mentoring Program.
Licia Meysenq
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Binge Audio
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Journalist from a rural, working-class background, I became an emerging documentary filmmaker for France Télévisions. I also co-founded a documentary production initiative with French Media companies Binge (podcasts) focusing on digital storytelling and underrepresented voices.
Justė Michailinaite
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Producer
Company
Broom Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Justė Michailinaitė is a Lithuanian producer. Producing and co-producing feature films as well as documentaries and animations, Justė works with a wide range of emerging talents and is constantly seeking captivating stories to tell.
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 the Autumn, next time in 2027.
Nils Petter Devold Midtun
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
TALLFILM AS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Nils Petter Devold Midtun has extensive experience in the industry as a cinematographer, but the wish to take part in all the creative processes resulted in the founding of Tallfilm in 2019, and Nils Petter undertaking a new role as a producer. Tallfilm focuses on documentaries and short films.
Dagmar Mielke
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARTE/RBB
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Dagmar Mielke works as a commissioning editor since 2004 for RBB/ARTE. Before that, she worked for several other editorial offices and also as an author and director. RBB is a public service channel in the ARD Network, based in Berlin and Potsdam. It also delivers programme to ARTE and 3sat.
Nevena Milasinovic
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Company Role
Sales and Acquisitions Executive
Company
Lightdox
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Lightdox is a Swiss and French-based international sales and distribution agency representing powerful documentary storytelling. We are passionate about high-quality author-driven documentaries with a distinctive cinematic language and emotional impact.
Alison Millar
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Erica Starling Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Alison Millar is a highly acclaimed filmmaker based in Belfast. Her feature documentary ‘Lyra’ premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest then screened in 22 countries - winning 19 International awards. Alison also Execs & Co-Produces documentaries - forging effective impact campaigns & festival runs globally.; Alison Millar is a highly acclaimed filmmaker based in Belfast. Her feature documentary ‘Lyra’ premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest then screened in 22 countries - winning 19 International awards. Alison also Execs & Co-Produces documentaries - forging effective impact campaigns & festival runs globally.
Charlie Miller
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer/Director
Company
The Mono Grande
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Charlie Miller is a Bristol-based filmmaker and founder of The Mono Grande, a film production company specialising in live music and documentary film.
Will N. Miller
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer / Editor
Company
Documist
Profession
Producer
Bio
Will N. Miller is an Emmy, Peabody, and duPont Columbia winning doc filmmaker. He produced THE TERRITORY (Sundance, Peabody, Emmy winner), NUISANCE BEAR (Sundance feature expanded from award-winning short), SQUID FLEET (Camerimage nom), UNSAFE PASSAGE (Emmy winner, NPPA Documentary of the Year).; Will N. Miller is an Emmy, Peabody, and duPont Columbia winning doc filmmaker. He produced THE TERRITORY (Sundance, Peabody, Emmy winner), NUISANCE BEAR (Sundance feature expanded from award-winning short), SQUID FLEET (Camerimage nom), UNSAFE PASSAGE (Emmy winner, NPPA Documentary of the Year).
Morwenna Millership
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Masters Student
Company
Edinburgh Napier University
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Master's student in Creative Documentary Filmmaking, marine biologist, and practicing musician, developing sound-led environmental non-fiction grounded in observation, research, and lived experience.
Julie Linn Milling
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Producer at The Danish Film Institute in the Documentary Department and Public Service Fund. DFI can fund documentaries of any length, short fiction and transmedia projects. National projects can apply on a rolling basis and international co-productions with 3 submission deadlines a year.
Chisato Minamimura
Nationality
Japan
Profession
Director
Bio
Chisato is a Deaf performance artist, director, and BSL art guide. Born in Japan and now based in London, her work explores the visualisation of sound through dance and technology. Chisato trained at Trinity Laban and holds MA from Yokohama National University. She has worked internationally.
Yukari Misiazu
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
Producer, Special Programs and Development
Company
NHK ( Japan Broadcasting Corporation )
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
With 20+ years in documentary production, I have created NHK factual, current affairs, and investigative programs. My works have won global awards and represented NHK at the Emmy, Rose d’Or, and Peabody. I now develop and support factual programs with producers worldwide.
Marta Miskaryan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Marta Miskaryan is a London-based documentary director of Armenian origin. Her films explore science, spirituality, and memory through a cinematic lens. Her work, including Arquivo and ROT54: Armenia's Forgotten Space Giant, has screened at international festivals and been broadcast worldwide.
Margaux Missika
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Upian
Profession
Producer
Bio
Margaux is a producer at Upian, a webdesign studio and production company focused on online documentaries with social topics. Participation, social impact are at the core of their projects. They work mostly with public broadcasters, in France and abroad.; Margaux is a producer at Upian, a webdesign studio and production company focused on online documentaries with social topics. Participation, social impact are at the core of their projects. They work mostly with public broadcasters, in France and abroad.; Margaux is a producer at Upian, a webdesign studio and production company focused on online documentaries with social topics. Participation, social impact are at the core of their projects. They work mostly with public broadcasters, in France and abroad.; Margaux is a producer at Upian, a webdesign studio and production company focused on online documentaries with social topics. Participation, social impact are at the core of their projects. They work mostly with public broadcasters, in France and abroad.
Julia Mitterlehner
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Producer
Bio
Born in Freistadt, Austria, she entered film production in 2019 after working as a managing director in the social sector. She is a partner at Dim Dim Film, co-founded Dim Dim Film Distribution in 2023, is a shareholder of Dim Dim Productions Madrid, and is based in Vienna.
Renée Mlodyszewski
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Needle in the Haystack
Profession
Producer
Bio
Renée H. Mlodyszewski (b 1986) is a Norwegian film producer & EAVE alumna. She was associate producer on the critical acclaimed The Worst Person in the World by Joachim Trier and has worked with filmmakers including Hisham Zaman, Tommy Gulliksen, Brwa Vahabpour & Fanny Ovesen.
Maja Moberg
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Producer
Bio
I am a filmmaker and artist from the south of Sweden.
Greg Moga
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
Bray's Run Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bray's Run Productions braysrunproductions.com
Nele Mohrbach
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
German journalist and filmmaker. Focuses on inequality, identity, and power. Holds an M.A. in Professional Writing in Journalism. Board Member at the European Youth Press. Based in Barcelona, enrolled in a film program at ESCAC. Aims to bring investigative research into cinematic storytelling.
Shourideh C. Molavi
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director and Producer
Company
SCM Research
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Shourideh Molavi is a filmmaker an researcher with over 2 decades of dedicated work in Palestine. Her artistic and political practice emphasizes the relationship between the law, violence and power, engaging in the urgent documentation of human relations and creative modes of resistance.; Shourideh Molavi is a filmmaker an researcher with over 2 decades of dedicated work in Palestine. Her artistic and political practice emphasizes the relationship between the law, violence and power, engaging in the urgent documentation of human relations and creative modes of resistance.; Shourideh Molavi is a visual practitioner and scholar based between New York City, Stockholm and Palestine, and Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Human Rights at Columbia University, who has worked in Palestine for 22 years. For the past decade she has also served as the dedicated Palestine researcher for Forensic Architecture, linking their investigations to the work of civil society.; Shourideh Molavi is a filmmaker an researcher with over 2 decades of dedicated work in Palestine. Her artistic and political practice emphasizes the relationship between the law, violence and power, engaging in the urgent documentation of human relations and creative modes of resistance.; Shourideh Molavi is a filmmaker an researcher with over 2 decades of dedicated work in Palestine. Her artistic and political practice emphasizes the relationship between the law, violence and power, engaging in the urgent documentation of human relations and creative modes of resistance.; Shourideh Molavi is a visual practitioner and scholar based between New York City, Stockholm and Palestine, and Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Human Rights at Columbia University, who has worked in Palestine for 22 years. For the past decade she has also served as the dedicated Palestine researcher for Forensic Architecture, linking their investigations to the work of civil society.
Ghita Nidam Moller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Science Report
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Science journalist, research facilitator and press consultant.
Daisy Moncrief
Nationality
Ireland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a visual anthropology and documentary film MA student exploring power, care and inequality through film and photography. I am currently working on my first documentary about domestic workers and the children they raise in Santiago, Chile.
Mohamed El Mongy
Nationality
Egypt
Company Role
Senior Producer
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, and Locarno.
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.
Juhwa Moon
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Programmer
Company
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS)
Profession
Critic /Journalist, Festival / Market
Bio
Juhwa Moon is a film critic and programmer at DMZ Docs. She made her critical debut in 2024 after winning the Cine21 Film Criticism Award and completed the doctoral coursework at Pusan National University.
Antshi von Moos
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Director
Company
Mira Film GmbH
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in 1986 in Switzerland, she holds a BA in Video from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (2009) and a Master’s in Documentary Directing from Zurich University of the Arts (2025). Her graduation film, Flying Scents, premiered at the 35th Locarno Semaine de la Critique.
Benedict Moran
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director
Company
Blind River Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Benedict Moran is a documentary filmmaker with a passion for telling stories that investigate the nexus of power and collective memory. He has directed, reported, and produced films that were distributed by Al Jazeera, The New Yorker, PBS Frontline and Newshour, National Geographic, VICE, and more.; Benedict Moran is a documentary filmmaker with a passion for telling stories that investigate the nexus of power and collective memory. He has directed, reported, and produced films that were distributed by Al Jazeera, The New Yorker, PBS Frontline and Newshour, National Geographic, VICE, and more.; Benedict Moran is a filmmaker with a passion for telling stories about collective memory and narrative. He has directed, reported, and produced for The Guardian, PBS Frontline, The New Yorker, Newshour, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, VICE News, the Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, National Public Radio, CBC News, Public Radio International, France24, and others. ; Benedict Moran is a documentary filmmaker with a passion for telling stories that investigate the nexus of power and collective memory. He has directed, reported, and produced films that were distributed by Al Jazeera, The New Yorker, PBS Frontline and Newshour, National Geographic, VICE, and more.; Benedict Moran is a documentary filmmaker with a passion for telling stories that investigate the nexus of power and collective memory. He has directed, reported, and produced films that were distributed by Al Jazeera, The New Yorker, PBS Frontline and Newshour, National Geographic, VICE, and more.; Benedict Moran is a filmmaker with a passion for telling stories about collective memory and narrative. He has directed, reported, and produced for The Guardian, PBS Frontline, The New Yorker, Newshour, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, VICE News, the Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, National Public Radio, CBC News, Public Radio International, France24, and others.
Juliette Moreau
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Documentary
Company
CNC
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Juliette Moreau is CNC's Head of Documentary. The CNC is a French public administrative organization, set up as a separate and financially independent entity. It operates under the authority of the Ministry of Culture and Communication.
Sarah Mosses
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Together Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Together Films, an impact and sales company serving the international film community.
Octavian Mot
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Octavian Mot is a writer/director and half of mots, a filmmaker and artist duo that plays at the border between disciplines and genres through film, installation, and Internet art.
Jane Mote
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Editorial Consultant
Company
The Whickers
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jane supports emerging documentary-makers to shape their stories through The Whickers. She is also a mentor and executive producer for feature documentaries. She was UK MD of Al Gore’s documentary channel Current and Executive Editor, BBC London before working for Discovery, Turner and UKTV.
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). He joined DocsBarcelona in 2023.
Asmae El Moudir
Nationality
Morocco
Company Role
CEO
Company
Insight Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Asmae El Moudir is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and producer who studied at La Femis in Paris. She has directed several award-winning short films. The Mother of All Lies, her first theatrical documentary feature, premiered and winning at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Lilit Movsisyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Film Director
Company
Motif Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Lilit Movsisyan is an emerging filmmaker, honors graduate of the Institute of Theater and Cinema. Her short Me Too won awards at Syracuse IFF. Her debut documentary Fight premiered at Cottbus IFF, and worked as field director on on Outliving Shakespeare (IDFA).; Lilit graduated with honors from the Yerevan Film Institute. Her shorts Me Too and The Trial screened at festivals including Syracuse IFF and GAIFF. Her feature documentary Fight, an Armenian-French co-production,premiered at Cottbus IFF. She also worked as field director on Outliving Shakespeare, premiered at IDFA, and developed the filmmaking curriculum for the TUMO Center, now used worldwide.
Benjamin Muasya
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Freelance producer and director, currently producing the project "The Cloud Does Not Exist" with Copenhagen based production company Flair Film.
Valentina Mulas
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Audiovisual & Multimedia project
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
International promotion - Film and Audiovisual Industry at ITA Italian Trade Agency
Eva Mulvad
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Film Commissioner
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.
Elisabetta Muratori
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Sales Dept.
Company
Rai Com
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
I work in international sales at Rai Com, the commercial arm of Italian public television. We distribute hundreds of documentaries across all genres, from auteur and feature films to sports, art, culture, crime and current affairs, with a strong international appeal.
Liina Murd
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
ERR - Eesti Rahvusringhääling / Estonian Public Broadcasting
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Liina Murd is currently working as an Acquisitions Executive at Estonian Public Broadcasting, ERR aquiring documentaries for 3 channels.
Len Murusalu
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
ChronoLens
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
ChronoLens is a production company founded in 2018, dedicated to artists’ film and expanded cinema, focusing on creative documentary and genre-transcending projects. We aim to collaborate with authors with strong voices and clear visions who dare to explore the intersection of film and visual art.
Arthur Musah
Nationality
Ghana
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Arthur Musah is a Ghanaian-Ukrainian-American filmmaker and engineer. His debut feature Brief Tender Light (2023) had a US-wide broadcast premiere on PBS/POV, and aired in Canada (TVO) and Switzerland (RTS1).
Ornella Mutoni
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ornella Mutoni is an emerging documentary director and producer. Her film work explores collective healing and the legacy of trauma through intimate storytelling. She is currently developing her first feature film, The Silence We Carry, produced by Counterpoints Productions and Story Compound.
Lizette Gram Mygind
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Festival Consultant / Strategic Advisor
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Festival Consultant for feature film at the Danish Film Institute and Danish rep @ European Film Promotion and member of the European Film Academy. Responsible for planning and executing festival strategies for new Danish fiction films in festival distribution.
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.
Birthe Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Consultant
Company
Danish Producers Association / Producentforeningen
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Working at The Danish producers’ Association.
Sara Mejlvang Møller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Communications adviser
Company
International Media Support
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sara Mejlvang Møller is a communications adviser at IMS (International Media Support) working mainly with the MENA region, documentaries and the safety of journalists. IMS is a CPH:DOX partner and supports filmmakers from the global south.
Johannes Ujo Müller
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary Filmmaker / Founder of IceMedia ApS
Company
IceMedia ApS
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Filmmaker & Founder of IceMedia ApS
Hira Nabi
Nationality
Pakistan
Profession
Director
Bio
Hira Nabi is a visual artist and filmmaker. She works with cinema, performance, and writing to think with her collaborators on the disappearance of multi-worlds, afterlives, plural temporalities, labour infrastructures, linking histories of colonial extraction with ongoing violence, and articulating gestures of care to find justice and dignity, alongside survival. Gathering and archiving testimonials in the wake of destruction and extinction make up an important part of her practice. In her work, witnessing is a charged act of radical possibility, holding immense potential for collective responsibility and love.
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.
Shaminder Nahal
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Specialist Factual
Company
Channel 4
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Commissioner of programmes from Groomed: A National Scandal to The Piano, a range of documentaries, series and formats.
Shasha Nakhai
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Shasha is a Toronto-based storyteller with over a decade of experience in scripted and unscripted. Her work has aired on the BBC, CBC, ZDF, and Arte; screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); been nominated for 16 Canadian Screen Awards; named TIFF’s Top 10; and shortlisted for an Oscar.
Frederikke Mølgård Nauerby
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am Frederikke and currently studying a bachelor in moving images in Filmkunstskolen Kabelvåg. I am still searching and exploring my visual language. I find experimentative, absurd and philosophical documentaries really inspiring, with the new waves of hybrid and floating lines.
Danika Neale
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Danika Neale, is a Filmmaker and Photographer influenced by isolation and memory, against a macabre backdrop. While she continues to explore different realms of contexts and approaches, including Sound design. Her work is rooted in the hazed fragmented structures representative of the minds recall.
Karoline Nederby
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Director at Viborg Animation Festival.
Daniela Nedovescu
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Artist
Company
mots
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Daniela Nedovescu is a writer/producer and half of mots, a filmmaker and artist duo that plays at the border between disciplines and genres through film, installation, and Internet art.
Jacob Neiiendam
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of International
Company
Danish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Head of International at DFI in charge of international promotion and relations as well as fiction co-production support. Chairperson of the Danish Film Academy. 20+ years of experience from the film industry, formerly at Screendaily and Festival Director/Founder of CPH PIX.
Leo Nelki
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Leo Nelki Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Documentary director/producer from UK. He produced 2022 short Mulika (Sundance, Locarno), is now producing Spaceman in Kongo (funded by Ford, Sandbox, Hot Docs, IDFA). As director, Leo is developing the feature Mouthful of River, a mosaic doc about data centres, AI and ecology.
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.
Alex Nevill
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alex Nevill is a filmmaker based in Scotland, UK. He has worked on several feature films as well as short projects supported by Creative England, Channel 4, Film London and the British Film Institute. His films have screened at international festivals such as London, Edinburgh, Ann Arbor and IDFA.
Kieu Anh Phuong Nguyen
Nationality
Vietnam
Company Role
Artist/Filmmaker
Company
Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Profession
Director
Bio
Nguyễn Phượng Kiều Anh (b. 1994, Hanoi). Her multidisciplinary practice (film, video, installation, writing) creates environments unfolding as mutable cartographies, where personal and collective memory, archives, and fiction intertwine to reimagine history.
Christian Nicoletta
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
producer
Company
Reassemblage Produzioni Audiovisive
Profession
Producer
Bio
Reassemblage is an Italian production company specialized in documentaries. We love to tell stories dealing with contemporary issues through exceptional characters. We are very interested in international co-productions. We are now coproducing with RDC Congo, South Africa, Brasil and Denmark.
Alessandro Nicolè
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I'm Alessandro, an aspiring film director from Italy. After graduating in Film Studies at the University of Bologna, I was selected for the film production program at Civica Scuola di Cinema in Milan. I now mostly work on indie productions as an AD and PA, and I'm currently writing my first script!
Sigrid Ellesøe Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m Sigrid Ellesøe (25 years) based in Denmark, and recently BA in photojournalism. My interest in documenting began by making videocollages from my own life. Later I worked with photography and more traditional journalism. Today I’m drawn back into film and more intuitive ways of exploring reality.
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.
Maria Robstad Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Creative Director & Producer
Company
Emjay Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Robstad is a Danish producer and co-founder of Emjay Productions. She leads Edithouse Fyn, and works across documentary and fiction, developing socially engaged stories and international co-productions often rooted in Funen.
Henrik Bo Nielsen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director Culture
Company
DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Henrik Bo Nielsen has been the Director of DR Kultur, Børn, and Unge since February 15, 2019. Prior to this, he served as Director of ROMU Museum Group (2017-2019), CEO of the Danish Film Institute (2007-2017), and Managing Director at Dagbladet Information (1992-2007).
Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Head of 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.
Thorvald Nilsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer
Company
Indie Film Bergen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Thorvald has worked as a documentary producer for 10 years, and started Indie Film Bergen in 2023. He is working on International and Norwegian documentaries. His latest film "The Lions By The River Tigris" and his latest co-production "The Helsinki Effect" both premiered at CPH:DOX in 2025.; Thorvald has worked as a documentary producer for 10 years, and started Indie Film Bergen in 2023. He is working on International and Norwegian documentaries. His latest film "The Lions By The River Tigris" and his latest co-production "The Helsinki Effect" both premiered at CPH:DOX in 2025.
Liis Nimik
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
producer, director
Company
Klara Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Liis Nimik (b.1979) is an Estonian filmmaker, editor, lecturer and researcher working between fiction and documentary. Her debut feature Sundial (2023) premiered at Visions du Réel/Hot Docs and won awards. She edited Free Range (2013) and Roukli (2015), teaches at BFM, and is an EFA member.
Janne Niskala
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Janne Niskala is a commissioning editor at Finnish Film Foundation for short, animation and documentary films. His background is in film producing with over 20 years in the doc industry. He has produced films like Planet of Snail (IDFA 2011) and Máhccan - Homecoming (TIFF 2023).
Esther Nissen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Producer
Bio
Esther Nissen joined Final Cut for Real in 2019. She has worked on the Oscar-nominated documentaries FLEE and A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS, and was associate producer on Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical THE END. She is an alumna of the international producers programme EURODOC 2025.; Esther Nissen joined Final Cut for Real in 2019. She has worked on the Oscar-nominated documentaries FLEE and A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS, and was associate producer on Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical THE END. She is an alumna of the international producers programme EURODOC 2025.
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.
Marlene Noack
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Marlene Noack, has been interested in documentary photography and videography since she was a young child. Observing and documenting political spaces and cultures, her recent works include two documentaries about folk singing in Ukrainian as an act of resistance.
Suzanne Nodale
Nationality
France
Company Role
Co-Managing Director
Company
Cinephil
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.
Clara Noreen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Clara Noreen and I am a film student at HDK- Valand. I have my background in documentary filmmaking and film pedagogy.
Scott Norville
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
Bio
Scott Norville has executive produced multiple feature documentaries focused on exposing the human cost of global injustice— whether through political corruption, displacement, or failed institutions — by telling untold stories of survival, accountability, and resilience.
Habiba Nosheen
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Akelo Media
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Habiba Nosheen is a Peabody and three-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and filmmaker. Her films have been supported by FRONTLINE, JustFilms, Firelight Media, ITVS, and Chicken & Egg Films, among others and have screened worldwide at festivals including Sundance, IDFA, and Full Frame.
Héloïse Noé
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
The Jokers Lab
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer with 10+ years’ experience in international co-productions. After working as Head of Development on acclaimed auteur films Héloïse Noé joined The Jokers Lab in 2022 as Producer to develop independent documentaries with strong international reach. Participant of CPH:DOX INTRO:DOX 2024.
Giacomo Nudi
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer & Co-founder
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.
David Nugent
Company Role
Chief Creative Officer
Company
Hamptions International Film Festival
Bio
David Nugent is the Chief Creative Officer for HamptonsFilm, home of the Hamptons International Film Festival. He also directs their Screenwriting Lab & curates film series with board member Alec Baldwin. He has lectured at Harvard and Columbia University and spoken (or been a juror) at Sundance, SXSW, Dubai, Doc NYC, Seattle Film Festivals.
Alia Nura
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Visual Artist. Art student at The Royal Danish Academy Of Fine Arts Area of research: Art from SWANA region and the diaspora. Photography, film and painting.
Lisa Nyed
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Head of Documentary and International relations
Company
Film i Skåne
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Head of Documentary Film at the regional film fund Film i Skåne, Lisa executive produces co-productions of documentaries (of all lengths and formats) and counsels on distribution strategies and talent development initiatives. Moreover, she oversees Film i Skåne’s international collaborations.
Morten Nyegaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Nordics
Company
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Morten Nyegaard is leading the Gates Foundation's work in the Nordics. Morten has a background in the consultancy Dalberg from where he is seconded.
Orwa Nyrabia
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
No Nation Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Orwa Nyrabia is the artistic director of IDFA. Nyrabia. He is well-known in the documentary world as a producer, festival director, curator and mentor.; Orwa Nyrabia is the artistic director of IDFA. Nyrabia. He is well-known in the documentary world as a producer, festival director, curator and mentor.; Orwa Nyrabia is the artistic director of IDFA. Nyrabia. He is well-known in the documentary world as a producer, festival director, curator and mentor.; Orwa Nyrabia is the artistic director of IDFA. Nyrabia. He is well-known in the documentary world as a producer, festival director, curator and mentor.
Anna Bruun Nørager
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Toolbox Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Bachelor’s degree from The Danish School of Journalism, which led to directing a variety of Danish youth documentary series. Master’s degree from the National Film and Television School (UK) in Directing Documentary. This year premiering at CPH:DOX with the debut feature film Burning Voice.
Dana O'Keefe
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President
Company
Double Agent
Profession
Producer
Bio
Dana O’Keefe is a partner at Cinetic Media, a film consultancy that provides an exclusive group of entertainment clients with advisory services in every aspect of development and operations related to motion pictures.
Gar O'Rourke
Nationality
Ireland
Company Role
Director
Company
Venom Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Gar is an award-winning Irish director working across documentaries, branded films, commercials, and art films. He has directed projects for clients including Netflix, Canon, BBC Storyville, Paramount+, Visa, Patagonia, Heineken, Sony, Dyson, CBS, France TV, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.; Gar O’Rourke is an award-winning Irish director whose work spans across documentaries, branded films, commercials, & art films. His debut feature documentary Sanatorium (2025) premiered at CPH:DOX 2025 and has continued to play worldwide and on global broadcasters. He has directed work for clients such as Netflix, Paramount+, Canon, Visa, Patagonia, Sony, Dyson, CBS and Irish Museum of Modern Art.
René Odgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Fusentast Film
Profession
Director
Bio
René Odgaard is a danish documentary director. His debut feature documentary NOBODY KNOWS CASPER is about the blurred distinctions between our online and offline presence, which premiered at CPH:DOX 2022.
Natasha Dack Ojumu
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder
Company
Tigerlily Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Co-founder of multiple award-winning production company Tigerlily Productions, Natasha Dack Ojumu is the producer of distincive and acclaimed feature films, documentaries and history, arts and current affairs programmes.
Samuel Osamudiamen Okoh
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
CEO
Company
3FIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Profession
Producer
Bio
Samuel Okoh is the Founder of 3FIVE Technologies Limited, a Line Producer and Executive Producer with expertise in budgeting, coordination, and creative leadership, delivering high-quality film and media projects from development to completion.
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 its Terrestrial and Satellite channels.
Marie Schmidt Olesen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Northern Souls
Profession
Producer
Bio
Marie is an award-winning producer and EAVE alumni, who has worked in film production, mentoring and commissioning between Denmark and Scotland for 20+ years.
Dario Oliveira
Nationality
Portugal
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
PortoPostDoc
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Dario Oliveira is the founder an co-director of Curtas Metragens Vila do Conde Film Festival, as well as Porto/Post/Doc Film Festival since 2014. He is a curator at Solar Galeria in Vila do Conde. He has also produced several documentaries and short films.
Alessandro Olivieri
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m Alessandro, I’m 22 and I study Cinema in Bologna University. In my hometown I collaborate with other young students in order to bring the love of cinema to younger generations. I love exploring the world and cinema from different perspectives.
Yann Ollivier
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
French German journalist and producer Yann Ollivier has been a correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Berlin Brussels Strasbourg and Paris before launching in 2021 the documentary film production unit of AFP, Factstory Docs.
Jenni Olson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Writer & Director
Company
Jenni Olson Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jenni Olson’s distinctive 16mm urban landscape essay films have screened internationally to awards and acclaim. In 2021, she was recognized with the prestigious Special TEDDY Award at the Berlin Film Festival for her work as a filmmaker and as a champion of LGBTQ film and filmmakers.
Godfrey Omorodion
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Benin City Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Godfrey Omorodion is the Founder and Festival Director of the Benin City Film Festival, and an experienced film producer. He is committed to promoting African stories, nurturing emerging filmmakers, and building international platforms for creative exchange.
Claperton Precious Onowita
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Production Manager
Company
Mil Pictures International
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Claperton Precious Onowita is a Production Manager at Mil Pictures with five years of experience in film production management.
Chioma Onyenwe
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Raconteur Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Chioma Onyenwe is a Lagos-based producer and director, founder of Raconteur Productions, and an EAVE Fellow. Her credits include Lace Relations, a transnational documentary on colonial histories, I Do Not Come To You By Chance (TIFF '23), and The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (TIFF '24).; Chioma Onyenwe is a Lagos-based producer and director, founder of Raconteur Productions, and an EAVE Fellow. Her credits include Lace Relations, a transnational documentary on colonial histories, I Do Not Come To You By Chance (TIFF '23), and The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (TIFF '24).; Chioma Onyenwe is a Lagos-based producer and director, founder of Raconteur Productions, and an EAVE Fellow. Her credits include Lace Relations, a transnational documentary on colonial histories, I Do Not Come To You By Chance (TIFF '23), and The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (TIFF '24).; Chioma Onyenwe is a Lagos-based producer and director, founder of Raconteur Productions, and an EAVE Fellow. Her credits include Lace Relations, a transnational documentary on colonial histories, I Do Not Come To You By Chance (TIFF '23), and The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (TIFF '24).
Luis Oppel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Studerende
Company
Det Fynske Kunstakademi
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Born in Kiel in 1998. Currently finishing my BFA at Fuenen Art Academy. I live in Copenhagen and love movies!
Yuval Orr
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Director-Producer
Company
No Man's Land
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Yuval is an Israeli filmmaker working in documentary and fiction. His work has been nominated for numerous international awards, including the IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling and the BANFF Rockie Award for Best Interactive Content and the Prix Europa.; Yuval is an Israeli filmmaker working in documentary and fiction. His work has been nominated for numerous international awards, including the IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling and the BANFF Rockie Award for Best Interactive Content and the Prix Europa.; Yuval is an Israeli filmmaker whose work spans the gamut from documentary to fiction and multimedia. His work has been nominated for numerous international awards, including the IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling and the BANFF Rockie Award for Best Interactive Content, and screened at film festivals around the world, including IDFA and DOK.Leipzig, among others.
Ayo Oti
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder & Principal
Company
Unofficial Social Chair LLC
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ayo Oti is the founder of a storytelling and impact production consultancy and an emerging documentary filmmaker. She is a producer in development on her first feature and in early production as director/producer of two documentary shorts. She works part-time for ReelAbilities Film Festival.
Logan Ouellette
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Film and tech professional with an interest in innovation for the film industry.
Jarmila Outratová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Head of Industry & Training
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.
Signe Paamejer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Master Student of Visual Anthropology. Throughout my research, I have primarily worked with diverse ethnographic methods and analyses of power structures, collective identity, and knowledge production with a particular interest in audio-visual and art-based approaches.
Hannah Padding
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Executive producer
Company
Bandit Amsterdam
Profession
Producer
Bio
Hannah Padding is an Amsterdam-based independent producer working across fiction and documentary. She founded Bandit Amsterdam in 2017 and produces character-driven films that reveal the extraordinary within everyday life.
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 Dogwoof.
Valentina Paggiarin
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hive Division
Profession
Producer
Bio
Valentina Paggiarin is an Italian creative producer and writer based in Asolo. Co-founder of Hive Division, she develops and produces documentary and hybrid projects at the crossroads of cinema, gaming and interactive storytelling.
Jelena Pajic
Nationality
Serbia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sweden-based and Balkan-raised. Working across photography, video, and text. I hold two Bachelor’s degrees: one in Engineering and one in Fine Arts from Malmö Art Academy, where I am currently pursuing an MFA.
Véréna Paravel
Nationality
France
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Véréna Paravel is a filmmaker, artist, visual anthropologist and producer. Her practice engages with the limits of perception, exploring the (more than) human, blending immersive aesthetics with political and ecological ethnographic inquiry.; Véréna Paravel (b. 1971, Neuchâtel) is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and artist. Together with Lucien Castaing-Taylor she made several films, including Leviathan (2012), Ah humanity! (2015, with Ernst Karel), Caniba (2017), somniloquies (2018), and De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2023). These works have been presented in multiple festivals, including Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, and Venice.
Jake Parker
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales and Acquisitions Executive
Company
Sideways Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jake Parker works at Sideways Film, a documentary sales agency specialising in global Broadcast, VOD, All Rights, Educational, and in-flight licensing. Collaborating closely with filmmakers, we ensure each project receives the attention it deserves, helping unique stories reach the right audiences.
David Partsch
Nationality
Czech Republic
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
David is a cinematographer and 3D artist from Czech Republic. He previously worked on "Lets hope it Rains" (WP Kortfilmfestivalen 2023). Currently co-directing his first feature documentary. His preferred themes to explore in documentaries are masculinity, grief, family and immigrant working class.
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 many doc fests, Dutch Cultural Media Fund. Currently Documentary Consulting & Moderation for e u R O P E doconsultancy. Founder Doc Shelter 2025.
Emma Patterson
Nationality
United States
Profession
Producer
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.
Denis Pavlovic
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Denis Pavlovic, a German-Croatian filmmaker who avoids the easy path, chose documentaries instead. Awarded, networked, and tireless, he has made some witty, thoughtful films + runs Hamburg’s Glass Frog Films Production. Alumnus of Filmacademy BW, Doc Campus, EAVE Change, BDC Discoveries.
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, It's not over yet.; 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, It's not over yet.
Troels Branth Pedersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Licensing documentaries for TV 2 Denmark, a state-owned commercial broadcaster with big presence in linear as well as VOD. Looking for docs that stand out, and docs with a broad appeal.
Margo Peegel
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Cinematographer
Company
Vidåpne Øyne
Profession
Producer
Bio
Margo Peegel (b.1992) is an Estonian cinematographer and co-producer of The Mother Age.
Susanna Peevo
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Office Manager
Company
Oy Cinema Mondo
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Cinema Mondo is an independent import company founded in 1990. We annually bring 15-20 premieres to cinemas. We also sell the rights to TV and co-operate with other Nordic countries. Cinema Mondo’s imports comprehensively present the brightest cutting edge of world cinema.
Mikko Peltonen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Commissioner
Company
YLE
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
I work as a commissioner for documentary films and documentary series at Yle. I am also responsible for international co-productions.
Max Peltz
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer
Company
Lone Wolf Studios
Profession
Producer
Bio
Max is an Emmy-nominated producer best known for Netflix’s How to Rob a Bank. His work includes "Rhino", "In the Cold Dark Night", "Bad Hombres", "hacker:HUNTER", "Balomania", and "Fugitive: The Mystery of the Crypto Queen", airing across major international broadcasters and streamers.
Gabriela Pena
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Filmmaker, Editor & Producer
Company
Grieta Cine
Profession
Director
Bio
Chilean-spanish Filmmaker, Editor and Producer. Founder of Grieta Cine (Valparaiso, Chile - Barcelona). Sundance Institute and Chicken&Egg Films Fellow. Her films have screened at CPH:DOX, True/False FF, Camden IFF, DC/DOX, FICG, Sapporo IFF, Family Film Project, SANFIC among others.
Jamie Perera
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Jamie Perera is a composer, sound artist and producer from East London. His work is inspired by transformation in the Anthropocene, with themes that juxtapose nature, people, places and timescales. He combines electronic and post-classical production with field recordings, data, and video.
Leonard Peters
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Leonard Peters (1999) is a filmmaker, editor and artist based in Amsterdam and Berlin. Interested in the human-nature relationship, he explores themes of decay and the poetry of everyday life. His practice consists of essay, mixed-media performances and musical compositions.
Mette Kühnell Petersen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Acquisitions Executive
Company
TV2
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
With 12 years of experience at TV 2 Denmark in unscripted acquisitions, I secure rights to top documentaries and diverse genres across TV 2 channels and TV 2 Play, focusing primarily on premium, high-end documentaries produced for TV and streaming.
Robert Petit
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Rob is a writer and director who collides the disciplines of geography and filmmaking to tell stories that challenge narratives of identity, landscape and power. He has recently collaborated with acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane on a cinematic adaptation of the bestselling book 'Underland'.
Inunnguaq Petrussen
Nationality
Greenland
Company Role
CEO
Company
Greenlandic Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Inunnguaq Petrussen is the new Head of the Film Institute of Greenland. He holds a Master of Social Sciences in Public Administration (Cand.Scient.Adm) from the University of Greenland. An award‑winning musician, singer, and songwriter, Inunnguaq has also built a significant career in politics, serving as party secretary and political advisor across three different parties over the past decade. In addition to his artistic and political work, Inunnguaq is known for his longstanding advocacy for artists in Greenland. He has served as Chair of the Musicians’ Association as well as Chair of the national umbrella organization for artists.
Archana Phadke
Nationality
India
Company Role
Director
Company
Kiterabbit Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Archana Phadke is an alumni of the Berlinale Talent campus and a National award winner. She has Produced and Edited, feature-length documentary "Placebo" which won special mention in first appearance category at IDFA 2014. Her debut feature "About Love" won the new talent award at Sheffield DocFest.; Born in 1986 in Mumbai, India, Archana Phadke is an alumni of the Berlinale Talent campus and a National award winner. Her debut film as a director “About Love” premiered at the Sheffield Doc fest in June 2019, where it won the New Talent Award. The film also won the Best film Asian Perspective award at DMZ Docs 2019, and Best film at the Hainan Island International Film Festival.
Nora Philippe
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of EURODOC
Company
EURODOC
Profession
Training & Lab, Director
Bio
Nora Philippe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, curator, and the director of EURODOC since 2022. Her most recent feature-length film, RESTITUTION? AFRICA’S FIGHT FOR ITS ART, aired on ARTE, TV5 Monde, Al Jazeera and PBS/AfroPop in 2022, after it premiered at CPH:DOX. She has also directed LIKE DOLLS, I’LL RISE (2018), JOB CENTER, PLEASE HANG ON (2014) and THE ENSORCERY OF JAMES ENSOR (2011, ARTE/RTBF/VRT).
Charlie Phillips
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Stories
Company
Lyfta
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Head of Stories for education platform Lyfta, co-creative director for Folkestone Documentary Festival, documentary film producer working with filmmakers from all across the world - most recent feature documentaries are Blue Has No Borders and Our Land (both Sheffield DocFest 2025).
Katrine Philp
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Director
Bio
Katrine Philp is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning Danish documentary director. She graduated as a documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009 and holds a bachelor’s degree in production design from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Vivien Pieper
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Vivien Pieper is a filmmaker, journalist and author. Her work focuses on Eastern Europe, sustainability and justice. Born in Oldenburg in 1982, she studied applied cultural studies in Lüneburg and Wrocław and qualified as a journalist at the Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists (IFP) in Munich.
John-Paul Pierrot
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Film Marketing Specialist
Company
Pierrot Films
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
John-Paul Pierrot is a freelance film marketing and distribution specialist with 15+ years experience of bringing films to audiences. He works with filmmakers, film festivals, distributors and cinemas around the globe.
Christina Pihl-Vester
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Projektleder - Dokumentar
Company
TV2
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Chefforhandler og projektleder TV 2, for dokumentar og fakta
Clotilde Pilot
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of industry
Company
Association Science & Télévision
Profession
Director
Bio
After studying biology, I earned a master’s in scientific audiovisual and journalism. For three years, I’ve been working as head of industry for the Association Science & Television and Pariscience. This year, I also began developing my first documentary projects.
Kenya-Jade Pinto
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Kenya-Jade Pinto is an Indo-Kenyan-Canadian storyteller whose training as a lawyer and work as a documentary photographer has deepened her filmmaking. Her hyphenated worldview informs her focus on the nuances of our shared human experience in an increasingly interconnected world.
David Piperni
Nationality
United States
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.
Sine Plambech
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Anthropologist & Director
Company
Elk Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Dr. Sine Plambech is an anthropologist & film director. Her films and research explore migration, gender, human rights and global inequality. With the feature Heartbound co-directed with Janus Metz she stepped onto the international documentary film scene. In production with new feature RESCUE.; Sine Plambech is an anthropologist and award-winning film director of Heartbound (World premier at TIFF 2018) with Janus Metz, Love on Delivery (2008) with Janus Metz, Ticket to Paradise (2008) with Janus Metz, Trafficking (2010) with Judith Lansade and Becky's Journey (2014). As Senior Researcher at DIIS, she documents international migration, sex work and human trafficking.
Anastasia Plazzotta
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Italian film producer and distributor, founder & CEO of Wanted Cinema. With a background in production and documentary curation, she has built Wanted into a respected distributor of arthouse cinema and impactful docs, championing films that challenge preconceptions and highlight powerful stories.
Joe Plummer
Nationality
United States
Company Role
President, Co-CEO
Company
Wavelength Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Joe Plummer is the President and Co-CEO of Wavelength and an Emmy and Tony-winning producer. He leads production and investment across the studio’s film, branded, sports, and Broadway projects, and has been instrumental in growing Wavelength’s branded footprint and sports storytelling slate.
Līva Polkmane
Nationality
Latvia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Līva Polkmane received her BA in film directing from the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2022. Her bachelor’s film, “Vacuum Cleaner Salesman”, premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at HDK-Valand.
Amanda Pollak
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Partner/Producer
Company
Insignia Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Amanda Pollak has created nearly two-dozen premium documentary films and series for PBS, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney +. Her projects have premiered at Sundance and TIFF and been recognized with multiple awards. Based in Sweden, she brings both craft and strategy to films that reach global audiences.
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 THE CRETTO (in production) we are looking for Co-Producers/Broadcasters/Festivals/Sales agents.
Christian Popp
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
YAMI 2
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Popp is a documentary Producer and co-CEO at YAMI 2 in France. He has worked for 30 year in the film industry and has produced over 50 documentaries.
Katrin Pors
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Partner / Producer
Company
Snowglobe Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Snowglobe currently develops, produces and co-produces a nuanced selection of films with an artistic and commercial core, by new as well as established directors, who all share a great passion for filmmaking.
Otilia Portillo
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Master of Arts
Company
Oscura Producciones
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Mexican film director. She studied architecture at Cambridge University and the Architectural Association, London. Her works include: THREE VOICES, which screened at SXSW, Ambulante, Morelia, DocsMX, Margaret Mead Film Festival, Documenta Madrid, Lima Film Festival, FIDBA Buenos Aires; and BIRDERS, a short documentary she directed and wrote for Netflix. She has received grants from Mexico’s Ministry of Culture, the Mexican Institute for Cinematography, and the Sundance Institute. DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST won the First Look prize at the Hot Docs Forum and received support from Sundance-Sandbox, the Redford Center, and the Doc Society Climate Fund.
Karen Stokkendal Poulsen
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Director of international, political documentary films.
Lindsay Poulton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentaries
Company
The Guardian
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
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.
Julia Powalacz
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Julia Powalacz is a film director and creative producer working between fine art and documentary. She co-debuted in 2025 with the short DOM/HOME. She is currently developing several film projects and works in a directing duo with her sister, Aleksandra Powalacz.
Aleksandra Powalacz
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Aleksandra Powalacz is a film director and video artist working between fine art and documentary. She debuted in 2025 with the short DOM/HOME. She is currently developing several projects and works in a directing duo with her sister, Julia Powalacz.
Thom Powers
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Programmer
Company
Toronto International Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Thom Powers is the host of the podcast Pure Nonfiction, now in its 10th year. He recently published the book "Mondo Documentary" that collects 20 years of his writing as the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival. He is the co-founder of New York City's documentary festival DOC NYC.
Ugo Pozzi
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
GiUMa produzioni
Profession
Producer
Bio
GiUMa produzioni is an award-winning independent media content production company founded in 2013. GiUMa produzioni focuses mainly on high-quality documentary films and factual series for the Italian and international market. The company loves operating on original ideas, bringing them to life.
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.
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)
Helen Prestgard
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Production Adviser Documentary
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Production Adviser Documentary, Norwegian Film Institute.
Joséphine Privat
Nationality
France
Company Role
Director
Company
Corpus Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Joséphine is a French film editor. She trained at INSAS in Brussels and at the documentary film school of Lussas in France. City of Light is her first film.
Stefan Prohorov
Nationality
Bulgaria
Company Role
International Relations Expert
Company
Bulgarian National Film Center
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Stefan Prohorov is a cultural manager, working primarily in film and the performing arts. Since 2014 he is involved in festival making, film exhibition and distribution in different aspects. He represents Bulgaria at EURIMAGES.
Ula Sowa Przybylska
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
A digital creative, emerging producer, and creative technologist with a background in cultural anthropology and immersive media. Drawn to concept-driven, socially engaged projects that explore critical questions through innovative forms. Her focus lies in narrative space and XR documentary.
Fabrice Puchault
Nationality
France
Company Role
Head of Commissioning for Documentaries and Magazines
Company
ARTE France
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Born in 1965, Fabrice Puchault studied literature and is a graduate from the French National Film School (FEMIS). Independent producer from 1992 to 2003. He then joined the documentary Department in France 3 as Commissioning Editor for Science and Wildlife.
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Nationality
Belgium
Profession
Director
Bio
Pieter-Jan De Pue is a Belgian documentary filmmaker born in 1982 in Ghent, Belgium. He made the film The Land of the Enlightened (Sundance 2016) and premiered his second documentary film MARIINKA at CPH:DOX 2026 (opening film and part of the DOX:AWARD competition).
Pepe Le Puke
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Training & Lab
Bio
Pepe Le Puke is a filmmaker, producer, and performer whose debut film “Fuck It!” screened internationally. He works in collaborative production and contributes to inclusive film curation with the Porny Days Festival in Zurich.
Romane Périssé
Nationality
France
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Professional specialized in independant and Arthouse cinemas in France.
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.
Yan Qiu
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
UCL Film Studies MA student with a Communication background. Interested in documentary, sound and space, and film festivals as cultural mediators. Based in London.
Kangjing Qiu
Nationality
Slovenia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Multidisciplinary producer and community kitchen manager working between film, food and cultural programming. Previously in film production and budgeting, now developing creative documentary projects alongside running a culinary lab in Ljubljana.
Javiera Quintana
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
90th Parallel Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Javiera Quintana is a Chilean-born, Toronto-based producer who thrives at the intersection of bold storytelling and social relevance. For over 15 years, she has contributed to dozens of award-winning documentaries, features, and factual series for festivals, broadcast, and theatres.
Danijela Radulović
Nationality
Montenegro
Profession
Producer
Bio
Film and culture professional with extensive experience. Worked at the Film Centre of Montenegro. Author and co-author of short films and of the first book in Montenegro dedicated to virtual production and contemporary audiovisual models.
Suvi Railo
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Advisor / International Promotion of Documentary Films
Company
The Finnish Film Foundation
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Suvi Railo is the Advisor for the International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films at the Finnish Film Foundation. She is responsible for the festival distribution and international promotion of Finnish feature documentary films and their cultural export support schemes.
Adi Rajkovic
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Ada Rajković is a Belgrade based filmmaker working across documentary and experimental cinema, combining ethnographic research, archive work, and formally inventive storytelling around memory and counter-histories. She has degrees from CalArts and UCL and is working on her first feature documentary.
Pepe Cabronero Ramirez
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Spanish video artist, creator and studying to become a somewhat good editor, interested in archive, video diaries and building cinema from where it was never planned to be.
Jørgen Ramskov
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
CEO at the Danish Producers Association. Before that editor in chief at Radio24syv,a national public service radio. Former head of Copenhagen Film Festival, head of development sf production at The Danish Film Institute. Head of DR Media.
Carina Randløv
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Filmdirector, visual artist and producer. Educated from the Animation directing department at the National Film School of Denmark 2012.
Katri Rannastu
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Producer, Director
Company
Wildkino OÜ
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Film director, producer and editor with 18 years experience leading projects from concept to international distribution. Credits include award-winning docs The Wind Sculpted Land, Beauty of Being and Matsalu Moose, distributed to over 100 countries. Currently producing Pathfinder with Fremantle.
Arvid Rask
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I have been a full time musician since 2010. I am 36 years old and love storytelling and folk music. Mixing the two is even better. I've scored a number of documentaries since I entered the film music field in 2021. Currently doing my masters in film music composition in Stockholm.
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.
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Wonderline Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Ene Katrine Rasmussen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Industry & Training
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
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.
Cassidy Rast
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Hi my name is Cassidy Rast. I started my filmmaking journey as a camera operator and now primarily am an independent Producer and Director. I have produced series for National Geographic and am currently making a film on one of the greatest oil painters the World has yet to meet.
Deniz Raunig
Nationality
Austria
Company Role
Producer, Director
Company
April April Filme
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Born in Vienna in 1985, Deniz Simon Raunig is an Austrian producer and filmmaker. After an early acting career, he founded April April Films. Notable works include 'Fish takes off' (Berlinale 2019), 'Land of Mountains' (Austrian Film Prize 2025) and the documentary 'Far from Being Lipizzans' (2025).
Marie Ravn
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Marie is a trained photojournalist focusing on complex social and political contexts in the Middle East and conflict-affected regions. Working at the intersection of visual storytelling and journalism, she explores forced migration, displacement, the lived realities of refugees, and women’s rights.
Eve Rawlings
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Sales Manager
Company
Autlook Filmsales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
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.
Jane Ray
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
The Whickers
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Jane Ray set up & runs The Whickers, a global production fund for emerging talent built on the legacy of pioneering doc maker Alan Whicker, with whom she worked at the BBC. She is a multi-award-winning doc maker, honorary UCL fellow & has her own company, Cat Flap Media.
Louisa Rechenbach
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Louisa is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work explores the intersection of art and social commentary through character-driven storytelling. She is drawn to narratives that offer new ways of thinking about identity, community, and the shape of contemporary life.
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.
Charlotte Reekers
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Festival / Market, Producer
Bio
Charlotte Reekers is the newly appointed Senior Industry Producer at Sheffield DocFest, and she’ll oversee the industry events during the festival. Recently, she organized the Fiction Toolbox program for the EFM Market in Berlin and was the Head of the Industry Days at FIPADOC in Biarritz.; Charlotte Reekers is the newly appointed Senior Industry Producer at Sheffield DocFest, and she’ll oversee the industry events during the festival. Recently, she organized the Fiction Toolbox program for the EFM Market in Berlin and was the Head of the Industry Days at FIPADOC in Biarritz.; Charlotte Reekers is the newly appointed Senior Industry Producer at Sheffield DocFest, and she’ll oversee the industry events during the festival. Recently, she organized the Fiction Toolbox program for the EFM Market in Berlin and was the Head of the Industry Days at FIPADOC in Biarritz.; Charlotte Reekers is the newly appointed Senior Industry Producer at Sheffield DocFest, and she’ll oversee the industry events during the festival. Recently, she organized the Fiction Toolbox program for the EFM Market in Berlin and was the Head of the Industry Days at FIPADOC in Biarritz.
Anders Refn
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Bestyrelsesmedlem
Company
Danske Filminstruktører
Profession
Professional Associations
Hanna Reifgerst
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Hanna Reifgerst is a dramaturge and consultant for systemic organizational development & change management. In 2025, she will take over as Artistic Director of Nordic Film Days Lübeck, for which she has been working as programmer for Young Audiences since 2022.
Hannah Reinikainen
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director
Company
Story
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
Hannah Reinikainen is a Swedish film director born in 1992 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2020 she premiered with her debut feature film Always Amber at Berlinale and in 2022 she premiered two short films; documentary film Night Shift at Sheffield Doc/Fest and fiction film Spit at LUKAS Filmfestival.
Thorbjørn Reintoft
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director at the National Film School of Denmark.
Stacey Reiss
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Head of Film
Company
Wavelength Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Stacey Reiss is Head of Film at Wavelength overseeing Scripted and Unscripted. She’s an Emmy award winning filmmaker who produces documentary features, narrative films and series. Credits include Hollywood Black, The Andy Warhol Diaries, The Eagle Huntress, The Perfection and Spaceship Earth.
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 producers.
Frida Retz
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Frida Retz (b. 1997) is a Copenhagen-based artist working with video, performance, photo, and installation. Her practice explores sexuality, pornography, gender, and care—often by staging herself both as performer and director. She is currently completing her MFA at the Funen Art Academy.
Hayley Reynolds
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Documentary Commissioning
Company
Sky UK
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Hayley Reynolds joined Sky in 2021 as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries and Factual. Previously, she was Deputy Commissioning Editor at BBC Storyville and exec’d titles such as Locked In: Breaking the Silence, The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea, The Mystery of DB Cooper and Misha and the Wolves.
Bryanna Reynolds
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bryanna Reynolds is a reality television producer and first-time documentary director with a passion for adventure, science, and mystery. She creates bold, character-driven stories and brings a hands-on, field-based approach to unscripted and documentary storytelling.
Roxy Rezvany
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Besheh Meesheh Films Ltd
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Roxy Rezvany is a BIFA and London Critics’ Circle-nominated writer, director and producer of Malaysian-Iranian heritage. Her debut documentary, Little Pyongyang (2018), premiered in competition at CPH:Dox. She is currently developing her first feature documentary with Film4 and BFI Doc Society.
Mischa Richter
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I’m and artist and filmmaker living in Provincetown MA, USA.
Colin Riendeau
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Director | Producer
Company
No Water Studios
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Montreal-based creative producer, founder of No Water Studios. Background in cinema, & interactive space design, he’s produced SEEKERS in India (TVA, 2021), Latitudes of Change (TV5, 2023), & Third Wave (CBC, 2024), developing projects focused on sustainability, resilience, & human interconnection.
Nikoline Riget
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Project Coordinator
Company
New Danish Screen
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
New Danish Screen supports talent development, giving new generations of filmmakers the opportunity to push their limits and create new audience experiences. What counts is enabling manifested talents to grow and test out their ideas.
Julia Ringdahl
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Composer and musician, currently pursuing a master’s degree in film music composition at Stockholm University of the Arts, working with both fiction and documentary.
Amanda Rivera
Nationality
Chile
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I’m a filmmaker, graduated from Universidad Católica de Chile. I’ve worked in animation, non fiction and music videos. My most important film is ‘The Feast’, which premiered at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Today I’m doing the Creative Documentary MFA at UCL in London.
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.
Emma Roberts
Nationality
Australia
Company Role
Artist
Company
Pernickety Split
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Originally from Australia, Emma Roberts is a producer at Albyon and Atlas V. She is a passionate storyteller and community builder, with a drive to create surprising and innovative content at the cutting edge of new media storytelling.; Originally from Australia, Emma Roberts is a producer at Albyon and Atlas V. She is a passionate storyteller and community builder, with a drive to create surprising and innovative content at the cutting edge of new media storytelling.; Originally from Australia, Emma Roberts is a producer at Albyon and Atlas V. She is a passionate storyteller and community builder, with a drive to create surprising and innovative content at the cutting edge of new media storytelling.; Originally from Australia, Emma Roberts is a producer at Albyon and Atlas V. She is a passionate storyteller and community builder, with a drive to create surprising and innovative content at the cutting edge of new media storytelling.
Alexandra Roberts
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Commissioning Editor, Docs
Company
TVO
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Alexandra Roberts is the Commissioning Editor of Docs at TVO, where she oversees the channel’s slate of co-productions, pre-buys, and acquisitions. She brings with her over a decade of experience in forward-thinking and ambitious storytelling across both non-fiction and fiction.
Riel Roch-Decter
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Managing Director
Company
MEMORY
Profession
Producer
Bio
Riel Roch-Decter is a creative producer and the co-founder of MEMORY, an independent artist-driven motion picture studio specializing in producing and releasing innovative, thought-provoking works that push the formal boundaries of their medium.
Joan Rodilla
Nationality
Spain
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Cardedeu in 2000 and trained in Documentary Filmmaking at ECIB, Barcelona Film School. After specializing in post-production, he assisted in the editing of various documentaries. In 2025, his first short film Corpus won the non-fiction award at the Connecta Festival.
Jan Rofekamp
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Sales and Marketing Consultant
Company
Films Transit Inc.
Profession
Consultant
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.
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.
Pepi Romagnoli
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
director, producer
Company
michelangelo film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
She debuts with COURTYARD WINDOWS, that evokes Antonioni and Bergman. She directs TV series: “VIVERE” and “CENTO VETRINE” She realized creative documentaries, as POINTS OF VIEW, THE SAME AS YESTERDAY, SWISS COMMUNIST PARTY, A GLORIOUS DELEGATION TO PYONGYANG.
Annie Roney
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Founder / CEO
Company
ro*co films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Annie Roney is the founder and CEO of ROCO Films and co-founder of Film Platform. ROCO Films is a full-service leading documentary distribution company. Film Platform is a global EVOD service developed to bring the most relevant and critically acclaimed films to colleges and universities.
Jeffrey de Roode
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Producer
Company
Mint Film Office
Profession
Producer
Bio
I'm a documentary producer working for mint film office, a Rotterdam based production company with a focus on feature length documentaires.
Mandy Rose
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Professor
Company
UWE Bristol - MA Documentary Production
Profession
Researcher
Bio
Mandy Rose is Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE Bristol. She is Co-Investigator of the UKRI MyWorld programme and was Co-I on Virtual Realities: Immersive Documentary Encounters. During 20 years at the BBC Mandy oversaw award-winning participatory and interactive media initiatives including BBC 2’s Video Nation, the Capture Wales/Cipolwg ar Gymru digital storytelling project and the BBC’s pan-platform exploration of language, accent and dialect – Voices. Mandy is co-editor of i-docs: the evolving practices of interactive documentary (2017) . Her recent writing appears in Studies in Documentary Film, Convergence and the Intellect Handbook of Documentary.
Amy Rose
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company
ANAGRAM
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Amy Rose is a director and creative leader - specialising in immersive narrative and interactive experience design. Co-founder of celebrated immersive studio Anagram in 2013, she is now Lead Curator of Undershed - the new immersive gallery at Watershed in Bristol which opened in October 2024.
Colin Rosemont
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Colin Rosemont is a recent MFA graduate from the American Film Institute and is based in both Los Angeles and Barcelona. He co-founded the nonfiction production company, Mimetic Films, and is currently in post-production on his first feature documentary, Once A Valley Dreams.
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 Venice Immersive and other international exhibitions. She is an Executive Producer of award-winning immersive projects and CEO & Founder of trail-blazing innovation company Power to the Pixel.
Vigo Roth
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
New documentary/hybrid filmmaker trying to make a name for themselves! Loves sound and the interplay of sound and light/movement. Is going to the Danish Filmschool, has gone to Skurups Folkögskola.
Richard Rowley
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director
Company
Midnight Films
Profession
Director
Bio
An Oscar-nominated and 3-time Emmy-winning director. After a decade as a war reporter his Oscar-nominated DIRTY WARS helped redefine the investigative war film. His hard-hitting investigative thrillers fuse high-stakes journalism with powerful, immersive storytelling.
Charles S. Roy
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Producer
Company
SCINTILLA
Profession
Producer
Bio
C.S. Roy is a Film + XR Producer, Director, and co-Founder of the Montreal-based immersive studio SCINTILLA. His projects have been exhibited at major international festivals and markets, including Cannes, Venice, TIFF, Berlin, IDFA, Sheffield Doc/Fest and DOK Leipzig.
Elena Rubashevska
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Vice President, Editor-in-Chief
Company
FIPRESCI
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film critic, FIPRESCI vice president and Editor-in-Chief. Member of the Golden Globes, The Critics Award for Arab Films Commission, and Ukrainian Film Critics’ Award voting committees. Author of a book about Ukrainian Poetic Cinema and a research of the Czech and Slovak cinema.
Mikael Rutkiewicz
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A filmmaker, currently studying MA in Documentary Film. “It Takes Years to Reach Us” (2024) is my filmmaking debut. In my filmmaking, I’m interested in conveying an experience not only through screen but also through space. Thematically, I’m currently interested in the fleeting nature of the now.
Justyna Rutkowska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
Vision House Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Cofounder of Vision House, which is now one of the leading Polish independent media and documentary production companies. For over 20 years, she's been working in the media industry as a producer and journalist. Her latest movie, Double Trouble, premiered at the Visions du Reel Festival in 2025.
Sylvia Rybak
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director
Bio
Sylvia Rybak, originally trained in photography, is a researcher and digital artist exploring hypothesised social and political structures and their dissemination through technologies such as blockchain, gaming, and the internet.
Susanna Räim
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Producer
Bio
Susanna Räim is a producer working across short films and more recently feature films. She has gained hands-on experience in development and production, and has supported international productions in coordinating roles. She is actively involved in organizing film festivals and industry events.
Harri Römpötti
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Helsingin Sanomat
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Harri Römpötti has worked as freelance journalist and critic since 1989. He's published the book Sanokaa mitä näitte (2018) of interviews with Finnish contemporary documentary directors.
Sara Rüster
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
International Promotion Consultant, Documentaries
Company
Swedish Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Sara Rüster has since 2003 been the Head of Documentaries at the International Department at the Swedish Film Institute, where she is responsible for launching and promoting Swedish documentaries internationally.
Jennifer Sabbah
Nationality
France
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine is a seasoned expert in co-production and international legal affairs, bringing over 20 years of hands-on experience across key roles in the industry, including Line Producer, Head of Development, Business Affairs Executive, and Producer.
Ardit Sadiku
Nationality
Albania
Profession
Director
Bio
Ardit Sadiku is a filmmaker from Shkodër, Albania, and has directed six feature films. Alexander (2023) follows a man who fled Communist Albania by hijacking a warship. Shot across three continents, it was Albania’s official submission to the 96th Academy Awards.
Tulapop Saenjaroen
Nationality
Thailand
Company Role
Filmmaker/Artist
Company
Electric Eel Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Chon Buri, Thailand, Tulapop Saenjaroen is an artist and filmmaker whose practice encompasses moving image, performance, and sound. Saenjaroen’s works have been shown in internationally including Berlinale, Locarno, NYFF, MoMa Doc Fortnight, Cinéma du réel, DOK Leipzig, IFFR, etc.
Katrine A. 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). A Eurodoc and EAVE 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).
Fabio Saitto
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Point Nemo
Profession
Producer
Bio
Fabio Saitto is an Italian producer specializing in films, documentaries, and TV series. He is known for tackling complex contemporary issues with an approach aimed at raising awareness and bringing about change.
Joan Sala
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Co-Head Acquisitions / Programer / Managing Editor
Company
Filmin
Profession
Streaming Platform
Bio
Joan Sala works in Filmin since 2008. He is currently Co-Head of Acquisitions, Programmer, and Editorial Coordinator. Joan is also Head of Programming of Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest, Huelva Film Festival and the Catalonia International Social Film Festival.
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 a Head of Film Production Department.
Morgan Salter
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
Fund Manager
Company
Screen Nova Scotia
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Morgan Salter is the manager of Screen Nova Scotia’s Content Creator funding programs which support creators by providing funding and training to eligible productions. In this role Morgan enjoys managing relationships with producers, as well as the development, evaluation, and delivery of the fund.
Rasha Salti
Nationality
France
Company Role
Commissioning Editor for La Lucarne
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.
Viola Salu
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Head of Production
Company
Estonian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Viola Salu 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. Viola has also managed ETV2, the second TV channel of ERR.
Maris Salumets
Nationality
Estonia
Company Role
Director/ Creative Producer
Company
Three Brothers
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.; Maris is an Estonian director/producer, specializing in investigative documentaries that blend journalistic rigour with creative storytelling. She has worked with VICE, the BBC and ARTE, bringing complex stories to wider audiences across the Nordic–Baltic region. Her credits include War on Women, co-produced with ARTE and supported by Chicken & Egg Pictures.; 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.; Maris is an Estonian director/producer, specializing in investigative documentaries that blend journalistic rigour with creative storytelling. She has worked with VICE, the BBC and ARTE, bringing complex stories to wider audiences across the Nordic–Baltic region. Her credits include War on Women, co-produced with ARTE and supported by Chicken & Egg Pictures.
Carla Salvain
Nationality
France
Company Role
Film institute representative
Company
CNC
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Carla Salvain works at the CNC, the french national film institute, where she examines and delivers the public subventions for TV documentaries. She is in charge of accompanying the producers in their request process.
Ola Salwa
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Journalist
Company
Cineuropa
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Ola Salwa is a film critic and journalist with over 20 years of professional experience. She began her career at Przekrój,. Over the years, her work has appeared in numerous leading Polish media outlets. She writes for Cineuropa, and is a memmber of EFA and FIPRESCI.
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.
Julie Sanchez
Nationality
France
Profession
Director
Bio
Julie Sanchez Wawrzyniak is a French-Spanish filmmaker and former lawyer between France and the Middle East. Her hybrid films explore mental health, identity and resilience. Screened on France TV and Cannes Short Film Corner 2024. UAE Screenlife Accelerator winner, now developing her first feature.
Clara Bruun Sandbye
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bullitt Film ApS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Clara is a Copenhagen-based creative producer. She is working at Bullitt Film (Out of School by Hind Bensari world premiering in the Human Rights Award section) as well as the Africa Engage industry programme.
Lili Sandelin
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Producer
Company
North Isle Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Producer and Production Manager of international documentaries and fiction. Based in Scotland, originally from Finland.
Lisa Sander
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I started at Filmhøjskolen Møn, where I directed my first documentary film. Since then I have started several projects as writer and director with the help of Filmværkstedet KBH. I currently attend Talentskolen Næstved's film program, where I'm directing both a hybrid and a fictional short film.
Aziz Abu Sarah
Nationality
Morocco
Profession
Director
Bio
Aziz Abu Sarah is a peacemaker, National Geographic Explorer, and host/producer of Conflict Zone.; Aziz Abu Sarah is a peacemaker, National Geographic Explorer, and host/producer of Conflict Zone.; Aziz is a Palestinian peace builder and cultural educator whose conflict resolution work has earned him the titles of National Geographic Explorer and Ted Fellow. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Al Arabiya, among others. He has been named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the World by the Royal Strategic Centre in Jordan each year since 2010.
Naira Sargsyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Aremak
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Naira Sargsyan, Film Director (Born in 1985) in Armenia In 2017 Graduated from Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. 2007-2010 PHD, 2010-2013 worked in “MIR” on interstate television as a director. 2019-2020 debut film “General Cleaning, 2025-2026 "The Eternal Red" short film.
Yianna Sarri
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Director of Promotion & Distribution - Hellas Film
Company
Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Yianna Sarri started working in 2000 for the production company KINO. Since 2003, she began working as a programer at Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival and in 2023 she was appointed Director of Promotion and Distribution of Hellas Film at the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center.
David Christian Sas
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
David-Christian Sas is a Romanian student, and co-president of CBS Film. Growing up in a culture marked by secrecy and unresolved history, he developed a need to rebel, question fundamentals, and use storytelling as a way to process reality and the past both personally and societally.
Jens Schanze
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
CEO
Company
Mascha Film GbR
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
2014: Professor Film & Videodesign at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. 2005: Diploma in documentary filmmaking, Munich Film & Television Academy. 2002: Launch of Mascha Film GbR with Judith Malek-Mahdavi Producer, author, director, editor.
Emilien Schenker
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Impact Fund Manager
Company
The StoryBoard Collective
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Emilien leads the impact fund at StoryBoard Collective in Geneva, supporting independent documentary filmmakers - particularly in the Global South, whose work drives human rights, social justice, and environmental change. He operates at the crossroads of philanthropy, storytelling, and social impact.
Innocenzo Marco Schiavone
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Director
Bio
Marco Schiavone is a filmmaker and director based in Italy. With a background in film studies and directing, his work explores memory, identity, and the fragile space between history and personal experience through fiction and documentary.
Johanna Schiller
Nationality
United States
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Johanna Schiller has worked for over a decade researching, budgeting, and licensing archival material for documentary projects. For 3 seasons, she was the archival producer for the Emmy-winning series The New York Times Presents and is currently working on several feature documentaries.
Frauke Schlieckau
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Produzentin/ Regisseurin
Company
Bottega Berlin Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Frauke Schlieckau is a producer and/or director of documentaries, cultural programmes, and reportage films, working for broadcasters such as ARTE, 3sat, SRF, NDR and ZDF aspekte. She is the founder and managing director of the production company Bottega Berlin Productions.
Jan Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Sales & Acquisitions
Company
Another World Entertainment
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Elin Schmidt
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Elin is the president of The Rockwool Foundation, an impartial, financially self-supporting institution aimed towards engaging in activities for the public good. She studied Law at the University of Copenhagen and holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.
Chris Schmidt
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-Executive Producer
Company
PBS WGBH NOVA
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Chris Schmidt, along with Co-Ep Julia Cort oversees the PBS science series NOVA. His work has received the Documentary Emmy, the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award, the AAAS Gold Kavli Science Journalism award.
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, a sales agent and a theatrical distributor in Switzerland. First Hand Films has (executive) produced dozens of international documentaries and made them seen around the globe.
Mette Schramm
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Buyer
Company
Reel Pictures / Empire Bio
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Mette Schramm is the managing director of Empire Cinema in Copenhagen and the CEO of REEL Pictures, a film distribution company dedicated to bringing great stories and stunning visuals to the Danish Theaters.
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.
Martin Schwimmer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer/CEO
Company
DOMAR film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Schwimmer studied producing at Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg with guest residency at La Fémis Paris. He was part of the BY+QC CoPro program for emerging producers from Germany and Canada. His films screened at festivals including Berlinale, Tallinn Black Nights and Hot Docs, winning numerous awards.
Shanida Scotland
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Film
Company
DOC SOCIETY
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Shanida Scotland is an award-winning commissioning editor and executive producer, working within documentary film and audio. Shanida is the new Global Head of Film at Doc Society. Shanida is interested in the intimate & resonant in docs; qualities that remain meaningful through time.
Ana Carolina Ballan Sebe
Nationality
Brazil
Company Role
Film critic
Company
No Sofa Com Gatos
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Carol Ballan is a Brazilian film critic who has loved movies ever since she can remember. From falling in love with Metropolis at the age of 15 to leaving behind a career as a banker to pursue her love for films, it’s been a long journey.
Orestis Seferoglou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Creative Director
Company
Not Your Business Creative Agency
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Creative Director with 12+ years of experience in visual storytelling across film, photography, and multimedia productions. Skilled in leading creative teams, shaping brand narratives, and delivering impactful campaigns for cultural institutions, NGOs, and global media outlets.
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.
Sanjna Selva
Nationality
Malaysia
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sanjna Selva is an award-winning Malaysian documentary filmmaker. Her directorial debut, Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House, was the first film to be broadcast in North America (PB) about the invasion of Ukraine. She is developing her first feature, The Return.
Ivonne Serna
Nationality
Mexico
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Koudéta Films
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ivonne Serna is a Mexican climate policy specialist and documentarian. Her films have been supported by The Redford Center, Alter-Ciné Foundation, the Ford Foundation and Creative Europe MEDIA, broadcast on PBS, and screened at international festivals including Mountainfilm.; Ivonne is a Mexican filmmaker and environmental specialist whose work explores land, memory, and climate justice through documentary. She is a Redford Center and Alter-Ciné grantee, and a Documentary Campus alumnus. Her work has screened internationally and was featured by PBS.
Manuel Serrano
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
DIRECTOR
Company
SAN FILMIN
Profession
Director
Bio
Film director and producer with over 20 years of experience, specializing in values-based and educational films.
Anil Seth
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Professor of Neuroscience
Company
University of Sussex
Profession
Other Professional
Bio
Anil Seth is Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex. He was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize in 2023. He features in Suki Chan's CONSCIOUS. Previous films include The Most Unknown.
Turab Shah
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Other Cinemas
Profession
Director
Bio
Turab Shah is a London-based filmmaker, curator, and artist-organizer who co-founded Other Cinemas with Arwa Aburawa. Together, they work to develop models for public art and cinema rooted in community, accountability, and the lived experiences of marginalised communities.
Hella Shaheen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Documentary director student
Company
Den Danske Filmskole
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Danish-Afghan filmmaking student working in close and ntiate relation to her subjects and unafraid of blending genres. Has been working in the overlap between documentary, stop-motion, and performance, searching for emotion and humor at their core.
Juhi Sharma
Nationality
India
Company Role
Director
Company
Yakjehti Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Juhi Sharma is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in New York and Mumbai. She shot the Oscar-qualified Holy Curse (The New Yorker) and Amazon's Rainbow Rishta and co-directed Netflix's Convergence:Courage in a Crisis. She co-founded Bitchitra Collective, supporting women in documentary filmmaking.
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.
Lily Shen
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A Chinese filmmaker trained in the UK, working across documentary and narrative forms. My work explores intimacy, memory, and ethical complexity within personal and intergenerational stories. I currently work in the industry as a sound recordist, assistant director, and editor.
Amy Shepherd
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Chief Operating Officer
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Amy leads TFIP's global strategy and every aspect of impact campaigns. Amy draws from an extensive professional background in international law, politics and social justice advocacy to curate and implement imaginative and meaningful film impact campaigns that achieve measurable real-world outcomes.
Hyden Shi
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hyden Shi is a documentary filmmaker and MA Ethnographic & Documentary student at UCL. With over ten years of experience in documentary filmmaking in China, he is currently developing his first feature documentary, Echo, focusing on nature, art and memory.
Shiran Shmerling
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
World Sales & Finance Executive
Company
First Hand Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Run by Esther van Messel since 1998, First Hand Films is a producer, a sales agent and a theatrical distributor in Switzerland. First Hand Films has (executive) produced dozens of international documentaries and made them seen around the globe.
Giorgi Shushtakashvili
Nationality
Georgia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Gio is a multimedia journalism student and documentary filmmaker from Tbilisi with a background in sociology. His work blends research and storytelling to explore social issues, identity, and migration through experimental non-fiction forms.
Maria Sidiropoulou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Producer
Company
THUNDERBIRD PRODUCTIONS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Sidiropoulou is an Athens-based documentary director and producer working at the intersection of gender, politics, and the body. Coming from journalism, her films explore power, resistance, and lived experience with a focus on gender, the body, and social justice.
Sidsel Lønvig Siersted
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sidsel is an award-winning Copenhagen-based producer with nearly two decades of experience in documentary film production. Her work counts more than 20 titles including Natural Disorder, A Modern Man and IDFA best film winner Apolonia, Apolonia.
Marc Silver
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Marc Silver Ltd
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Marc Silver is currently releasing his 5th feature length documentary Molly vs THE MACHINES, the story of a heartbroken father’s quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's 'death-by-algorithm' and his fightback against how the most powerful corporations of the modern age operate.
Alex Simon
Nationality
United States
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Alex Simon is the Director of Media Portfolio & Storytelling Partnerships at Emerson Collective, where she develops new partnerships and provides strategic, creative, and operational support to EC’s media investments and grants. She previously worked at Creative Artists Agency and as a filmmaker.
Karina Simonyan
Nationality
Armenia
Company Role
CEO of Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production LLC
Company
EDGAR BAGHDASARYAN FILM PRODUCTION
Profession
Producer
Bio
Armenian film producer, a member of the Armenian Union of Cinematographers, a member of the Producer's Guild of Armenia, the head of Chair Film, Multimedia and Animation at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, CEO of the company "Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production".; Armenian film producer, a member of the Armenian Union of Cinematographers, a member of the Producer's Guild of Armenia, the head of Chair Film, Multimedia and Animation at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, CEO of the company "Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production".; Armenian film producer, a member of the Armenian Union of Cinematographers, a member of the Producer's Guild of Armenia, the head of Chair Film, Multimedia and Animation at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, CEO of the company "Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production".; Armenian film producer, a member of the Armenian Union of Cinematographers, a member of the Producer's Guild of Armenia, the head of Chair Film, Multimedia and Animation at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, CEO of the company "Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production".
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.
Laurie Hardy Sin
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Laurie Hardy Sin, I am studying MA filmmaking (Experimental Film) at Goldsmiths, University of London. I have a degree in Editing and Post Production at undergraduate level. I want to use my education to help me create an audience online, using platforms such as YouTube to make videos.
Sky Sitney
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Co-Founder and Festival Director
Company
DC/DOX
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Sky Sitney is the co-founder and festival director of DC/DOX and former director of AFI Docs. A veteran curator and leader in the documentary field, she also co-created Double Exposure and teaches film at Georgetown University.
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 film and sound maker.
Ylva Skarsgård
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Festival Director
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Festival Director, Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.
Magnus Skatvold
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
NRK - NORWEGIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (NORSK RIKSKRINGKASTING)
Profession
Director
Bio
Magnus Skatvold is a Norwegian director and editor working with documentary features and series. He is known for strong, character-driven storytelling, often with a creative use of archival material. His work has premiered at festivals worldwide, including CPH:DOX, DOC NYC, and Canneseries.
Styliani Skiadopoulou
Nationality
Greece
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Film Studies PhD student and filmmaker based in Belfast, UK. After exploring the universe through physics for almost 20 years, I decided to delve into the artworld. I am currently combining participatory filmmaking with nostalgia re-enactments, as an empowerment tool for marginalised communities.
Pernille Munk Skydsgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Executive Director, DR Sales
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.
Tanya Sleiman
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Taza Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tanya Sleiman is a documentary producer and director whose films have screened globally. In 2025 her project in development was chosen for EURODOCS Producing DocuSeries Lab. Taza Films is her production company.
Emilija Sluškonytė
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Producer
Company
AUSTRÈ STUDIO
Profession
Producer
Bio
Emilija Sluškonytė is a Lithuanian film producer and founder of AUSTRÈ STUDIO, specializing in genre films and post-national storytelling.
Blu Smith
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Blu Smith is a filmmaker whose work explores how memory travels across generations within diasporic communities whose histories are often fragmented. She uses archive, sonic collage, and experimental structure to ask how film can be used as a cognitive tool to map experience beyond language.
Damon Smith
Nationality
United States
Company Role
SVP Business Growth & Creative Strategy
Company
Abramorama
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
A seasoned documentary producer and media strategist with over two decades of experience as a film professional, Damon acquires films for Abramorama and cultivates creative business partnerships across the global entertainment landscape.
Robin Smith
Nationality
Canada
Company Role
CEO
Company
Blue Ice Docs
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 Programming for the Whistler Film Festival.
Mia Sohlman
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Director, Series & Nonfiction, Nordics
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Streaming Platform, Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Mia is a seasoned TV executive and producer with 20 years’ experience in Nordic content. She is Director of Scripted Series & Nonfiction Nordics at Netflix, with 7+ years shaping originals. Previously, she held senior roles at Dramacorp, Nice Drama, and Strix Drama.
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.
Joanna Solecka
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Film Marketing Strategist & Awards Consultant
Company
Alphapanda
Profession
Publicist / Marketing Expert
Bio
A seasoned Film Marketing Strategist and Awards Consultant with over 20 years of experience in the film marketing field. A co-owner of an international film marketing agency Alphapanda in Berlin, where she specializes in strategies and award campaigns that elevate films to critical acclaim.
Juan Solera
Nationality
Spain
Company Role
Head of Sales and Acquisition
Company
Jambika Docs
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
With 15 years of experience in documentary sales and production, I´ve had the honour to represent titles like Brett Morgen´s Cobain: Montage of Heck or Werner Herzog's Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin among other groundbreaking docs and licensed hundreds of titles to buyers worldwide.
Franziska Sonder
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
CEO & Producer
Company
Ensemble Film GmbH
Profession
Producer
Bio
Founder of Zurich-based Ensemble Film, member of the Swiss and European Film Academies. Credits include Venice-premiered THE GAME and CAVES, DIDA (Dok Leipzig Audience Award), LOVING HIGHSMITH (sold to 20+ territories), and ARCTIC LINK premiering at CPH:DOX, DOX:AWARD 2026.
Lynn Song
Nationality
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Company Role
Immersive Arts & Studio/Lab Lead
Company
FACT - Foundation for Art and Creative Technology
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
As the Immersive Arts & Studio Lab Lead, Lynn oversees artist development residencies and workshops at FACT Liverpool. Working in the film and immersive industry in Japan and the UK, Lynn continues to support independent creatives with project development and R&D.
Sophie Engberg Sonne
Company Role
Programredaktør for Norden på Film
Company
The Danish Film Institute / Det Danske Filminstitut
Kenneth Sorento
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Kenneth Sorento has worked as a documentary director and cinematographer for 25 years. His critically acclaimed documentary film The Fight for Greenland opened CPH:DOX in 2020. His films have received support from DR-TV, the Danish Film Institute, NRK, and YLE.
Cecilia Spano
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International Promotion
Company
Cinecittà S.p.A.
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Cecilia Spano is an employee of Cinecittà S.p.A and since 2018 she works for the Promotion of italian documentaries in the major italian and international festivals. She also assists in the activities related to institutional events of Cinecittà.
Anupama Srinivasan
Nationality
India
Profession
Director
Bio
Anupama is a filmmaker, film teacher and curator based in Delhi, India. Her work has been shown at Sundance, CPH, IDFA, Busan, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki, Sheffield, Kosovo, Nantes and Mumbai Film Festival. She is one of the recipients of the Chicken & Egg Award 2025.
Antje Stamer
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Commissioning Editor
Company
ARD/SWR
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Working in feature-length documentaries for over 20 years: at MBB Film Fund, DOK Leipzig, Academy of Arts Berlin and freelance as author, script consultant, researcher, dramaturg. Since 2022 commissioning editor for long documentaries at SWR/ARD.
Igor Stankovic
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
CEO
Company
MCF MegaCom Film
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
MCF (MegaCom Film) is a leading film distribution company with over 20 years of experience in theatrical distribution. The company operates with strong local market expertise and a hands-on approach to release strategy, marketing, and audience development in the broader Western Balkan region.
Aleksandra (Ola) Staszel
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Festival & Managing Director
Company
Dok Leipzig
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Ola Staszel is the Managing and Artistic Director of DOK Leipzig. Previously she led the Neiße Film Festival, shaped cross-border film initiatives, served on major juries and advisory boards.
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.
Konstantina Stavrianou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
producer / managing director
Company
Graal Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Konstantina Stavrianou co-founded Graal. Currently, in its 26th year of operation, the company has produced & co-produced 80 films to date. She is an EAVE & an EAVE+ graduate, a member of the European Film Academy and awarded member of the Hellenic Film Academy.
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.
Mat Steel
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Head of Operations & Production
Company
Sheffield DocFest
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Head of Operations & Production at Sheffield DocFest.
Rasmus Steen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Head of Documentary
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 CPH:DOX 2025, Cannes Film Festival 2024 and at IDFA 2022.
Andreea Stefanescu
Nationality
Romania
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Andreea Ștefănescu is a Romanian cinematographer and UNATC graduate with international training in Warsaw and Cluj-Napoca. Her work spans fiction and documentary, moving between intimacy and distance while exploring emotion, atmosphere, and the space where realism meets poetic expression.
Anton Banke Stenstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Anton Banke Stenstrup (b.1995), Student at the school of moving images in Kabelvåg. Fond of re-search based works. At the moment quite interested in the colonisation of land and how to read changes in landscape coursed by human interference.
Tamara Stepanyan
Nationality
Armenia
Profession
Director
Bio
Tamara Stepanyan, born in Armenia, studied filmmaking at Lebanese American University and documentary filmmaking at The National Film School of Denmark. She has made several films that have won awards around the world, such as best documentary at Busan IFF, Best Director at Boston Film Festival.
Erik Stephensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Chair
Company
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Erik Stephensen is a writer, journalist and producer. He is currently the Chairman of the foundation for the Copenhagen Film Festivals (CPH:DOX, CPH PIX, DOXBIO) as well as the Biografklubben Danmark A/S. Erik Stephensen has won the journalist award the Cavling prize and DR’s Kryger Award.
Markéta Stinglová
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Head of International Co-Productions
Company
Czech Television
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Markéta currently works as the Head of International Co-Productions in CT with a focus on documentaries. He is also in charge of the cooperation between CT and ARTE. In November 2024, she was re-elected to the Board of the EBU Documentary Experts Group, of which she has been a member since 2016.
Sara Stockmann
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer / Managing Director
Company
Sonntag Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Sara Stockmann has produced more than 30 documentary films and series since 2005. Several of the films have been internationally awarded - among others Janus Metz’ Cannes & Emmy-winning documentary film ARMADILLO and the Tribeca-awarded BOBBI JENE by Oscar-nominated director Elvira Lind.
Maria Stoianova
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Market Manager
Company
Nordisk Panorama
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Maria has been with Nordisk Panorama film festival for over 12 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.
Elaisha Stokes
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Senior Program Manager
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Senior Program Manager, Elaisha oversees the Research & Development grants and the Chicken & Egg Award.
Michael Strassburger
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
strassburgerfilms
Profession
Director
Bio
Born and raised in the Black Forest/Germany, he quickly found himself drawn to the world. His curiosity led him to study photography and film directing (Munich, Edinburgh, Havana, and Cologne). He works on film projects in various fields of art. Michael Strassburger lives in Cologne/Germany.
Thomas Streekstra
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
INSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Thomas Streekstra is the artistic director of InScience Film Festival: a film festival in the Dutch cities of Nijmegen and Wageningen, focussing on Science & Technology.
Elin Ström
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Director/casting director based in Gothenburg. She gain her experience from working on feature films and TV series for 12 years. Currently she is studying an master's in Film at HDK-Valand.
Mikkel Strøm
Nationality
Norway
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Documentary director and cinematographer currently based in Lofoten, Norway, attending the Kabelvåg School of Moving Images.
Tadeusz Strączek
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Director of the WATCH DOCS Film Festival organized in Warsaw and across Poland by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. Expert in social impact documentaries. A graduate of the American Studies Center, University of Warsaw. He also studied at the School of the Assoc. of Polish Art Photographers.
Anna Stylinska
Nationality
Poland
Company Role
Producer
Company
MY WAY STUDIO
Profession
Producer
Bio
Warsaw-based producer focusing on international coproductions searching for original brave voices. A graduate of EAVE, Ex Oriente, IDFA Academy, Dok Incubator. Her recent credits include “Vika!” by Agnieszka Zwiefka (2023), “Abortion Dream Team” (2024) and a Sundance grantee "Home Movie".
Maria Stürup
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Good Company Pictures
Profession
Producer
Bio
Maria Helga Stürup is a Danish documentary producer at Good Company Pictures and a EURODOC alumna. Her films include Nobody Knows Casper (2022, CPH:DOX, Doc.London), Dear Tomorrow (2025, SXSW, CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel, Göteborg FF), and Becoming Ema (2026, premiering at this year’s CPH:DOX).
Stephanie Su
Nationality
Taiwan
Company Role
Producer/Founder
Company
Moon Heart Films Co., Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Stephanie Su is a film producer with a growing slate of independent projects. In 2024, she founded Moon Heart Films to develop bold, auteur-driven cinema from Taiwan and beyond. She is currently developing one fiction short film and two debut feature documentaries.
Abby Sun
Nationality
United States
Profession
Professional Associations
Bio
Abby Sun (she/her) is IDA's Director of Programs and Editor of Documentary magazine. Before joining IDA, Abby was the Curator of the DocYard and edited MIT Open Documentary Lab's Immerse. She has bylines in Film Comment, Filmmaker, Film Quarterly, Notebook, Sight & Sound, and other publications.
Yuki Sunada
Nationality
Japan
Company Role
Production Director
Company
Nippon Television Network Europe
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Nippon TV Europe represents a prime time weekly documentary slot 'World Great TV' on Nippon TV in Japan. Having Takeshi Kitano as a MC for 35 years, the programme features approx. 150 title a year. We are delighted to attend to CPH:DOX for the first time.
Beatrice Surano
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Director
Bio
Beatrice Surano (1989) is an Italian director. After studying human sciences, she began working as a filmmaker. Her first feature-length documentary, About Last Year, premiered at the 38th International Critics' Week in Venice and she is currently working on her next documentary with Ginko Film.
Panu Suuronen
Nationality
Finland
Company Role
Director
Company
Mediawan Finland Oy
Profession
Director
Bio
In his films, societal turmoil intertwines with the protagonist’s life. The style of storytelling is character driven documentary combined with cinematic montages and protagonist’s inner thoughts.
Ruta Svedkauskaite
Nationality
Lithuania
Company Role
Festivals Manager
Company
Films Boutique
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Rūta Švedkauskaitė is a Lithuanian-born film professional, currently working as the Festivals Manager at Films Boutique, a Berlin-based sales agency that focuses on auteur-driven films.
Mette Søgaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Marketing og distribution
Company
Grand Teatret
Profession
Film Institute
Elisabeth Søndergaard
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Intern
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Elisabeth is 27 and currently pursuing an MA in Film and Media studies at the University of Copenhagen. She has formerly been on exchange and studied Film & Television at UCLA. She has experience working with screenwriting, directing and production design in fictional short films.
Taekyung Tanja Inwol Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Tambo Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Taekyung Tanja Inwol is a filmmaker with a background in visual anthropology. HOMESICK is her second film premiering in competition at CPH:DOX. Taekyungs previous film "A Colombian Family" earned her an honorable mention for Emerging International Filmmaker at HOTDOCS 2020.
Anne Krysiza Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Hansen & Pedersen
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anne Krysiza Sørensen is producer at Hansen & Pedersen and holds a Master’s degree in Modern Culture and Cultural Communication from the University of Copenhagen. She is an alumna of IDFAcademy 2024.
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 (2020). She produced Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical, THE END (2024). Signe Byrge Sørensen has been a producer since 1998. She co-founded Final Cut for Real ApS in 2009.; Signe Byrge Sørensen is a four-time Oscar nominee for producing The Act of Killing (2012), The Look of Silence (2014) and Flee (2020). She produced Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical, THE END (2024). Signe Byrge Sørensen has been a producer since 1998. She co-founded Final Cut for Real ApS in 2009.
Freja Johanne Nørgaard Sørensen
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Senior Sales & Acquisitions Executive
Company
DR Sales
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Freja Sørensen is responsible for the international sales of Nordic documentaries to global streamers, covering North America, the Nordics, German speaking territories, Australia, and New Zealand. She has worked as a Senior Sales Executive at DR Sales for the past 7 years.
Ka-hei TANG
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Ka-hei Tang graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - School of Film and Television, currently based in Taipei.
ALEXANDER THORSEN
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Student
Company
Talentskolen Næstved
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a film student currently in my first year at the Talent school Næstved. I primarily work with photography and videography, but also have years of experience with video editing. I have previously worked on projects as a d.o.p, editor, colourist, photographer and camera operator.
Morgane TIRODE-RÉMUS
Nationality
France
Company Role
Médiatrice culturelle - Chargée de développement
Company
Le Fourneau des SI
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
I design content, workshops, and events at the intersection of cinema and food, with a focus on education and building social connections.
Beyan Taher
Nationality
Iraq
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Beyan is a Kurdish, Emmy-nominated producer-director, EAVE-trained, BIFA long-listed, and a BAFTA Connect member. Her credits include the BFI Doc Society–funded Name Me Lawand (Hot Docs Jury Prize; Festival Inclus Barcelona Best Documentary).
Ced'art Tamasala
Nationality
Democratic Republic of Congo
Company Role
Artist
Company
Scenery
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Ced’art Tamasala is a Congolese artist and founding member of CATPC. His practice combines sculpture, film and land-based work to connect art, authorship and economic justice. Through Human Activities, his work is shown internationally in major museums and documentary contexts.; Based in Lusanga, Ced’art Tamasala is a member of CATPC. Through sculpture, film, and performance, he explores colonialism and cultural memory. In 2024, he represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale, honoring plantation workers' roles in funding Western arts. Tamasala also lectures globally, advocating for the inclusion of plantation workers in cultural spaces.
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.
Will Tamura
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Program Coordinator
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
As Program Coordinator, Will implements programmatic design for the (Egg)celerator Lab, Research & Development and the Chicken & Egg Award. These include review processes, filmmaker retreats and grant coordination.
Qiyi Tang
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Qiyi Tang, a first-year MFA student in Creative Documentary by Practice at UCL. This is my first systematic study of documentaries. I hope to express myself through dynamic, more narrative documentaries, record different lives and meet different people.
Halil Tanısan
Nationality
Türkiye
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
My name is Halil Tanisan. I was born on June 10, 1994, in Istanbul. I have been living in Poland for approximately six years. I completed my undergraduate studies in the Direction of Photography department at the Lodz Film School, where I am currently continuing my master's degree.
Rachel Taparjan
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Filmmaker
Company
Manifest Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Dr Rachel Taparjan is a British Romanian film maker and academic. Rachel lives in the north east of England and is a senior lecturer in social work at Teesside University. Rachel has directed documentary short films selected for Sheffield Doc/Fest, East End Film Festival, and SEE documentary festival.
Robbie Teehan
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
Toronto-based composer with 15 years experience spanning major network TV series, feature films, and documentaries. Doc credits include "The Babushkas of Chernobyl", "Below the Belt", "Frame 394", "Bottle Conditioned". Attending world premiere of "The Sandbox" at CPH:DOX!
Rune Tellefsen
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Manager Professional Training
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
NFI provides subsidies to Norwegian films, tv-series, computer games, co-productions and offers grants, training and talent development schemes to the film industry.
Poh Si Teng
Nationality
United States
Profession
Consultant, Producer
Bio
Poh Si Teng is the director and producer of American Doctor. She produced the Oscar-nominated St. Louis Superman and executive produced the Emmy Award-winning Patrice: The Movie. She is a former executive for ABC/Disney, doc commissioner for Al Jazeera, IDA grants director, and NYTimes journalist.
Andriana Theochari
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Documentary Producer, Impact Producer
Company
AEGOS FILMS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Andriana Theochari is a documentary and impact producer (GIPA member). She works across film and media, focusing on social and environmental issues, and develops creative/impact strategies that extend a film’s life beyond the screen, connecting it with audiences and driving real-world change.
Lena Thiele
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Miiqo
Profession
Director
Bio
Lena Thiele works as an artistic director and researcher focusing on spatial dramaturgy and immersive experience. Her work has been exhibited and awarded internationally. She is Artistic Director at Miiqo Studios and Acting Professor at Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.
Rajesh Thind
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Rajesh Thind is an award-winning director & producer of acclaimed TV documentary films & series. Known for his bold storytelling & originality, his work often centres the lives of people living at the margins. Rajesh is in Post on his debut feature doc & has a new feature doc in the R&D phase.
Mark Thomas
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Screen Officer
Company
Creative Scotland
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
I am a Screen Executive at Screen Scotland, the national screen agency working within our Film and Broadcast funds. I am responsible for all theatrical feature length documentary projects in both development and production.
Niobe Thompson
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Sundance and Emmy©-winning Canadian filmmaker Niobe Thompson has premiered two feature documentaries at CPH:DOX: Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography (2022) and Hunt for the Oldest DNA (2024), which won the 2025 Emmy© Award for "Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary."
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).
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 documentaries are A Place in the Ring, The Librarians, Broken English, Aphaca - Brug for hinanden.
Rachata Thongruay
Nationality
Thailand
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I'm a Thai filmmaker now based in London. My interest is in reverse anthropological filmmaking. My films have been nominated for the IDA Awards, The Grierson Awards, and One Word Media Award. I also work as a Subtitler and Translator, with expertise in the industry standard localization process.
Valentin Thurn
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
THURN FILM
Profession
Producer
Bio
Valentin Thurn is a German documentary filmmaker whose award-winning films include Taste the Waste, 10 Billion – How Are We All Fed? and Dream On. His work explores food systems, sustainability, social justice and global responsibility and has been shown worldwide.
Mathias Toivonen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I love involving poetry and grand stylizations in filmmaking as a writer, director and photographer for both short and feature films with the latest being The Sky is a River - an upcoming essay documentary in Italy about a drifting character exploring a new landscape in the thick of the fog of today.
Onni Tolonen
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Sound designer and sound recordist who likes the use of natural elements in my everyday work!
Darley Tom
Nationality
United States
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
Darley Tom is a Managing Partner of Maverick Collective, she brings nearly 20 years of cross-sector experience designing bold, purpose-driven initiatives that align people, ideas, and impact.
Anna Di Toma
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Producer
Company
Agherose
Profession
Producer
Bio
Anna Di Toma is a film producer specializing in documentary and archive valorization, having recently produced LET HIM FREE (Nastri d'Argento 2025 selection). She coordinates the international activities for Doc/it, is a member of EWA network, and regional vicepresident of CNA Film and Audiovisual.
Alex Tondowski
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Tondowski Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Award winning producer based in Germany.
Monica Tonus
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Project Manager / Audiovisual & Multimedia Industries
Company
ITA-Italian Trade Agency
Profession
Other Film Professional
Bio
ITA - Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy.
Sofia Topi
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Film critic
Company
High on Films
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Sofia Topi is a content editor and film critic, working within critical discourse and curatorial projects.
Luca Tornatore
Nationality
Italy
Profession
Producer
Bio
Tornatore produced 5 feature films, two co-produced by Rai Cinema, one international co-production with India, several documentaries and shorts. He focuses on international co-productions.
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' (2019), 'Sirius' (2023).
Nana Torp
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
CEO
Company
Nana Torp Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Science documentary director.
Kate Townsend
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director of Documentary Features
Company
Netflix, Inc.
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Kate oversees documentary films in London. Kate has commissioned titles such as 'Fyre', 'Pamela, A Love Story', 'Wham! 'Don’t F**k With Cats', 'Tiger King' and more recently 'Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers' and 'Ibelin'. Prior to Netflix, Kate was Commissioning Editor at BBC's Storyville.
Peter Treherne
Nationality
United Kingdom
Profession
Director
Bio
Peter Treherne is an artist-filmmaker who creates ethnographic fantasies with rural communities. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally including the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin and Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles in Paris.
Guntis Trekteris
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Ego Media
Profession
Producer
Bio
Since the mid-1990 Guntis Trekteris has produced more than 40 documentaries. He is the founder of Ego Media, a Riga-based production company established in 2005, which focuses on domestic subjects and international co-productions.
Michael Truckenbrodt
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Producer
Company
Time Prints KG
Profession
Producer
Bio
Michael Truckenbrodt is an award-winning producer and historian with more than twenty years of experience in documentary filmmaking. As the founder of TIME PRINTS in Berlin, he has produced over twenty documentaries. His films have been screened at leading international festivals.
Barbara Truyen
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Executive Producer International Co-productions & Strategic Partnerships Documentary Films & Series
Company
EPIC docs
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer, Consultant
Bio
Barbara Truyen has worked in the documentary scene since the early 90’s. She focuses on international coproduction and strategic alliances for both Dutch and international documentary films and series. Barbara is trying to create new ways of working, to create a healthier ecosystem that benefits all.
Faye Tsakas
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Faye is a filmmaker whose work has screened at IFFR, SXSW, Champs Elysées, Hot Docs, True/False and AFI Fest, and been released by NYT Op-Docs, The New Yorker and Nowness, among others. A 2023 Filmmaker 25 New Face and 2025 Vimeo Breakout Creator, she holds an MFA from Stanford in Documentary Film.
Prodromos Tsiavos
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Head of Digital & Innovation
Company
ONASSIS FOUNDATION
Profession
Director
Bio
Prodromos is the Head of Digital Development and Innovation at Onassis Foundation and Director of the Onassis ONX Program. He has a background in law, information systems and art.
Ruriko Tsukishima
Nationality
Japan
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Master degree student in Visual Anthropology at Aarhus Univeristy. Ex-User Experience Researcher and Designer in corporates for 10 years in Tokyo. I play music in multiple projects, organize music experiences, do analog and/or digital live visuals and stage lighting operations, and film gigs.
Christine Turner
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Christine Turner is a filmmaker whose portraits of artists, activists, and everyday people capture the beauty and struggle of life. Previously, her short documentary, The Barber of Little Rock (The New Yorker), about a local barber’s fight for a just economy, was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 2024 Academy Awards. Her film J’Nai Bridges: Unamplified, released in 2023, follows the titular opera singer as she takes the stage in “A Knee on the Neck,” a tribute to George Floyd (PBS/American Masters). Other notable work includes:Lynching Postcards: ‘Token of a Great Day’ (Paramount+), which was nominated for a Peabody and won an NAACP Image Award; Homegoings (PBS/POV), a critically-acclaimed portrait of a renowned Harlem funeral director; and the two artist profiles Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business (New York Times Op-Docs) and Paint & Pitchfork (The New Yorker). Learn more at christineturner.com.
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.
Charlotte Røhder Tvedt
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Film commissioner, Documentary
Company
Norwegian Film Institute
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Film Commissioner, Documentary, at the Norwegian Filminstitute. NFI funds international co-production through minor Norwegian production companies. The funding amount and number of co-productions varies from year to year.
Baar Tyrmi
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Director
Company
Hacienda
Profession
Director
Bio
Bår Tyrmi is a Norwegian filmmaker. He has written and directed hundreds of productions all over the world. Bår’s vision is to present important societal topics in new ways to engage the disengaged. He wants his films to contribute to discussions based on knowledge, that can spur societal change.
Anusha Tyson
Nationality
Sweden
Profession
Director
Bio
Works at The Swedish National Touring Theatre. Sthlm University of the Arts: The Art of impact 2024- Sthlm University of the Arts: Master in fine arts 2019 Sthlm University of the Arts: Film-editing Royal Institute of Art: Art-Architecture Biskops Arnö Residential college: Writing Drama.
Lilian Tánczos
Nationality
Hungary
Company Role
Director
Company
Good Kids
Profession
Director
Bio
Tánczos Lilian is an emerging documentary filmmaker based in Budapest, working with character-driven, observational storytelling. She is particularly interested in hybrid documentary forms combining animation and nonfiction. She is currently developing the feature documentary ACQUITTED.
Anna Törrönen
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A Finnish filmmaker working with moving image and writing. A student of documentary film and a close friend of collaborative processes. Currently developing a Lisbon-based doc. Animals, corporeality, and movement shape my thinking and keep me breathing. Based in Helsinki, working beyond the map.
Liene Ulmane
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Documentarian
Profession
Producer
Bio
Liene Ulmane is the producer for the documentary film “A Guide to Grief” (Latvia, in development), as well as a media professional with over a decade of experience in production, project management, and digital communication.
Henrik Underbjerg
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Stray Dog Productions
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.; 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.
Sigurd Vaagland
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
CEO
Company
TREFOTEN FILM AS
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
I started making snowboard films at 15, since then I’ve explored a wide spectrum of genres. Eventually I find myself making documentaries, both as a freelancer and as a director/producer in my own production company.
Frederik Vahle
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Tilrettelægger
Company
Danmarks Radio
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at the National Film School of Denmark.
Ismael Valdeavellano
Nationality
Chile
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
18-year-old Ismael Valdeavellano is a Chilean filmmaker made for success. Winner of several international awards, he has established himself as a director, writer, and producer. In February 2026, he will premiere his latest short film, POLIMANIA (2025) at a Goya-qualifying film festival.
Elena de Varda
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
executive producer, director, scriptwriter
Company
Filmlux
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Elena de Varda is an Italian-Polish director and producer based in Milan and Warsaw. Founder of Filmlux and Wojtekfilms, she works across documentary and branded content. Her work focuses on art, history, and culture, bridging local and international perspectives.
Ketevan Vashagashvili
Nationality
Georgia
Company Role
Director
Company
1991 Productions
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.; 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.
Harry Vaughn
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer
Company
Real Lava
Profession
Producer
Bio
Harry Vaughn is a producer, grant advisor and former senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. He has advised on documentary labs, juries and forums around the world and been on the selection committees of Sundance Catalyst, Jewish Story Partners and the IDA Awards.; Harry Vaughn is a producer, grant advisor and former senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. He has advised on documentary labs, juries and forums around the world and been on the selection committees of Sundance Catalyst, Jewish Story Partners and the IDA Awards.; Harry Vaughn is a producer, grant advisor and former senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. He has advised on documentary labs, juries and forums around the world and been on the selection committees of Sundance Catalyst, Jewish Story Partners and the IDA Awards.; Harry Vaughn is a producer, grant advisor and former senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. He has advised on documentary labs, juries and forums around the world and been on the selection committees of Sundance Catalyst, Jewish Story Partners and the IDA Awards.
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.
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.
Elisabeth Vendelsøe
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at The Danish Filmschool, Documentary Director
Liselot Verbrugge
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
CEO
Company
Film Harbour
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Liselot has a degree in film production from the Dutch Film Academy. She has more than 15 years experience in the audiovisual sector, working in production, film festivals and documentary sales. After five years with Deckert Distribution, Liselot launched Film Harbour in 2024.
Priyanka Verma
Nationality
India
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Priyanka Verma is a director and cinematographer from India making her first feature, Mutton. Her cinematography for Critical Juncture (2022) earned multiple nominations at international festivals. She has worked on 150+ films centering marginalized communities and social justice.
Dan Vernon
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director
Company
Passion Pictures
Profession
Director
Bio
Dan Vernon is a BAFTA-award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work is celebrated for its inventive visual storytelling, marked by warmth, wit, and emotional depth.
Sofie Aarup Vestergaard
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Student at Aarhus University, MA Visual Anthropology. I am working with the different forms of silences experienced in the arctic border region, Sør-Varanger in Norway. This is based on classical anthropological methods alongside open-ended artistic and imagistic methods.
Tegan Vevers
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Programme Manager
Company
BFI London Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Tegan Vevers manages programmes for BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare, overseeing research, acquisitions, and production of public programmes. Her role is key in connecting filmmakers, industry partners, and audiences through innovative, world-class festival programming.
Francesco Giai Via
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Selection Committee Member - Gap-Financing Market Scout
Company
Venice Film Festival - La Biennale di Venezia
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Francesco Giai Via is an Italian Industry Expert, programmer, and festival director. He is a member of the Venice Film Festival selection committee and a scout for the Venice Gap-Financing Market. He's head of studies at TorinoFilmLab, the international training institution and coproduction market.
Jasmina Vignjevic
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Company Role
Head of Sales & Acquisitions
Company
Verità Films
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Jasmina Vignjevic holds a B.A. degree in Communications. She joined Syndicado in October 2016, following two years of experience in sales and distribution. She currently serves as the Head of Sales & Acquisitions for Verità Films. Previously, she oversaw the company’s festival strategy and releases.
Silje Viki
Nationality
Norway
Company Role
Producer and Distribution
Company
Indie Film
Profession
Producer, Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Distributor and producer at Indie Film. 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.
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).
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.
Majse Vilstrup
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Majse Vilstrup (b. 1993, Copenhagen) is a documentary filmmaker. Her two latest short films Supply and a Million Times Goodbye (2021) and Being Seen Seeing (2023) premiered at CPH:DOX Film Festival. She is currently in production with her first feature doc: DIRECT ME!.
Giorgio Vitale
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
Founder / Creative Director / Curator
Company
Synthesis Gallery
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Giorgio Vitale is a leading curator in digital and new media art and founder of synthesis. His exhibitions have been presented at HEK Basel, SXSW, HAU, MEET and major European art institutions. He has mentored at NEW INC and SXSW and served as a jury member for the Lumen Prize.
Vibeke Vogel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Bullitt Film ApS
Profession
Producer
Bio
Founder and producer at Copenhagen-based Bullitt Film. Premiering at Human Rights Award this year "Out of School".
Aleksandra Vušurović
Nationality
Serbia
Company Role
Outreach Coordinator
Company
Beldocs IDFF
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Aleksandra Vusurovic is the Head of Impact at Beldocs IDFF where she has been curating human rights programmes and coordinating the film education strand. She is in charge of socially engaged and impact-driven projects, the festival’s year-round activities and audience development.
Marc-Christoph Wagner
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Board Member
Company
Copenhagen Film Festivals
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Estephan Wagner
Nationality
Chile
Company Role
Director & Editor
Company
Final Cut For Real
Profession
Director
Bio
I’m a Copenhagen based editor and director. I studied editing at NDR and a Documentary Direction MA at the NFTS. The films I’ve directed have won 34 awards. The films I’ve edited have won numerous awards (Berlinale, Cinema Eye Honor, CPH:DOX, a.o.) and played widely on TV (DR, Ch 4, SVT, ARTE, ZDF).
Julie Friis Walenciak
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer / CEO
Company
walenciak film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Julie Walenciak, producer and co-founder of Paloma Productions, produced films like feature doc I LOVE YOU I MISS YOU I HOPE I SEE YOU BEFORE I DIE (IDFA 2019) and hybrid feature THE RETURN (IFFR 2018). Latest Paloma co-production title, CLUB ZERO, premiered in main competition in Cannes 2023.
Emma Wall
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director/Producer
Company
Guest House Productions
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Emma Wall is a Danish-American filmmaker and child psychiatrist. Trained at Oxford, Columbia, and Cornell, she worked in refugee health and foster care before turning to documentary film. Her debut short GUERRILLA HABEAS premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival and aired on MSNBC.
Orban Wallace
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Director / Producer
Company
Gallivant Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Orban Wallace is a documentary director, producer, and co-founder of Gallivant Film. His debut feature, Another News Story, premiered at Karlovy Vary and IDFA and was a Grierson shortlist. Our Land is his 2nd feature, and premiered at Sheffield Doc fest and DOC NYC.
Therese Walsh
Nationality
Netherlands
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Therese is the co-founder and head of partnerships at Edinburgh International University Film Festival. Additionally, she directs documentaries with a particular focus on legal areas with a strong theme of social and environmental justice from Texan about death row to British Water pollution.
Bea Wangondu
Nationality
Kenya
Company Role
Producer/ Director
Company
The Bea Company Ltd
Profession
Producer
Bio
Bea is an award-winning producer, journalist, and founder of The Bea Company, a Kenya-based creative studio dedicated to high quality and culturally rich storytelling with a strong focus on women and girls. Her work spans documentaries, branded films, and community-centered narratives.
Molly Warnke
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Senior Researcher, Factual & Documentary
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.
Katrine Weber
Nationality
Denmark
Bio
Katrine Weber is a Danish director and visual anthropologist educated in London and Copenhagen, and a graduate of Jørgen Leth’s film school. Her award-winning work spans documentary film and international TV documentaries, blending intimate storytelling with universal human themes to create impact.
Nico Weber
Nationality
Germany
Company Role
Director
Company
NOW Collective GmbH & Co.KG
Profession
Director
Bio
Nico Weber is a Berlin-based filmmaker, essayist, and visual artist. Shaped by architecture, philosophy, and journalism, she composes films as spaces for thinking—searching layers and hidden metaphors. Her films don’t explain; they stay, poetic and intuitive, unfolding as processes beyond the cut.
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.
Michal Weits
Nationality
Israel
Company Role
Artistic Director
Company
Docaviv: Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Profession
Festival / Market
Bio
Michal Weits is the Artistic Director of the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival and an acclaimed filmmaker. She is best known for her directorial debut, Blue Box. In 2025, Weits received the Emmy Award as a producer of We Will Dance Again.
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.
Megan Wennberg
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Megan Wennberg is a documentary filmmaker based in Nova Scotia, Canada, whose feature docs have screened and won awards at top festivals around the world. This is her first time attending CPH:FORUM.
Maisha Wester
Nationality
United States
Bio
Maisha is a professor in American Cultural Studies, Black Diaspora Studies, Film Studies and Gothic literature. “I specialize in Black Diasporic Gothic and Horror, racial representation in Gothic Literature and Horror Film, and socio-political uses of Gothic and Horror tropes in discussions about race. In simpler words, I specialize in how fiction and society reduce real people to figures of monstrosity.” Coded Black is a game which teaches the long, horrible, contradictory, and illogical history of anti-Blackness and its nightmarish consequences in the US and UK. It's an experience designed to be difficult—mentally and emotionally. Drawing from primary sources, historical records, and scholarly analysis, Coded Black offers a journey through past atrocities and moments of triumph.
Ebba Wester
Nationality
Sweden
Company Role
Film critic
Company
Projector Podcast
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Film podcast co-producer and co-host together with Macon Holt for the Copenhagen-based, English language audio show and screening series Projector Podcast.
Maria Stevnbak Westergren
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Producer
Company
Toolbox Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Has produced more than eight series, including the award-winning docu series Kids on the Silk Road (IDFA 2017, 2019, 2024). Co-produced features like Paradise is Burning (Venice Best Director 2023), and produced the multi-award-winning feature Honey (2024).; Has produced more than eight series, including the award-winning docu series Kids on the Silk Road (IDFA 2017, 2019, 2024). Co-produced features like Paradise is Burning (Venice Best Director 2023), and produced the multi-award-winning feature Honey (2024).
Chris White
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Executive Producer
Company
American Documentary | POV
Profession
Commisioning Editor / Broadcaster / Buyer
Bio
Chris White is responsible for producing PBS’s award-winning documentary series POV and POV Shorts, as well as America Reframed in partnership with WGBH World Channel. His responsibilities include curation, co-production and production for the series.
Ellen Wiklund
Nationality
Finland
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Ellen Wiklund (b. 2003) is a Finnish documentary photographer currently based in Copenhagen. In January 2026, she graduated with a diploma in Photojournalism from the Danish School of Media and journalism, and she is currently in her last semester of her Bachelor in Culture and Arts (Photography).
Livi Wilmore
Nationality
Wales
Profession
Curator / Exhibitor / Art Institution
Bio
Livi is an artist and creative technologist from Wales. Her practice uses installation and mixed reality to visualise data, challenge perspectives and create mirror realities as cultural parody to address societal issues, focussing on Information Overload and our relationship with the Internet.
Keith Wilson
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Producer-Director
Company
Breezy Circle
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Keith Wilson is a producer, director and artist based in New York City and Athens, Georgia. His films and live documentaries have appeared at Sundance, the Berlinale, documenta14, and the MoMA. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and is a recent Yaddo Fellow.
John Wilson
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
John Wilson makes compact memoir documentaries in the style of internet tutorials. His work can be seen at www.JohnsMovies.com
Danielle Turkov Wilson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Founder & CEO
Company
Think-Film Impact Productions
Profession
Producer
Bio
Danielle Turkov is a global leader in film impact, pioneering a new vision for storytelling as a vehicle for social justice & added commercial value. Film credits; Sundance "The AI:DOC", CPH:DOX opening film "Facing War", Oscar & BAFTA winning "NAVALNY",Oscar & BAFTA nominee "Black Box Diaries".
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.
Piotr Winiewicz
Nationality
Poland
Profession
Director
Bio
Piotr Winiewicz is a Copenhagen-based Polish artist, filmmaker, and scenographer. His debut feature hybrid film About a Hero, the opening film of IDFA 2024, explores originality, authenticity, and trust in the age of AI; since then, it has been screened and distributed internationally.; Piotr Winiewicz is a filmmaker, scenographer and visual artist. He is a graduate with distinction from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and his practice spans film, spatial practice, and performative arts.
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.
Marco Winter
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Marco Winter has a background in media theory, data science, and music. Their current research focuses on hauntological aesthetics in video games, Alongside their research practice, they develop interactive installations as part of the SFERA collective.
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.
Anne Regitze Wivel
Nationality
Denmark
Company Role
Director
Company
Barok Film
Profession
Director
Bio
Painter from The Royal Academy. Director from The Danish Filmschool. A great number of documentary films as director or producer.
Matt Wolf
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director
Bio
Matt's film include the recent 2-part Pee-wee as Himself, and the features Spaceship Earth, Recorder, Teenage, and Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. He is based in New York.; Matt Wolf’s documentaries include Wild Combination about the musician Arthur Russell, Teenage about the birth of youth culture, Recorder about an activist who recorded television 24/7 for 30 years, and Spaceship Earth about the controversial Biosphere 2 experiment. His most recent film Pee-wee as Himself about the artist Paul Reubens won 3 Emmys, including Best Director and Best Documentary.
Rebecca Wolff
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Oridycer
Company
Nature Hunter Film Ltd.
Profession
Producer
Bio
Rebecca Wolff runs Grasp The Nettle Films and has produced internationally acclaimed award-winning shorts and feature documentaries, including MUBI distributed Grand Theft Hamlet (2024), which earned her a BIFA Breakthrough Producer nomination, won the BIFA Maverick Award and a Grierson Award.
Jenni Wolfson
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Executive Director
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Fund / Foundation
Bio
Fierce human rights advocate and trailblazer in the art of storytelling for social change. As CEO of the Chicken & Egg Films, her vision has evolved the organization into a powerhouse of support for women & gender-expansive documentary filmmakers.
Ka Ki Wong
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Director
Bio
Ka-ki graduated from the London Film School - MA in Filmmaking in March 2018. Ka-ki is a Berlinale Talents, Golden Horse Film Academy and Locarno Filmmakers Academy alumni and a BAFTA Connect member. She is currently working on a hybrid documentary project, The Way We Were.; Ka-ki graduated from the London Film School - MA in Filmmaking in March 2018. Ka-ki is a Berlinale Talents, Golden Horse Film Academy and Locarno Filmmakers Academy alumni and a BAFTA Connect member. She is currently working on a hybrid documentary project, The Way We Were.
Rico Wong
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Director
Bio
An artist filmmaker based in London, now studying at Goldsmiths. He wanders between moving images, sound and music. Growing up in the troubled time of Hong Kong shaped Rico’s creative focus on the human experience of individuals navigating larger political and social forces.
Erin Woolley
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Hi there! My name is Erin, and I am a graduate student in Visual Anthropology.
Valentine Wurtz
Nationality
France
Profession
Producer
Bio
Libelo produces documentaries questionning the world and our relationship with culture by promoting artists as mirrors and thinkers of society, thanks to an innovative and differentiated view of the impact of creation. Those films are combining music and social issues.
Marcel Wyss
Nationality
Switzerland
Company Role
Director
Company
Lomotion AG
Profession
Director
Bio
Born in Bern in 1978, he studied design and later visual communication and film at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, with guest studies in film editing in Potsdam. Since 2005 he has worked as a film director and editor, and since 2007 as a guest lecturer at various universities.
Yucen Xie
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Xie Yucen is a London-based image-based artist working between experimental film and documentary. With a Fine Art background, her work engages Southeast Asian contexts, using abstraction and ethical fiction to explore history, labor and identity.
Kateryna Yahodka
Nationality
Ukraine
Profession
Producer
Bio
Kateryna Yahodka is a Junior Producer at 2Brave Productions. She was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival in 2025. Also this year Kateryna won a Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine for Young Artists in the field of Cinema.; Kateryna Yahodka is a Junior Producer at 2Brave Productions. She was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival in 2025. Also this year Kateryna won a Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine for Young Artists in the field of Cinema.; Kateryna Yahodka is a Junior Producer at 2Brave Productions. She was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival in 2025. Also this year Kateryna won a Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine for Young Artists in the field of Cinema.; Kateryna Yahodka is a Junior Producer at 2Brave Productions. She was a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival in 2025. Also this year Kateryna won a Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine for Young Artists in the field of Cinema.
Adelina Yaneva
Nationality
Bulgaria
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Bulgarian art historian in training and filmmaker, interested in archival practices and collective memory within contemporary art and film.
Zhiyuan Yang
Nationality
China
Profession
Producer
Bio
Zhiyuan Yang is a Berlin-based producer and visual artist working primarily with moving image projects. Drawing from her background in contemporary art, she collaborates closely with filmmakers on research-driven, conceptually grounded works that engage with questions of memory, identity, and power.
Di Yehorova
Nationality
Ukraine
Company Role
Independent Producer as 1/2 of Rebel Queers Group
Company
Bullitt Film
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Ukrainian producer working at the intersection of memory and/as resistance. With background in social sciences and lived displacement, I develop urgent documentaries that centre underrepresented voices and reimagine how we witness, feel, and act in times of crisis.
Sharon Yeung
Nationality
Hong Kong
Profession
Filmmaker
Bio
I'm a Canadian-Hong Kong director-producer based in Hong Kong. My recent work includes a feature documentary which premiered in CPH:DOX 2021 and a VR doc MADE, which follows an iPhone factory worker in China.; I'm a Canadian-Hong Kong director-producer based in Hong Kong. My recent work includes a feature documentary which premiered in CPH:DOX 2021 and a VR doc MADE, which follows an iPhone factory worker in China.; Sharon is a Hong Kong-Canadian director and producer. Her feature, When a City Rises, won the F:act Award at CPH:DOX 2021. She’s also known for her award winning VR and interactive documentaries. She is an IDA Logan Elevate fellow and the founder of a female-led collective focused on social justice storytelling.
Estelle Robin You
Nationality
France
Company Role
Producer
Company
Grande Ourse Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Estelle Robin You has produced many international documentary and fiction films featured in international festivals (Cannes, Berlinale, Locarno, IDFA, CPH:DOX) incl. Her Will Be Done, The Last Shelter, A Thousand Fires, The Cord and Girls For Tomorrow.
Tom Young
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Distributor
Company
BBC
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
I acquire factual content for BBC Studios to distribute internationally.
Donald Young
Nationality
United States
Company Role
Director of Programs
Company
Center for Asian American Media
Profession
NGO & Non-profit
Bio
As a longtime documentary production executive and advocate for independent storytelling, Young has played a key role in building the Center for Asian American Media’s stature as a national producer of documentaries and independent feature films. Young is a member of the Documentary Branch of AMPAS.
Angela Yu
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Angela Yu is a filmmaker raised in Connecticut and Shanghai. Most recently, she worked on an upcoming National Geographic feature documentary led by Jimmy Chin. She’s currently a graduate student at Harvard Kennedy School and was previously a Telluride Film Festival Symposium Fellow.
Errika Zacharopoulou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Festival Manager - Features
Company
Square Eyes
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Errika is the features festival manager at Square Eyes, a Vienna-based sales company representing bold, author-driven feature and short films that take narrative and aesthetic risks. She also works with the AGORA of the Thessaloniki IDF/IFF, and as a development reader for workshops and institutes.
Iliana Zakopoulou
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Head of Promotion
Company
Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece
Profession
Film Institute
Bio
Iliana Zakopoulou is the Head of Promotion & International Markets (Hellas Film) at the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center, where she oversees the participation of both funded and independent Greek films in international festivals and audiovisual markets.
Dino Zhang
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Dino Zhang is an artist filmmaker based in London&Shanghai. His practice weaves together threads of memory, history, and identity. His works have recently been presented at TANK Shanghai; Beijing International Short Film Festival 2023&2024; HOME, Manchester; The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London.
Jia Zhao
Nationality
Netherlands
Company Role
Founding Producer
Company
Muyi Film
Profession
Producer
Bio
Jia Zhao is a Chinese-Dutch film producer based in Amsterdam. She founded MUYI FILM and co-founded Silk Road Film Salon. Her latest productions Whispers in May (2026) is selected for CPH-DOX International competition; Kabul, Between Prayers (2025) for Venice IFF. Jia a member of the Academy.
Shuixi Zhao
Nationality
China
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
I am a filmmaker and researcher working between experimental film and documentary, interested in cross-cultural encounters and experimental uses of virtual realities.
Svetlana Zill
Nationality
United States
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Svetlana Zill’s directorial debut Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was hailed as “deeply human” and “a riveting and sober portrait”. Previously she produced films for Alex Gibney and Errol Morris. Her first passion is archival research.; Svetlana Zill’s feature directorial debut Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in the US and Dogwoof in the UK. The film was hailed as “deeply human” and “a riveting and sober portrait”. Previously, she produced documentaries for renowned filmmakers such as Alex Gibney and Errol Morris.
Andrea Luka Zimmerman
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Director
Bio
Andrea Luka Zimmerman is a Jarman Award-winning artist and filmmaker whose films embody and explore fragile refusals and counter memories, and itinerant lives, human and otherwise, in relation to structural and political injustice.
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 complete more than 1000 films and with more than $100 million in funding.
Christian Zmolnig-Kermer
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Producer
Bio
Christian Zmolnig-Kermer is a documentary filmmaker and producer. Member of Blackbox collective, European Film Academy and Austrian Association of Cinematographers. Certified Green Film Consultant. Multiple award winner. Founder of Lumera Film KG.
Rūta Znotiņa
Nationality
Latvia
Company Role
Director
Company
Trickster Pictures
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Rūta Znotiņa is an award winning Latvian filmmaker. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Film Directing in Latvia, and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Film in Gothenburg. Rūta has made several documentary and fiction short films, and is currently working on a feature documentary.
Steven Zultanski
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Director
Bio
Steven Zultanski is the author of ten books of poetry. With Ed Atkins, he co-directed Sorcerer, a theatrical project which has been realised as a play, a film, and a book. Atkins and Zultanski’s new film, Nurses come and go, but none for me, premiered at Tate Britain in 2025. He lives in Copenhagen.
Efthymia Zymvragaki
Nationality
Greece
Company Role
Filmmaker / Screenwriter / Producer / Cinematographer
Company
Gris Medio
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Efthymia Zymvragaki is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer whose work explores spaces of intimacy between and within people. Specializes in creative documentary and is an alumna of IDFAcademy, Circle, EURODOC, Dok.incubator. Known for LIGHT FALLS VERTICAL (IDFA Envision, 2022).
wessley edmonds
Nationality
United States
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
A first class graduate of anthropology from the University of Edinburgh, I participate in decolonial and interdisciplinary research practices exploring Blackness in the contemporary world. I am now pursuing my MFA in Creative Documentary at UCL to develop my skills in filmmaking and collaboration.
marie forchhammer
Nationality
Denmark
Profession
Critic /Journalist
Bio
Journalist, educated at the dansih school of journalism and Documentary media studies at The New School in New York.
rosella gioffre
Nationality
Italy
Company Role
International Marketing Manager
Company
Nexo Digital
Profession
Distributor / Sales Agent
Bio
Head of International Sales and Marketing at Nexo Studios, with over 20 years’ experience in the cinema industry. From Creative Europe MEDIA Prog –supported projects promoting European films internationally to event cinema distribution, with strong negotiation skills and a wide international network.
Oris Samson oristsuwa
Nationality
Nigeria
Company Role
CEO
Company
ORIS AND KINGS ENTERPRISES
Profession
Producer
Bio
Music and Film Producer founder and CEO Oris and Kings Enterprises.
Emilia Õim
Nationality
Estonia
Profession
Higher Education - Student
Bio
Masters student in Visual Anthropology with a strong interest in documentary filmmaking. Fieldwork interests include loneliness, belonging, and human nature relations.
Gustaf Alexander Öhrn
Nationality
France
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Alexander is a French-Swedish Producer/Director with over fifteen year field experience covering news in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. After years in journalism, Alexander is now exploring new forms of factual storytelling at the intersection of journalism, art, and technological innovation.
Ingvar Þórðarson
Nationality
Iceland
Bio
One of Europe’s most prolific and versatile film producers, Ingvar Thordarson has produced over fifty feature films, television series, and documentaries to both commercial and critical acclaim. His productions have earned major international recognition, including the Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Roman Ďuriš
Nationality
Slovakia
Company Role
Director
Company
Svjetski Films
Profession
Director
Bio
Roman Ďuriš graduated from Film Directing, at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. His latest project Fakir (2024) which participated in the IDFA Project Space, Dok.incubator Int., had a world premiere at DOK.fest München 2024 followed by several other festivals.; Roman Ďuriš graduated from Film Directing, at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. His latest project Fakir (2024) which participated in the IDFA Project Space, Dok.incubator Int., had a world premiere at DOK.fest München 2024 followed by several other festivals.; Roman Ďuriš graduated from Film Directing, at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. His graduation movie Something is Happening world premiered at the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (2019). His latest project Fakir which participated in the IDFA Project Space, Dok.incubator Int., had a world premiere at DOK.fest München 2024 followed by several other festivals.
Richard Šimeček
Nationality
Slovakia
Company Role
Producer
Company
Svjetski Films
Profession
Producer
Bio
Graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2019. In 2022, co-founded the film company Svjetski films with Roman Ďuriš, a fellow graduate. Work in the industry as line producer too.; Graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2019. In 2022, co-founded the film company Svjetski films with Roman Ďuriš, a fellow graduate. Work in the industry as line producer too.; Graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2019. In 2022, co-founded the film company Svjetski films with Roman Ďuriš, a fellow graduate. Work in the industry as line producer too.; Graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2019. In 2022, co-founded the film company Svjetski films with Roman Ďuriš, a fellow graduate. Work in the industry as line producer too.
Tereza Šimíková
Nationality
Czech Republic
Company Role
Consultant
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Profession
Consultant
Bio
Tereza Simikova is independent producer and filmmaker, involved with Chicken&Egg Films since 2016. She previously served as CPH:DOX's Head of Industry and has been part of various programming committees (CPH:DOX, IDFA, Visions du Reél, Doc Society) and workshops (eave on demand, Doc Campus, Doc Lab); Tereza Simikova is independent producer and filmmaker, involved with Chicken&Egg Films since 2016. She previously served as CPH:DOX's Head of Industry and has been part of various programming committees (CPH:DOX, IDFA, Visions du Reél, Doc Society) and workshops (eave on demand, Doc Campus, Doc Lab); Tereza Simikova is independent producer and filmmaker, involved with Chicken&Egg Films since 2016. She previously served as CPH:DOX's Head of Industry and has been part of various programming committees (CPH:DOX, IDFA, Visions du Reél, Doc Society) and workshops (eave on demand, Doc Campus, Doc Lab); Tereza Simikova is independent producer and filmmaker, involved with Chicken&Egg Films since 2016. She previously served as CPH:DOX's Head of Industry and has been part of various programming committees (CPH:DOX, IDFA, Visions du Reél, Doc Society) and workshops (eave on demand, Doc Campus, Doc Lab)
Eelyn Lee 李綺蓮
Nationality
United Kingdom
Company Role
Producer / Director
Company
Eelyn Lee Productions Ltd
Profession
Director AND Producer
Bio
Eelyn Lee 李綺蓮 is a multi award-winning artist and filmmaker whose work has been presented in cinemas, galleries, international film festivals and art biennials. She is currently developing Conjuring Acts and Diaspora Dreaming, two new immersive exhibitions for international touring.