FINANCIERS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
Every year, CPH:FORUM welcomes a wide variety of professionals from all over the world representing public service and commercial broadcasters, arts institutions, film funds and foundations in addition to private equity funders, sales agents and distributors.
See below the list confirmed participants for CPH:FORUM 2024, which will take place March 18-21 during this year’s CPH:DOX festival.
Decision Makers & Experts listed by countries:
AUSTRIA
Autlook Filmsales, Andrea Hock, TV & VOD Sales
Autlook Filmsales, Salma Abdalla, Managing Director & Theatrical Sales
ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Siegfried Steinlechner, Commissioning Editor and Leading Project Manager Digital Media
Red Bull Studios, Charlotte Cheung, Development Executive
Square Eyes Films, Wouter Jansen, Owner / Sales&Acquisitions
BELGIUM
Argos Centre for Audiovisual Arts, Niels Van Tomme, Curator and Artistic Director
Auguste Orts, Eva van Tongeren, Curator / Distribution
RTBF, Isabelle Christiaens, Head of Documentary co-productions
CANADA
KinoSmith Inc., Robin Smith, President / CEO
Phi Centre, Myriam Achard, Chief, New Media Partnerships & Communications
Syndicado, Aleksandar Govedarica, Sales Agent
CROATIA
Split Screen, Marcella Jelic, Sales and Acquisitions Department
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Television, Markéta Stinglová, Head of international co-production
HBO Europe, Hanka Kastelicova, Executive Producer
Institute of Documentary Film; East Doc Platform, Dominik Vontor, Coordinator
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Jarmila Outratová, Head of Industry Office
DENMARK
Art Hub Copenhagen, Jacob Fabricius, Director
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark, Katrine Danielle Bjaarnø, Project Officer
Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Denmark, Lone Garde, Head of Office
Danish Film Institute, Ane Mandrup, Head of Documentaries
Danish Film Institute, Anne Marie Kürstein, Festival Consultant, Documentaries
Danish Film Institute, Annette Klit Kjær, Editor General Purpose Grants
Danish Film Institute, Frank Piasecki Poulsen, Film Commissioner
Danish Film Institute, Heidi Kim Andersen, Documentary Film Commissioner
Danish Film Institute, Jacob Neiiendam, Head of International Department
Danish Film Institute, Kalle Bjerkø, Film Commissioner Feature Film
Danish Film Institute, Søren Tarp, Producer
DR, Anders Bruus, Acquisition Executive & Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
DR, Emma Ott, Acquisitions Coordinator
DR, Freja Johanne Nørgaard Sørensen, Programme & Sales Manager
DR, Kim Christiansen, Editor Co-Productions and Documentaries
DR, Signe Bruntse, Acquisitions Executive
DR Sales, Lykke Fogtmann, Business & Legal Manager
International Media Support, Henrik Underbjerg, Advisor for Documentary Film Programme
International Media Support, Rasmus Steen, Programme Manager at IMS’s Documentary Film programme
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Anne Mikél Jensen, Project Manager
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Henriette Bretton-Meyer, Curator
Kunsthal Aarhus, Seolhui Lee, Chief Curator
Matter Associates, Lars Hemming Jørgensen, Founder
National Film School of Denmark, Tine Fischer, CEO / Director
Neumann Strategy & Communication, Freddy Neumann, Consultant
New Danish Screen, Christina Ramsø Thomsen, Commissioning Editor
New Danish Screen, Mette Damgaard-Sørensen, Artistic Director
Nikolaj Kunsthal, Helene Nyborg, Artistic Director
Nordisk Panorama, Anita Reher, Executive Director
Nordisk Panorama, Lea Maria Strandbæk Sørensen, Workshop & Impact Manager
Nordisk Panorama, Lena Nitsch, Forum Manager
Nordisk Panorama, Maria Stoianova, Market Manager
The Why Foundation, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Founding Member & Executive Producer
DR, Ella Glantz, Sales Manager
FINLAND
AVEK, Ulla Simonen, General Secretary
Finnish Film Foundation, Anni Asikainen, Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films
Finnish Film Foundation, Eero Tammi, Film Commissioner / Documentaries & Shorts
Finnish Film Foundation, Iris Olsson, Film Commissioner / Documentaries & Shorts
Kallo Works, Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo, Producer
YLE, Erkko Lyytinen, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
FRANCE
ARTE France, Karen Michael, Commissioning Editor
ARTE France, Marie Beuzard, Commissioning Editor in the Editorial Board of ARTE, in charge of the Talents Incubator
ARTE France, Rasha Salti, Programmer La Lucarne
Arte G.E.I.E, Claudia Bucher, Head of THEMA & Geopolitics
Arte G.E.I.E, Sabine Lange, Commissioning Editor / Bi-media
Banijay France, Catherine Alvaresse, Factual prodco KM
Canal +, Isabelle Stencel, Head of Acquisition for docs
Cat&Docs, Aleksandra Derewienko, Sales & Acquisitions
Cat&Docs, Maëlle Guenegues, Festivals & Acquisitions Manager
DocMonde, Bianca Fontez, Specialist
Eurimages, Markus Lehner, Project Manager – Documentaries
Eurimages, Sergio Garcia de Leaniz, Project Manager
EURODOC, Nora Philippe, Head of Eurodoc Programme
Festival Scope, Alessandro Raja, CEO & Founder
France Télévision, Alice Delvalle, Commissioning Editor
Java Films, Kathryn Bonnici, Head of Acquisitions & Development
Marché du Film, Babette Dieu, Project leader, coordinator
Mediawan Rights, Arianna Castoldi, Head of Documentary Sales
Mediawan Rights, Kilian Kiefel, Documentary Sales
Reservoir Docs, Anais Clanet, Partner & Head of Sales and Acquisitions
The Party Film Sales, Estelle De Araujo, Head of TV Sales
Ubisoft, Deborah Papiernik, SVP New Business & Strategic Alliances
Mark Edwards
Windrose, Pauline Mazenod, Head of Acquisition
GERMANY
ARD/BR, Matthias Leybrand, Commissioning Editor
ARD/RBB, Christian von Behr, Commissioning Editor
ARD/SWR, Antje Stamer, Commissioning Editor
ARD/SWR, Eric Friedler, Commissioning Editor
Deckert Distribution GmbH, Heino Deckert, Managing Director & Producer
Dok Leipzig, Nadja Tennstedt, Head of Industry
Dok Leipzig, Victoria Leshchenko, Programme Coordination Competitions Documentary Film
European Film Market, Manuela Guddait, EFM Head of Communications & Marketing
Film Harbour, Hanne Biermann, Festival Manager
Gebreuder Beetz, Martin Pieper, International Producer
Gebruder Beetz, Christian Beetz, CEO
MAGNETFILM GmbH, Frauke Knappke, Acquisitions and Festivals
MDR, Thomas Beyer, Commissioning Editor
NDR, Barbara Biemann, Commissioning Editor
Quintus Studios, Lena Müller, Head of Acquisitions
RBB/ARTE, Dagmar Mielke, Commissioning Editor
Rise and Shine World Sales, Anja Dziersk, Co-Founder
Rise and Shine World Sales, Stefan Kloos, Managing Director
Synthesis Gallery, Giorgio Vitale, Director
ZDF, Anne-Kathrin Brinkmann, Commissioning Editor
ZDF, Sabine Bubeck-Paaz, Commissioning Editor
ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Tina Lorenz, Head of Department Hertz-Lab
ICELAND
Icelandic Film Centre, Helga Brekkan, Consultant
Icelandic Film Centre, Sigurrós Hilmarsdóttir, Head of Production
RUV, Margret Jonasdóttir, Factual Commissioning Editor
ISRAEL
Cinephil, Shoshi Korman, Head of Festivals & Marketing
Ruth Film, Hadar Porubanova, Managing Director
ITALY
Fondazione MAXXI, Irene De Vico Fallani, Head of Public Program Office
Venice Film Festival – Venice Production Bridge, Francesco Giai Via, Program Advisor
JAPAN
NHK, Tomoko Okutsu, Commissioning Editor
LEBANON
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Soleil Gharbieh, Grants Manager
THE NETHERLANDS
AVROTROS, Syrine Krabman, Commissioning Editor
EO, Margit Balogh, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
Europe Doc Consultancy, Martijn te Pas, Consultant
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen, Head of IDFA Industry
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Joost Daamen, IDFA Senior Programmer
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Selin Murat, Industry Office Producer
KRO-NCRV, Laetitia Schoofs, Commisioning editor Buddhist Programming
Netherlands Film Fund, Simone van den Broek, Documentary Consultant
VPRO, Barbara Truyen, Commissioning Editor International Co-productions, VPRO
VPRO, Nathalie Windhorst, Head of Documentary Acquisitions
NORWAY
Fritt Ord Foundation, Bente Roalsvig, Deputy Director
Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Karolina Lidin, Documentary Consultant / Marketplace Executive Producer
Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Lise Løwholm, Project Advisor – Documentaries
Norwegian Film Institute, Anna J Ljungmark, Film Commissioner Documentaries
Norwegian Film Institute, Klara Nilsson Grunning, Documentary Commissioner
NRK, Carina Bordewich, International Acquisition executive
NRK, Fredrik Færden, Acquisitions executive
Oslo Festival Agency, Johanne Svendsen Rognlien, Head of Programming Oslo Pix
VGTV, Hans Andreas Fay, Head of Acquisitions
POLAND
Docs Against Gravity FF, Artur Liebhart, CEO & Festival Director
PORTUGAL
Doclisboa, Paula Astorga, Director
QATAR
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, Mohamed El Mongy, Commissioning Editor / Senior producer
Al Jazeera English, Horia El Hadad, Senior Commissioning Producer
Doha Film Insitute, Ali Khechen, Workshops & Labs Manager
SENEGAL
Open Society Foundations, Veronika Châtelain, Programme Officer, Africa & grants related to documentary photography
SPAIN
DocsBarcelona, Èric Motjer, Head of Industry & Training
SWEDEN
BoostHbg, Jan Daae, Project Advisor
Film i Skåne, Lisa Nyed, Commissioning Editor Documentary Film
Lunds konsthall, Debora Voges, Curator
Netflix, Mia Sohlman, Commissioning Editor, Non-Fiction, Nordics
SVT, Anneli Kustfält, Commissioning Editor, K Special
SVT, Asta Dalman, Commissioning editor, Feature docs and current affairs
SVT, Axel Arnö, Head of Factual
SVT, Charlotte Gry Madsen, Commissioning Editor
Swedish Film Institute, Anna Weitz, Film Commissioner Documentary Film
Swedish Film Institute, Jannik Splidsboel, Film Commissioner Documentaries
Swedish Film Institute, Jenny Örnborn, Production Controller
Swedish Film Institute, Sara Rüster, Festival Manager
SWITZERLAND
First Hand Films, Esther van Messel, CEO
Lightdox, Bojana Maric, Sales and Acquisitions Executive
RTS, Bettina Hofmann, Co-Head of Documentaries
RTS, Steven Artels, Co-Head of Documentaries
Visions du Réel, Madeline Robert, Head of Industry
Gitte Schnyder–Hansen Consultancy, Gitte Hansen, Consultant, tutor
UNITED KINGDOM
Arebyte, Nimrod Vardi, Founder and Creative Director
Artist Moving Image, Elena Hill, Founder and Director
Arts Council of England, Fabio Altamura, Relationship Manger, Visual Arts
Barbican, Luke Kemp, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Barbican Centre, Gali Gold, Head of Cinema
BBC, Mark Bell, Commissioning Editor, Art
BBC Storyville, Lucie Kon, Commissioning Editor
BFI / DOC SOCIETY, Luke Moody, Head of the BFI Doc Society Fund
DOC SOCIETY, Shanida Scotland, Head of Film & Exhibition
Dogwoof, Anna Godas, CEO
Dogwoof, Cleo Veger, Head of Sales
Dogwoof, Oli Harbottle, Chief Content Officer
Daata Editions, David Gryn, Director Daata Editions and Artprojx & Curator Film for Art Basel
Film London, Maggie Ellis, Head of Production and Talent Development
Fremantle, Mandy Chang, Global Head of Documentaries
Journeyman Pictures, Emma Simpson, Head of Acquisitions and Development
Met Film Sales, Jenny Bohnhoff, Acquisitions, Sales & Marketing
Met Film Sales, Mitch Clare, Sales Manager
MUBI, Melissa Blanco, Senior Programing Manager
NBCUniversal, Jake Riley-Hunte, Manager, Acquisitions and Production
Netflix, Kate Townsend, Director, Original Documentary
Raw, Jonathan Taylor, Creative Director
SBS Television, Krishan Arora, International Content Consultant
Sky Studios, Vesna Cudic, Head of Documentary Partnerships
Sky Vision, Hayley Reynolds, Commissioning Editor
Tate Modern, Valentine Umansky, Curator, International Art
The Guardian, Christian Bennett, Executive Director
The Guardian, Lindsay Poulton, Executive Producer
The Whickers, Denise Barren, Assistant Director
Together Films, Jess Reilly, Sales & Acquisitions Manager
Venice International Film Festival, Liz Rosenthal, Curator, Venice Immersive,
UNITED STATES
Actual Films, Justine Nagan, Head of Production
Amazon Studios US, Alex Pennebaker, Development, Production, Acquisitions Executive
Amazon Studios US, Brianna Oh, Head of Documentary Features
American Documentary | POV, Opal H. Bennett, Executive Producer of POV Shorts & Senior Producer of POV
Amplify, Lauren Haber, Head of Documentary
Cargo Film & Releasing, Daniel Cantagallo, Manager, Sales and Marketing
Catapult Film Fund, Lisa Kleiner Chanoff, Co-Founder
Catapult Film Fund, Megan Gelstein, Senior Program Director
Chicken & Eggs, Kiyoko McCrae, Program Director
Chicken & Eggs, Elaisha Stokes, Senior Program Manager
Cinetic Media, Jason Ishikawa, Sales Agent
Concordia Studio, Jess Kwan, Vice President
Cosm, Katy Yudin, Senior Manager Studios Development
CAA, Amanda Lebow, Film Finance and Sales Agent
DOC NYC, Malikkah Rollins, Director, Industry and Education
Field of Vision, Charlotte Cook, Director
Field of Vision, Sarah Choi, Development & Artist Support Associate
Fifth Season, Simon Antoine, Acquisitions Manager
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Anna Irwin, Head of Marketing and Communications
Hot Docs, Marie Nelson, Director
IDA – International Documentary Association, Maria Santos, Funds Program Officer
IMAX, John Turner, Head Executive of Documentaries
Impact Partners, Jenny Raskin, Vice President for Development and Filmmaker Relations
InMaat Foundation, Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Executive Director
Juno Films, Elizabeth Sheldon, CEO
Majority, Senain Kheshgi, Co-Founder
NEON, Kate Gondwe, Manager, Acquisitions, Development & Production
Participant Media, Rory Thost , Director of Documentary
PBS WGBH NOVA, Chris Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer
Picture Palace Pictures, Madeleine Molyneaux, Producer, Production, Sales
Points North Institute, Ben Fowlie, Film Institute / Fund
Points North Institute, Sean Flynn, Program Director
ro*co films, Annie Roney, Founder and CEO
StoryBoard Collective, Patricia Finneran, Impact Fund Officer
Submarine Deluxe, Matthew Burke, Director of Sales
The Film Sales Company, Carylanna Taylor, Manager of Sales and Acquisitions
The New York Times, Christine Kecher, Senior Commissioning Editor, Op-Docs
United Talent Agency, Grace Royer, Agent, Co-Head of Documentary Group
Utah Film Center, Geralyn Dreyfous, Co-Founder
Vessel, Liza Faktor , Curator / Producer
Women Make Movies, Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director
XRM Media, Sue Turley, Executive Producer
Tabitha Jackson, Freelance Film Executive
Participant Media, Rishika Advani, Vice President