Decision Makers List
The decision makers in the MeetMarket are from all areas of the industry. This list includes commissioners, buyers, funders, advisors, mentors, distributors and decision-makers from across the world. Many of them commission cross-platform/interactive as well as documentary. In 2011, we are delighted to be welcoming 200 decision makers so far, and there are more to come.
All decision makers are available for meetings with those selected in our flagship pitching opportunity, MeetMarket, for which submissions for June 2011 are now CLOSED. These decision makers attend various other open-to-all events at the festival as well, including Who's Who, the Round Table Session, our commissioning panels, and some of our public pitches
| Name | Job Title | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar, Claire | Vice President of Programming | ITVS | United States |
| Aldridge, Mark | Executive Producer | Sky TV | United Kingdom |
| Angus, Ewan | Commissioning Editor | BBC Scotland | United Kingdom |
| Anstiss, Samantha | Commissioning Executive Producer, Features, Formats & Specialist Factual, BBC Three | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Anthony, Sam | Knowledge Commissioning Executive Producer | BBC (Scotland) | United Kingdom |
| Arno, Axel | Commissioning Editor | SVT - Sveriges Television AB | Sweden |
| Bagwell, Orlando | Director, Media Arts and Culture Unit, Ford Foundation | Ford Foundation | United States |
| Ball, Catherine | Development Producer Factual | Discovery Networks International | United Kingdom |
| Barker, Adam | Commissioning Executive Producer, Arts & Music | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Battle, Murray | Director of Independent Production and Presentation | Knowledge Network | Canada |
| Battsek, John | Head of Film | Passion Pictures | United Kingdom |
| Bell, Mark | Commissioning Editor Arts | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Bell, Haidee | Programme Manager | Creative Economy | United Kingdom |
| Berger, Dan | Distributor | Oscilloscope Laboratories | United States |
| Bettridge, Gareth | Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing | United Kingdom |
| Biemann, Barbara | Programmer Culture and Documentary | ARD/NDR | Germany |
| Bjerre, Lasse | Commissioning Editor | TV 2 Denmark | Denmark |
| Bleyaert, Tom | Buyer Documentaries | VRT | Belgium |
| Bonnici, Kathryn | Acquistions Executive | JAVA FILMS | France |
| Briley, Stella | Acquisitions Executive | Electric Sky | United Kingdom |
| Bucher, Claudia | Deputy Head of Documentary, Commissiong editor THEMA | ARTE G.E.I.E. | France |
| Burton, Deborah | Co-founder | Tipping Point Film Fund | United Kingdom |
| Chambers, Meredith | Creative Director | Twenty Twenty TV | United Kingdom |
| Chapnick, Adam | CEO | Distribber (Indiegogo) | United States |
| Chau, Nha-Uyen | Director, Sales & Co-Productions | Looking Glass International | Australia |
| Chignell, George | Production Executive | Passion Pictures | United Kingdom |
| Christiansen, Kim | Co-Production Manager | DR international sales | Denmark |
| Clanet, Anais | Head of Sales | Wide House | France |
| Clinton-Davis, Jo | Controller of Popular Factual | ITV | United Kingdom |
| Cohen, Nick | Multiplatform Commissioner, Arts Documentaries & Factual | BBC Vision | United Kingdom |
| Cook, Vikki | Commissioning Editor | Sky Entertainment | United Kingdom |
| Cooper, Cat | Founder | Elfin Productions Ltd | United Kingdom |
| Coppey, Clemence | Commissioning Editor History | France Televisions | France |
| Cropley, Sara | United Kingdom | ||
| Crown, Sheryl | Managing Director | The Documentary Company | United Kingdom |
| Cudic, Vesna | Sales & Acquisitions Executive | Taskovski Films | United Kingdom |
| Dagher, Rita | Head of Acquisitions | Wild Bunch | France |
| de Koning, Margje | Commissioning Editor/Head of Television | IKON | Netherlands |
| De'ath, Emma | Commissioner for Global News, BBC World News | BBC World | United Kingdom |
| Denton, Rebecca | Cross-Platform Development, EMEA | Turner Broadcasting | United Kingdom |
| Deutchman, Jeff | Acquisitions Manager | IFC Films/Sundance Selects/IFC Midnight | United Kingdom |
| Dickson, Simon | Creative Director | Dragonfly Film & Television Productions | United Kingdom |
| Difford, Natalie | Senior Program Officer | Chicken & Egg Pictures | United States |
| Dolling, Jamie | Community Manager | YouTube | United Kingdom |
| Eedle, Paul | Director of Programmes | Al Jazeera English | Qatar |
| Eyre, Georgina | Distributor | Off The Fence | Netherlands |
| Finneran, Patricia | Managing Producer, Special Projects, Documentary Film Program, | Sundance Institute | United States |
| Fischer, Cathy | Senior Content Producer | ITVS Interactive | United States |
| Flores, Lucy | Consultant | Film Sprout | United States |
| Ford, Yance | Series Producer | American Documentary | POV | United States |
| Francke, Lizzie | Senior Production and Development Executive | BFI Film Fund | United Kingdom |
| Franklin, Maxyne | Director | Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation | United Kingdom |
| Fraser, Nick | Editor | BBC Storyville | United Kingdom |
| Fuglevaag Warsinska-Varsi, Maria | Documentary Commissioning Editor | Norwegian Film Institute | Norway |
| Gee, Adam | Commissioning Editor Cross-platform, Factual & Arts | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Gerard, Peter | Head of New Distribution Technology | Distrify | United Kingdom |
| Geser, Ingrid | Programme Executive Current Affairs | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Glover, David | Commissioning Editor Specialist Factual | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Golding, Andrew | Director SBS-TV Europe | SBS Television Europe | United Kingdom |
| Goldman, Julie | Executive Producer | Motto Pictures/Insurgent Media | United States |
| Grabner, Franz | Head of Art and Culture | Austrian Broadcasting Corporation | Austria |
| Grady, Matt | Founder | Factory 25 | United States |
| Green, Portland | Creative Director | Portland Green | United Kingdom |
| Gregory, Flora | Editor, Witness | Al Jazeera | United Kingdom |
| Hamlett, Alice | Programming and Acquisitions Manager | TVF International | United Kingdom |
| Hansen, Gitte | Deputy Director | First Hand Films | Switzerland |
| Harbottle, Oli | Head of Distribution | Dogwoof | United Kingdom |
| Harrington, Ryan | Director of Documentary Programming | Tribeca Film Institute | United States |
| Harris, Chris | Programmer | City Screen Picturehouse Cinemas | United Kingdom |
| Harrison, Cassian | Commissioning Executive Producer, Specialist Factual | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hay, John | Commissioning Editor Factual | Channel 5 | United Kingdom |
| Hayes, James | Commissioning Executive, Factual | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Heath, Majhid | Editor/Producer | ABC | Australia |
| Helfand, Judith | Co-Founder | Chicken and Egg Pictures/Working Films | United States |
| Hinz, Christiane | Commissioning Editor, Popular Culture and History | ARD / WDR | Germany |
| Hock, Andrea | TV Sales Manager | AUTLOOK Filmsales | Austria |
| Hoffmann Meyer, Mette | Head of Documentaries and Co-Productions | DR TV | Denmark |
| Holden, Natalie | Acquisitions Executive | Off The Fence | Netherlands |
| Holtzberg, Diana | Vice President, Aquisitions, Sales & Project Development | Films Transit International Inc. | United States |
| Hooper, David | Managing Director | Espresso TV | United Kingdom |
| Huebinger, Marita | Editor | ZDF/ARTE | Germany |
| Huijbregts, Marijke | Commissioning Editor Arts | Avro Television | Netherlands |
| Hurst, Lilla | Founder | Lillavision Ltd | United Kingdom |
| Imamura, Ken-ichi | Senior Producer, International Acquisition and Co-production | NHK | Japan |
| Jackson, Tabitha | Commissioning Editor for Arts | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Jager, Peter | CEO | AUTLOOK Filmsales | Austria |
| Jankovic, Jane | Commissioning Editor | TVO | Canada |
| Janson, Beth | Executive Director | Tribeca Film Institute | United States |
| Julienne, Ann | Head of International Development | France Televisions | France |
| Kihyung Bae , Kenny | Senior Producer International Relations Department | Korean Broadcasting System | South Korea |
| Kilmurry, Simon | Executive Producer | POV | United States |
| Kingsbury, Jonathan | Programme Manager, Creative Economy Programme | NESTA | United Kingdom |
| Klein, Richard | Controller, BBC4 | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Kloos, Stefan | Head | Rise and Shine World Sales | Germany |
| Koch, Tom | Vice President | PBS Distribution | United States |
| Kowarsky, Philippa | Managing Director | Cinephil Distribution & Co-Productions | Israel |
| Kriek, Kaisa | Sales Manager | NPO Sales - Dutch Public Broadcasting Organisation | Netherlands |
| Ladjevardi, Adella | Grants Manager | Cinereach | United States |
| Lane, Mark | Sales Manager | HanWay Films | United Kingdom |
| Lange, Sabine | Commissioning editor, New Media Department | ARTE G.E.I.E | France |
| Lansdown, Harry | Commissioning Editor | BBC Three | United Kingdom |
| Lapping, Joanna | Strand Executive | BBC Storyville | United Kingdom |
| Lavie, Guy | Head of YesDocu | yes-DBS Satellite Services | Israel |
| Law, Pete | Playmakers consultant | Hide&Seek / Somethin' Else | United Kingdom |
| Le Clef, Catherine | President Acquisitions & Sales | CAT&Docs | France |
| Leach, Heather | Director, Content Producer & Mentor | Ginger Army Ltd | United Kingdom |
| Lee, Ralph | Head of Specialist Factual | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Leguebe, Wilbur | Head of Documentary Co-Productions | RTBF | Belgium |
| Leifer, Teddy | Executive Producer | RISE Films | United Kingdom |
| Leino, Ritva | Commissioning Editor | YLE | Finland |
| Lerman, Michael | Director of Acquisitions | Film Sales Company | United States |
| Levy-Leblond , Marianne | Commissioning Editor | ARTE France | France |
| Liebhart , Artur | Founder | Against Gravity / Doc Review | Poland |
| Loukaides, Sophia | Sales Executive | Taskovski Films | United Kingdom |
| MacFarlane, John | Editor, Documentary Online | SBS Corporation | Australia |
| Madsen, Charlotte | Project Manager | DR international sales | Denmark |
| Maher, Alan | Production Executive | Irish Film Board | Ireland |
| Margrie, Kez | Executive Producer | BBC CBBC | United Kingdom |
| Matthews, John | Managing Director | Bigger Picture | United Kingdom |
| McCarthy, Catherine | Commissioning Executive | BBC Learning | United Kingdom |
| McIntyre, Elizabeth | Head of Production & Development, Factual, DNI | Discovery Networks International | United Kingdom |
| McKenna, David | Executive Producer Cross-Media & Arts | RTE | Ireland |
| Meallaigh, Micheal O | Director of Commissioning | TG4 | Ireland |
| Meintana, Ariana | Deputy Head International Coprod. Dept | ERT S.A. -Television | Greece |
| Mer , Andrew | VP, Content Partnerships | Snag Films | United States |
| Middleton, Kate | Series Producer This World | BBC News and Current Affairs | United Kingdom |
| Millard, Heather | Producer & Sales Agent | Spier Films | United Kingdom |
| Miralis, Anna | Editor True Stories More4 | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Moeller, Sirkka | Sales & Acquisitions | Deckert Distribution GmbH | Germany |
| Mogaji, Akim | Project Director | WorldView | United Kingdom |
| Moore, Charlotte | Commissioning Editor Documentaries | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Moxley, James | Research Director | CIRIC | United Kingdom |
| Mulholland, Siobhan | Commissioning Editor | BSkyB | United Kingdom |
| Mykura, Hamish | Head of Documentaries | United Kingdom | |
| Ni Dhulchaointigh, Jane | Dean/Inventor | Awesome Foundation/Sugru | United Kingdom |
| Noble, Courtney | Director of Festivals and Markets | Fortissimo Films | Netherlands |
| Nol, Nicolette | Producer/Co-Executive Producer | VPRO Digitaal | Netherlands |
| Norris, Emi | United States | ||
| Norton, Michael | Chairman and Co-Founder | Buzzbnk | United Kingdom |
| O'Connell, Andrew | Head of Factual, News and Current Affairs | Channel 5 | United Kingdom |
| O'Connor, Niamh | Commissioning Editor, Factual Programming | RTE | Ireland |
| O’Flynn, Siobhan | Transmedia Story Editor | United Kingdom | |
| Ogilvie, Caroline | Head of Broadcast | Open Broadcasting Unit (Open University) | United Kingdom |
| Ohmae, Kayoko | Senior Chief Manager, International Sales | NHK Enterprises, Inc | Japan |
| Olsen, Catherine | Executive Producer Documentaries | CBC News Network | Canada |
| Partridge, Adam | Production Executive | Film Agency for Wales | United Kingdom |
| Paterson, Clare | Commissioning Executive | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Payot Lehmann, Céline | Head of Distribution and Acquisitions | Zed | France |
| Pedersen, Troels | Acquisitions Executive | TV 2 Denmark | Denmark |
| Persson, Emelie | Commissioning Editor | SVT | Sweden |
| Pieper, Martin | Commissioning Editor Culture & Science programmes | ZDF/ARTE | Germany |
| Planting, Aira | Factual Buyer | NRK | Norway |
| Prestwood, Lina | Director of Content | Current TV | United Kingdom |
| Quilton, Kate | Multiplatform Commissioner | Channel 4 Multiplatform | United Kingdom |
| Rademacher, Nadja | Distributor | Deckert Distribution GmbH | Germany |
| Rafaele, Aysha | Commissioning Editor Documentaries | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Raphael, Mark | Commissioning Editor Documentaries | Channel 4 | United Kingdom |
| Raskin, Jenny | Head of Development | Impact Partners | United States |
| Ravid, Orly | Founder | The Film Collaborative | United States |
| Rawlings, Lila | Development Executive | Film4 | United Kingdom |
| Reisen, Christine | Senior Commissioning Editor | ARTE France | France |
| Roscoe, Jane | Network Programmer | SBS | Australia |
| Rose, Ann | Executive Producer | Let’s Make Things, LLC. | United States |
| Rose, Mandy | Founder | CollabDocs Blog | United Kingdom |
| Rosen, Louise | Managing Director | Louise Rosen Ltd. | United States |
| Saltzwedel, Daniel | Funding Advisor, Feature length documentaries | Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg | Germany |
| Salvat Saladrigas, Joan | Director of the Documentary Department, | TV3 | Spain |
| Sanderson, Greg | Executive Producer Arts | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Santava, Martina | Original Production Manager | HBO Czech Republic | Czech Republic |
| Schaefer, Monika | Commissioning Editor | NDR / ARTE | Germany |
| Schlanstein, Beate | Head of History/Contemporary History | WDR /ARD German Television | Germany |
| Schmidt, Lucas | Commissioning Editor Das kleine Fernsehspiel | ZDF | Germany |
| Schreiner, Claudia | Head of Programming, History, Culture & Science | ARD/MDR | Germany |
| Schuerhoff, Charles | Director of International Acquisitions | PBS International | United States |
| Scotland, Shanida | Acting Strand Executive | BBC Storyville | United Kingdom |
| Scott Gordon, Lisa | VP Acquisitions | Brightspark Ltd. | United Kingdom |
| Scott Paul, Abigail | Head of Media Relations | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | United Kingdom |
| Seal, Howard | Director | Artefact Media | United Kingdom |
| Search, Jess | Chief Executive | Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation | United Kingdom |
| Senyucel, Kerime | Commissioning Editor and Producer | TRT/EBU Documentary Group | Turkey |
| Shih, Jessie | Deputy Director/ Commissiong Editor, Int'l Dept. | Public TV Service, Taiwan(PTS) | Taiwan |
| Short, Julia | Film Distribution and Marketing Consultant | Julia Short Consulting | United Kingdom |
| Simons, Carl | Head of Production & Acquisitions | High Point Media Group | United Kingdom |
| Simpson, Marion | Project Manager | WorldView | United Kingdom |
| Singer, Andre | Creative Director | Spring Films | United Kingdom |
| Sinnerton, Siobhan | Commissioning Editor in News and Current Affairs | Channel4 | England |
| Sivaraman, Sophy | Founder | Sophodok | India |
| Smith, Simon | Director | Halcyons Heart Films | United Kingdom |
| Sparke, Tim | Chief Executive | MercuryMedia International Ltd | United Kingdom |
| Stewart, Tom | Head of Acquisitions | Arrow Films | United Kingdom |
| Stinglova, Marketa | Programme Project Manager | Czech Television | Czech Republic |
| Stott, Nicole | Head of Development / Producer | Passion Pictures | United Kingdom |
| Strickler, Yancey | Co-founder | Kickstarter | United States |
| Stucke, Mark | Managing Director | Journeyman Pictures | United Kingdom |
| Tanaka, Yasuko | Senior Producer | NHK Enterprises | United Kingdom |
| Tarres, Muntsa | Executive Producer Documentary Department | TV3 | Spain |
| Taskovski, Irena | Sales Agent | Taskovski Films | United Kingdom |
| Taylor, Celia | Head of Factual and Features | Sky Entertainment | United Kingdom |
| Thompson, Molly | VP | A&E IndieFilms | United States |
| Tipping, Danny | Head of Production | Parthenon Entertainment | United Kingdom |
| Tomter, Tore | Programme Acquisitions | NRK | Norway |
| Toombs, Vida | Head of Content Europe | VBS | United Kingdom |
| Townsend, Kate | Executive Producer | BBC Storyville | United Kingdom |
| Tratt, Rosemary | Strand Executive | BBC Arena | United Kingdom |
| Truyen, Barbara | Commissioning Editor | VPRO | Netherlands |
| Tsiang, Ben | CEO and Co-founder | CNEX | China |
| Twist, Jo | Commissioning Editor Eductation | Channel 4 Cross-Platform | United Kingdom |
| van der Kroon, Oscar | Commissioning Editor | NTR | Netherlands |
| van Messel, Esther | CEO | First Hand Films | Switzerland |
| Vehkalahti, Iikka | Commissioning Editor, Documentary | YLE TV2 | Finland |
| Verdier, Nathalie | Commissioning Editor Specialist Factual | ARTE France | France |
| von Behr, Christian | Commissioning Editor | RBB / ARTE | Germany |
| Wall, Anthony | Series Editor | BBC Arena | United Kingdom |
| Ware, Nick | Consultant | Aster Media | United Kingdom |
| Watson, Maxine | Commissioning Executive Documentaries | BBC | United Kingdom |
| West, Robert | Co-founder and Executive Director | Working Films | United States |
| Westergard, Jenny | Commissioning Editor | YLE | Finland |
| Westerhoff, Fabien | Director of Sales and Distribution | HanWay Films | United Kingdom |
| Whipham, Sandra | Executive Producer | London Fields Pictures | United Kingdom |
| Whittaker, Andy | CEO | Dogwoof | United Kingdom |
| Wild, Mark | MD & Advisor | Artists in Motion Ltd. | United Kingdom |
| Wildermuth, Katja | Head of Documentaries History and Society | ARD/MDR | Germany |
| Willis, Emma | Commissioning Executive Producer for Documentaries | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Windhorst, Nathalie | Commissioning Editor & Programme Buyer | VPRO, NTR, VARA, HUMAN, BNN, MAX | Netherlands |
| Yla-Anttila, Ari | Commissioning editor | YLE | Finland |
| Zimmerman, Debra | Executive Director | Women Make Movies | United States |