Decision Makers List 2011
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 2010, we were delighted to welcome over 170 decision makers.
All decision makers are available for meetings with those selected in our flagship pitching opportunity, MeetMarket, for which submissions for June 2011 are NOW OPEN until June 1st. 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.
A full Decision Makers List searchable by name, company and country will be available nearer to the festival. But below are some of the Decision Makers who have already came to Doc/Fest 2010, listed by country.
| Name | Job Title | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hock, Andrea | Sales Agent | Autlook Film Sales | Austria |
| Jäger, Peter | Sales Agent | Autlook Film Sales | Austria |
| Bleyaert, Tom | Buyer, Documentaries | VRT | Belgium |
| Allder, Michael | Executive Producers (Science and Natural History Unit) | CBC Nature of Things |
Canada |
| Olsen, Catherine | Executive Producer of Documentaries | CBC News Network | Canada |
| Battle, Murray | Director of Independent Production and Presentation | Knowledge Network |
Canada |
| Taskovski, Irena | Sales Agent | Taskovski Films | Czech Republic |
| Hoffmann Meyer, Mette | Commissioning Editor | DR TV | Denmark |
| Jurtshenko, Marje | Head of programming | ETV2 | Estonia |
| Saarikoski-Schimberg, Outi | Commissioning Editor | YLE | Finland |
| Vehkalahti, Iikka | Commissioning Editor | YLE | Finland |
| Coldefy, Helene | Director of Specialist Factual | ARTE France | France |
| Levy-Leblond, Marianne | Commissioning Editor (Feature documentaries and history) | ARTE France | France |
| Ronez, Joel | Director of Internet | ARTE France | France |
| Grunert, Olaf | Head of Thema | ARTE G.E.I.E | France |
| Lange, Sabine | Head of Multimedia | ARTE G.E.I.E | France |
| Le Clef, Catherine | Distributor | CAT & Docs | France |
| Bourgoin, Valerie | Head of the video game and digital creation department | CNC | France |
| Elstner, Daniela | General Director | Doc&Film International | France |
| Mino, Thierry | Deputy Head Acquisitions & International Coproductions | France TV | France |
| Julienne. Anne | Head of international development | France TV | France |
| Tonelli, Barbara | Content director and Co-Founder | Touscoprod | France |
| Brachet, Alexandre | Executive Producer | Upian.com | France |
| Clanet, Anais | Head of Sales | WIDE Management - International Sales & Production | France |
| Schreiner, Claudia | Head of Programming - History, Culture and Science | ARD/MDR | Germany |
| Hinz, Christiane | Commissioning Editor, Popular Culture and History | ARD/WDR | Germany |
| Eisenhauer, Hans-Robert | Head of Thema | ARTE ZDF | Germany |
| Moeller, Sirkka | Distributor | Deckert Distribution | Germany |
| Kloos, Stefan | Distributor | Kloos&Co/Rise&Shine | Germany |
| Bubeck-Paaz, Sabine | Commissioning Editor, Grand Format | ZDF | Germany |
| Meintana, Ariana | Deputy Head of International Coproductions Dept. | ERT | Greece |
| Demeter, Lazslo | Head of Acquisitions | Duna TV | Hungary |
| Maher, Alan | Production Executive | Irish Film Board | Ireland |
| McKenna, David | Commissioning Editor, Arts and Cross-Platform | RTE | Ireland |
| O'Conner, Niamh | Head of Documentaries | RTE | Ireland |
| O'Meallaigh, Michael | Commissioning Editor | TG4 | Ireland |
| Mor, Assaf | Co-Productions and Acquisitions Manager | Cinephil | Israel |
| Treves, Michael | General Manager | J.M.T. Films Distribution & Worldwide Sales | Israel |
| Eden-Fraiman, Osnat | Acquisitions Manager | Yes | Israel |
| Okutsu, Tomoko | Producer, Program Development Centre | NHK | Japan |
| Huijbregts, Marijke | Commissioning Editor (Art) | AVRO | The Netherlands |
| Truyen, Barbara | Commissioning Editor | VPRO | The Netherlands |
| Tomter, Tore | Programme Acquisitions | NRK | Norway |
| Liebhart, Artur | Head of Company | Against Gravity/ Doc Review | Poland |
| Malinowska, Katarzyna | Head of Film Department | TVP Kultura | Poland |
| Hronec, Ivan | CEOr | SPI Central Europe | Slovakia | Arno, Axel | Commissioning Editor | SVT | Sweden |
| Hansen, Gitte | Deputy Director | First Hand Films | Switzerland |
| van Messel, Esther | Chief Executive | First Hand Films | Switzerland |
| Senyücel, Kerime | Commissioning Editor | TRT- EBU Doc Group | Turkey |
| Gregory, Flora | Editor. Witness | Al Jazeera | UK |
| Seal, Howard | Director | Artefact Media | UK |
| Wild, Mark | Advisor | Artists in Motion | UK |
| Lemos, Andreas | Director of Acquisitions | Babelgum | UK |
| Billiet, Laurence | General Manager & Publisher, Metropolis & Our Earth | Babelgum | UK |
| Ahmed, Aaqil | Commissionning Editor (Religion) | BBC | UK |
| Angus, Ewan | Commissioning Editor | BBC Scotland | UK |
| Barker, Adam | Production Executive (Arts and Performance) | BBC | UK |
| Bell, Mark | Commissioning Editor for Arts | BBC | UK |
| Campbell, Fiona | Executive Producer, (News and Current Affairs) | BBC | UK |
| Geser, Ingrid | Factual Commissioning (Current Affairs) | BBC | UK |
| Harrison, Cassian | Executive Producer (Specialist Factual) | BBC | UK |
| Moore, Charlotte | Head of Documentary | BBC | UK |
| Shillinglaw, Kim | Commissioning Editor (Science and Natural History) | BBC | UK |
| Trelawny, Hannah | Sales Agent | Beyond Distribution | UK |
| Wall, Anthony | Commissioning Editor (Arena) | BBC | UK |
| Willis, Emma | Commissioning Editor | BBC | UK |
| Younghusband, Jan | Commissioning Editor (Music and Events) | BBC | UK |
| Gregory, Alison | Commissioning Editor | BBC Children's | UK |
| Cohen, Nick | Commissioning Editor (Arts and documentaries) | BBC Multiplatform | UK | Hayes, James | Executive Producer | BBC Northern Ireland | UK |
| De'Ath, Emma | Multiplatform Commissioning Executive | BBC/The Open University | UK |
| McCarthy, Catherine | Commissioning Executive | BBC/The Open University | UK |
| Anthony, Sam | Executive Producer | BBC Scotland | UK |
| Fraser, Nick | Series Editor | BBC Storyville | UK |
| Sanderson, Greg | Editorial Executive | BBC Storyville | UK |
| Scotland, Shanida | Commissioning Editor | BBC Storyville | UK |
| Gordon, Lisa Scott | VP Acquisitions | Brightspark LTD | UK |
| Norton, Michael | Chairman and Co-Founder | Buzzbank | UK | Dickson, Simon | Commissioning Editor | Channel 4 | UK |
| Gee, Adam | Cross Platform Commissioning Editor - Factual | Channel 4 | UK |
| Glover, David | Commissioning Editor (Science) | Channel 4 | UK |
| Jackson, Tabitha | Commissioning Editor (Arts) | Channel 4 | UK |
| Lee, Ralph | Head of Specialist Factual | Channel 4 | UK |
| Locke, Matt | Head of Cross Platform Commissioning | Channel 4 | UK |
| Miralis, Anna | Editor, True Stories | Channel4/More 4 | UK |
| Mykura, Hamish | Head of Documentary | Channel 4 | UK |
| Rafaele, Aysha | Commissionning Editor | Channel 4 | UK |
| Raphael, Mark | Commissionning Editor | Channel 4 | UK |
| Walker, Dominique | Commissionning Editor (Factual Entertainment) | Channel 4 | UK |
| Franklin, Maxyne | Editorial Director | Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation | UK |
| Search, Jess | Chief Executive | Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation | UK |
| Powell, Dee | Commissioning Editor and Acquisitions Manager | Classroom Video Ltd | UK |
| Hudson, Kate | Chair | CND | UK |
| Ebrey, Claire | Ethical Outreach Co-ordinator | The Co-operative | UK |
| Dale, Charlotte | Associate Producer | Current TV | UK |
| Prestwood, Lina | Production Executive | Current TV | UK |
| Korn, Dan | Senior Vice President and Head of Programming | Discovery Networks UK | UK |
| Harbottle, Oli | Head of Distribution | Dogwoof Films | UK |
| Whittaker, Andy | CEO | Dogwoof Films | UK |
| Hooper, David | Distributor | Espresso TV | UK |
| Lamprecht, Iris | CEO | Film Tiki | UK |
| Bennett, Matt | Factual Commissioner | Five | UK |
| O'Connell, Andrew | Head of Documentary | Five | UK |
| Jouhal, Tejinder | Head of Distribution | ICA Films | UK |
| Clinton-Davis, Jo | Controller, Popular Factual | ITV | UK |
| Stucke, Mark | MD | Journeyman Pictures | UK |
| Watsham, Richard | Commissioning Editor - Bravo | Living TV Group | UK |
| Bohrsmann, Simon | General Manager | National Geographic | UK |
| Clark, Ceire | Programming and Acquisitions Executive | National Geographic | UK |
| Evans, Ian | Managing Director | Noisy Planet | UK |
| Ogilvie, Caroline | Broadcast and Learning Executive | Open Broadcasting Unit (Open University) | UK |
| Suri, Sandhya | Oxfam GB | UK | |
| Battsek, John | Executive Producer | Passion Pictures | UK |
| Chignell, George | Production Executive | Passion Pictures | UK |
| Stott, Nicole | Head of Development | Passion Pictures | UK |
| Harris, Chris | Head of Picturehouse Docs | Picturehouse Docs | UK |
| Green, Portland | Creative Director | Portland Green Cultural Projects | UK |
| Leifer, Teddy | Executive Producer | RISE films | UK |
| Scott, Sandi | Founder | Sandi Scott | UK |
| Hunt, James | Head of Planning | Sky Arts | UK |
| Taylor, Celia | Head of Factual | Sky1 | UK |
| Fletcher, Edward | Distributor | Soda | UK |
| Marks, Leo | Spine TV | UK | |
| Vogel, Kate | Producer | Tate Media | UK |
| Burton, Deborah | Head | Tipping Point Film Fund | UK |
| Denton, Rebecca | Cross-Platform Development, EMEA | Turner Broadcasting (Cartoon Network) | UK |
| Hamlett, Alice | Acquisitions Executive | TVF International | UK |
| Nelson, Amy | Head of Acquisitions | TVF International | UK |
| Francke, Lizzie | Senior Production and Development Executive | UK Film Council | UK |
| Whelton, Catherine | Commissioning Editor | UKTV | UK |
| Toombs, Vida | Executive Producer | VBS/Vice | UK |
| Cooper-Charles, Caroline | Head of Creative Development | Warp Films | UK |
| Cropley, Sara | Broadcast Manager | Wellcome Trust | UK |
| Singer, Andre | CEO and Creative Director | West Park Pictures | UK |
| Wilson, Sally-Ann | Deputy Secretary General CBA/Project Director BMS | WorldView | UK |
| O'Malley, Donagh | Head of Video Partnerships (UK, Ireland, Benelux) | YouTube | UK |
| Dolling, Jamie | Community Manager | YouTube | UK |
| Cranwell , Mark | Director of Content | Babelgum | UK |
| Difford, Natalie | Program Associate | Chicken and Egg Pictures | USA |
| Englehorn, Philipp | Founder and Executive Director | Cinereach Film Fund | USA |
| Henckel, Dorothy | Director of Acquisitions | Documentary Channel | USA |
| Close, Cynthia | Executive Director | Documentary Educational Resources | USA |
| Grady, Matt | Founder | Factory25 | USA |
| Boyle, Catlin | Adviser on community distribution strategies | Film Sprout | USA |
| Holtzberg, Diana | Sales Agent | Films Transit | USA |
| Barrett, Diana | President and Founder | Fledgling Fund | USA |
| Bagwell, Orlando | Director, media arts and culture unit | Ford Foundation | USA |
| Heller, Lisa | vP, Original Programming | HBO | USA |
| DiGiacomo, Danielle | Community Manager/Executive Producer | IFP/Freelance | USA |
| Rubin, Slava | Chief of Strategy and Marketing | IndieGoGo | USA |
| Tyrrell, Jason | Director of Acquisitions | Indiepix | USA |
| Kane, Cynthia | Senior Programme Manager | ITVS | USA |
| Sheldon, Elizabeth | Vice President | Kino Lorber | USA |
| Rosen, Louise | Founder | Louise Rosen Ltd | USA |
| Van Steemburg, Peter | Manager of Acquisitions | Magnolia | USA |
| Chalfen, Daniel | Consultant | Naked Edge Films | USA |
| Kilmurry, Simon | Executive Director | American Documentary, PBS POV | USA |
| Hope Garcia, Mary | Senior Manager | PBS Interactive | USA |
| Schuerhoff, Charles | Director of Acquisitions and Sales | PBS International | USA |
| Koch, Tom | Vice President Sales | PBS International | USA |
| Campfield, Julie | Director of Development | Ro*co Films/Oprah Winfrey Network | USA |
| Mer, Andrew | VP, Content Partnerships | Snag Films | USA |
| Finneran, Patricia | Consultant | Sundance Documentary Fund | USA |
| Harrington, Ryan | Director of Documentary Programs | Tribeca Film Institute | USA |
| Wallace, Melanie | Commissioing Editor | WGBH Nova | USA |
| Hoff, Brent | Founder | Wholphin | USA |
| Segaller, Stephen | VP, Content | WNET | USA |
| Zimmerman, Debra | Executive Director | Women Make Movies | USA |
| West, Robert | Co-Founder and Exec Director | Working Films | USA |