2020 Speed Dating Buyers & Distributors

Participating Broadcasters/Funders

  • BBC - Simon Young, Commissioning Editor, History
  • BBC - Abigail Priddle, Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual
  • CBC - Sue Dando, Executive Producer, The Nature Of Things
  • Deutsche Welle - Martin Maass, Deputy Head of Department (licensing catalogue for Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and MENA)
  • France Télévisions - Caroline Behar, Theirry Mino, or Perrine Poubeau, International Co-Productions and Purchasing
  • National Geographic USA - Cooper Brooks, Development Executive
  • NHK - Yuri Sudo, Senior Producer
  • NOVA/WGBH - Producers Melanie Wallace, Caitlin Saks, Julia Cort, or Chris Schmidt
  • SBS - Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries
  • ServusTV/Red Bull Mediahouse GmbH - Sylvia Schmoeller, Head Of Acquisitions
  • SVT - Mikael Osterby, Head of Factual Acquisitions
  • TF1 Thematiques - Ushuaia TV - Annabel Gain, Head of Acquisitions and Coproductions
  • TVO - Christine Lee, Senior Acquisitions Officer
  • Wired Studios, Condé Nast Entertainment - Andrew Whitney, Head of Studio
  • ZDF - Marita Huebinger, Senior Commissioning Editor
  • ZDF Enterprises GmbH - Kristina Hollstein, Director Acquisitions & Coproductions Documentary
  • PBS Digital Studios - Gabrielle Ewing, Assistant Director of Programming
  • Screen Australia - Bernadine Lim, Head of Documentary
  • Fresh Pitch Factual Content Conference - Long Xiao, Co-Founder & Director
  • Ubisoft - Deborah Papiernik, SVP New Business & Strategic Alliances

Participating Distributors

  • 3Boxmedia International Sales - Valentin Romero, International Sales and Acquisitions Manager
  • Albatross World Sales GmbH - Anne Olzmmann, Managing Director
  • Autentic GmbH - Alexandra Boehm, Head of international Co-production
  • Beyond Rights - Jimmy Humphrey, Head of Acquisitions and Co-productions
  • CLPB Rights - Julie Tolza, Head of Sales
  • Espresso Media International - Amy Freshwater, Head of Sales and Acquisitions
  • Filmoption International Inc. - Paul Cadieux, Producer
  • Flame Media - Phil Thompson, SVP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America
  • Java Films - Kathryn Bonnici, Head of Acquisitions and Development
  • Looks International GmbH - Bettina Offermann, VP
  • Mediawan Rights - Arianna Castoldi, Head of Doc Sales
  • Orange Smarty - Stella Briley, Head of Acquisitions
  • Scorpion TV - David Cornwall, Managing Director
  • Taxi Rights - Louis Bernard, Deputy CEO & Head of International Distribution
  • TVF International - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Director
  • TVF International - Will Stapley, Head of Acquisitions