2021 Speed Dating Buyers & Distributors

Participating Broadcasters/Funders

  • ABC Australia - Stephen Oliver, Manager of Documentaries
  • ARTE G.E.I.E. - Kay Meseberg, Head of Mission Innovation
  • CBC - Sandra Kleinfeld, Senior Director of Documentary
  • CBC - Lesley Birchard, Executive in Charge of Production, CBC Docs
  • 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)
  • Histoire TV - Sandrine Ventezout, Content Buyer
  • NHK - Yuri Sudo, Senior Producer
  • OWN - Havva Eisenbaum, Vice President, Development
  • PBS Digital Studios - Gabrielle Ewing, Assistant Director of Programming
  • Radio-Canada - Matthieu Mortezai, Senior Manager, Acquisition - Documentary
  • Red Bull Mediahouse - Sylvia Schmoeller, Head Of Acquisition
  • RTBF - Patrice Goldberg, Head of Science
  • SBS - Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries
  • SVT - Mikael Osterby, Head of Factual
  • TF1 Thematiques - Ushuaia TV - Annabel Gain, Head of Acquisitions and Coproductions
  • ZDF Enterprises GmbH - Kristina Hollstein, Director Acquisitions & Coproductions Documentary
  • ZDF German Television - Katharina Finger, Senior Commissioning Editor Science
  • ZDF German Television - Jens Monath, Editor History and Science Terra X
  • ZDF German Television - Johannes Geiger, Deputy Head of Department Terra X
  • ZDF German Television - Tobias Schultes, Deputy Head of Department Nature and Technology

Participating Distributors

  • 3Boxmedia International Sales - Valentin Romero, International Sales and Acquisitions Manager
  • Albatross World Sales GmbH - Anne Olzmmann, Managing Director
  • Animiki See Distribution - Susan Boshcoff, General Manager
  • Autentic GmbH - Patrick Hörl, Managing Director
  • BossaNova Media - Paul Heaney, CEO
  • Cineflix Rights - Richard Life, Head of Acquisitions
  • Cinétévé - Gorka Gallier, Head of Sales & Acquisition Manager
  • Drive - Lilla Hurst, Joint Managing Director
  • 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
  • Fresh Pitch Factual Content Conference - Long Xiao, Co-Founder & Director
  • Limonero - Pamela Martínez, Managing Director
  • Mediawan Rights - Arianna Castoldi, Head of Doc Sales
  • Off the Fence - Dylan Casella, Acquisitions Executive
  • Scorpion TV - David Cornwall, Managing Director
  • Sideways Film - Kazz Basma, Head of Sales and Acquisitions
  • Syndicado - Greg Rubidge, Founder
  • Windrose - Pauline Mazenod, Head Of Acquisitions And Sales
  • ZDF Enterprises GmbH - Nikolas Huelbusch, Manager ZDFE.unscripted
  • ZDF Enterprises GmbH - Ralf Rückauer, Vice President ZDFE.unscripted