Meet the buyers, broadcasters, funders and commissioners who will attend this year Festival. This list will be continuously completed and updated until VdR–Industry days which will happen from April 14 – 17, 2024.

Mara Gourd-Mercado

Festival / Market
Denmark

CPH:DOX

Dirk Manthey

Producer
Germany

dirk manthey film

Shanida Scotland

Film Institute / Fund
UK

Doc Society

Markus Lehner

Film Institute / Fund
France

Eurimages

Michaela Cajkova

Distributor / Sales Agent
Czech Republic

Filmotor

Gugi Gumilang

Festival / Market
Germany

In-Docs | Docs by the Sea

Luciano Barisone

Other Profession
Italy

Josh Siegel

Festival / Market
– Other Profession
United States

MOMA – The Museum of Modern Art

Opal Hope Bennett

Distributor / Sales Agent
– Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
United States

American Documentary | POV

Steven Artels

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
– Press & Media
Switzerland

RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse

Bettina Hofmann

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Switzerland

RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse

Jane Mote

Film Institute / Fund
United Kingdom

The Whickers

Katrhin Brinkman

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Germany

ZDF

Hubert Sabino

Festival / Market
Canada

Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal – RIDM

Inge Coolsaet

Distributor / Sales Agent
– Press & Media
Belgium

argos & Fantômas

Alessandro Stellino

Festival / Market
– Press & Media
Italy

Festival dei Popoli

Myriam Mouflih

Festival / Market
United Kingdom

Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival

Lars Skovgaard Laursen

Festival / Market
Denmark

CPH:DOX

Line Peyron

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
– Other Profession
France

Tënk

Suzanne Nodale

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

Cinephil

Giuseppe Gariazzo

Festival / Market
Italy

Trieste Film Festival

Olivier Pierre

Festival / Market
France

FIDMarseille

Elisa Sepulveda

Producer
France

FULGURANCE

Angeliki Petrou

Festival / Market
Greece

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

Renato Manganello

Distributor / Sales Agent
Portugal

Utopia Docs

Inka Achte

Filmmaker
– Distributor / Sales Agent
– Festival / Market
Finland

Docpoint -Helsinki Documentary Film Festival

Marcella Jelic

Distributor / Sales Agent
Croatia

Split Screen

Asako Fujioka

Distributor / Sales Agent
– Producer
– Festival / Market
– Film Institute / Fund
Japan

Documentary Dream Center

Roland Löbner

Festival / Market
Germany

DOK Leipzig

Isabelle Christiaens

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Belgium

RTBF

Catherine Le Goff

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
France

ARTE GEIE

Maëlle Guenegues

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

CAT&Docs

Nicole Baum

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Germany

ZDF/3sat

Bernd Seidl

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Germany

Südwestrundfunk (SWR)

Stephanie Fuchs

Distributor / Sales Agent
Austria

Autlook Filmsales

Wouter Jansen

Distributor / Sales Agent
Austria

Emma Hindley

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
United Kingdom

Raluca Iacob

Distributor / Sales Agent
Romania

Lightdox

Michel Zana

Producer
– Distributor / Sales Agent
France

Dulac Distribution

David Amiel

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
France

France Télévisions

Khalil Benkirane

Film Institute / Fund
Qatar

Doha Film Institute

Fabienne Hanclot

Film Institute / Fund
France

Urs Augstburger

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
– Press & Media
Switzerland

Ryan Krivoshey

Producer
– Distributor / Sales Agent
United States

Grasshopper Film

Basil Tsiokos

Festival / Market
United States

Sundance Film Festival

Shamira Raphaela

Film Institute / Fund
Netherlands

New Dawn

Milton Guillen

Film Institute / Fund
– Festival / Market
United States

Points North Institute

Erkko Lyytinen

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Finland

Yle – The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Francesco Giai Via

Festival / Market
Italy

Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia

David Fonjallaz

Producer
Switzerland

Lomotion

Nina Numankadic

Distributor / Sales Agent
Czech Republic

Doc Alliance Films

Gabriela Bussmann

Producer
Switzerland

GoldenEggProduction

Brigid O’Shea

Film Institute / Fund
Germany

DAE – Documentary Association of Europe

Marek Hovorka

Festival / Market
Czech Republic

Ji.hlava IDFF

Käte Schaeffer

Distributor / Sales Agent
Germany

Arsenal Filmverleih GmbH

Stéphan Riguet

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

Andana Films

Nora Philippe

Festival / Market
France

EURODOC

Petr Kubica

Festival / Market
Czech Republic

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Marie Logie

Distributor / Sales Agent
– Producer
Belgium

Auguste Orts

Christoph Terhechte

Festival / Market
Germany

DOK Leipzig

Simon Ørberg

Festival / Market
Denmark

CPH:DOX

Susa Katz

Film Institute / Fund
Switzerland

Zürcher Filmstiftung

Meike Statema

Festival / Market
Netherlands

Zaina Bseiso

Film Institute / Fund
– Festival / Market
United States

Points North Institute

Rohan Berry Crickmar

Producer
– Festival / Market
United Kingdom

Cork International Film festival / Everything Was Decided in Motion Productions

Claudio Puglisi

Distributor / Sales Agent
Italy

Lo Scrittoio

Anna Miller

Distributor / Sales Agent
– Festival / Market
France

CLPB Rights (CPB Films)

Michele Sancisi

Festival / Market
Italy

Visioni dal Mondo Int.l Documentary Film Festival Festival

Cinzia Masotina

Festival / Market
Italy

Visioni Incontra

Daniel Schneider

Producer
– Distributor / Sales Agent
Switzerland

First Hand Films

Mahnaz Tafaghi

Producer
– Distributor / Sales Agent
Türkiye

AYVISIONFILMS

Florian Pfingsttag-Jenni

Film Institute / Fund
Switzerland

MEDIA Desk Suisse

Corinna Marschall

Film Institute / Fund
Switzerland

MEDIA Desk Suisse

Gabriele Dasch

Press & Media
France

ARTE G.E.I.E.

Johanna Mayer

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

Jour2Fête

Vojtěch Kočárník

Festival / Market
Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary IFF

María Vera

Distributor / Sales Agent
Portugal

Kino Rebelde

Heino Deckert

Producer
Germany

Ma.ja.de.Filmproduktions GmbH

Susanne Guggenberger

Producer
Switzerland

Mira Film

Amanda Clarke

Film Institute / Fund
Australia

Minderoo Pictures

Sabine Fayoux Cantillo

Film Institute / Fund
United States

Chicken & Egg Pictures

Liselot Verbrugge

Distributor / Sales Agent
Netherlands

Film Harbour

Tereza Bóna Keilová

Producer
– Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Czech Republic

HBO Max (WBD)

Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
– Other Profession
United States

The New York Times

Isabel Arrate Fernandez

Film Institute / Fund
Netherlands

Luca D’Introno

Festival / Market
Portugal

Doclisboa – International Film Festival

Nina Hauser

Film Institute / Fund
Austria

Austrian Film Institute / ÖFI; ÖFI+

Rasha Salti

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
France

rashasalti@gmail.com

Bruni Burres

Film Institute / Fund
United States

Bruni Burres

Kilian Kiefel

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

Mediawan Rights

Xie Meng

Producer
– Distributor / Sales Agent
China

Sérgio Gomes

Festival / Market
Portugal

Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival

François Lioret

Festival / Market
France

FIPADOC

Rebecca De Pas

Festival / Market
Czech Republic

International Film Festival Rotterdam

Anas Khelawy

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Qatar

Aljazeera Documentary Channel

Laura Nicotra

Producer
– Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Italy

Rai Cinema

Estelle De Araujo

Distributor / Sales Agent
France

THE PARTY FILM SALES

Eugénie Michel-Villette

Producer
– Other Profession
France

Les Films du Bilboquet

Rebecca Houzel

Producer
France

Petit à Petit Production

Viktoria Leshchenko

Festival / Market
Germany

Dok Leipzig

Manel Domínguez

Distributor / Sales Agent
Spain

Programmer

Hédi Zardi

Festival / Market

Marrakech International Film Festival

Giulia Fazioli

Commissioning Editor / TV Buyer
Switzerland

Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)

Linn Rott

Film Institute / Fund
– Other Profession
Austria

EVERGREEN PRISMA LAFC

Pierre-Alexis Chevit

Festival / Market
France

Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes