Decision Makers 2025

BROADCASTERS

Fabrizio Zappi | Director Documentaries | Rai Spa | Italy

Opal H. Bennett | Senior Executive Producer | American Documentary, POV | USA

Rikiya Nishigaya | Japan Prize Secretariat | NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation | France

EMMA HINDLEY | Lead Commissioning Editor | Storyville, BBC | UK

DISTRIBUTORS

Aleksandra Derewienko  | Head of Sales | CAT&Docs | France

Esther van Messel | Sales, Distribution, Production | First Hand Films | Switzerland

Nevena Milašinovic | Sales and Acquisitions | Lightdox | France

Pratiksha Rao  | Partner | Spirit Media | India

FORUM/ INSTITUTION

Gunny (Gune) Hyoung | Artistic Director | EIDF & K-DOCS /EBS KOREA | South Korea

Hugo Jinseok Kang | Programmer | DMZ International Documentary Film Festival | South Korea

Joan Leong | Ex-co (Factual) | Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) | Singapore

Mayu Hirano | Producer and Director | Tokyo Docs/ Ritornello Films | Japan

Patrizia Mancini | Head of Industry | Sheffield DocFest | UK

Yuda Dilianzia | Executive Director | In-Docs / Docs by the Sea | Indonesia

Zeshawn Ali | Artist Programs | Points North Institute | USA

Sarah Dawson | Programmer | IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | The Netherlands

FOUNDATIONS

Jane Ray | Artistic Director | The Whickers | UK

Mandakini Gahlot |Talent Ambassador | The Whickers | UK

PRODUCER

Adam Ellick | Director and Executive Producer | Op-Docs, The New York Times | USA

Christilla Huillard-Kann | Producer & CEO | Elda Productions | France

Heejung Oh | Founder/Producer | Seesaw Pictures | South Korea

SUNIL DOSHI | The Adaptation Company | India

Bauddhayan Mukherji | Founder & Director | Little Lamb Films | India

Shiladitya Bora | Founder/ Producer, Distributor | Platoon One Films | India

Joël Farges | Producer | Kolam Productions | France

Olga Prud`Homme Farges | CEO | Kolam Productions | France

Our Partners