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

Esther van Messel, born in 1965 in Vienna, is based in Zurich and holds a BFA from Tel Aviv University. Since 1998, she has run First Hand Films for production, global sales, and theatrical distribution. Her passion is for quality and equity, and for a sustainable way of life and work.

First Hand Films



Run by Esther van Messel since 1998, First Hand Films is a producer and a sales agent of documentaries, and a theatrical distributor for fiction and non-fiction in Switzerland. Recently, the company initiated the streaming platform Go! See Stories for schools, museums, and organisations. First Hand Films has served as the executive producer for numerous international documentaries, ensuring their reach to hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide

Website:https://www.firsthandfilms.com