KAROLINA LIDIN, CEO, Filmkontakt Nord, Denmark

Karolina Lidin is a documentary consultant with 25+ years of experience on the international documentary scene, primarily engaged at Nordisk Film & TV Fond as Documentary Advisor. Karolina’s international consultancies include Sheffield Doc/Fest, DocsPort Incheon and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. In addition, Karolina Lidin is continuously involved in mentoring/training schemes, developing projects with international potential.

Karolina Lidin launched her career at EDN’s precursor, MEDIA Project for the Creative DOCUMENTARY, and has since worked as creative producer for Holland House Productions, as Film Commissioner and later as Head of Shorts and Documentaries at the Danish Film Institute. As CEO of Filmkontakt Nord, Lidin is responsible for Nordisk Panorama, Nordisk Panorama Market and Nordisk Forum.

Karolina Lidin has been moderating the IDFA FORUM since 1997, the Toronto Documentary Forum and numerous other international and Nordic events, including AIDC, Asian Side of the Doc, Documentary Campus, and Nordic Talents.