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Pitching Forum Guests

In the past 4 years, Greenhouse has worked with leading forces from the international audiovisual sector and has gained professional and financial support, special development awards were granted to the best Greenhouse project by Claire Aguilar from ITVS (USA) to the amount of $15,000; as well as Cara Mertes from the Sundance Documentary Film Fund who awarded the best Greenhouse project with a $5,000 development grant.


The Greenhouse pitching forum panel members are commissioning editors, film funds directors, producers, distributors, TV stations and film festivals from all over the world - The Sundance Documentary Film Fund, Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA), ARTE/ZDF, ITVS, Channel 4, International, BBC Worldwide, World Cinema Fund, P.O.V USA, MDR Germany and others.


sinaiSinai Abt
Head of Channel 8
Noga Communications / Israel
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aaqil_gilesAaqil Ahmed
Commissioning Editor
Channel 4 / UK
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claire_aClaire Aguilar
Vice President of Programming
Independent Television Service (ITVS) / USA
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Isabelle Arrate
Coordinator of the Jan Vrijman Fund  
The Netherlands
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bruniphotoBruni Burres
Executive Producer
Pivot Pictures/International Center for Transitional Justice/ USA
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Ally Derks
Director of IDFA & the Jan Vrijman Fund / The Netherlands
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marieanne_bMarieanne Bergmann
Head of Project funding and Executive Fund Adviser
Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH / Germany
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hans robert eisenhauerHans Robert  Eisenhauer
Head of Thema  ZDF/Arte Germany
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Edna Fainaru
Israeli correspondent Screen International/Editor in Chief, 'Cinémathèque' /Israel
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Patricia Finneran
Senior Consultant
Sundace Documentary Fund / USA
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sergeSerge Gordey
Executive Producer, Bo Travail! / France
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Sonja Heinen
Programme Manager for the World Cinema Fund
Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market / Germany
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gitteGitte Hansen
First Hand Films / Switzerland
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tabitha jacksonTabitha Jackson
Editor, More4 – Channel 4 / United Kingdom
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Bert Janssens
General Manager Humanistic Broadcasting Foundation / The Netherlands
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Christoph Jorg
Commissioning Editor CE Arte France / France
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Simon Kilmurry
Executive Director
American Documentary - P.O.V / USA
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Margje de Koning
Responsible for the Television Department of IKON / The Netherlands
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phikllipaPhilippa Kowarsky
Managing Director, Cinephil Distribution and Co Productions / Israel
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Claudia M. Landsberger
Managing Director
Holland Film  / the Netherlands
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Guy Lavie
Head of "Yes Docu", documentary channel of Yes-DBS Satellite Service /  Israel
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Catherine Le Clef
Senior Vice President, TV and Ancillary Sales
Fortissimo Films / France
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Cara Mertes
Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
Sundance Institute / U.S.A
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Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen
Head of Industry Office  (FORUM, Docs for Sale and IDFAcademy /
The Netherlands
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leenaLeena Pasanen
Executive Producer/Coordinator of Programmes at YLE Fact and Culture / Finland
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Jane Ray
Head of Compliance
BBC Worldwide / UK
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Carl Ludwig-Rettinger
Managing Director
LICHTBLICK Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH / Germany
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Outi Saarikoski
Series Editor
YLE Teema Ateljee / Finland
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Alex Szalat
ARTE France / France
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Giles Trendle
Deaputy Head of Documentaries & Features
Al Jazeera International / Qatar
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pieterPieter Van Huystee
C.E.O
PIETER VAN HUYSTEE FILM / the Nethrlands
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Philippe Van Meerbeeck
VRT / Belgium
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carl_katjaDr. Katja Wildermuth
Commissioning Editor
MDR - Germany / Germany
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