About me
I’m a documentary consultant, curator and industry advisor with over 20 years of experience in the film and television sector.
I’ve led major industry platforms and markets including DOK.forum at DOK.fest München (Germany), Forum RIDM or FNC Forum at Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal (Canada). I also collaborated with entities as Documentary Campus, European Film Festival in Seville, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Intuitive Pictures, TAK Films or DOC Quebec.
I have consulted and participated on numerous international festival juries, panels and committees including Cannes Docs, Berlinale EFM, Docs Ireland, Visions du Réel, Durban FilmMart Institute, Ji.hlava, DOK Leipzig, Baltic Sea Documentary Forum, Nordisk Panorama, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, MajorDocs or Doxumentale.
My work focuses on project evaluation, matchmaking, audience positioning and international festival & market strategies.
In parallel, I work in Programming and Acquisitions for the VOD platform filmfriend.
I’m member of DAE (Documentary Association of Europe), European Film Academy and I’m a Berlinale Talents Alumna.
What I’ve done
Festivals & Markets
Seville European Film Festival – Head of Industry
DOK.fest München – Head of DOK. forum
Documentary Campus Powerhouse – Coordinator One-to-One Meetings
RIDM (Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal) – Director Forum RIDM
FNC, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma – Head of FNC Forum
Québec Cinéma – Guest Management
MUTEK– Guest Management
Montreal World Film Festival – Guest Delegate
Workshops, talks, juries and boards
SIMA Awards Jury, US
Roundtable: ”Labour Conditions for Festival Workers”, DOK Leipzig, Germany
Workshop ”How to navigate film festivals and markets”, Sevilla European Film Festival
Jury Pull Focus Irish Feature Competition. Docs Ireland, Belfast
Workshop ”Building Your Profile: Local to Global”. Doxumentale, Berlin
CNC counseling session, workshop: ”How to Cannes” for filmmakers Caméra Libre
Expert Foro Industria Madrid: Jornadas de Matchmaking. Madrid, Spain
Jury Pitch Calma Docs. MajorDocs. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Jury Pitch Baltic Sea Documentary Forum. Riga, Latvia,
Jury International competition, Festival Visioni dal Mondo, Milano, Itay
Jury final Pitches Master in Creative Documentary. Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
Pre-selection committee (documentary). Durban FilmMart Institute, South Africa
Jury Pitch_It! @Berlinale Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany
Board of directors of DOC Quebec
Board of directors of Makila, filmmakers' cooperative, Montreal.
Project selection and mentoring Canada Doc-In-Progress showcase, Cannes Doc
Vice President - FNC Festival, Event Industry Employees Union
Project Selection Premières Oeuvres Pitch. FNC, Montreal
Jury WIP projects Abycine Lanza. Albacete, Spain