2020 Speed Dating Buyers & Distributors
Participating Broadcasters/Funders
- BBC - Simon Young, Commissioning Editor, History
- BBC - Abigail Priddle, Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual
- CBC - Sue Dando, Executive Producer, The Nature Of Things
- Deutsche Welle - Martin Maass, Deputy Head of Department (licensing catalogue for Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and MENA)
- France Télévisions - Caroline Behar, Theirry Mino, or Perrine Poubeau, International Co-Productions and Purchasing
- National Geographic USA - Cooper Brooks, Development Executive
- NHK - Yuri Sudo, Senior Producer
- NOVA/WGBH - Producers Melanie Wallace, Caitlin Saks, Julia Cort, or Chris Schmidt
- SBS - Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries
- ServusTV/Red Bull Mediahouse GmbH - Sylvia Schmoeller, Head Of Acquisitions
- SVT - Mikael Osterby, Head of Factual Acquisitions
- TF1 Thematiques - Ushuaia TV - Annabel Gain, Head of Acquisitions and Coproductions
- TVO - Christine Lee, Senior Acquisitions Officer
- Wired Studios, Condé Nast Entertainment - Andrew Whitney, Head of Studio
- ZDF - Marita Huebinger, Senior Commissioning Editor
- ZDF Enterprises GmbH - Kristina Hollstein, Director Acquisitions & Coproductions Documentary
- PBS Digital Studios - Gabrielle Ewing, Assistant Director of Programming
- Screen Australia - Bernadine Lim, Head of Documentary
- Fresh Pitch Factual Content Conference - Long Xiao, Co-Founder & Director
- Ubisoft - Deborah Papiernik, SVP New Business & Strategic Alliances
Participating Distributors
- 3Boxmedia International Sales - Valentin Romero, International Sales and Acquisitions Manager
- Albatross World Sales GmbH - Anne Olzmmann, Managing Director
- Autentic GmbH - Alexandra Boehm, Head of international Co-production
- Beyond Rights - Jimmy Humphrey, Head of Acquisitions and Co-productions
- CLPB Rights - Julie Tolza, Head of Sales
- Espresso Media International - Amy Freshwater, Head of Sales and Acquisitions
- Filmoption International Inc. - Paul Cadieux, Producer
- Flame Media - Phil Thompson, SVP Acquisitions, UK, Europe & North America
- Java Films - Kathryn Bonnici, Head of Acquisitions and Development
- Looks International GmbH - Bettina Offermann, VP
- Mediawan Rights - Arianna Castoldi, Head of Doc Sales
- Orange Smarty - Stella Briley, Head of Acquisitions
- Scorpion TV - David Cornwall, Managing Director
- Taxi Rights - Louis Bernard, Deputy CEO & Head of International Distribution
- TVF International - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Director
- TVF International - Will Stapley, Head of Acquisitions