MEET THE COMMISSIONERS, BROADCASTERS, STREAMERS AND FUNDERS WHO CAN MAKE YOUR PROJECT A REALITY
Joey Yewhan is an Industry Programmer for the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) Industry.
Tom McDonald is National Geographic’s EVP of Content, overseeing television, streaming, editorial, digital and social across all platforms, including Disney+.
Aloke Devichand is Head of Documentaries at Mindhouse, the BAFTA-winning production company founded in London by filmmaker Louis Theroux.
Erika Dilday is a Producer, Director, Journalist and Media Executive.
Charlie Parsons is Senior Vice President of Development for the National Geographic Channel.
Jason Ryle is the International Programmer for the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Global Indigenous Cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Lucy is the Industry Manager at Minderoo Pictures
Anna is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 (UK).
Natsu Kawakami is a producer/associate commissioning editor at “World Documentary.”
Emile is a Senior Commissioning Producer at Al Jazeera English in Malaysia, commissioning documentaries for the Witness strand across broadcast and digital, with a focus on Asia-Pacific.
Ngatapa Black (Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the Tumu Pāpāho (Head of Content) at Whakaata Māori, with over 20 years’ experience in television production and broadcasting.
Summer Wharekawa (Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto) is the Head of Commissioning at TVNZ
Oli is responsible for acquisitions across the company's slate as well as the sourcing of projects for production.
Zoe Stinson is Acquisitions and Productions Executive at TVF International, the UK’s leading independent factual distributor.
Kazz runs Sideways Film, a documentary and factual sales agency set up in 2010, with offices in London and Barcelona.
Kate Lemberg is the Associate Manager, Industry Relations/Artist Programs at Points North Institute.
Inka is the Artistic Director of DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, and Head of Acquisitions And Strategy at Raina.
Raul Niño Zambrano has been the Creative Director of Sheffield DocFest since 2023.
Katherine is the Content Manager, Originals, at Netflix ANZ.
Tomoko is the commissioning editor of NHK’s international co-production and acquisition slots on factual contents for its Terrestrial and Satellite channels.
Nami Komo is an international television producer based in Japan, specialising in global co-development, co-production, and IP sales.
Laura Miret is a commissioning editor in the Specialist Factual Unit at ARTE FRANCE, based in Paris.
Susie Jones is the Head of Documentary and Specialist at the ABC.
Joseph oversees commissioning for all unscripted content at SBS Australia.
Dena Curtis is a Warlpiri, Warumungu and Arrernte woman from Central Australia and Head of Indigenous Commissioning and Production at NITV.
Kelrick is the Head of Indigenous at ABC (AUS)
Bo Zhang is the head of International Co-productions of bilibili factual and a multi award winning producer.
Alison Barrat is SVP, Head of Content for Love Nature, a natural history channel that reaches over 300 million households globally.
Gune is one of the founding members of the first International Documentary Film Festival(EIDF) organised by Public TV (2004).
Hulu is an American subscription streaming service majority owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Michael Kalenderian is Guardian Australia's executive producer for original video.
Choy Lin is currently Commissioning Editor for TRT World based in Istanbul
Kath leads arts, music, and events at the ABC.
Jo is a Commissioning Editor in the ABC's Documentary & Specialist team with responsibility for major brands Grand Designs Australia, Grand Designs Transformations and Restoration Australia, as well as developing and commissioning the hit show Muster Dogs.
Stephen is a commissioning editor with a passion for people and impactful stories.
As a commissioning editor for ABC Documentary and Specialist, Kalita is passionate about finding ways to make Australian stories/history/true crime/arts entertaining and informative.
Julie has worked extensively as an executive producer, series producer and director across a wide range of genres with broadcasters and independent production companies.
Ester handles sales and acquisitions across key territories at Limonero Films
Chloe Cassidy is an Executive Producer – Development in ABC’s Documentary and Specialist team, managing the departments award winning slate of Factual and Specialist content.
Rachel is an Executive Producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) working across Documentary & Specialist, Arts, and Entertainment genres.
Kirra Homer is a proud Wiradjuri woman based in Sydney and a Development Manager at ABC Indigenous.
Rachael Brown holds the ABC’s inaugural role of Development Executive – True Crime, spanning Podcast and Documentary.
Eric George is an award-winning producer, and one of the leaders of Australia's podcasting industry.
Kirsty is currently the Brand and Acquisitions Manager at ABC Commercial
Senior Commissioning Editor Documentaries for Factual at Australian public broadcaster SBS.
Bethan Arwel-Lewis is Commissioning Editor of Factual for SBS Australia, and is responsible for commissioning original factual content for the broadcaster.
Commissioning Editor at NITV and oversees commissioning of NITV's original content slate.
Joel Supple is the Manager and Commissioning Editor for Podcasts at SBS Audio.
Shane Smith is a documentary programmer at TVO.
Alexandra Roberts is the Commissioning Editor of Documentaries at TVO, where she oversees the channel’s slate of co-productions, pre-buys, and acquisitions.
Jess works as an Executive Producer at The Guardian.
Eve Rawlings is the Sales Manager at Autlook Filmsales, a leading international sales agency specializing in feature documentaries and docseries.
Oliver is a sales coordinator for Limonero FIlms
Diana is the Sales & Acquisitions Manager at Rise and Shine World Sales, one of the leading international sales agents for documentary films.
Ana Fernández Saiz is a Spanish-born documentary sales agent and producer based in London.
Paul Wiegard is the Co-Founder and CEO of Madman Entertainment, a leading independent film distribution company in Australasia.
Natalie Campbell Reid is the Acquisitions & Business Development Executive at Together Films, a BFI-backed international sales agency and impact company based in London
Jenny is an International Sales & Operations Manager at MetFilm Studio, overseeing global distribution and rights for feature films and series.
Maria is the Head of Sales & Acquisitions of Asian Shadows.
Aleksandra is the Head of Sales at Paris based CAT&Docs
Emma is the Head of Acquisitions and Development at Journeyman Pictures.
Daniel Cantagallo is a dynamic film executive with 15+ years of experience in global documentary distribution, acquisitions, and production.
Robin Smith is currently the Director of Programming for the Whistler Film Festival and the CEO of Blue Ice Docs Inc.
Michael consults and produces on Boardwalk Pictures’ global slate of studio content, originals, line production, and brand storytelling.
Andrew is Jambika Docs Australian-based Acquisitions and Production Executive in Sydney.
Ian Darling is Executive Director of Shark Island Institute and Chair of Shark Island Foundation.
Kate is a documentary producer and Executive Director of Shark Island Foundation.
Julian is the Climate Story Fund Program Manager for Doc Society
Stephanie is a filmmaker, Impact Producer and Director at Documentary Australia.
Georgia Woodward was appointed Chief Operating Officer of The Post Lounge Group and Orange Entertainment Co.
Denise is the Assistant Director at The Whickers.
Eddie Coupe is Head of Industry at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
Scott is the Industry Programs Manager at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), working across the MIFF Premiere Fund, 37°South Market and Accelerator Lab.
Mat Kesting is a festivals and programming specialist having worked in the sector since the late 1990s.
Ingrid is the Platform Curation Lead at ClickView
Basil Tsiokos is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival.
Yulan Chang is Director of the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (CCDF).
In 2024 Yuda Dilianzi became the Executive Director of In-Docs, a non-profit organization focusing on the cultivation of a supportive ecosystem for Asian documentary films.
Yosua Imantaka is a Program Officer at In-docs, an organization dedicated to supporting the Asian documentary film ecosystem.
Sarah Thornton is Head of Unscripted for Paramount ANZ responsible for shows such as Big Brother, MasterChef, Taskmaster, The Dog House, Dogs Behaving Badly, and Aussie Shore.
Rufus is responsible for the management of Madman’s wholly-owned documentary SVOD platform DocPlay.
Roland is the Coordinator DOK Film Market for Dok Leipzig.
Tareq is the Director of Dhaka DocLab, the Asian Forum of Documentary filmmakers in Bangladesh.
As Head of Industry at Visions du Réel, Sabine Fayoux Cantillo shapes the department’s vision and programming, working closely with the Artistic Director to support bold, auteur-driven documentaries and foster meaningful connections between filmmakers and partners.
Jenny Neighbour has a long well-regarded history of programming films for the Sydney Film Festival, across fiction and non-fiction, features and short films.