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Alex Settle, Acquisitions Assistant / Altitude / UK: "Graduating from the NFTS in 2021, I completed my MA in Film/TV Distribution, Marketing, Sales and Exhibition where during my time I worked at Picturehouse Entertainment, Bankside, BIFA and Vertigo. I joined international sales agent, UK distributor and production company, Altitude at the start of 2022 working in Acquisitions where I identify, assess and help decide what films Altitude acquires for UK distribution and/or international sales."

Amelie Eckhardt, Acquisitions & Sales Manager / PLAION PICTURES / Germany: Amelie gained first insights into the film industry as a production intern in 2014/15 at Odeon Film in Munich. After her MA in Film Studies at the University of Kent in 2019, she discovered film distribution through an internship at Wild Bunch Germany in Acquisitions, Sales & Co-Production. In 2020, Amelie joined the Acquisitions & TV Sales team of PLAION PICTURES as a Trainee, continued as a Junior, and now works as Acquisitions & Sales Manager. [email protected] | /https://plaionpictures.com/

Francisco Zambrano, International Sales Coordinator / mk2 / France: After discovering Dogtooth (2009) at one of the last remaining arthouse movie theaters in Caracas as a teen, Francisco decided to pursue his studies in Film abroad. 5 years later and with solid experiences in production, distribution, and film programming, they joined Reel Suspects as Festival Manager where they handled the festival strategy of titles such as We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) and My name is Baghdad (2021). Currently they coordinate the sales department in mk2 films and works with buzzy titles like Anatomy of a Fall (Golden Palm 2023), Reality (Berlinale Panorama 2023), Alcarràs (Golden Bear 2022) and Return to Seoul (UCR 2022).

Maximilian Sachsse, Co-Founder / Nutshell / Germany: He holds a Diploma in theater directing and studied film production at the Film academy Baden Württemberg. Max has been in the film industry for nine years various roles ranging from development, producing to distribution and international sales for Picture Tree International. He is the co-founder of Nutshell a global community-based and audience-validated licensing tool for imaginary worlds. [email protected] | https://nutshell-fiction-builders.webflow.io

Michael Yates, Sales and Acquisitions Director / Metro International Entertainment / UK: Michael has worked in film for over six years. He is currently Sales & Acquisitions Director at Metro International, an independent sales & production outfit based in London, where he acquires, develops and sells features for global distribution. Recent credits include Nick Moran's CREATION STORIES (a Sky Original); Carol Morley's TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING, backed by BFI; Joachim Héden's THE LAST BREATH, on which he serves as an Executive Producer; and Andrew Currie's THE INVISIBLES, backed by Telefilm, on which he is also an Executive Producer. He is a BIFA voter and holds an MA in Film & Screen Media from Birkbeck, University of London.

Mirva Huusko, Sales Executive / NonStop Entertainment / Sweden: Mirva Huusko works as sales executive at NonStop Entertainment, a Stockholm based film distribution company of upmarket arthouse films, award-winning documentaries timeless classics and genre films. At Nonstop Mirva oversees TV sales, digital distribution and grant applications. Nonstop Entertainments recent releases include films such as Aftersun, Decision to Leave, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Passages and upcoming How to Have Sex. Mirva holds an International Master of Arts degree and Bachelor of Arts degree from the department of cinema studies at Stockholm University and has worked with Nonstop since 2013.

Nur Hadas, Head of International Sales / Go2Films / Israel: Nur Hadas, currently residing in Tel Aviv, is the Head of International Sales at Go2Films. She started her career in the Israeli film industry with small roles at Docaviv IFF and Haifa IFF. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Sales Executive at Go2Films. Nur holds a BA in Communications and English Literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. [email protected] | https://go2films.com/

Raluca Iacob, Distribution and Sales Executive / Lightdox / France: In her work Raluca cooperates with partners in the French, German, Italian speaking territories, Benelux as well as Central and Eastern Europe. Before joining Lightdox she split her time working for film festivals and as a researcher, having obtained a PhD in Film studies from University of St. Andrews in 2014. Over the last decade documentary cinema has captured her attention and in 2022 this enthusiasm for non-fiction cinema prompted her move to film sales.