ZFF Summit Climber Alumni

Christina Demetriou, Founder / Oyster Films / Germany: After studying communications and cultural studies in London, Christina began her film career as the festival manager at Coproduction Office in Berlin. She has also worked as a press officer for m-appeal. In 2021, she founded the boutique sales agency Oyster Films, focused on the intersection of cinema and art. The Oyster catalogue includes Miryam Charles’ debut CETTE MAISON, named one of Sight & Sound’s 50 Best Films of 2022, and Ayoung Kim’s XR film DELIVERY DANCER’S SPHERE, which won a Prix Ars Electronica award and was acquired by the TATE Collection. www.oyster-films.info 

Ethan Cross, Sales & Acquisitions Executive / Film Seekers / UK: Ethan graduated from Birkbeck, University of London, with an MA in Film and Screen Media with Film Programming and Curation, during which he also interned for a number of sales and distribution companies including Altitude, Alliance Media Partners and Film Seekers. Ethan then joined Film Seekers on a permanent basis as a Sales and Marketing Assistant and over the last 3 years has worked his way up to Sales & Acquisitions Executive, handling sales in several territories, acquisitions strategy and festival campaigns.

Fola Amuludun, Coordinator / WME Independent / UK: Fola Amuludun is based in the London office of WME Independent, a division of William Morris Endeavor that handles domestic and international film packaging, film financing consulting services and sales across multiple platforms. In her current role, Fola has worked with the team on titles including Aneil Karia’s Hamlet, starring Riz Ahmed, Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, John Carney’s Flora and Son, and Ruben Ostlund’s Palme d’Or winner Triangle of Sadness. Fola started her career in theatre working for Cheek by Jowl, an international touring company. Fola is a graduate from the University of Cambridge where she received a BA Hons in English Literature

Imogen Sutton, International Sales Coordinator / Autlook / Austria: Imogen runs the Festival Department at Autlook, one of the leading sales agents for feature documentaries, hybrids and doc series. As well as managing international premiere strategy, she oversees educational sales and acquisitions. Imogen holds a BA Hons in American Studies (History, Politics & Film), having studied at the University of Leicester and California State University, Long Beach.

Josephine Weyreuther, International Acquisitions & Co-Production / TOBIS Film / Germany: After studying Film and Television Production at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Josephine has worked in the German production landscape for companies such as AMA Film, Schiwago Film, Real Film, Dark Ways, or Turbine Studios Germany. In 2022, she joined the International Acquisitions and Co-Productions department at TOBIS, focusing on acquiring international titles for German-language theatrical distribution and co-production. She is an alumnus of the master class Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris.

Margot Hervée, Head of Sales & Acquisitions / Totem Films / France: Margot Hervée graduated from Sciences Po Bordeaux with a Masters Degree in IP Law and holds an MA in Film Studies from University College London. After working on the successful launch of the SVOD platform Tënk, she joined arthouse streamer MUBI where she grew to lead licensing operations for premiums/exclusives. In 2023, she joined Totem Films as Head of Sales and Acquisitions where she acquires feature-length films and oversees sales globally. [email protected] / https://www.totem-films.com/

Natalia Dąbrowska, Festivals | Sales LATAM & Baltics / New Europe Film Sales / Poland: In 2018 Natalia joined New Europe Film Sales, a boutique sales company based in Warsaw, where she manages festival strategies. She’s worked on films like Lamb, Corpus Christi, and recently Julie Keeps Quiet and Frewaka. In addition to her festival role, Natalia oversees sales in Latin America and the Baltic countries. She holds a BA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Warsaw and has completed the EAVE Puentes workshop.

Sofia Kurdoglu, Sales Executive / Intramovies / Italy: Sofia Kurdoglu started her career in the Film Industry at Fandango Sales, one of the most important independent producers in Italy, after graduating from the LUISS Business School Film Production Programme. She spent two years in Rome as a Festival and Sales Coordinator before making the jump to the big Studio Business, moving to London and working with ITV Global Distribution (now ITV Global Partnerships) as a Contract Coordinator for Italy and Iberia, which lead to a promotion as Sales Executive for the CEE region. But missing the hussel and bussel of the indie sector, she moved back to Italy in late 2023 to start working with Intramovies, one of the oldest and most established sales agency in Italy. Now she is the sales executive for English and Spanish speaking territories, as well as CEE.