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.