Buyers List (2008)
In 2007 over 100 international and UK buyers attended Sheffield Doc/Fest to take part in the MeetMarket.
The buyers in the MeetMarket are decision makers from all areas of the industry including: commissioning editors, distributors, fund managers and executive producers.
A full Buyers List searchable by name, company and country will be available soon. Below are some of the buyers who have already confirmed their attendance this year.
| Name | Job Title | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar, Claire | Commissioning Editor | ITVS | USA |
| Ahmed, Aaqil | Commissioning Editor, Multicultural Programming | Channel 4 | UK |
| Allder, Michael | Executive Producer Science & Natural History CBC-TV Documentary | CBC-TV Documentary | Canada |
| Anderson, Jeff | Head of Documentary | ITV | UK |
| Angus, Ewan | Commissioning Editor, Television | BBC Scotland | UK |
| Arnö, Axel | Commissioning Editor, International Current Affairs/Creative Documentaries | SVT | Sweden |
| Atkin, Mark | International Buyer | SBS Television | Australia |
| Barker, Adam | Executive Producer, Arts and Performance | BBC | UK |
| Bell, Mark | Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual, Independents | BBC | UK |
| Biermann, Susanne | Commissioning Editor, Thema | ARTE GEIE | France |
| Briley, Stella | Acquisitions Executive | Electric Sky | UK |
| Catton, Catherine | Commissioning Editor, Factual and Factual Entertainment | UKTV | UK |
| Chambers, Meredith | Executive Editor, Factual and Music | BBC Wales | UK |
| Chaudry, Nina | Senior Producer, Wide Angle | Thirteen/WNET/PBS | USA |
| Clinton-Davis, Jo | Controller, Popular Factual | ITV | UK |
| Colart, Claire | Commissioning Editor | RTBF | Belgium |
| Dale, Peter | Executive Producer | UK | |
| Davidson, Sue | Commissioning Editor, Factual | Five | UK |
| De Koning, Margje | Commissioning Editor | IKON | The Netherlands |
| DiGiacomo, Danielle | Head of Docs Acquisitions | IndiePix | USA |
| Eisenhauer, Hans Robert | Commissioning Editor | ZDF/ARTE | Germany |
| Fauchet Collier, Isabelle | MD | Embrionic Arts | UK |
| Finneran, Patricia | Consultant | Sundance Documentary Fund | USA |
| Foster, Geoff | Director, European Acquisitions | Films Media Group | UK |
| Franklin, Maxyne | Editorial Director | Britdoc | UK |
| Fraser, Nick | Commissioning Editor, Storyville | BBC | UK |
| Garwood, Anna | Manager of Content | Travel Channel | USA |
| Gibbs, Paul | Head of Programmes, News | BBC World | UK |
| Glover, David | Commissioner (Specialist Factual) | Channel 4 | UK |
| Gola, Gurdeep | Sales Agent | About Films | UK |
| Goldman, Julie | Executive Producer | Cactus 3 | USA |
| Gowans, Steve | Controller, Factual Entertainment | Five | UK |
| Grabner, Franz | Commissioning Editor, Culture and Creative Documentary | ORF | Austria |
| Gregory, Flora | Commissioning Editor, Witness | Al Jazeera | UK |
| Gromansperg, Sophie | Documentary Co-ordinator | SBS | Australia |
| Guggenberger, Susanne | Distributor | Autlook Film Sales | Austria |
| Gwilym, Lowri | Commissioning Editor | S4C | UK (Wales) |
| Harrington, Ryan | Head of Operations | Indiepix Studios | USA |
| Hinz, Christiane | Commissioning Editor, Popular Culture and History | ARD/WDR | Germany |
| Hoffman Meyer, Mette | Head of Documentaries and co-productions | DR TV | Denmark |
| Hollstein, Kristina | International Co-pro and Development | ZDF | Germany |
| Holtzberg, Diana | Project Development, Acquisition, (Pre) Sales | Films Transit Intnl | USA |
| Hooper, David | Managing Director | Espresso TV | UK |
| Isobe, Nobuo | Senior Producer (Program Production), Satellite Broadcasting Department | NHK / Asia Contents Centre | Japan |
| Jackson, Tabitha | Editor of More 4 | Channel 4 | UK |
| Johnson, Rebecca | Senior Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment and Entertainment | Virgin 1 and Bravo | UK |
| Jorg, Christoph | Commissioning Editor | ARTE France | France |
| Kilmurry, Simon | Executive Director | P.O.V. | USA |
| Kingsbury, Jonathan | Film Fund | NESTA | UK |
| Klein, Richard | Commissioning Editor, Documentary | BBC | UK |
| Kowarsky, Philippa | General Manager | Cinephil Distribution & Co-Productions | Israel |
| Lapping, Jo | Executive Producer | BBC | UK |
| Le Clef, Catherine | Senior Vice President, TV and Ancillary Sales | Fortissimo Films | France |
| Levy-Leblond, Marianne | Commissionner, Feature Documentaries and History | Arte | France |
| Liebhart, Artur | Head of Company | Doc Review/Against Gravity | Poland |
| Lovadina, Matteo | Sales Agent | WIDE Management | France |
| Maher, Alan | Production Executive | Irish Film Board | Ireland |
| Martin, Malvina | VP, Specials Development | National Geographic Television | USA |
| Moore, Charlotte | Commissioning Executive, Documentaries | BBC | UK |
| Mulvey, Sarah | Commissioning Editor, Documentaries | Channel 4 | UK |
| Mykura, Hamish | Head of Documentaries | Channel 4 | UK |
| Nelson, Amy | Acquisitions Executive | TVF International | UK |
| Neter, Sydney | Distributor | SND Films | The Netherlands |
| O'Connell, Andrew | Commissioning Editor, Factual Programming | Sky One | UK |
| O'Neill, Gemma | Sales Agent | About Films | UK |
| Page, Niki | Programme Executive | Channel 4 International | UK |
| Percy, Caroline | Acquisitions Manager | ID Distribution | UK |
| Rafaele, Aysha | Commissioner (Documentaries) | Channel 4 | UK |
| Read, Emma | Commissioning Editor | Sky One | UK |
| Recka, Rex | Travel Channel | USA | |
| Russell, Ian | Commissioner (Specialist Factual) | Five | UK |
| Renshaw-Smith, Emily | Head of VC2 | Current TV | UK |
| Rosen, Louise | Managing Director | Louise Rosen Ltd Sales Agents | USA |
| Saarikoski, Outi | Commissioning Editor | YLE Co-productions | Finland |
| Sanderson, Greg | Commissioner, Storyville | BBC | UK |
| Schreiner, Claudia | Commissioning Editor, History, Culture and Science | ARD/MDR | Germany |
| Schuerhoff, Charles | Director for Acquisitions and Sales | WGBH Intnl | USA |
| Search, Jess | Chief Executive | Britdoc | UK |
| Senyücel, Kerime | Commissioning Editor | TRT | Turkey |
| Shaw, Chris | Controller, News and Documentaries | Five | UK |
| Speight, Katie | Executive Producer | UK | |
| Thompson, Molly | Executive Producer | A&E IndieFilms | USA |
| Treves, Michael | Distributor | JMT Films | Israel |
| Truyen, Barbara | Commissioning Editor, Documentaries | VPRO | The Netherlands |
| van Der Zanden, Annemiek | Commissioning Editor, Hour of the Wolf | NPS | The Netherlands |
| van Messel, Esther | Distributor | First Hand Films | Switzerland |
| van Rompaey, Wim | Head of Acquisitions | Lichtpunt | Belgium |
| van Steemberg, Peter | Manager of Acquisitions | Magnolia Pictures | USA |
| Vehkalahti, Iikka | Commissioning Editor, Documentaries | YLE | Finland |
| Vogel, Kate | Commissioning Editor, 3 Minute Wonder | Channel 4 | UK |
| Wall, Anthony | Series Editor, Arena | BBC | UK |
| Weinbrenn, Lisa | Head of Development and Production, Europe, Middle East, Africa | Discovery Communications, Europe | UK |
| Whipham, Sandra | Executive Producer | Freelance | UK |
| Wilson, Sally-Ann | Deputy Secretary General CBA/Project Director of the CBA-DFID Broadcast Media Scheme | CBA-DFID Fund | UK |
| Younghusband, Jan | Commissioning Editor, Arts & Performance | Channel 4 | UK |
| Ziessen, Tom | Project Manager, Public Engagements Development Group | The Wellcome Trust | UK |
| Zimmerman, Debra | Executive Director | Women Make Movies | USA |