POINTS NORTH 1:1 MEETINGS

ELIGIBILITY

This program is invitation-only.

To be considered, please submit an application to the Artist Program that best fits your project.

Pictured below are many of the industry professionals that participated in the 2026 edition of the Points North 1:1s.

This program is invitation-only.

To be considered, please submit an application to the Artist Program that best fits your project.

Industry professionals participating in the 2026 edition of the Points North 1:1s will be announced below in early September.

Each of our Artist Programs culminates in a series of 400+ networking meetings between selected filmmakers and 100+ funders, distributors, producers, broadcasters, festival programmers, and other industry professionals, representing some of the most influential and prominent platforms for creative independent documentary today globally.

These meetings take place both in person during CIFF and virtually in the weeks following the festival.

Emily Abi-Kheirs

Programming Manager

GBH

she/they

Andrea Alarcon

Producing and Artist Support Manager

Sundance Institute - DFP

she/her

María José Arauz

Industry Programs Manager

Hot Docs

she/her

Amanda Arya

Development Strategist

Catapult Film Fund

she/her

Opal H. Bennett

Senior Producer, POV | Executive Producer, POV Shorts

American Documentary | POV

she/her

James Berclaz-Lewis

Head of Programming

Visions du Reel

he/they

Monica Berra

Producer

Multitude Films

she/they

Dawn Bonder

CEO

The deNovo Initiative

she/hers

Luke Brawley

Founder

INDOX

he/him

Daniel Cantagallo

Vice President

Cargo Film & Releasing

he/him

Sabine Fayoux Cantillo

Head of Industry

Visions du Reel

she/her/ella

Daniel Cardone

Senior Manager - Nonfiction Programs and Fiscal Sponsorship

Film Independent

he/him

Colleen Cassingham

VP of Production

Multitude Films

she/her

Rebecca Celli

Co-Founder

Organizing Principle

she/her

Sarah Choi

Film Development & Artist Support Manager

Field of Vision

she/her

Veronica Cook

Program Assistant

Chicken & Egg Films

she/her

Anne Delseth

Artistic Director

Visions du Reel

she/her

Iva Dimitrova

Program Manager

Chicken & Egg Films

she/her

Ina Fichman

President/Producer

Intuitive Pictures

she/her

Alexandra Garcia

Executive Producer / Op-Docs

The New York Times

she/her

Jackie Glover

Executive Director, Black Film Project

Harvard

she/her

Martha Gregory

Producer

Organizing Principle

she/her

Arun Gulati

Director of Development

Jigsaw Productions

he/him

Nikki Heyman

Film Officer

Doc Society

she/her

Lucy Hill

Screen Investment Manager

Minderoo Pictures

she/her

Kendra Hodgson

Managing Director

Women Make Movies

she/her

Wouter Jansen

Owner // Sales & Acquisitions

Square Eyes

he/him

Ali Khechen

Qumra Senior Industry Manager

Doha Film Institute

sr.

Michael Kinomoto

Senior Manager, Production

ITVS

he/him

Kelsey Koenig

VP of Production

Impact Partners

she/her

Hannah Iafrati

Coordinator, Original Documentaries, Hulu

Hulu

she/her

Jaie Laplante

Artistic Director

DOC NYC

he/him

Patrizia Mancini

Industry Senior Consultant

Sheffield Doc/Fest

she/her

Susan Margolin

Founder

St. Marks Productions

she/her

Bojana Maric

Co-Head of Sales and Acquisitions

Lightdox

she/her

Kiyoko McCrae

Program Director

Chicken & Egg Films

she/her

Dara Messinger

Director of Programming, Firehouse Cinema

DCTV

she/her

Arno Mokros

Co-Director

UFO (Untitled Filmmaker Org)

he/they

Joshua Moore

Manager of Documentary Programs

SFFILM

he/him

Tara Nadolny

Director of Development

ESPN Films

she/ her

Jannette Napoli

Senior Manager, Content & Initiatives

ITVS

she/her

Jamie Newton

Director, Impact and Storytelling

Evoke Media

she/her

Susan Potter

Head of Business Affairs and General Counsel

The deNovo Initiative

she/her

Brittney Réaume

Director of Artist Programs & Services

BAVC Media

she/her

Jon Reiss

President

8 Above

he/him

Jose Rodriguez

Sr Feature Film Programmer

Tribeca Festival

he/him

Emma Simpson

Director

Journeyman Pictures

she/her

Sky Sitney

Co-Founder and Festival Director

DC/DOX

she/her

haydée souffrant

Director, Artist Programs

Kartemquin Films

she/her/li

Amanda Spain

Head of Documentary

EverWonder Studio

she/her

Bhawin Suchak

Co-Executive Director

NeXt Doc

he/him

Immy Sutton

Festivals & Acquisitions Manager

Together Films

she/her

Carylanna Taylor

Director of Sales and Acquisitions

The Film Sales Company

she/her

Antonia Thornton

Manager of Artist Programs

Firelight Media

She/her

Sadie Tillery

Festival Co-Director & Artistic Director

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

she/her

Ania Trzebiatowska

Programmer

Sundance Film Festival

she/her

Basil Tsiokos

Senior Programmer

Sundance Film Festival

he/him

Dawn Valadez

Director of Workforce & Artist Development

BAVC Media

she/they

Sweta Vohra

Senior Producer & VP of Partnerships

Multitude Films

she/her

Missy Walker

Vice President of Documentaries

EverWonder Studio

she/her

Sean Weiner

Co-Director

UFO

he/him

Chris White

Executive Producer

American Documentary | POV

he/him

Jin Yoo-Kim

Co-Director of BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship

BAVC Media

she/her