Advisory Board 2024: Writers' Vision Pitch

Head of Int’l Financing and Co-Production

With almost 20 years of experience in the film and TV industry, including co-leading the Lumiere Group (Benelux) as co-CEO, Marike Muselaers recently joined the management team of Nordisk Film Production (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) as Head of International Financing and Co-productions. Next to facilitating and creating meaningful partnerships for Nordisk Film Production, Marike is also a moderator, keynote speaker and panel guest at industry events like TV Drama Vision Göteborg, Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival and Content London and a tutor at training programs like Midpoint Series Launch.

Director Drama

Susanne Frank has over fifteen years comprehensive experience in the media industry, focusing on international distribution and project acquisition at all kinds of production stages (e.g., development, co-financing, and co-production).  The Spanish co-production "ANA. all in." and the praised blockbuster mini-series "Boundless" directed by Simon West are part of her work at ZDF Studios.  The Spanish/German co-production "Weiss and Morales"  is one of her current projects.

Commissioning Editor in charge of international coproductions

Former travel-guide, copywriter and lawyer, Michele Zatta started his career in television as an editor of tv-movies and series.
In 1994 he developed his first soap "Un posto al sole" and worked as co-headwriter and producer. In 2008, he then became headwriter of the soap "Agrodolce". 
As executive in the fiction department he supported the editorial and productive process of various projects while keeping a strong focus on the narrative development.
His most recent works on are "La porta rossa" (The red door), "Di padre in figlia" (From father to daughter), "Non uccidere" (Close murders), "Nordicnoir" as well as "Il cacciatore" (The hunter), which was awarded in the category best actor at the recent CANNESERIES.