EMERGING PRODUCERS 2026 Public Presentation

Each year since 2011, talented European documentary film producers are selected for the prestigious Emerging Producers workshop. These talented film professionals go through a training programme in Jihlava and Berlin, are promoted at major film festivals throughout the year and get connected with other experts in the film industry. Meet the eighteen Emerging Producers 2026 during their short presentations.

Dominic Spitaler / ​Austria

Maarten D'Hollander​ / Belgium

Pavla Klimešová / ​​Czech

Nahusenay Dereje​ / Ethiopia

Julie Meigniez / ​​France

Evi Stamou​​ / Greece

Anna Tóth​​ / Hungary

Angelo Rocco Troiano / ​Italy

Ringailė Leščinskienė / ​Lithuania

Yann Tonnar / ​​Luxembourg

Ivana Shekutkoska​ / North Macedonia

Anita Vedå / ​​Norway

Maria Krauss​ / ​Poland

Bernardo Lopes / ​​Portugal

Tomáš Gič​​ / Slovakia

Caroline Drab / ​​Sweden

Azra Djurdjevic / ​​Switzerland

Eugene Rachkovsky / ​Ukraine

The presentation is preceded by the ceremony of the APA World Excellence Award and the VR Award for the most promising VR projects.