Advisory & Selection Committee
Isabelle Degeorges
(France)
Isabelle Degeorges graduated from La Sorbonne in Paris. She began her career as a producer at Images et Compagnie in 2001 (Lagardère Group), where she produced TV films and series for ten years. She joined Gaumont in 2011 to work with Sidonie Dumas and Christophe Riandee, contributing to the creation of the French Television division. Since 2013, she has been the President of Gaumont Television France, specializing in producing local stories with global appeal. She has built a strong team and oversees the development and production of all documentaries and series. She recently produced: Lupin (10x45 -Netflix), The Art of Crime (6 seasons -France Télévisions 2016–2022), Off Season (6x52 -France Télévision), Totems (8x52 -Amazon Prime), What Pauline Is Not Telling You (4x52 -France Télévision), Nona and Her Daughters (9x30 -Arte), and Lords of Scam (Documentary -Netflix).
Jess Loveland
(UK)
Jess Loveland is Head of New Writing working across the BBC Writers and Drama Commissioning teams. Jess oversees all new writing talent development initiatives and works closely with the BBC Writers team to ensure the BBC creates a vibrant and inspiring home for new writers across the UK. Previously, Jess was Head of BFI NETWORK, the BFI’s UK-wide programme of talent development support for early career writers, directors and producers. She has also worked as a Development
and Production Exec for screen agency, Creative England and as a Development Exec for Dublin-based production company, Blinder Films amongst other editorial roles.
Natalia Libet
(Ukraine)
Natalia Libet has gained solid experience in co-production, investment, and finance while working for international companies, primarily of U.S. and German origin. Now, she works as a producer in Kyiv, Ukraine. She coordinated the Ukrainian National Stand at the EFM 2020; was a jury member of the shorts competition at Febiofest in Bratislava in 2019; convinced First Cut Lab and EAVE in Demand to hold their workshops in Kyiv in 2019 and 2017 respectively; participated in the Cannes Film Market’s Producers Network (granted by Connecting Cottbus 2017) in May 2018. Natalia has had annual audits with Big 4; obtained an MBA with a GPA of 4.00/4.00 in the U.S. in 2002; is an alumna of the 2000 Edmund Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship, and is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy.
Anna Różalska
(Poland)
Anna Rozalska is a film and TV producer, entrepreneur, lecturer, and the co-founder of Match and Spark, a leading talent management and production company based in Warsaw, Poland.
Operating out of Los Angeles, Anna leads the production division of Match and Spark, successfully bridging the US and European markets. With over two decades of experience, she has contributed to notable projects such as Searching for Nika, Norwegian Dream, Who Will Write Our History, and Arbitrage.
Throughout her career, Anna has held key leadership positions at Canal+ Poland, Platige Image, and Alvernia Studios. She is also actively involved in education as a board member and guest lecturer at the Film School in Łódź and has served as a guest lecturer at the Erich Pommer Institute and EAVE+. Additionally, she is on the board of Associates LA for the Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS).
Anna is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy. Her work in the film and television industry has been recognized by Forbes, Screen International, and Indiewire.
Danna Stern
(Israel, Germany)
Berlin-based, Israeli -born, seasoned content executive, Dannaworks across borders and genres, focusing on scripted and non-scripted productions.
Her newest series “Bros” is available globally on Netflix and her latest documentary “Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre”recently won Best Documentary at the German TV Academy Awards (Deutscher Fernsehpreis) and is currently airing on multiple channels and platforms around the world. As the founder of Tel-Aviv based yes Studios, Danna created a distribution and development powerhouse delivering premium content for international platforms.
Recognized twice as one of Variety Magazine’s “Top 500 Global Media Leaders” she was directly responsible for the global launches of multiple series including: Fauda, Shtisel, The Devil Next Door, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, etc.
In addition, she has also spearheaded dozens of format adaptations in multiple territories including Your Honorone of the best selling scripted formats in recent years, As We See It (Amazon, originally On the Spectrum), 68 Whiskey (Paramount +) The Good Cop (Netflix) Significant Other (ITV), Tanaav (Fauda India,SonyLiv), Escort Boys (Amazon/ TF-1) etc.
Dannais a frequent industry moderator, panelist and lecturer and has served on numerus prestigious juries including Berlinale Series, Festival de Television de Monte Carloand Series Mania.