Gitte Hansen

Gitte Hansen

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FIRST HAND FILMS,  SWITZERLAND

Joined First Hand Films in 2002 where her work includes project development, financing & packaging, marketing strategy, executive producing, sales and acquisition. Previously Gitte has worked with international distribution of feature films, inhouse factual production at DR-TV, she was Head of Information and Promotion with Filmkontakt Nord for five years in Copenhagen, coordinator of the Nordisk Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries, and has worked for the former MEDIA project DOCUMENTARY, which included the first edition of the EDN TV Guide and a study on the European Documentary sector regarding co- production and film financing. She has joined Vertigal Strategies, Eurodoc session, Transmedia Next and serves as consultant and tutor at local and international workshops and events. Gitte has served on several juries at film festivals around Europe and holds a master in Film and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen.