Series' Women

Annette Birkholz is a certified systemic creative consultant, coach and facilitator. She has qualifications in systemic organisational development (artop / HU Berlin) and systemic coaching (certified according to DBVC) and has as several years of international experience. In 2009, she founded her own creative consultancy Incendo and the Archery Academy Berlin (bogenakademie.de). In the following years, she also opened up the Leadership Academy for Stone Sculpture (bildhauerakademie-dresden) and in 2021 leading.digital which offers virtual leadership journeys “for women by women”. Her clients range from NGOs to international corporates - including organisations and individuals from the media, art and music industry. She also coaches film- and theatre actors.

Independent consultant on the International television market, executive producer and creative tv drama producer, with extensive experience in acting, entertainment law and business affairs. Enjoyed working with Disney, Mediaset, BBC, Tandem Communication, Arte and ZDF, Shine International, Eccho Rights, and Maestro Pavarotti, among many others. Worked as head legal affairs and business affairs, drama scout and tv drama executive producer; ran the International tv drama co-production division at a commercial broadcaster for 10+ years; contributed to European co-production summits and to the successful launch of the MIA audiovisual market in Italy; executive produced titles such as Zen (BBC, RTI, ZDF, Masterpiece & Ingenius) or The Fatal Conflict: Judea and Rome (Wildbear Entertainment, finalist best Docudrama Atom Award 2020). Experienced lecturing at Università Cattolica di Milano and Centro Sperimentale di Milano, is member of the evaluation committee for international festivals and markets, including Series Mania, served as Learning Experience Facilitator for SeriesMakers supported by Beta, is currently head of studies and project manager for the advanced training program in Italy for screenwriters in Writers' Room for Anica Academy Foundation founded by Anica, Medusa, Netflix, Paramount, Rai, Vision Distribution, Gaumont. Loves exploring harmony in complexity and encouraging new voices to begin collaborative creative processes and creative incubation.

Berlin-based, Israeli -born, seasoned content executive, Stern works across borders and genres, focusing on scripted and non-scripted productions. One of her recent projects “Bros” (Netflix) launched earlier this spring and she has recently completed production of the documentary “Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre” currently airing on multiple channels and platforms around the world. As the founder of Tel-Aviv based yes Studios, Stern 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, Stern has spearheaded dozens of format adaptations in multiple territories including Your Honor one of the bestselling 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.

Alexandra Streichfuss advises on all aspects of media, copyright, and entertainment law. It is not least due to her private passion for movies and TV that her practice focuses on advising national and international film and TV productions – ranging from financing and rights clearance to production and exploitation. Her work experience included many years as Head of Business and Legal and in program acquisition for a leading global distribution company (of movie and TV content). The position allowed her to gain detailed industry and market knowledge in the international distribution and licensing business, in particular the interaction between producers, distribution, sales, broadcasters, and platforms, and various international financing constellations. This enables her to identify client needs beyond the purely legal aspects, to draft contracts taking account of the various economic and entrepreneurial interests, and to find practical solutions. Based on her prior work for GEMA in broadcasting licensing and online licensing, her in-depth expertise also extends to issues relating to music law, particularly the online exploitation of audiovisual works.

Helene Granqvist is a prize-winning producer who has worked with film and television for more than 30 years. She studied Production Design at Statens Teaterskole (1984-1988) in Copenhagen and worked as a production designer all through the 1990’s. In 2000 she co-founded the production company Good World AB (today Good Film & Post), and began to work as a producer. In 2011 she founded the production company Nordic Factory (previously DoDream) based on the vision of connecting ideas with resources, and the communication of sustainable values – socially, culturally, economically and ecologically. Since her time at Good, she has produced a dozen documentaries, as well as many short films, a number of feature films, a web TV channel, and a documentary TV series. She also work as an international pitch coach. Nordic Genre Boost, Nordic Talents, Nordic Film Market, Film Greenland. Baltic Powr Event, Super 16, Royal Jordan Film Commission and Balkan Film Market are some of them she’s been working for. She also work as a moderator and founded The Southern Sweden Film Network Helene is since 2013 the president of WIFT Sverige (Women in Film & Television, Sweden), the founder of WIFT Nordic and since 2018 also the president for Women in Film & Television International.

Isabelle Lindberg Pechou is an international Creative Producer with +20 years of experience in the international media industry. French with Italian roots established in Denmark since 2016, she launched the Drama Agency, her one-person-consultancy company. She spent 16 years at France Télévisions as International Fiction Executive and then held several positions in the Co-productions arena at danish outfits TrustNordisk and REinvent Studios. She is the Creative Producer of Viaplay´s Originals TROM and co-producer of Peacock´s+Viaplay´s Last light. Isabelle mentors creators and producers on their individual projects or through initiatives such as Series Makers, Series Mania´ Writers Campus and HFF´s Munich Film Up residency. She onboards the development phase, from ideation to the pitch. From pitchdeck to script doctoring of awarded as well as emerging talents ́ projects, based all over Europe and beyond. For both Tv series and feature films. Delivering local and international stories in connection and respect to the creators is her raison d´être. And eco-shows are at the core of her interests.

Valeria Bullo is an experienced Production Wellbeing and Inclusion consultant with a strong passion for behaviour change in the TV and film industry. A people leader with experience working across Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resources, Education, and Mental Health. Valeria has a proven track record of establishing important industry partnerships and supporting talent pipelines particularly focused on creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups. With a 20-year history in a wide range of high-level production experience including physical on-set production and in-house developmental work. Experienced in leading and implementing change with wellbeing and mental health within the industry, she is the creator and founder of the female-led organisation Cinemamas, which supports mothers working across film & TV, Valeria recently has become Chair of the board of Trustees for Reclaim the Frame, an organisation which champion marginalised genders and perspectives in cinema.

With almost 20 years of experience in the international film and TV industry, Marike recently joined the Nordisk Film Production management team (Denmark/Sweden/Norway) as Head of International Financing and Coproductions. She started her career at Fortissimo Films and RTL Netherlands, but really developed an interest for quality storytelling and international partnerships during her 15 years at the Lumiere Group in the Benelux, where she was responsible for sales, acquisitions, coproductions and international financing in production and distribution, before co-leading the group as Lumiere’s co-CEO. At Nordisk Film Production, Marike Muselaers is responsible for strengthening the financing of film and series projects and creating and maintaining meaningful partnerships with streaming services, broadcasters, co-producers and other partners. Next to connecting the best storytellers with the right partners for Nordisk Film Production, Marike is coaching (Central Eastern European) producers and writers in her role as Financing Tutor for the Midpoint Series Launch program. She also enjoys being a mentor at training programs like Qumra Series, Cinelink Sarajevo and SeriesWomen, and she is a member of the advisory board of TV Drama Vision and Nostradamus at the Göteborg Film Festival. Marike is also a well known moderator, keynote speaker and panel guest at many industry events like Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival, NEM Zagreb, SeriesMania, TV Beats Tallinn, Content London and the European Showrunner Program, and she holds an MBA for the Creative Industries.

Triona Campbell is a two-time Emmy-nominated producer and winner of two Kidscreen Awards. She is the creator of Ireland’s first TV series on video games Gamer Mode (RTÉ) and a producer on the ground-breaking and iconic UK teen drama, Sofia’s Diary (SONY Pictures Television). Triona has a Master’s in Creative Writing from Trinity College, Dublin. She is also the writer of the award-winning podcast series Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen and a best-selling novelist for A Game Of Life or Death (named one of the best YA novels of 2023 by Waterstones, winner of the 2023 Great Reads Award). Her second book The Traitor in The Game was published in February 2024, debuting at no 1 in Ireland and was nominated for the 2024 Irish An Post Book Of The Year Awards. Enter The EndGame is her third novel and was released in August 2025. She is passionate about creating teen content and is a producer at Roundstone Media, an Irish company focused on creating innovative entertainment for digital natives.