Industry 2025 Experts

Louise H. Johansen

ATHICFF Industry Consultant

Louise Højgaard Johansen is a Danish festival programmer and film industry consultant based in Prague. She started her festival career at the Copenhagen Film Festivals and has curated film and events around Europe for almost 20 years. She is a producer of films such as Grandma Lo-fi (2011) and Last and First Men (2020), and in 2022 she established the initiative Sane Cinema which is pushing for healthier practices in the film industry, through awareness, training and education. Louise holds a Master in Film Studies from The University of Copenhagen, and is a member of the European Film Academy. Louise has been with ATHICFF since its very beginning, and after becoming a mother, she is today a programmer and industry consultant for the festival.

Alain de Levita

Producer, Dark Alley Pictures

Two-time Emmy Award winner Alain de Levita is one of the leading producers in the Netherlands. He has produced over a thousand hours of TV, drama and more than 30 feature films. Alain produced drama for 7 years at John de Mol Productions until he founded NL Films in 2001, which under his leadership as CEO and producer grew into one of the largest television and feature film companies in the Netherlands. Alain is responsible for the hit series Penoza, The Case Menten, In Therapie, Spangas, and feature films such as Tonio, Away From You, Kneeling On A Bed of Violins, The Storm, and five-time Golden calf winner Banker of Resistance. In 2023 he founded Dark Alley Pictures and produced the biggest war feature The Forgotten Battle and the hit series The jewish Council.

Klemen Dvornik

Director and Producer, Filmservis

Klemen Dvornik graduated in Film and Television Directing from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana. His directing credits include five feature films, most recently Block 5 (2024), which premiered at the Locarno and Sarajevo Film Festivals. He has also directed acclaimed television series such as The Lake and Lenin’s Park. As a producer, his credits include the short film How I Learned to Hang Laundry (2023), winner of the Partner Prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival and shortlisted for a European Film Award.

A committed advocate for filmmakers’ rights, he has led both the Federation of Filmmakers’ Guilds of Slovenia and the Directors’ Guild of Slovenia, and served as Chair of the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), where he remains an active member of the Executive Committee. Dvornik is an Assistant Professor at AGRFT.

Leonidas Christopoulos

CEO, Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (EKKOMED)

Leonidas Christopoulos has been Chief Executive Officer of EKKOMED (Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center S.A.) since September 2024, after serving as President and CEO of EKOME (2023–2024) and as Secretary General for Digital Governance at the Ministry of Digital Governance (2019–2023), where he oversaw EKOME and implemented key reforms in Greece’s audiovisual incentive framework.

During his tenure, he improved the cash rebate scheme, reactivated the tax relief incentive, and launched the Audiovisual Production Loan Guarantee Fund in collaboration with the Hellenic Development Bank. He also led Greece’s Digital Transformation Strategy, including the Digital Transformation Bible, AI and Digital Skills Strategy, and Gov.gr platform. He has served in several ministries and was an advisor to the President of the Official Opposition on public administration and education policy (2016-2019).

He holds degrees from Panteion University (BSc. in Political and International Studies), the University of Warwick (MA. in International Political Economy of Mass Media) and the National School of Public Administration and Local Government.

Katerina Kacerovska

Script Consultant

Katerina Kacerovska is a Czech script consultant and scriptwriter with extensive experience in film and television. She is an expert for animated films, children´s series and educational programmes at the national broadcaster Czech Television. As a story analyst she has collaborated on many feature films and animated shorts. Her scriptwriting credits include the children’s feature film Martin and the Magical Forest (2021). She is a lecturer at the Czech film academy FAMU.

Georgina Kakoudaki

Dramaturg

Theatrologist, theater educator, dramaturg and director. For the past 20 years she has directed performances for adolescents, theater walks, and site-specific shows for the whole family. As a dramaturg, she has primarily collaborated with dance troupes and dance theaters. She has established artistic educational institutions, the latest being the “Epidaurus Lyceum” at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. She teaches theater and cinema in drama schools and schools, and participates in educational programs for the development and promotion of cinema for both young and adult audiences (ATHICFF, DISFF, Olympia IFF, Greek Film Centre, etc).

Vicky Micha

Producer, asterisk*

Vicky Miha has been working as a producer for the past fifteen years. In 2017, she launched asterisk*, as a production company and one-stop consulting company for international producers. Since then, asterisk* has collaborated on 500+ projects with over 120 companies from 30 countries. In 2021, she co-founded asterisk*post, a post-production facility in central Athens. Vicky Miha is a Board Member of the Hellenic Film Academy and the ACE Producers Network and member of EFA, EAVE and Eurodoc. She represented Greece in Cannes Producers on the Move in 2023.

Her filmography, as producer, co-producer and assistant producer, includes (among many others currently in production): Blue Blood by Juris Kursietis (Tallinn Black Nights 2024); A Quiet Life by Alexandros Avranas (Venice 2024); Dogwatch by Gregoris Rentis (Visions du Reel 2022); The Man With The Answers by Stelios Kammitsis (Santa Barbara, Guadalajara, Beijing 2022); Oscuro Animal by Felipe Guerrero (Rotterdam Tiger Competition 2016 | Premio Cooperacion Espanola San Sebastian 2016); Modris by Juris Kursietis (Special Mention New Directors San Sebastian | Contemporary World Cinema Toronto 2014) and Dogtooth by Yorgos Lanthimos (Oscar Nominated for Best Foreign Film 2011 | Un Certain Regard Award 2009).

Joanne Oldenbeuving

Managing Director, Cinekid

Joanne Oldenbeuving is the Director of Cinekid, Europe’s leading media festival for children. With a strong background in media, theatre, and talent development, she brings extensive leadership experience from the Dutch creative industry. Before joining Cinekid, Joanne was Director of the Amsterdam Youth Theatre School, where she strengthened partnerships, secured new funding, and fostered an inclusive artistic community. She previously led VondelCS at AVROTROS, developing innovative youth programming, and headed the BNNVARA Academy, guiding emerging creators in television and digital storytelling. As founder and coordinator of NETWERK CS, she has built bridges between broadcasters, cultural institutions, and young makers. Joanne is passionate about empowering the next generation of creatives and sees Cinekid as a unique platform to inspire children through media, technology, and imagination.

Milan Stojanovic

Producer, Sense Production

Milan is the founder and the managing director of Belgrade-based Sense Production. He is currently teaching at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, from where he graduated Film and TV Producing. He is a member of ACE, the European Film Academy, as well as EAVE, where he’s also the National coordinator for Serbia, since 2020. Milan has produced the family hit How I Learned to Fly (2022) by Radivoje Adric, which had over 250.000 admissions in the region and won over 30 awards at more than 60 festivals. He has produced numerous films such as the award-winning works by Ivan Ikic, Oasi (2020) and Barbarians (2014), Working Class Goes to Hell (2023) by Mladen Djordjevic, as well as the Serbian version of the Dutch TV series for children Important Stuff (Hofdzake).

Pantelis Panteloglou

Artistic Director, Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People & President of the European Children's Film Association (ECFA)

Born in Athens in 1976, he studied Social Anthropology at Panteion University, where he also did postgraduate studies. He has worked in the wider cultural and audiovisual field since the beginning of 2000, in various creative, technical and administrative positions. Since the beginning of 2024 he is the artistic director of Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, where he has been working part-time since 2011 and full-time since 2018. As of 2023 he is president of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) for a five-year term.

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