Esther Schmidt

Esther Schmidt is a freelance program maker and organizer of (industry) events. Inspired by the experiences and the needs of the sector, she started organizing programs and meetings for AV professionals at, among others, the Netherlands Film Festival, Cinekid, IFFR, Imagine Film Festival, Holland Animation Festival, Cinemasia Film Festival. She is the organizer of the year round NFF Extended meetings, coordinator of the Videoland Academy talent development program and from 2020 she is involved in FilmForward. In 2020, she founded Women in the Picture, a foundation to improve the labor market position and visibility of female professionals.

Esther is strategy consultant (freelance) for FilmForward.