Marit van den Elshout was head of the IFFR Pro department of International Film Festival Rotterdam from 2006 to early 2022 and then head of studies at the New Producers Academy, the newly established training program for producers with a diverse background in Rotterdam. She was part of various selection committees, including those of the Rotterdam Media Fund and the Netherlands Film Fund. She attended the EAVE Producer’s Workshop in 2009, has served on several juries for project markets and is a member of the European Film Academy.
Marit van den Elshout is director of FilmForward.