Independent consultant, tutor and EP in the international documentary industry including project development, storytelling, financing and distribution strategy.

Gitte Hansen is a consultant, tutor and mentor in the international documentary industry and has served at many regional and international events such as Nordisk Panorama Forum, IDFAcademy, Documentary Campus Master School, Baltic Sea Forum, Thessaloniki Doc, CPH:DOX, Crossing Borders and Pitching du Réel. Hansen has executive produced more than 20 international documentaries for First Hand Films in Zürich where she has been deputy director and headed sales and acquisitions for many years. Gitte holds a Master in Film & Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen.