Anita Voorham

Biography

Based in Amsterdam, Anita Voorham began her career in the writer’s room; story-lining and writing for a number of successful Dutch series, among them Gooische vrouwen. She attended the Binger Filmlab as a creative producer, worked as a development executive for Dutch public broadcaster NTR and was invited by Torino FilmLab at its infancy as one of their core tutors. Furthermore, she joined Berlinale Script Station, Venice Biennale Cinema-College, Midpoint and the selection committee for IFFR’s CineMart. Anita has collaborated on films such as: Home by Fien Troch, selected to Venice Orrizonti 2016 and winner of Best Director, Las Herederas by Marcelo Martinessi, selected to Berlinale Competition 2018 and winner of 2 Silver Bears, a Febre by Maya Da-rin, selected to Locarno Competition 2019, winner Best Actor, L’Ospite by Duccio Chiarini, selected to Locarno Piazza Grande 2018 and many others among them The Fits by Anna Rose Holmer, Inexba by John Trengove, Touch Me Not by Adina Pintillie and A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano. She feels that working on these diverse projects by extraordinary storytellers has been an immensely rewarding expansion of her own life and experiences. Anita is currently co-producing Fien Trochs newest film Holly. She is also a guest lecturer at EAVE and Midpoint and a graduate of the EAVE 2018 Producers workshop.