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EDN Member of the Month – Esther van Messel. 13.02.2018. In this monthly interview series EDN focuses on one of its many members to show both members in the spotlight and the diversity of the EDN membership group. Our EDN member of the month for February 2018 is Esther van Messel, CEO, First Hand Films, Switzerland.
In 1990, she joined Warner Bros. Israel and became Head of Distribution. From 1992 she produced international feature films and documentaries as Head of Co-Production and Sales for an independent production company in Zurich. Since 1998, Esther van Messel runs her own company FIRST HAND FILMS in Zurich and Berlin.
Mar 20, 2024 · “This is the place to be,” First Hand Films CEO and founder Esther van Messel enthuses about CPH:DOX.
May 3, 2023 · Van Messel is marking the company’s quarter century anniversary with the launch of the First Hand Fund Diversity Call, a fund valued at €25,000.
The tenth edition of Polish Pride parades a colorful trail of rainbow flags through the streets of Warsaw. Along the route, Antek and his friends line up to warn of the “pink threat” in prayer and edifying hymns. As traditional Catholics, he and his Brotherhood hold deeply conservative views: sex before marriage is out of the question, homosexuality can be cured, abortion is a ...
Esther van Messel. Producer. Writer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play demo reel 2:05. FHF Showreel 2016. More at IMDbPro Contact info & Agent info. Esther van Messel is known for Stowaways (1997), Fremd geboren (1997) and Het Geheim van de Hema (2012).
First Hand Films GmbH was founded 1998 by Esther van Messel in Zurich and Berlin as an international sales and production company. We also release fiction and documentary films in Swiss theatres and produce one-offs and series for digital, TV and cinema.
