Selin Murat
IDFA (NL)

As co-founder of Canadian based Parabola films, Selin Murat started her career as a creative producer. For over a decade she produced author-driven documentaries that found their way to festivals, cinemas and broadcast. In 2017, Selin became film programmer and head of Industry at Montreal's RIDM where she created strong relationships with European festivals and markets. In this role she co-created the If! Doc Lab in Istanbul (2016-2018), lead co-production workshops for Quebec at CPH:DOX, Sunny Side of the Doc, Hot Docs, and Cannes Doc and consulted for several international film markets including the Toolbox program at EFM-Berlinale. Since summer 2021, she is Markets Manager at Amsterdam's IDFA, and continues to consult, moderate, lead workshops and support international non-fiction talent.