Head of International Relations, European Documentary Network

Anita Reher was one of the founders of the European Documentary Network (EDN) in 1996. EDN is an international association of documentary filmmakers, producers, distributors, broadcasters, festivals and other film professionals, which provides services to its members. The association's headquarters are in Copenhagen, Denmark. Anita Reher was EDN's Network Manager from 1996 to 2006. She was responsible for developing the structure of EDN and many of the initiatives that EDN continues to pursue including: founding and organizing the FORUM in cooperation with IDFA, creating the Southern European Workshops, which EDN has conducted in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal for ten years. Anita Reher has planned and coordinated more than 50 international workshops on pitching, storytelling, distribution, and promotion.

In 2007 Anita Reher became EDN's Head of International Relations and now concentrates her time consulting with members about how to conduct business and navigate the European world of documentary filmmaking at Sunny Side, MIPDOC, IDFA, and other important festivals and markets. She also nurtures EDN's extensive network of contacts in Europe, its relationships with the film institutes, broadcasters, and EDN's institutional members.

Anita Reher began her career in the field of documentaries when she joined the MEDIA I project DOCUMENTARY in 1992 shortly after its creation by the European Union. Anita has a degree in languages and a background in marketing.