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Rieneke Van Santen
- Languages:
- Dutch, English
- Issues:
- Privacy and Surveillance, Technology & Data, Women and Girls, Gender violence
- Expertise:
- Impact Producing, Consulting, Impact Strategist/Advisor, Campaign Implementation, Alternative Distribution, Mentorship, Impact evaluation
- Cultural/racial identity:
- White European
- Self identification:
- Female
Bio
Rieneke Van Santen is a Dutch/American media professional specialized in independent journalism within repressed societies. Her work as a media consultant covers countries such as Iran, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Russia, the African continent and Pacific region. She produced several human rights films for a Persian journalism platform where she was acting as Executive Director, prior to founding her own production and consulting company in 2019. With her films she has been selected for CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, Movies that Matter Impact Pitches, Esodoc, Holland Film Meeting and more. Her first feature documentary Sānsūr about censorship on women in Iran was in the NFF Gouden Kalf competition´23 and won her the Best Producer Award with the LA Independent Women Film Awards and Best Feature Documentary with Sydney International Women’s Film Festival. The film reached millions inside Iran through satellite broadcast. Furthermore, Rieneke is an impact strategist for social impact documentaries, a published writer and communication lecturer the The Hague University for applied sciences. She holds a MA degree in international development from the University of Manchester.
