Felix
creative producer
Isa
office manager
Yanick
post-production coordinator
Julie
publicity, sales & festival coordinator
Aster
documentary producer
Sander
managing director & partner
Iris
producer & partner
Pieter
producer & partner
Nathalie
creative producer
Tessel
legal counsel
Peter
budget controller
Felix van Gisbergen
creative producer

Felix has a Master’s degree in Script Editing and graduated from the University of Amsterdam. After his studies he worked as a script editor for a Dutch public broadcaster. He has been working at Pupkin since 2015, where he works closely together with producer Pieter Kuijpers. Together they are mainly focusing on television series and creating new formats. As a creative producer, Felix loves to connect experienced creators and new talents in order to make remarkable combinations. He is also greatly interested in contemporary Latin American cinema and architecture.

Isa Wouterse
office manager

In 2017 Isa started at Pupkin as an intern during her study Management Assistent. From that time on she has been close to the company. Since 2021 she is officialy responsible for the smooth operations of Pupkin’s office. Isa has a hands on mentality and is known for her positive and direct communication.

Yanick Pilgram
post-production coordinator

Yanick has studied at the Netherlands Film Academy and graduated in 2019. During the summer of 2019 he started at Pupkin as postproduction coordinator. When studying, Yanick was always fascinated by the very fast technical and creative development in postproduction. His main goal is to keep updating the workflows, to work more efficient but always to keep an open communication with every departement. Yanick is an accessible person who faces challenges with heart for the production in balance with a good dose of common sense.

Julie Hakker
publicity, sales & festival coordinator

After graduating in Media Production from the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, Julie studied Spanish Language and Culture at the University of Amsterdam. She has been working at Pupkin since 2017, where she facilitates the smooth operations of the office. Furthermore, she coordinates publicity, sales and festivals for all Pupkin’s productions with great care.

Aster Reinboud
documentary producer

After receiving her Master’s degree in Documentary Research and Development (University of Amsterdam), Aster started working at Pupkin in 2014. She researched and worked on development of several scripted productions, both nationally and internationally.

Meanwhile, her ambition to produce documentaries remained. An ambition Pupkin and Aster share, resulting in the release of the company’s documentary label ‘DOCS by Pupkin’ in 2022, which is creatively led by her. In documentary all her interests meet: her love for language, visual storytelling and deep interest in people, psychology, and society.

Sander van Meurs
managing director & partner

Sander started his career in 1995 working as a producer on various feature films, commercials, television events and drama series. In 2005 he founded Pupkin where he now serves as managing director. Additionally, Sander is a member of the board for the Dutch Producers’ Association OTP and is an advisor to The Council for Culture.

Iris Otten
producer & partner

Iris focuses on director-driven dramas, and youth and family content that possess international appeal. She excels at creating environments where people blossom to their fullest, which is one of the several reasons that Pupkin embraced her as a partner in 2009. Iris guides and supports her writers and directors, enabling them to make their voices heard and their visions a reality. As a producer she feels privileged to own the opportunity to bring powerful, hopeful and humorous stories to many new generations.

Pieter Kuijpers
producer & partner

Pieter graduated from the University of Utrecht majoring in Theatre, Film and Television Studies. He directed his first feature film Godforsaken in 2003. And in 2005, he founded Pupkin. Currently his focus lies on project development, guiding writers and directors, both for feature films and television. His work is distinguished by translating unconventional ideas into film and television-drama.

Nathalie van der Burg
creative producer

Since 2009 Nathalie evolved from a production manager into a crucial asset of the company, currently working as one of Pupkin’s creative producers. She works closely together with producer Iris Otten on the development of high quality drama for children and youth and feature films. With her hands-on approach and involved character, she oversees projects with care by supporting writers and directors during development, and (post-) production.  

Tessel Peijnenburg
legal counsel

Tessel, our legal counsel since 2015,  started her career as a lawyer specialised in intellectual property and media law. She is committed to navigating Pupkin through legal challenges and locking down deals.

Peter Kersten
budget controller

Peter works as an independent financial and budget controller for several film producers and has been working part time at Pupkin since 2011. He manages Pupkin’s financial accounts and advises the managing director. In his spare time Peter enjoys participating in escape rooms.

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Our collaboration with writers and directors is based on personal engagement, trust and sustainability. We are proud of the long-term relationships we have built with all partners we work with. As a company we are constantly in search of a challenge -- in our writers and directors, projects and our audience.

Pupkin is an Amsterdam based, independent production company.

Over the years Pupkin has become one of the leading independent production companies in the Netherlands. We have a strong and exciting track record in developing feature films and television dramas. Our productions have been selected, nominated and awarded at numerous international film festivals, including Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Cannes, TIFF, Emmy Kids Awards, Karlovy Vary, Moscow International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, IFFR, Giffoni, BUFF Malmo, BFI London, Sarajevo Film Festival, BANFF, Cinekid. Our content has been sold to several international platforms and broadcasters, including Netflix, Amazon, Canal+, Arte and ZDF.

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