WHO WE ARE

We work with a core team of experts based all over Europe and leverage diverse expertise within our wide network.

Mark Denessen

Founder & Producer

Mark is a creative force in international co-productions with over 25 years of experience.


After graduating in Arts, Policy, and Management of Film and TV in Amsterdam and at the Media Business School in Madrid, Mark joined the Dutch Film Academy where he mastered film production, planning, financing and line production.


Mark is also the Producer of Ginger Pictures — an audiovisual production company based in Brussels, Belgium and Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information, visit our website.

Peter Roos

Co-Founder & Executive Search

Peter is a seasoned professional with an extensive background in finance and innovation, boasting a career spanning over three decades. His expertise lies in spearheading transformative ventures, driving growth across diverse industries, and leading dynamic teams to success.


He is also a founding partner at Accord Group Executive Search, with a network comprising 120 senior consultants, Peter’s strategic insights and profound understanding of leadership dynamics significantly contribute to our enduring success.

Frans van Berckel

Co-Founder & Equity Investor

Frans is an experienced international finance director able to drive change in an organisation by translating top level goals in simple and easy to understand priorities and targets. Frans has a hands on approach and result oriented. 

 

With 30+ years of financing experience, he has an impressive track record in starting up new businesses and building successful companies. Frans track record includes strategic partnerships with major players like DentConnect and Unilever.

Calvin Roy

Funding Expert & Junior Producer

Based between France and Denmark, Calvin bears a diverse skillset encompassing fundraising, creative development and on-set production. After a Master in International Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in Strasbourg, he joined Zentropa in Copenhagen and then Ginger Pictures in Brussels where he strived on high-end European feature films and series. He is now consulting for dozens of production companies across the continent, for which he raised 5.5M€ and counting within only 2 years.

Silvia Rexha

Funding Expert

A globetrotter and polyglot, Silvia, studied Sociology and Political Sciences in Belgium and Ireland. Familiar with the EU funding programmes after years of experience in policy work in the public and associative sector in Brussels, her love for storytelling brought her to us. She currently works for the Bigger Picture and Ginger Pictures between Brussels, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen. Silvia operates in English, French, Dutch, Albanian, or Greek. Between AMIF, Erasmus+, Interreg, Horizon2020, and Creative Europe, she has developed many projects and raised millions.

Lucy Macpherson-Mulcahy

Funding Expert & Creative Producer

Lucy is a script development strategist specialised in content, market research and financial strategy for Film and TV. She is fluent in French and English. Lucy studied Screenwriting in the UK and has a Masters in Political Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux. Lucy worked in communications in the UK and was assistant manager at the Dubai Film Market. Since 2019 she has advised on over 30 projects for high-profile production companies. Across the EMEA, she has generated over 7M€ for her clients. In between projects, Lucy is a screenwriter, member of the SACD, with a feature and two original series currently in development.

Sofie Havskov Jensen

Funding Expert

Sofie is a film production freelancer, based in Copenhagen and Athens. She is formally educated in Japanese studies and comparative literature at the University of Copenhagen and has since worked within the film industry, latest at Zentropa Productions.