DIRECTOR

Inke Van Loocke joined the ACE team after nearly two decades at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, followed by an impactful managerial role at the Schiedam Library. During her tenure at IFFR, Inke became Head of the festival’s industry strand IFFR Pro in 2022, overseeing its strategic vision, and further developing its professional and talent development programmes. Before that, she led two of IFFR’s cornerstone initiatives: the CineMart co-production market and the Rotterdam Lab training workshop for emerging producers. She also worked as an industry consultant and served on the selection committees of the Hubert Bals Fund, the Cinelink Co-Production Market, Durban Film Market, and MIDPOINT, and was a member of the Minority Co-production Committee of the Netherlands Film Fund. She is an alumni of EAVE’s Ties That Bind workshop.

SENIOR STUDIES MANAGER

Adrien Barrouillet joined ACE Producers in January 2026. After starting in distribution and market analysis at Universcine, Sony Pictures and Under The Milky Way in Paris and New York, he moved into film production at Les Films du Bal and went on to co-found Furyo Films, where he produced several films selected and awarded at international festivals. He is an alumnus of EAVE, the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, and Rotterdam Lab.

EVENTS & SPRINGBOARD MANAGER

Maegene has worked as a coordinator for several international film festivals such as IFFR (CineMart), NFF (Holland Film Meeting), and Cinekid. Prior to starting at ACE Producers, she worked as a talent agent at Henneman Agency and The Birds Management, as well as a match-maker for several film festivals. She studied International Marketing & Management in Rotterdam.

maegenefabias@ace-producers.com

PRODUCERS LIAISON, EVENTS PRODUCER & COMMUNICATIONS

Thijs joined ACE Producers in March 2023 as Producers Liaison, Event Producer and Communications Officer. Before that, he worked for over 6 years for Cinekid Festival, where he was the coordinator of Cinekid for Professionals, the industry arm of the festival. In this role, he oversaw the talent development programmes for writers and directors, the co-production market and the guest department. As a freelancer, he also worked in various roles for International Film Festival Rotterdam & CineMart, Netherlands Film Festival and Go Short International Short Film Festival.

OFFICE MANAGER & TEAM ASSISTANT

After having worked as the Office Manager in a Dutch production company, Isabel joined ACE Producers in June 2024. She has a bachelor’s in Ancient History with Film Studies from the University of Liverpool and a master’s in Cultural Analysis from the University of Amsterdam.