ABOUT
WORLDVISUALS FILM | STORIES WITH SOCIAL IMPACT
Worldvisuals Film is an international award-winning production company based in the Netherlands and South-Africa. Our films have been selected for hundreds of international film festivals and have won numerous awards around the world.
It is the forgotten stories that we want to draw attention to. In our approach we focus on connection, experience and impact. We do not just produce films, but try to initiate and facilitate a conversation around the films among a wide audience.
Just producing a film does not guarantee that something will change in the world. That is why we approach most films as an impact production. A film is then part of a broader change process. To achieve this, we organize targeted film screenings for specific target groups. We also communicate about our films on a larger scale through alternative distribution channels. This is how we create impact.
WORLDVISUALS FILM FOUNDATION
PRODUCTIONS
Worldvisuals has produced various documentaries and fiction films for broadcasters Human, EO, KRO-NCRV and the VPRO, like the documentaries BRUCE, My father’s secret, Rough Diamonds. and fiction films Turn it around and Something about Alex. These films have reached hundreds of thousands of viewers on TV, in cinemas, in the classroom and online. Worldvisuals has been a member of the Dutch Audiovisual Producers Alliance (NAPA) since 2021.
THE FOUNDATION
Worldvisuals legal form is a foundation. The foundation serves the public interest and is not for profit. Its official objective is: “to raise, clarify and initiate discussion of important social issues in society among the general public. The foundation uses film as an ideal medium to support this process. To achieve its goal, the foundation initiates projects, enters into partnerships and stimulates the development of talent.” The foundation has a Dutch Cultural ANBI status since 1 January 2019 and acts conform to the Dutch Governance Code Culture, Fair Practice Code, Code Diversity & Inclusion with a focus on Green Filmmaking.
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THE TEAM
Meet the Worldvisuals Film team.
François Pieneman
Director
Saskia Makkink
Program Manager
Saskia’s mission is to harness entrepreneurship as a force for sustainable development and opportunity. With over a decade of experience supporting entrepreneurs and ecosystems across Africa, she has helped drive growth and job creation. As an advisor to the African Union on youth entrepreneurship, she combines strategic insight with hands-on expertise, also contributing to educational institutions such as UNESCO-IHE, PAUWES University (Algeria), and Wageningen University. Named one of the Top 50 Women in Sustainable Finance in the Netherlands, Saskia bridges impact, innovation, and leadership to foster lasting change.
Silvia Tufano
Junior Producer
Silvia Tufano is a Junior Producer. Born and raised in Italy with Spanish roots, she holds an MAin Performing Arts and Multimedia Production from the University of Padua. Her academic background is anchored to the regional film funding system in Italy, a subject she explored in her final thesis.
Silvia’s career began contributing to two editions of the Ibero Latin-American Film Festival of Trieste as a fundraiser and institutional liaison. This was followed by her experience as a Young Juror at the 2025 Biografilm Festival in Bologna, internationally known as one of the most important festivals dedicated to documentaries. Now based in Amsterdam, Silvia transitioned from freelance executive producing for independent and student projects to her current role at Worldvisuals Film as a junior producer.
Ron Visser
Chairman
Ron has directed several training films, including for the ‘Pleasant contact with the government’ project of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and he worked on a film about the communication between GP and patient at the end of life. Ron followed a film course after a previous career as a lecturer at Leiden University and a government manager. He studied mathematics and obtained his doctorate in social sciences.
Ingeborg Putter
Treasurer & Secretary
Ingeborg studied Public Relations and Information. In her working life she has navigated between non-profit and profit, but she eventually found her creative place as an executive producer at Worldvisuals. Ingeborg played an important role in the distribution and marketing of the films. Nowadays she is treasurer and secretary of the foundation.
Richard de Wit
General Boardmember
Richard works as a senior advisor at the Dutch government. In previous positions responsible for film development and production, multi-media productions and e-learning. Richard worked as a speechwriter and edited several publications. With his years of experience, Richard advises on different topics in the film process.
BOARD OF ADVICE
The advisory board is a group of experts who lend their skills, guidance, and knowledge to Worldvisuals Film. Fields of expertise are finance, legal, sustainability, education, economics and impact.
Rachel Cannegieter
Advisor Sustainability
Rachel works as Director for Rethink Rebels, a fast-growing company offering sustainability advice for fashion businesses.
Mariet de Gooijer
Advisor Education
Mariet is the Director of Maupertuus, a private school for children with learning or developmental difficulties.
David Zetland
Advisor Economics & Politics
David Zetland researches the political-economy of water, the environment and the commons. As a university lecturer at Leiden University College, he teaches courses on economics, entrepreneurship and sustainability