Everything you've always wanted to ask a talent agent, you can ask this session to VANESSA HENNEMAN. Vanessa is the founder of Henneman Agency, one of the leading talent agency’s in The Netherlands, representing over 150 prominent actors, writers, directors and composers.  Vanessa Henneman also initiated a new company in collaboration with two other European agencies: The European Talent Network (ETN).

More about Vanessa:

VANESSA HENNEMAN (Amsterdam, 1968) studied Drama in Guildford and Film and Television Sciences at the London Institute and graduated with first-class honors in 1993. In The Netherlands, she worked for several years as a director and producer with various networks and production companies. During this period she also studied law at the University of Amsterdam and graduated in 2000, specialized in Entertainment Law.

Vanessa Henneman started her own company Henneman Agency in 2005, which is now one of the leading talent agency’s in The Netherlands, representing over 150 prominent actors, writers, directors and composers. Henneman Agency plays a key strategic role in the Dutch entertainment industry. In addition to the standard services as an agency, Henneman Agency initiates various new TV, film and theatre projects.

In 2015 Vanessa Henneman initiated a new company in collaboration with two other European agencies: The European Talent Network (ETN).  ETN's founding fathers Teamplayers (Denmark), Spiel-Kind (Germany) and Henneman Agency (The Netherlands) share a clear vision and strategy to broaden the scope of European talent and to advise and facilitate international producers and casting-directors on talent packaging.

ETN strives to be a 'One Stop Shop' for European talent. Talent carefully curated by its partners and associated partners (agencies in the UK, the Balkan, Belgium, Poland etc). ETN maintains up-to-date knowledge on the current European entertainment industry and through its years of combined experience, ETN knows the value and impact of specific talent. 

Vanessa is a EAVE alumni (2013), a board member of the European Film Academy representing the Benelux and was listed as a Future Leader by Screen International in 2016.

In our Official Selection:

NETFLIX & CHILL
Michael Middelkoop | Fiction | 06:46

After months of flirting and texting, a young man finally gets the message he's been waiting for: the girl of his dreams invites him over. Her parents are gone for the weekend and she's ready for a romantic night. Then as the night progresses, one guy hoping to get lucky finds out that there's more at stake than his virginity. 

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Martijn Winkler | Fiction | 12:10

A short film about the sweet intimacy and destructive power of social media - told from the point of view of a smartphone.