Nelleke Driessen has over two decades of experience in the film industry. She has been with FORTISSIMO since 2000 as a part-time manager while she ran her own documentary distribution company. She joined full-time as Co-Managing Director in 2004. Her distribution experience also includes work for Film International and Hungry Eye, and she founded the home video division, Homescreen, for Cinemien in 2004. She has also worked for the International Film Festival Rotterdam.