Wouter Jansen

Wouter Jansen is the founder of the sales company Square Eyes. The company represents bold, author-driven features and shorts, and in close collaboration with the filmmakers it devises bespoke festival distribution and sales strategies. In the past Wouter has worked for 10 years as the head of program at Go Short ISFF. He is an expert for Locarno Open Doors and First Cut Lab, regularly gives lectures at film schools and festivals, engages in selection committees for funding bodies and industry programs. Square Eyes is a sales company based in Vienna, that helps outstanding non-mainstream films find the audience and recognition they deserve. We specialise in representing bold, author-driven features and shorts, that are willing to take narrative and aesthetic risks. We collaborate closely with filmmakers to devise bespoke festival distribution and sales strategies. By limiting our portfolio, we ensure that each film we work with receives the attention it needs to reach its fullest poten