Ellen Birgitte Riis born 1956 in Skive, Denmark.
Ellen Riis has more than 30 years of experience in the film- and mediabusiness. She has a background in distribution, public relations, marketing and publishing and has worked as an associate professor at The University of Aarhus, an assistant professor at Via University College and as a consultant at The Animation Workshop in Viborg.
From Feb. 2018 – April 2021 she held the position as principal at European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark.
2021 Producer and consultant, Basmati Film
2018-2021 Principal at European Film College, Ebeltoft/Denmark
2015-2018 Assistant Professor Via University College, ‘Via Film and Transmedia’
2007-2014 Associate Professor Aarhus University, teaching film development and production
2006 - Basmati Film, film producer and project manager of film, books and cultural projects
1997 -2006 Producer at Deluca Film in Aarhus. TV-documentaries, documentary films, short fiction
1991 -1996 Journalist and production manager in Bonn, Germany
1985 -1991 Acquisition, marketing, distribution at Nordisk Film, Copenhagen
1984 -1985 Press manager of local tv station Kanal 2 in Copenhagen
1981 -1984 Studies of religion & psychology, University of Copenhagen
1977 -1981 M.A. in literature and communication, Aarhus University
1976 -1977 Auxiliary nurse in Oxford, England