Visit Films

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Visit Films is a world sales company specializing in daring and original work from diverse filmmakers all around the globe. Visit represents Oscar-nominated and award winning films from the world's top festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Rotterdam, Toronto, SXSW, Tribeca, and many more. With years of extensive expertise and a catalog of 200+ titles, Visit understands what it takes to navigate today's constantly evolving market. As one of the only true worldwide sales companies with a strong presence in the American market handling sales to N. America, the company is able to strategize and plan for coordinated worldwide releases. Visit works on films in all stages from development to completion and licenses to theatrical distributors, DVD/digital outlets, and broadcasters. Additionally, the company works with hundreds of festivals and non-theatrical screening venues each year to program its slate of titles. Visit has helped to launch some of today's most talented and innovative filmmakers, including the Safdie brothers, David Robert Mitchell, Eliza Hittman, and Kogonada, while continuing to cultivate relationships with steadfast auteurs such as Werner Herzog, Harmony Korine, Josephine Decker, and the Duplass brothers. Visit Films is also the parent company for US based distributor Monument Releasing and the feature and documentary development incubator Pretty ____ Ideas. Additional Services - Visit Films is able to help craft a domestic, international or worldwide sales or festival strategy. The company consults with directors or producers on their project at script, rough cut or completed stage. Company executives are available for conference and panel speaking engagements. Visit Films also handles acquisitions consulting and can help organizations, distributors and other content licensing entities build a catalog of titles or cover markets and festivals. Reach out to us at info@visitfilms.com for additional information and a quote.

Ryan is the founder of Visit Films, a leading worldwide boutique film sales company, and sister companies Monument Releasing, a NY-based distribution company, and Pretty ____ Ideas, an LA-based incubation company through which he has produced and EP'ed a wide range of films. Ryan has been responsible for the acquisition, worldwide sales, and development of numerous important American independent and international films that have premiered at and won numerous prizes in all the major film festivals, such as Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Venice and Toronto. He is the executive producer of Oscar nominated Ascension, Silver Bear Winning Robe of Gems and produced Sanctity of Space. He has worked with filmmakers as diverse as Harmony Korine, Werner Herzog, the Duplass Brothers, Joe Swanberg, Josephine Decker, Joanna Hogg, Mark Cousins, Theo Anthony, Kogonada, and David Robert Mitchell. In addition to many Gotham and Independent Spirit Award winning titles, he worked on the Oscar-nominated Australian film Tanna. Ryan speaks on numerous industry panels each year, including for The Gotham, the Sundance Institute, and the Cannes Producer's Network.

Ryan Kampe

President

Hailing from Seattle, WA, Madeleine discovered her love of independent film from an early age, attending SIFF’s month-long festival annually. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with Honors in Film and Creative Writing, and worked as social media manager for Cucalorus Film Festival while there. After moving to New York in 2015, she started working in the film event space, most notably as creative director & event producer for Videology Bar & Cinema before joining the sales team at Visit in 2021.

Madeleine Tangney

Director of Sales

Travis Weedon is the Director of Festivals and Non-Theatrical at Visit Films. He has been with Visit since 2023. He is the former program director for the White River Indie Films Festival and currently programs with AFI FEST, the Ojai Playhouse Film Festival, and the Vermont International Film Festival. He has also been a jury member at the Calgary International Film Festival. Travis has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oregon and enjoyed a career as an educator and a film critic before turning his focus to sales and programming. When not scouring the current cinematic landscape for the newest festival titles, he maintains a strict diet of MGM musicals with his daughter.

Travis Weedon

Director of Festivals & Non-Theatrical

Sheilan grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended the University of Oregon, where solidified her passion for the business side of the film industry. She graduated in June 2024 with degrees in Business Administration and Cinema Studies. She joined Visit in January of 2024 as the Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Sheilan Ghomghaleh

Sales & Marketing Coordinator

Raised partially on the West and East coasts, Sophie graduated from Wesleyan University where she nourished her love for independent and foreign films. It was there that she established her background in film education, film criticism, production, and repertory programming. Having moved to New York in the Summer of 2023, Sophie started for Visit in festivals but soon found herself working primarily in acquisitions and sales.

Sophie Gilbert

Acquisitions Coordinator

Originally from Connecticut, Ariana studied at Scripps College in California where she majored in media studies and French. She then worked in fashion, initially in wholesales and then in e-commerce at Kidiliz Group. In 2018, Ariana moved to France, where she eventually pursued a master’s degree in film at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. Through this master’s, she completed an internship in film production and acquisitions at Logical Pictures, solidifying her love for film. During the summer of 2023, she moved back to the United States, and in March 2024, she started to work at Visit Films as a Festivals Assistant.

Ariana Callan

Festival Assistant

With a background in editorial and visual effects, Jessica brings technical knowledge, and a careful attention to detail to her work. She holds a degree in Film and Media Production with a concentration in Producing from Arizona State University. Her editorial work has earned recognition at independent film festivals, including a Narrative Spotlight Award at SXSW 2025 and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Episode at Slamdance 2026. As Director of Post Production and Delivery, she has a thorough understanding of the full post pipeline from early assembly through final delivery and distribution.

Jessica Sanders

Director of Post-Production and Delivery

Born and raised in Greece, Thelma moved to the US to deepen her film-producing knowledge and pursue her love for cinema. She holds a Business degree from the UK and gained early professional experience in London’s start-up world. Drawn to the rise of international co-productions and innovative financing models, she later completed a Film Producing degree in Los Angeles. There, she discovered international sales and found her place within the global film ecosystem, joining Visit in the summer of 2025.

Thelma Hassapi

Sales Assistant

We're always looking for great interns! If you're interested in applying, please send a resume and cover letter to mt@visitfilms.com!

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