Ieva Ūbele, a documentary producer, founded Baltic Balkan Productions in 2019, focusing on personal stories and social issues. Her notable films include homo@lv (2010), the first Latvian documentary at Berlinale, and Inga Can Hear (2018), premiered at Hot Docs 2019. Former Head of Industry at Beldocs IDFF (2020–2023), she holds an MA in Social Anthropology and an Executive MBA. An alumna of EAVE, EURODOC, and Emerging Producers, she is a member of the Documentary Association of Europe and EWA.