Leontine Petit is head of productions at Lemming Film (NL) and Hamster Film (GER). Before working in film production, she studied at the University of Amsterdam where she earned her Master in Philosophy. She graduated from EAVE, is a member of the ACE Network and was Producer on the Move in 2006. 

Between 1995 and 1998 she was responsible for the television programme of the Cinekid Film & Television Festival in Amsterdam, from 1998 to 2002 advisor for youth features for the Netherlands Film Fund, from 2003 to 2007 boardmember of the Binger Filmlab and member of the board of the Dutch MEDIA Desk. From 2005 until 2009 she was an advisor for the committee Film of the Dutch Council of Culture. She regularly teaches at various Media studies.