After studying Film & Television Science and Language Control, Esther van Driesum worked as a copywriter for various magazines, radio maker, dramaturge (VARA and VPRO) and script editor. For the past 10 years, she has served as Head of Programs and Lab Director at Binger Filmlab. Within the Binger labs that Esther helped to design, she supervised feature film and documentary makers from all over the world in the development of their projects.
In March 2013, Esther decided to continue her work as a self-employed person, with the main focus on project and talent development in both drama and documentary. She now works as a freelance script and project consultant for film producers such as BIND and JvdW Film, was one of the script mentors in the NFDC Screenwriters Lab (India) last fall and guest lecturer at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy.