About Yermi B.

Multimedia journalist reporting on migration, and international affairs in Europe. My work has been published by Al Jazeera English, AJ+, PBS, Deutsche Welle, and other news outlets.

About Irina S.

Irina's a bilingual video journalist based in Kaliningrad and Moscow. She holds MA in Journalism from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

About Gayatri P.

I am a freelance journalist, currently based in Berlin as a German Chancellor Fellow. I specialise in human rights and conflict. I regularly provide print, web, radio and TV content for Al Jazeera English, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Deustche Welle etc. I am an Erasmus Mundus scholar in War and Conflict Reporting.

About Giovanni L.

Giovanni Lo Curto is a freelance photographer and journalist based in Berlin, Germany. He has a Bachelor in Foreign languages and international relationship with a curriculum on Middle East and North Africa studies. He travel and lived long in South America and Middle East. Since 2010 He lives in Berlin. His work focuses on contemporary social, political, religeon and economic issues, and his interests lie in the relationship between man's identity, memories and places. Giovanni is available on commission world wide

About Angelos T.

Angelos Tsaousis is a producer, director and documentary filmmaker working both on commissioned and personal projects since 2006. In 2007 he founded Filmografik_DocRepublic, an independent film production company that specializes in documentary filmmaking and immersive media. With a truthful passion for visualising impactful stories, Angelos aims through his films to raise awareness and promote a dialogue on important social issues. His debut feature documentary The New Plastic Road - https://thenewplasticroad.com/ filmed in the remote mountainous area of Pamir, acquired by the international sales agency SYNDICADO FS, was award nominated at CLOSE UP: Edinburgh DOCUFEST 2020 and was screened at HOTDOCS 2021, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020, Sevastopol International Documentary Festival in Crimea and more. He has been a FULBRIGHT and a San Francisco Film Society fellow, has participated at numerous workshops - UNIONDOCS (New York) & EURODOC (Europe), and residencies - Santa Fe Art Institute. A visionary storyteller whose look at impactful stories is both intimate and inspiring. Far.Go.Bots - https://fargobots.com/ is his second feature documentary film, a co-production with ERT (Greek Public Broadcaster) and the Greek Film Centre, that premiered as an official selection at the main program of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2022.

About Brian P.

Hello! I am an independent producer, editor, and video journalist living in Berlin, Germany, originally from the US. My work ranges from music videos to corporate documentaries to short fiction films, although I've always had a passion for free-form documentary film that seeks to raise social awareness. My film credits include post-production editing and office work on the Oscar-nominated film Trouble the Water, Michael Moore's most recent film Capitalism: A Love Story, and the upcoming Morgan Spurlock-produced documentary, Dancing in Jaffa. I have always devoted a significant amount of time to the discoveries of travel, various cultures, and the human spirit, and hope to convey this understanding and emotions in my film work and everyday life. I graduated from Wesleyan with a BA in film in 2010 and now reside in Berlin, Germany, continuing to make creative and fun work.

About Seth C.

I'm a filmmaker and video journalist from the US, currently based in Europe. I'm focused on telling character driven documentary stories in video. I have an eye for the cinematic, and a keen understanding of the importance of sound in video production.

About Berta T.

Berta Tilmantaite was born and raised in a little town in Lithuania. She has BA in Journalism from Vilnius University (Lithuania), took a course in Photojournalism at Danish School of Media and Journalism, and also got MA in International Multimedia Journalism in Beijing, China. Currently she is working as a freelance multimedia journalist, photographer and videographer and also lectures at Vilnius University, Lithuania. Her projects were published in various media outlets over the world and have won awards in several contests and festivals.

About Michele M.

Stringer based in Italy. Video reporter with more than 15 years of Experiences in Breaking News, Press Junkets & Documentary.

About Stefano C.

I am a DOP and video-journalist with experience in reporting for TV and the Wen. I serve clients such as broadcasters Mediaset, LA7, Sky, Fremantle, Rai. I can organize complex productions or shoot BBC approved equipment. I lead a video company called Daring House - www.daringhouse.com

About Fabian W.

FABIAN WEISS is a photographer, visual storyteller and member of the journalistic NGO FROH! and the photo agency LAIF. He lives in Austria, Estonia and Germany and mostly works in the Baltics, Eastern Europe and further East. His personal projects explore cultural changes in personal structures; the cinematic images he creates are acutely observed portraits within a broader assessment of the surrounding culture and have been awarded and exhibited internationally. Besides his photographic work, he teaches and conducts workshops on visual storytelling and making magazines. www.fabianweiss.com

About Tomislav Z.

Producer and director with 25 years of experience in film and television productions. Holds a masters degree in documentary film direction from Charles University, Prague Film Academy (FAMU). Multi-awarded author of more than 50 documentaries. Most of his documentaries are related to social, health, sports, culture and human rights. His films were screened at numerous film festivals and TV channels worldwide. Besides traditional distribution, his films are often used for learning and advocacy purposes. He collaborates with World Health Organization, Open Society Foundations, United Nations, UEFA, etc. He is a member of European Documentary Network and International Documentary Association.

About Matteo B.

Matteo Bastianelli (b. 1985) is a freelance documentary photographer, videographer, certified drone operator, video editor and filmmaker based in Rome, Italy. He is a National Geographic Magazine contributor and a member of Italy's National Order of Journalists since 2009. Above all he works on personal and long-term projects related to social, environmental and human rights issues, with a keen interest in consequences of wars and contemporary issues affecting our society. His photographic and film projects have been published and commissioned by a number of national and international magazines, such as Al Jazeera, Burn, CNN, Corriere della Sera, Der Spiegel, Discovery Channel Interactive, D- La Repubblica, El Pais, Internazionale, International New York Times, Lens - The New York Times, L'Espresso, L'Europeo, La Repubblica, La Stampa, MSNBC, National Geographic Magazine, Newsweek Japan, PDN, Super 8-La Repubblica, Stern, Sky News, TIME Lightbox, Vanity Fair, Voice of America, Washington Post, XL Semanal, among others. Since 2016 he has also been working on assignment for NGOs such as Amnesty International, AVSI, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, Human Rights Watch and International Committee of the Red Cross. His projects have been shown in Belgium, Brazil, Estonia, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, The Netherlands and USA. He has received various awards for his work, among which PDN’s Photo Annual, Emerging Talent Award at Reportage by Getty Images, Canon Young Photographers’ Award, Honorable Mention from the NPPA- Best of photojournalism, finalist for the Burn Emerging Photographer Fund, Marco Bastianelli Prize for the Best First Book and "Vittorio de Seta" prize for the director of the best documentary film at BIF&ST- Bari International Film Festival 2013. In 2018 Bastianelli documented the world’s worst humanitarian disaster caused by the ongoing civil war in Yemen, focusing his attention on the resilience of civilians trapped in a life of violence and disease. His Yemen project appeared in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic Magazine and has been used worldwide by Doctors Without Borders in 2019 for advocacy campaigns to help and protect Yemeni civilians. His documentary film "Yemen Unveiled" was screened during the 2019 Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin, Germany and has been included in the Official Selection of the Health for All Film Festival 2020, organized by the World Health Organization in Geneva. In 2019 he documented various issues affecting the Mexican society between the States of Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxaca for the AVSI Foundation, realizing the documentary film “Fortaleza, México”, screened at the 15th edition of the “Short Mexico” International Film Festival. In 2020, Matteo Bastianelli started documenting the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting quarantine on Rome’s community of homeless, migrants and refugees. After fleeing from areas of conflict, these vulnerable people now face the global pandemic amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment. His project proposal was selected by the National Geographic Society and supported by the Natgeo Society’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists.

About Dario B.

About Ion G.

Ion Gnatiuc is a documentary film producer, director, and cinematographer based in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Here he established here after graduating Documentary Filmmaking, an English master degree at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His short film debut - IN THE FRAME, a story about a transgender woman from Chisinau - had the premiere at the goEast Film Festival and traveled at other 15 international film festivals, including Cannes Short Film Corner, Ji.hlava IDFF, Transilvania International Film Festival, Beldocs, Artdocfest, and others. An ESoDoc and Balkan Documentary Center alumni, Now Ion is producing

About Matt D.

** I live on the move and regularly work in different countries! ** Spring 2023 // Chicago, US Summer 2023 // Poland, Germany Fall 2023 // Vietnam * My schedule is generally flexible and I can adapt to your needs! ----- Int'l Film and TV director with 20yrs of high-end production experience. BA in Film Production / Directing Fiction from Columbia College in Chicago, US. I have worked extensively in Central and North America and Germany and for nearly 10 years I was based in Vietnam, working all across Asia, even once in North Korea. My past clients include BBC, NBC, CNN, Insider Inc, Channel NewsAsia, TRT, VTV and other media networks. I've done work for Ericsson, PwC, CARE Int'l and the UN. I've worked on productions such as "The Dark Knight", "Prison Break" and the 2019 Hollywood reboot of "Charlie's Angels". I've also shot 3 of my own feature films and numerous shorts. My own film work has won awards at int'l film festivals and online has reached viewership in the millions. Multilingual: English ~ Polski ~ Español ~ Tiếng Việt ~ Deutsch Links: * Web Site and Portfolio: www.EtheriumSky.com * Professional Profile (CV): www.EtheriumSky.com/md-profile * IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2119228/ * FB: www.facebook.com/EtheriumSky * YT: https://www.youtube.com/EtheriumSky ----- Please note that since SH introduced new freelancer fees, I've been forced to increase my project fees on the platform. I appreciate your understanding.

About Nehemiah S.

Nehemiah Stark is a photojournalist and documentary-maker focused on social and environmental justice. He has contributed to Time Magazine, The Guardian, and the World Health Organization, among many others.

About Nataliya N.

Filmmaker

About Glória H.

I was born in Budapest in 1985. I studied at the Budapest Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Radio and Television. Topics where art meets social questions, are particularly exciting for me. Filmography: - Three Dances (2017) documentary about the classical ballet students of Hungarian Dance Academy - Rupa's Boutique (2017) documentary about acid attack survivors in India - What a Circus! (2016) creative documentary about Reciquel Contemporary Circus Company (The movie has been screened theatrically in several Hungarian cinemas.) - Dr. Lala (2014) documentary about a clown doctor who made a hundred thousand of sick people smile in the past twelve years Awards: • best documentary – Opuzen Film Festival Croatia • best documentary – CineFest International Film Festival • best documentary – National Independent Film Festival Television broadcasting: • Duna Television (2014, 2015) • Duna World (2014) Festivals: • Opuzen Film Festival Croatia • CineFest International Film Festival • Filmtettfeszt – Hungarian Film Days Romania • Hungarian Film Week • Verzio International Human Rights Film Festival • Hungarian Documentary Film Festival Los Angeles • San Francisco Global Movie Fest • National Independent Film Festival - Iron Curtain (2011) documentary about the members of the Vác City Prison Theater Television broadcasting: • Duna Television (2012, 2013) • Hungarian National Television (2015) Festivals: • Verzio Human Rights Documentary Film Festival • Mediawave Festival

About Ralf F.

Born in 1967, study of Architecture 1990-1995 in Hamburg. Freelance photojournalist, videographer, editor. Covering sports, travel, documentary. Shortlisted PR-Bild Award 2018, 2017, 2015 (Branding Photo Award of Germany, Switzerland, Austria). Bronze winner IPA Philippines 2016. International published by Medias like Stern, Guardian, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Online, Greenpeace, WDR, Tagesanzeiger.ch, Daily Mail, Cordon Press, VIAJAR, Lufthansa.com, Sueddeutsche.de.