About Saman M.

Freelance producer and video journalist. I've worked for The New York Times, HBO Docs, CBC, The Village Voice, Daewoo Destinations and Voice of America among others. I have extensive experience shooting on various cameras including Canon C100/C300 and Canon DSLRs (5D Mark III and T4i), and editing on Adobe Premiere, Final Cut and Avid. I take projects from concept to delivery, developing award-winning video content with a cinematic look for multi-platform delivery.

About Alexandra R.

I've produced, shot and edited nearly 100 video segments, 40 of which were on CNN. My videos have been also been promoted by The Daily Beast, Smithsonian Channel, Rockstar Games and One Day on Earth. Reel: https://vimeo.com/89386155 other videos: ireport.cnn.com/people/alexpreditor

About Nicky Y.

Nicky Young is a video journalist, film maker and skateboarder originally from Toronto. His work in media began right out of high school with skateboarding magazines as a photographer but quickly evolved to photography and videography of social movements, often working imbedded with community. Skills include interview, research, and narrative production, drone operation, camera and audio recording.

About Eman B.

I'm a Somali-Canadian journalist based out of Toronto with an interest in refugee stories, human rights, Indigenous people, and international politics with a focus on East Africa and the Middle East. I've had experience as a producer and a reporter in both print and broadcast as well as current affairs and documentaries. I began my career with investigative stories, however I choose to be a journalist so that I can share the stories of underprivileged populations. I think that media often creates a dichotomy with "the West" and the rest of the world. What i love about the power of storytelling is the opportunity to show the similarities across cultures and build compassion and understanding.

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About Bret M.

My name is Bret Moses, I own and operate Otto Media and done so since 2003, but have been making films my entire life. Television commercials, corporate videos, drone footage, you name it, for companies large and small. LIstening is what I do best to make sure I can capture my clients' vision.

About Asad N.

My name Asad and I am a multimedia journalist with 5 years experience in planning, filming and editing video content. I have worked for the BBC Media Action for 2 years and the World Bank for 1.5 years. I have also done freelance work for CNN, UNDP and Cordaid. What can I offer? - writing scripts - filming/ recording - editing short text based videos - editing short documentaries - recording sound - editing documentaries - editing social media Ads - editing ecommerce Ads - filming and editing commercials - 2D Animation - Motion graphics Editing softwares I use: Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Audition Adobe After Efffects Adobe illustrator

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About Mouaad E.

Hi there ! My name is Mouaad El Yaakabi. I've been a journalist for the past 10 years for different French tvs like France 2 and Canal + group. I work as a DP for documentaries but also for news magazines. I'm experienced and autonomous on the field.

About Thet H.

Burmese photographer and documentary filmmaker Thet Htoo, has covered political, ethnical, social and environmental issues in Myanmar for many years. This and other work has seen Thet featured extensively in The Myanmar Times, Financial Time, Wall Street Journal, Time.com, The Los Angeles Times, Global Voice, The Nation, AP, AFP, Retuters, Global Voice, Index on Censorship, Amnesty International, Vanity Fair, Look and many other international organisations as a photographer/videographer/filmmaker. His photography has also been widely exhibited. He is one of the participant of 7 Days in Myanmar: A Multimedia Showcase as one of the photographers of 30 internationally renowned photographers in April 2013. He is also one of the student from International Reporting Workshop 2014 led by Philip Blenkinsop and organized by Myanmar Deitta and Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA, Norway) and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute (Bangladesh).

About Jordan M.

An audio engineer and visual professional with unique storytelling and localization abilities. Ready to help create your visual

About Emily R.

Emily Ragobeer is an international broadcast journalist with 14 years of experiencing covering global news, sports and current affairs. Having worked for Al Jazeera English based in the Middle East, ABC News and CTV News in Canada, she has extensively covered almost every aspect of broadcasting as an interviewer, writer, breaking news, current affairs, documentary and field producer. Emily is also experienced in hosting discussion panels as a moderator for digital broadcast and online reporting for national and international networks. She has an extensive global outreach with contacts in government, academia, business, sports, healthcare, technology and other industries.

About Carina B.

Hi, I'm a videomaker, translator, and editor. I work as a video editor and video maker for Microsoft and as a translator for MUBI. I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese and I love working with audiovisual, especially when I produce relevant content. If you are looking for someone to help you to realize your projects, cont on me.

About ALI A.

News and programs Reporter for TV /online/Radio/web.voice over.

About Omer K.

I am a communications professional, broadcast journalist and writer with over thirteen years of experience in Print, Electronic and Digital media. I am currently working as a Digital media Manager for a Toronto based retail company. Creating photo and video content, writing copy and posting on digital platforms are a part of my job. I previously worked as a Senior Director/Producer for Pakistan Television Network and produced over 1000 live shows, special transmissions and recorded programs. I am also experienced in making ad campaigns, corporate videos, documentaries and short reports on various social and political issues.

About Bilal S.

EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE   In many ways, I am an accidental journalist. In the tumult following the 9/11 attacks, I was swept into journalism before I had time to blink. In September 2001, I was just a salesman at a shop, doing business from the lobby of Pearl Continental Hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The attacks on US soil and the subsequent American response saw an influx of Western journalists into Pakistan. I came in contact with many of them, helping them out with daily necessities and, eventually, with information. It was here that I met a team from Abu Dhabi TV, an interaction that changed my life forever. I was absorbed into the Abu Dhabi TV team, which was headed for Afghanistan. Back in my country, I played the critical role of fixer/translator for many foreign TV channels and newspapers, sometimes even at the risk of my life. During one such assignment I met the celebrated BBC reporter Rageh Omaar, who was impressed by my hard work and put me in touch with some senior journalists at the BBC. When Kabul fell to coalition forces, I was gainfully employed with the BBC as a fixer/translator. Since I hail from the eastern province of Kunar, the BBC had asked me to accompany a team of journalists to Tora Bora, which was then in the eye of the storm. My fluency in Pashto and my knowledge of the eastern terrain pushed me to centre stage and I rapidly became instrumental in the BBC's coverage of Tora Bora and the fall of Kabul. In Tora Bora, I met several Afghan warlords, who were on the CIA payroll. My contacts helped me get BBC access to the front-line of the war, in addition to first-hand interviews with several of the warlords. During this period, I worked with about ten BBC correspondents. On my return to Kabul, I learned that the BBC was scaling back its operations. After a short lull, I got a break with ABC News. For the next one year, I worked with the likes of Peter Jennings on programs like 20/20 and Good Morning America. When Kylie Morris was appointed the BBC’s Kabul correspondent, I was once again drawn into the fold, and over the next decade I worked alongside the best names the BBC has to offer, including Andrew North, Alastair Leithhead, Martin Patience and Ian Pannel. Over this time, I made a conscious effort to broaden my horizons. I began doing two-ways for BBC Radio World Service and filed short reports for BBC online. In 2006, just when Al Jazeera English was about to start operations, AJE offered me the position of Kabul Producer at Al Jazeera English TV. I had to turn the offer down, having only just received a full-scholarship to Middlebury College, a top-ranking liberal arts college in the United States. I graduated from Middlebury College in 2010 as an Independent Scholar majoring in the central linkages between warfare, drugs and terrorism. My thesis was entitled The Farcification of Taliban, and it involved a comparison of Columbia's FARC with the Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency. Throughout my time as a student at Middlebury, I regularly lent my hand at the BBC, acting as the middleman between the network’s correspondents and key Afghan figures. During my vacations, I filed regularly for BBC News Online from the ground in Kabul. Having obtained my Bachelor’s degree, I returned to Afghanistan and re-joined the BBC as reporter/producer, accepting a package that involved higher remuneration and more responsibilities. After over thirteen years of work, I left BBC in September this year for professional development reasons. Here is a glimpse of what my former colleagues think about me, and my abilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB5nYLTb-mQ Further, as a huge fan and a regular user of social media, I have contributed a lot to promoting Afghanistan on Twitter and Facebook. As an effort to play a part in showcasing Afghanistan’s raw and natural beauty of rural and landscape, I run the “Afghanistan You’ve Never See Before” page on Twitter and Facebook. Also, in 2011, I was named in the Foreign Policy’s 100 Twitterati list. Now, with the intention to be able to write more, and cover more untold stories from across Afghanistan, I have started freelancing, doing lives for TRT, France 24, Sky and BCC World TV. I have also produced films and documentaries for VICE On HBO. This way, I believe, and I’m sure that I will be able to contribute to Afghan journalism even more. Kind regards, Bilal Sarwary   _______________________________________________________________________   Bilal Sarwary – Online Articles and TV Packages   Online Articles:   Top al-Qaeda commander 'killed': http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7220823.stm   (I broke this story in 2008 from my college room)   Corruption fears over Afghan poll:   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8206469.stm   Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban':   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16779547   Afghanistan's Nuristan province 'at mercy of the Taliban':   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21035695   What lies behind Afghanistan's insider attacks?:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19633418   Why many Afghans opt for Taliban justice http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24628136   Afghan forces up for the fight in Kunar valley   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24546628   Lion of Kabul recruited for 'clean and green' campaign   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22396133   Roadside bombs: 'The deadliest weapon' in Afghan war   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22368336   Bird hunters 'emptying Afghan skies'   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23486991   Why Afghanistan's past is being 'rewritten'   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18579315   Naghma, the Afghan girl sold to be a child bride   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21245099   Taliban's Ghorband valley stronghold two hours from Kabul   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19080234   Afghan divisions hit for six in cricket tournament   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18394723   Analysis: What Kabul attacks say about Afghan security   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17725266   Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16851949   Anatomy of an Afghan 'turncoat' killer   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14713523   Journey to Afghanistan's Taliban badlands   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14027897   Ominous signs for Afghanistan's north   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13559494   Char Gul: The barber of Kabul   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12775259   Bin Laden death shows Afghan division   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13362083   Life after Taliban 'rule of gun' in Takhar   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12611767   Brave Afghan bus drivers' gauntlet   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11606430   Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16779547   Presence of Gen McChrystal in Afghanistan   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10401824   Family devastated by Kabul embassy blast   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7511310.stm   Why many Afghans opt for Taliban   justice :http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24628136.   The violent Turkish drama Afghan children love   :http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-

About Karim I.