About Runze Y.

Documentary filmmaker

About Ricardo A.

Ricardo Afonso is an experienced filmmaker who has produced and directed a variety of documentary films and series, as well as working as a Director, Director of Photography and editor with the likes of Discovery Channel, Budweiser, Universal, ITV and Google. He is the producer/director of Candid Pictures - an independent production company founded in 2015 in Beijing, China. With teams stationed in Asia and Latin America, we specialize in bringing amazing stories to life through documentaries, travel series, branded content, TV, and film." Through Candid Pictures, Ricardo produced, directed and edited two successful documentary series, Conquering Southern China, and its sequel, Conquering Northern China, both of which are currently being broadcast worldwide. Both series have earned fantastic reviews from viewers and critics alike. Ricardo splits his time living in Beijing, China, and Merida, Mexico where he has teams and networks of experienced freelancers that he regularly works with.

About Pak Y.

I'm a freelance video journalist and producer mainly focusing on news. Human interest, Business, features, social issues, human rights, politics, breaking, general news.

About Christopher C.

I am a Beijing based filmmaker specialising in short, creative, documentary style pieces. I have worked for various global media clients such as the BBC, the Guardian, CNN, Nat Geo, AJ+. I am currently completing my first feature length documentary on the intersection between kungfu and MMA in China, due to be released in 2017. Particular interests are the migration of people from countryside to city, and how countries like China are modernising themselves without becoming Westernised. My background is in photography, which has taught me to be meticulous with composition. I have also begun to make more use of drone footage in my videos, and slow motion capabilities.

About Anya S.

Hi I’m Anya, an independent videographer currently based in Beijing. I have over 10 years’ experience making video content for news, documentary and social media. My main skills revolve around shooting and editing, and I have worked with a diverse range of clients such as DigitalRev, Newsy, Booking.com, UBS, TimeOut Beijing and Ruptly News Agency. I shoot with the Panasonic EVA1 cinema camera (Canon C300 equivalent) and Panasonic GH5 as a B-cam. I have professional lighting and audio equipment too.

About Yitsing W.

Video journalist based in Beijing.

About Michelle G.

Freelance feature videographer graduated from Columbia Journalism School based in Beijing. I can also travel in China for filming. wechat: vgaooo_

About Xiaoxian L.

Xiaoxian has always been a lover of good stories and interesting people. She received a M.S. degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she focused on video storytelling, with coursework in video (doc) reporting, computational journalism, and multimedia skills. She worked as a video fellow at Newsweek Media Group after graduation, and received hands-on experiences in video shooting, editing, and motion graphics.

About Andrea V.

Andrea Verdelli (b. 1985) is a photojournalist, cameraman and video editor from Italy, based in Beijing, China. He mainly shoots news, documentary, and portraits. His personal work often focuses on social issues, political issues and youth in the Far East and in Greater China especially. He has several years of experience working with international news agencies, newspapers, as well as broadcasters, providing photo and video content. His work has been published in leading publications around the world, among which Bloomberg News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Dagens Nyheter, etc. He has also experience working with NGOs and corporate clients. He is managing partner of The China Desk news agency. He was awarded a Masters in Multimedia and Visual Journalism from the University of Bolton (UK) at Beijing Foreign Studies University (China) in 2017. He received a Masters in Management Engineering and Finance at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 2009. He speaks Italian, English and Mandarin Chinese .

About Graeme N.

Originally from a photography background, I've had work published in media such as Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, Le Figaro, Onze Wereld. I've also shot for clients such Michelin, Philips, Pixomondo, Roland Garros, plus a number of embassies and chamber of commerces. Now also a documentary filmmaker and videographer, directing and filming a feature-length documentary on Chinese MMA, and producing short films for clients such as WHO, CNBC, British Council, ONE Championship, Blue Sky Lab, as well as shooting music videos for artists in the Beijing music scene.

About Hugo H.

Hugo (b.1994, China) is a storyteller who uses photography and video as main forms of expression. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from Hubei University. Now, he works as a video maker. His work has been featured on publications including The Paper, Tencent News, Jiemian News, Sina News, etc.

About Chrislyn C.

About Fred D.

French Cameraman, Producer, DOP and photographer, i live in China for 5 years and shoot documentary stories

About PATRICK F.

VJ/ Presenter based in China (Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau); Fluent English and Cantonese; Highly knowledgeable about Asian politics and business; Shoot with Panasonic GH5S/ Canon 80D/ Edit in Adobe Premiere.

About Yuan Y.

Filmmaker based in Wuhan, China

About Blackshell F.

Please check our website - www.blackshellfilm.com Co-founded by experienced bilingual producer and DP, Blackshell Films is a top level international film production company based in Beijing, China. We provide full-production services ranging from documentary to commercial or branding video, from producers, DP, to editor. You can ask us anything about filming in China!

About Will W.

About Yuefei Y.

About Steve W.

Steve Wang Tel: (+86) 138-1132-8911 x Whatsapp/Wechat: +8613811328911 Instagram: stevewang911 PROFILE: I have nearly 13 years working experience as a cameraman and video journalist at international media organizations covering stories in China and Asia-Pacific region. I have been working at ABC Australia Broadcasting Corporation since 2016 after eight years working at Reuters. Over the past years, I've covered a wide range of breaking news, documentaries, investigative documentaries, feature stories, high-profile one-on-one interviews. I've gained proven track record success in camera work, doing lives, proficient editing skill, producing, on-the-ground coordinating as well as photography for online/digital team. Being a strong team player, I've been working with various correspondents from all over the world and teaming up with crews from other regions. I have a very wide network in China, which helps me to obtain exclusive information from my sources for news reporting. With my experience and understanding of China, I'm very good with news judgement and always come up with good editorial ideas to help correspondents to better report in China. WORK EXPERIENCE: September, 2008 - 2016 Reuters TV Beijing Bureau, cameraman August, 2016 - Present - Australia Broadcasting Corporation, camera operator/editor/producer MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS: • Covered breaking news such as earthquakes, Tianjin explosion, Shenzhen landslide, Hong Kong Violent Confrontations, flood, protest, coal mine accident, fire and etc. in China and across Asia; • Independently filmed documentary The Last Eagle Hunters in Mongolia, China’s War On Waste, co-filmed Women Escape Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong Rebellion, Tremble and Obey Tian An Men, Tai Wan Death Metal Diplomacy, When Worlds Collide; • Covered news such as Trump-Kim Summit, APEC, G20, North Korea, Military Parade, China’s annual NPC/CPPCC sessions, One Belt One Road Summit, China-EU Summit, China –US Talks, Bilateral Talks, court cases for Bo Xilai, Wang Lijun, Bo Gu Kailai (Bo Xilai’s wife), activists like Liu Xiaobo, Wang Quanzhang, Chen Guangcheng and etc; • Covered the regular briefings of Chinese Foreign Ministry, Defence Ministry, Public Security Ministry, State’s Council and etc; • Covered economic news events such as Trade War, World Economic Forum, U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, Mongolia Investor’s Forum, Boao Forum, Auto show, and etc.; • Covered sports events such as the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Games in 2018, IAAF World Championships, Asian Games, FIA Formula Championship, Davis Cup, friendly matches of soccer and basketball and etc. • Covered entertainment news and feature stories such as Fashion Show, Beijing International Film Festival, Harbin’s Ice Festival and etc. • Covered high level one-on-one interview with top leaders, officials and business leaders, such as Philippine President Benigno Aquino, the former United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, former US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, former Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, New Zealand Minister of Trade Tim Groser, Mayor of Chongqing Huang Qifan, Ford Global CEO Alan Mulally, Starbucks global CEO Jim Donald, and etc.; • Churned out a fair amount of lives into live programming via LIVEU in the filed on a regular basis under very tough conditions and made efforts to provide the real-time reports to our clients when the breaking news occur; • Nicely filmed the features that have been widely used by various renowned broadcasters across the world. I’ve put together some stories I’ve covered over the past years, please see the links below. Showreel A selection of footage produced during seven years working as a cameraman for Reuters in China and the region https://vimeo.com/152055815 News Since situation in HK has worsened, I made dozens of travels to Hong Kong and covered massive unrests, sometime violent confrontations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jtMvSEFjjg&t=19s This story is about North Korea made by South Korea, Japan and China. We had a lot of undercover films in Dan Dong city that is a border between China and North Korea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0VWFrRIoVA This story is about Chinese technology company Huawei made by UK, America, Australia and China. https://vimeo.com/439872477 Feature China’s home delivery service provides vital service to millions amid coronavirus lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VOA1vh59E&t=49s We went to Zhoushan, a seaside city in eastern China’s Zhejiang province to report an overfishing story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u04Yv-cyO48 I went to Guangxi province in southern China and have done a story of China’s poverty. https://vimeo.com/386405553 We went to Zhangqiu, near the eastern city of Jinan to report a story of cockroach farm houses a billion roaches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4ZtsTXELBM Documentary The Last Eagle Hunters It is the first documentary I’ve ever done independently along with Correspondent in Mongolia in 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQFi3lzrGM Can China Dump Its Waste Addiction We filmed it in 2018. After the story was broadcast it Australia, it received widespread attention from the Australian people. The story helped raising a lot of money from Australia for the little boy in the film to pay him tuition fee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XHlX6j9V04&t=5s Death Metal Diplomacy I travelled to Hong Kong and Taiwan with correspondent and finished this story with other cameraman for the upcoming Taiwan election. https://www.abc.net.au/foreign/death-metal-diplomacy/11409672 City of Fear It’s the latest broadcast documentary I participated in 2019 during Hong Kong movements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpFMs61_pwk&pbjreload=101 Investigative Stories Tremble and Obey Tian An Men We made many travels over several months under strict scrutiny from the government and took a lot of risks to interview with many Tiananmen Mothers for the Tiananmen 30 years anniversary story. https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/tremble-and-obey/11174758 Escape From Saudi I travelled to Hong Kong and Philippines to contribute footage for the Escape From Saudi that was nominated by 2019 Walkley Award Nominees. https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/escape-from-saudi/10778838 Rebellion I covered massive unrests, sometime violent confrontations in Hong Kong. It won the 2020 Lowy Institute Media Award. https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/rebellion/11472262 CAMERA SKIILS Proficient in using various cameras, such as P2 5000, Sony FS7, Sony A7S, multiple DJI drones, Go-pro, steady cam Rohin S, slider, along with LIVEU and multiple lights. EDITING SKIIL AND OTHERS: Proficient in using Final Cut, Edius, as well as color correction and color grading. TRAINING: Reuters Foundation course for TV shooting Reuters Hostile Environment training courses in Thailand and Beijing ABC Hostile Environment training courses in Australia in 2018 QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION: September 2003 – July 2007 Bachelor Degree, major in Electrical Engineering and Automation at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture LANGUAGE SKILLS: Mandarin (native) English (fluent)

About Mike Y.

Charlie is an American cinematographer, director and the founder of Charles Allen Productions. He was born in the USA, grew up in Cameroon, and has lived in Guangzhou since 2011. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Mass Communication and Film and Media Arts. He has produced video content in the USA, in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia. Charlie is fluent in Mandarin, and one of his key strengths as a creative is working with our western clients to see their needs met in China. Mike is a gifted director, cinematographer and producer. He was born and raised in Guangzhou, but his mad skills in video content creation have led him to shoot all over the world. He has worked in China, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Russia, and even in Antarctica. He graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2007, and has been working in film and television production ever since. He is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.