Orly Halpern is a journalist and producer based in Jerusalem, Israel. Orly Halpern grew up in Orange County, California and Tucson, Arizona. A visit to the Middle East as a teenager enticed her to return as an adult. Since moving to Jerusalem and becoming a journalist, her reporting has focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict. But in 2003 she traveled by a string of taxis to Baghdad where she spent a year living in and reporting from Iraq, serving as Baghdad correspondent of Canada's Globe and Mail. (During that time she and a colleague were kidnapped by insurgents near Falluja, but thanks to her knowledge of Arabic and her familiarity with Arab culture she was able to talk their way free.) Since then she has traveled across the Arab and Muslim world to learn and report on its people and politics. Today Ms. Halpern continues to report from the region as a freelance journalist. Her reports have appeared in many newspapers and magazines and on radio and television. The outlets include TIME magazine, France24, EuroNews, CBC Canada, The Washington Post, US News and World Report, Ha’aretz, McClatchy Newspapers and others. During the recent Fourth Gaza War (5/2021) she produced for CTV News and reported for TIME magazine. She has reported from the Muslim world, including the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey and Jordan, and from Africa, including Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Ghana.

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Since 2007, a main cameraman and photographer at Walla! News, Israel’s largest online news organization. In recent years, he has also covered Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories for Al Jazeera+ and worked as a cameraman for the documentary digital department at the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. His work has been published in various international news organizations and publications including Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera. A co-founder of Activestills, a photojournalist collective, which covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for more than a decade.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Ricki Rosen has been a documentary photographer in stills and video for over 30 years, based first in New York and currently in Israel and the Middle East. Ricki worked as a Time Magazine contract photographer and freelanced for every major international publication. She has published three photographic books and been featured in photojournalism exhibitions.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Mitchell Barak is a pollster, strategic communicator, and messaging expert. Called an “Israeli-American public opinion expert” by the Wall Street Journal, his opinions and surveys have been quoted hundreds of times by leading publications like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Globe and Mail, Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, and many others. He also appears regularly on the BBC and Al Jazeera as a guest analyst. He founded KEEVOON Research, Strategy & Communications, a global survey research and strategic communications firm based in Israel. He has conducted survey research projects, both qualitative and quantitative, in a variety of countries and languages. His clients have included the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Embassy of Poland in Tel Aviv, Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, Luntz Global, Benenson Strategy Group, Morning Consult, Municipal Innovation Center, iVoteIsrael, Walla News, Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy, FTI Consulting, Mikhailov & Partners Moscow, Mastercard, and TikTok. A polling tech entrepreneur, he co-founded MOBOPINIONS, a UK-Israeli technology start-up that has developed an innovative platform for polling, profiling and targeting mobile phone users. In the past four years he has fielded more than 8 million survey research questions in 160 different countries, all in-APP on mobile devices. As an Adviser to the Minister of Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, he directed communications and strategies on issues related to innovation legislation, entrepreneurship, regulation, communication, budgeting, programs, international collaborations, tech parks, and media. Mitchell held a number of appointed positions within the Israeli Government including as international media adviser for Israeli President Shimon Peres, speechwriter for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and as an adviser to two Israeli Finance Ministers, Dan Meridor and Yaakov Neeman, during the tech growth period of the late 1990s. Additionally, he worked as an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister's Office during the tenure of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. He previously worked for BRM, a leading Israeli Venture Capital firm founded by MK Nir Barkat. A New York native, Mitchell holds a BA degree in Political Science and Psychology from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and their eight children in Jerusalem. His hobbies are running, photography, and music, but he enjoys procreating, fatherhood, and husbandry most.

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Freelance camera operator (Sony FS5) in Israel and the Palestinian territories for e.g. Dutch broadcasting news-services NOS. Director/Director of Photography for personal documentaries and independent documentary makers. Video productions for clients such as the Dutch embassy, international NGOs, the art-world, and small companies. Owns a small production studio with producer/editor Noa Ben-Shalom in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Photojournalist (1991-2011) for leading international magazines, such as Newsweek and Stern, and NGO's like UNICEF and MSF. Recipient of the ICP's Infinity Award in Photojournalism, PhotoEspana Book of the Year, a World Press Photo award, Silver Camera, and 2x Photojournalist of the Year in Holland. My photography and video-art have been exhibited throughout the world, such as at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, Dutch Photo Museum, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdamn, and Recontres d'Arles. My most recent exhibition was 'The Believers', a 27-screen video installation reflecting on belief in the Holy Land.

• Video Editor - News
• HD Live Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• TV News Producer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

Highlight Films operates in Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Gaza and Jordan. Our main focuses are: • Providing full production services for television, news, documentary, corporate, commercial and film producers arriving to the Middle East. • Production of documentary films and series, TV programs, corporate videos, commercial and business videos, fundraising presentations and videos. • Production of 3D and VR360 video projects in Israel and Palestine. • Exclusive HD / 4K footage archive of Israel – aerial, ground and underwater. Television credits: • Story of God with Morgan Freeman – filming in Israel for National Geographic • FightWorld with Frank Grillo – for Netflix • Easter Songs of Praise for BBC 1 • Transparent Season 4 for Amazon • Bill Nye Saves the World for Netflix • Shahs of Sunset – Israel episodes for Bravo • Production of CNN Believer series in Israel • The Godfathers – a National Geographic feature in and around Gaza • Tomb of Christ – a National Geographic feature in Jerusalem. • Buried – Israel episode for History Channel • National Geographic – production of more than 25 documentary films. • BBC Planet Earth II – local production services • More than 30 BBC productions – news and documentary. • RrKidz, Inc – Production in Israel of “Reading Rainbow” episodes with LeVar Burton. • ZDF – Special primetime Christmas TV shows from Bethlehem (2015, 2016) • Sky - Production of Ross Kemp’s Israel Vs. Palestine documentary series • The Smithsonian Channel – Production of filming science episodes in Israel • Travel Channel - Production in Israel of “Relocated” episode • A&E - Production in Israel of “Booze Traveler” episode • A&E – Production of the three Israel episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels. • History Channel – Production of “The Copper Scroll” program in Israel • History Channel: Production of the drama “Revelation” in Israel • The Ancient X-Files - WAG-TV for National Geographic (2 seasons) • The History Channel: The Greatest Tank Battles (2 episodes) • Arte – Israel mit dem Zug, Shooting Conflicts • ESPN – Production of sport features in Israel Documentary production services for: • BBC – Production of 2 episodes of Sacred Wonders (in production) • Jerusalem 3D IMAX film (2010-2013) • Madonna – Production of the official MDNA EPK (more than 130M viewers). • The Sign – a special AT&T documentary. • Blink TV (UK) docu-drama “Arc of the Covenant” • Oliver Stone’s documentary feature "Persona Non Grata" • BBC Empire with Jeremy Paxman • BBC Ireland special documentary – Birth of a Nation • Israel’s Religiously Divided Society for Pew Research Center • Production of current affairs / short docs for Channel 4, Channel 5. • Production of current affairs reports for Vice • Entropy Films – “ONE”, “Islam and the West” • "Walking the Bible" and Pilgrimage – Mayavision for PBS (two series) • National Geographic – Secrets of Jerusalem Holiest Sites • The Military Channel – two episodes of "Latest Military Technology" • Avanga, Spain: Two documentary films about Israel / Palestine Corporate / commercial video productions for: Twitter, Hilton hotels, Google, Abbott, Microsoft, Citibank, Intel, HP, Amazon AWS, AT&T, Nvidia , Avis, Cisco, SAP, Phillip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Teva Non-Profit organizations Weizmann Institute of Science The Jewish Agency Living Stream Ministry FIDF Joint Israel Keren Kayemet Le’Israel Protestant church Germany Jerusalem Hebrew University Maccabi Health Services Custody of the Holy Land The Starkey Foundation News production services for: TBS Japan Vice US NOS Holland Vocativ US NTR Holland Times Now India TSR Switzerland Pro-Sieben Germany ITN UK TV3 New Zealand ABC Australia ESPN

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
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• TV News Producer
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• Production Assistant
• Production Company
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• Corporate Videographer
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Born in Tel Aviv, Ariel Tagar started as an accomplished photographer and DP. He started out covering conflict in Israel and Palestine. In 2002 he moved to London and got a B.A. (Hons.) in photography at the London College of Fashion. On his return to Tel-Aviv, he started working as a portrait and fashion photographer later shooting a string of reportage and travel stories in countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda, Jamaica, Colombia, Uruguay, and Turkey. In 2014 he directed his first feature documentary film in Jamaica called "Congo Beat The Drum". Ariel published his work in The Guardian, The Observer, Vice, Time Out Magazine and many more. He was shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards in 2018 for Best Portrait Series on his Vespa Club Uganda series.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Freelance journalist and camera person based in Jerusalem for TV and radio. I cover daily news in Israel and Palestine for Arte TV, Radio Télévision Suisse, Bloomberg, TV5 Monde and others. Graduated from a joint master in the SciencesPo school of Journalism and International Affairs in Paris. ​I work mostly in creating visual content, both in filming and photography, for news as well as documentaries. I have worked for journalists as a camerawoman and produced my own stories in France, Israel and Iraq.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
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• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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Hello, My name is Michael Patrick, the owner of 1MB production a video production agency based in Tel Aviv. I help brands discover and tell their video stories. By operating as an extension of your team. I combined creative strategy and costume - made plans and processes for creating great visual content to share with the people you're trying to reach. From creative strategy to shooting in the field or creating animation in my studio to editing the final product, I will produce your video, start to finish.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
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• Corporate Videographer
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Jerusalem Based Video Journalist and Filmmaker. Studied at the Musrara School of Photography in Jerusalem, and Continued to a bachelor of Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld academie at Amsterdam. Produced and Co-created an award winning Documentary ( http://whitesoldierfilm.com ) , The Jerusalem Season of Culture (NPO) Creative Video Producer ( http://www.jerusalemseason.com ) and Freelance Creative Director for various Projects. Been Working with Video in a variety of formats and ways for over 10 years.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Since 2012 Silueta provides creative ideas and production services to a wide range of companies all over the world. We bring to our customers the freshness of the Israeli thinking together with our unique way of storytelling. The whole production, from the idea till the final product and distribution, happens in-house. We specialize in commercials for TV and digital, explainer videos, whiteboard animation and artistic projects.

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• Storyboard Artist
• Sound Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
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• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Copywriter

Lee Hannon is a British journalist, producer, fixer based in Israel/West Bank covering Middle East and beyond who has worked for some of the world's biggest news organisations including Sky News and ITV. Highly professional, experienced and HEFAT certified.

• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Reporter / Journalist

Editor, Video maker, From Jerusalem, He finished his graphic design in the National Institute for IT (NIIT) and Diploma in Computer Science from CISCO networking academy, he have eight years experience in Editing, Video making from several production companies.

• Sound Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Translator
• Typographer

Born and raised in Birmingham, AL, Shaina has produced radio, text and photography stories addressing identity and conflict transformation from Gaza City to Oakland. She has had four years of experience working on social justice and diversity programming for high school youth and is a trained facilitator for the Berkeley School of Journalism Equity and Inclusion Committee. Over the past several years, Shaina has worked with women’s rights NGOs in Uganda, Bolivia, Palestine and India documenting textile production as a catalyst of social and economic empowerment. Shaina studied International Affairs and Fine Art at George Washington University and has an MA in Islamic and Middle East Studies from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Currently she studies new media journalism, Arabic language and the Middle East at UC Berkeley. Her work has been featured on Public Radio International, WBHM, Haaretz, and Times of Israel. She also writes a food blog with her mom.

• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Reporter / Journalist

Yevgeni has 8 years of experience behind the camera both on studio sets and in the field. Assignments have taken him from the front lines of the Ukrainian civil war to the Turkey-Syria border and Israel-Palestine conflict. He has gone to Kosovo looking for ISIS, and covered Nelson Mandela's funeral. Yevgeni has edited hundreds of packages (from 2 to 10 minutes in length) for a number of well-known international news channels. He is an avid traveler and a consummate professional in conflict zones, staying calm under the rain of bullets or tear gas. He is always looking for the opportunity to travel, and wants to tell the stories of daily life as it continues in the most desperate of situations.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Yazeed Abu Khadair, born and raised in Jerusalem, completed his Professional Diploma in filmmaking from SAE Amman an Australian Institute in 2010. After the graduation he was still participating in some courses on scriptwriting and post-production. Then, he started to work in different kinds of productions such as short movies, documentaries, commercials and TV series. For three years he was involved in productions for the Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel, such as the full-length documentaries: Palestinian Sunbirds (2012) and Villages against the Wall (2011) as well the documentary series presenting live and culture in Comoros and Yemen. Lately, he has been engaged as a producer and director for variety of the film projects for different NGOs operating in Palestine.

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
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• Translator

Award-winning Middle East Correspondent, based in Tel Aviv since 2012. I work for leading Dutch, Belgium and American media outlets (print/online/radio/tv). I report in Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan and Egypt. I report in English and Dutch, have very good Hebrew and basic Arabic. I specialize in reporting on technology and economy and follow the Israeli hi-tech world closely. During my 6+ years covering the Middle East, I have covered wars and armed conflicts, numerous elections and interviewed prime ministers, investors and rebel leaders. It is safe to say I am comfortable working under extremely challenging conditions. Also a very experienced fixer for television shows.

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
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With a background in film production, Israa Salhab began her career since 2007 as an Executive Producer, Executive Director, and Production Manager in Jerusalem making films and TV documentaries . Distinguished by skills such as choosing distinctive stories, and difficult characters, capturing deep shots and following the characters of the film in all aspects of their lives, In addition she enjoying good leadership and management, working within a team and under pressure,.she started her work through Elite Production since 2009.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

With a background in photography, Dowani began his professional career as a cinematographer in Jerusalem shooting TV commercials and series, music videos, independent short films and documentaries. His passion in light, colours, composition and immediate interest in developing his skills enhanced his visual eye both as a cinematographer and storyteller. Since establishing Manshour Production in late 2015, he began to dedicate himself exclusively working as a cinematographer.

• Colorist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I'm a Palestinian video journalist and producer from Jerusalem. I have a Master's degree in Film and Media Production, a Bachelor's degree in Media and Journalism, and more than 10 years of experience in productions working in news and entertainment. I have been part of building many Online and TV shows and other productions in Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, the UAE and the U.S.. I'm so passionate about productions and video journalism! Can't wait for my next project...

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• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Social Media Producer
• Reporter / Journalist