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Reyan Tuvi is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey. Born in the Aegean city of Izmir, in 1967, Reyan Tuvi has studied English Language and Literature at Bosphorus University and received a scholarship for her master’s degree in Documentary Production at the Northern Media School in the UK. Returning back to Turkey, she has worked for various newspapers/ magazines (e.g. National Geographic, Turkey) as a reporter/ editor and traveled all around Anatolia, the Turkish heartland for ‘’Hürriyet Seyahat’’, the travel supplement of the best selling Turkish newspaper, Hürriyet. Since 1995, Tuvi has working as a producer- researcher for foreign media outlets (radio, tv, magazine) such as BBC, Finnish TV YLE, Danish TV2, Voice of America Paris Match and also worked as a script writer/ researcher in various documentaries filmed in Turkey and abroad (Africa, Central Asia, Australia) on travel and different cultures of the world. She also acted as an advisor for TRT (Turkish State Television) for their travel documentary series. Her interest in the social issues on her own country and the world led her in the way of becoming an independent documentary maker. Her documentaries still continue to be screened at many film festivals in Turkey and around the world. Reyan Tuvi has three guide books on Turkey and a book on the Roman people of Istanbul whose neighbourhood is destroyed by gentrification. She is still writing feature stories for newspapers and web journals such as T24 on human rights issues, discrimination and culture and is continuing shooting documentaries. Since 1989, Tuvi is a proffessional tourist guide and has a certificate of specialization on Istanbul. She can speak and write in English (advanced), French (intermediate) and Kurdish (beginner).

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This is Kashif Khan an Award Winning Producer Owned a Production Company named Kashif Khan Productions and have strong network of Videographers around the world , so no task is impossible for us to do kkproductions.online check my production works here

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Omar El-Emawi, Palestinian filmmaker, I studied radio and television at al-Aqsa University in Gaza Strip. I produced, filmed and directed many documentaries, fiction films and music videos in the past 15 years, and my work were broadcasted on many international TV channels.

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Istanbul based Egyptian filmmaker, Khaled Nadim, studied media design in Egypt and has been working in film and television industry for over 10 years. as a writer, director and a video editor for feature and documentary films. started his practical experience in 2009 in a short Egyptian film called: "The Circle" and then another short Egyptian film called: "The Door Partially Open" as a sound designer. In 2010 to 2012 he was working on a TV documentary series called: "Horizons" produced by the library of Alexandria, he made 5 episodes about the history of Egypt. In August 2012 he directed his first short film: "Qeryujin II". In 2013 he directed a documentary film: "The Formula". He also worked as assistant director for the short film "It's alright". By the end of 2013 he worked in an Egyptian feature film: "The Mice Room" as a foley recordist. In 2014 he worked in the american documentary: "sameblood" as a sound recorder. in late 2014 he shot a corporate video in Qatar. 2016 he directed a scene form a feature film "Ambrus". Also worked as assistant director for the short film "party poopers". 2017 he shot his short film "Day to day job" and edited about 15 documentary episodes about the entrepreneurship for Aljazeera TV. 2018 he shot his short film "That helium candy" 2019 he worked as Assistant Director in an American TVC shot in Istanbul for "butterfly" (a baby product)

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Born in the vibrant city of Istanbul in 1986, I've always been drawn to off-grid lifestyles and the inherent connection with nature. This affinity has fueled my dedication to pioneering innovative solutions aimed at confronting our most urgent environmental challenges. My journey began with Art and Design studies at Yıldız Technical University, sparking a passion for crafting innovative solutions. I aim to tell captivating stories that not only inspire but provoke action. Through my work, From fostering regenerative agriculture practices to crafting transformative narratives, I strive to encourage a pause in people's lives—encouraging them to think, feel, and act. Currently, I'm immersed in the creation of an engaging documentary series, spotlighting the narratives of transformative regenerative heroes. I aspire to ignite a spark of change, urging people to think differently and take meaningful steps toward a more sustainable future.

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I was born in Istanbul in July 1983. I graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University, department of Media and Communication Systems with full scholarship in 2006. I did minor degree in Film and TV. My graduation documentary, An Apache in Istanbul, won the second place in the documentary category of the 28th Ifsak National Short Film and Documentary Competition. Also included in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Turkey Catalogue. After graduation, I worked as an assistant director in Interfilm Istanbul and post-production manager in Soda Film. I did my military service in 2008 as a commando lieutenant, in Eğirdir then Kars, Sarıkamış. In 2009, produced and directed documentary series called "Hayat Var" for Skytürk TV. In 2011, produced and edited the "Yolda" travel program series of 27 episodes in 25 countries for Beiniz. In 2016, directed TV and internet commercials for brands such as Unilever, Ulker and Dagi. In 2017, started to work as a director of photography and in "Şarküteri Production. I also directed "Kurtuluş Rotası" and "Her dem Banyo" for Beiniz TV. During this period, produced and directed 6-episode cave exploration documentary series called "Yeraltından Notlar" with Anatolian Speleology Group. Yeraltından Notlar consist of 7 independent cave documentaries; Art of The Deep, Kadıini, Kayaağıl, Descent into Hades, Dağlı, Souvenir Of Çukurpınar and Morca. In 2018, directed docu-drama called "Savaşın Efsaneleri" for TRT Belgesel. In 2019, directed a special episode of "Ayrıcalıklı Rotalar" for HSBC with the host of travel guide Saffet Emre Tonguç. In the same year I also took part as a cinematographer and an editor in "Bakliyat Atlası" which is a production of Coşkun Aral. In the same year, my documentary "Art of the Deep" won the 3rd prize at the Speleo Film Festival held in Croatia. In 2021,I founded Kuzgun Production in Bodrum. Also produced and directed the documentary series "Hayat Var" for Habitat TV. Hayat Var consists of 5 independent documentaries: The Golden Girls of Etrim, Hours, Deus Ex Machina, Hello Teacher and The Sound of the Tree. In 2021, I took part as a cinematographer in the documentary "Royal Tour" Tanzania for PBS, Amazon Prime and AppleTV+ I produced contents for CGTN (Chinese Global Television Network). Also organized short film workshops at Artedemy Art Workshop in Bodrum. In 2022, I took part as a cinematographer in a documentary "Hidden Aegea" produced by Peter Greenberg for the American PBS. My documentary "The Golden Girls of Etrim", which I directed and produced, won the Merter Oral Special Award at the Afsad Film Festival. In 2023, Notes From Underground Documentary received the best short documentary award at the New York International Film Awards and Oniros Film Awards New York. Kadıini Documentary was entitled to be included in the official selection of the Firenze Archaeofilm Festival. Also I produced the Parchment documentary for Insider Business and promotional film of Fellow Enerji A.Ş. Hours documentary won the second prize at the Tayf International Film Festival. My interests are mythology, pc games, graphic novels, action figures, archeology, cinema, art history, astronomy and photograpy. ​ ​ ​ ​

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n 1984 Garip Ay was born in Siirt, Turkey. With his growing interest in pictorial arts since early childhood, he has first admitted to Diyarbakır Fine Arts Highschool followed by a major in Traditional Turkish Arts in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Throughout these years he started to focus on a concept which the art of Ebru is open for a change as the water it is made on. This concept was later regarded as a step towards connecting a traditional Turkish art evolved into a brand new form. Although his early work was consisting of portraits of Turkish names including Yunus Emre, Mimar Sinan, Piri Reis and more; he was recognized internationally with a remake of Starry Night by Van Gogh with a touch of Ebru. Followed by this success Garip Ay was invited to many galleries around the world with his work including workshops and seminars. He introduced the renovated form of Ebru with help of video art as a medium and defended the idea that the progress in Ebru was as crucial as the result and thrilling at the same time. Bearing these progressions in mind, a new form of Ebru blended with digital arts had a chance to reach people all around the world.

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I'm an award-winning visual storyteller. I have over a decade of experience documenting stories of vulnerable populations, especially women and refugees from the Middle East and Africa. I am passionate about making sure global game-changers get their stories told. I was a staff photographer with the Associated Press for several years, during which time I documented the 2011 revolutions in Egypt and Libya. I am based in Istanbul, Turkey and work for the NY Times, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed, PepsiCo, the World Bank, UNICEF, the International Rescue Committee, Search for Common Ground, among others. For six years I co-founded and ran an innovative storytelling agency, Vignette. The company created multimedia projects for NGOs and foundations such as UNICEF, Amnesty International, Sesame Street, the Gates Foundation, the World Bank and the International Rescue Committee. In 2016 I received a World Press Photo award for her work in Sierra Leone with the NY Times, and I have received grants from the European Journalism Centre and IWMF to create stories about women's access to abortion worldwide.

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He is a film producer, director and director of photography. Ersen Kiyga was born 1982 in Adana, Turkey and studied journalism at the Marmara University. He started his professional career as an assistant news producer at the NTV news channel in 2001. He then joined public broadcast channel TRT as a cameraman and producer. He also worked at the Al Jazeera Turk as a director of photography. His work there saw him cover wars in Libya and Syria and interviewed with Kaddafi. He has been involved in the production various feature documentary films. Filmography Leave the Door Open, 2021, Director of Photography, feature documentary of Ümran Safter (Best documentary award DC Independent Film Festival, Best documentary award Boston Film Festival) My Place is Nowhere, director, producer and director of photography 2014, Feature documentary ( Al Jazeera Balkan) Fall of Libya Zenga Zenga, documentary film, Director, Producer and Director of Photography (TRT News and TRT Documentary Channel) The Great Walking, Director of Photography, Documentary film about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (TRT 1, TRT news; TRT Al Arabia) From 2011, Local Producer and cameraman- Listening Post- Al Jazeera English Experience 2023 Turkiye -Syria earthquake – freelance cameraman for SKY NEWS 2023 Election of Turkey – Freelance cameraman for Russia Today 2022 Syrian Refugee Dilemma of Turkiye - Documentary Director and Producer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFkM4o3ObjQ&t=533s 2021 - Leave the Door Open, Director of Photography, feature documentary Ümran Safter (Best documentary award DC Independent Film Festival, Best documentary award Boston Film Festival , Texas and Frankfurt film festivals) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtlxPdIta7k “My Place is Nowhere” Director/ Lâmekân Ensemble is a musical group which gathers the artists coming from different countries, cultures and backgrounds under the the same roof of Ottoman/Turkish music. Aljazeera Balkans Film will be broadcasted on 7th March at 17:05 (CET) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRmPvW7NNaw&t=3s Fall of Libya “Zenga Zenga” Part I & Part II / Director– The documentary is about the fall of Libya and the Gaddafi Regime and contains the last interview held with Muammar Gaddafi. TRT News and TRT Documantary channels. The Great Walking / Director of Photograph,– The documentary which consists of 3 parts is about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his mayorship years until his presidency. TRT 1, TRT News, TRT El Arabia Refik Hariri Assassination Documentay ‐BEIRUT LEBANON Leyla Halid Documentary- JORDAN Mohamed Bouazizi Documentary - TUNUS 2018 – 2022 2009 - 2011 News Cameraman, Program Cameraman TRT TÜRK, İSTANBUL Cameraman at Dünyamız Detay, Dünya Raporu News Programmes which bring together stories covered by the Agency’s correspondents worldwide. 4G live broadcast. Video editing for news packages. Recently worked as the cameraman for TRT Türk’s coverage of Libya Uprising and interview with Muammar Gaddafi on 9th March 2011 2009 - 2011 Pusula News Program-Istanbul-AMB Production) Took part in many productions including the company’s flagship Pusula News Programme anchored and produced by Mithat Bereket. Worked in various positions such as archivist, producer and cameraman. The company has produced many programmes and documentaries broadcast in a wide range of networks including NTV, CNN TURK, SKY TURK, AZTV, MBC, AL‐ARABİA, AL‐JAZEERA . 2002‐2003‐ Ateşler Ülkesi ve Haydar Aliyev Documantary Leaders That I Have Followed and Had the Chance to Know So Far Muammar Gaddafi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Abdullah Gül, Rauf Denktaş, Derviş Eroğlu, Yaser Arafat, Ayetullah Hüseyin Fadallah, Amr Musa, Mahmut El Zahar, Fuad Siniora, Muhammed El‐Baradey, Şimon Peres,Asıf Ali Zardari, Hamid Karzai, İlham Aliyev, Ban ‐Ki Moon, Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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Klok, after 23 years, in 2019, after sufficient experience and knowledge, two main partners and 10 solutions experienced in their fields, was established with a partner. The process, which started in 1997 by providing content and program services to local channels, has produced films from Qatar to Belgium. Productions, advertising agencies, production houses, film and production companies continues to provide services. It also provides equipment and personnel support to major broadcast platforms such as BeinSports and Tivibu, and provides next-generation digital broadcasting. provides content production for platforms. Editing services, color editing, motion graphics, 3d animation and concept in post production design works online vfx. Design and animation support, joint project production and game partnerships for domestic and international game companies is working on. It also provides services related to AR and VR technologies to its customers, together with the relevant departmen

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He was born in Hasankeyf district of Batman. He studied History at Firat University. Then he studied Sociology and Literature. His poems and articles have been published in various magazines such as Pêngav, Çirûsk, Kovara W, Nûbihar, and Bar. Mevlüt worked as an editor in Ziryab music magazine. He started journalism in 2017 and has worked as reporter and editor in various national and international media organizations. He prepared many cultural, literary and artistic podcasts under the name Derkenar in Podcast Kurdî. He worked as the Media and Communications Officer at İsmail Beşikçi Foundation from July 2020 to September 2023. Since February 2022, he has been teaching Kurdish language to master and PhD students at the Ibni Haldun University. Since April 2022, has been working as sworn Kurdish translator. He is also a member of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Kurdish PEN.

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Filmmaker and cinematographer based in Istanbul. Can work nationwide and in nearby countries. Can supply and work with all video cameras. Experience with international productions for more than 15 years. Fluid in English. BA degree in Film and Television. References include projects for National Geographic, BBC, NBC, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Al Jazeera International and many more. Filmed in some of the most extreme locations on the planet including Antarctica, the Himalayas, Swiss Alps, Pamir Mountains, and the Arabian Desert. Filming experience in over 30 countries. Underwater and aerial filming expertise with essential equipment and licenses. Independent Certified Expert(ICE) in Sony's Europe wide training and support programme. Member of "Cinematographers Association of Turkey" and "Union of Film and Television".

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Mark is currently based in Istanbul, producing documentaries and news packages across the Middle East and Central Asia for online and broadcast clients. He is a regular contributor for CCTV English’s flagship documentary series Assignment Asia. Visit www.markesplin.com for portfolio samples. Mark is a freelance multimedia journalist from the UK with strong skills in visual storytelling and reporting. Used to producing news packages and documentaries as a single operator or as part of a production team, he is confident in creating and managing all elements of the visual journalism process. His abilities encompass a wide range of skills including high-end video production, video editing, reporting, photojournalism, research, audio and writing, all of which he is proficient in and has done professionally.

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Hosam Salem is a Palestinian freelance photographer was 33 years, lives in İstanbul, Turkey since 2018. I’ve started my photography work at Gaza strip in the end 2008 as a photojournalist & reporter for many press agencies. I covered the Israeli wars on Gaza strip (2012 and 2014 and 2021) as well as daily shots for life of Gaza. I was nominated and announced for the 2016 + 2017 Joop Swart Masterclass by World Press Photo. My shots in these fields got published at most famous photos websites. Different magazines, newspapers and books in Gaza chose my photos for their covers, I’ve participated in many photography exhibitions And won many international prizes in photography in 2014,2016,2019, ( Istanbul Photo Awards 2017). Now I’m working as a freelance photojournalist with AlJazeera English and New York Times. And as Cameraman for Trt arabi Channel- İstanbul

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Visual journalist, visual consultant and drone pilot covering Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, based in Istanbul. As part of her work for HF Visuals, her own production company, Hélène is a versatile one-woman band who can pitch, film, edit and produce visual packages for a diversity of clients. She shoots and produces topical news videos, documentary films and short social media clips for a variety of international outlets, corporate clients and NGOs. As a talented storyteller, she collaborates with NGOs and international organisations on visual campaigns, telling the human stories behind the issues. A certified drone pilot, Hélène has experience in documentary shooting and technical inspections, especially with wind turbines.

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I have been both on motion graphic designer and video editor for 7 years. More than just an extensive experience, I have an infinite passion for graphic and motion design, that goes back to my childhood when I dreamed of a career in this field. I have been in the production stages of some documentary projects as an assistant director. Excellent editing skills Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere, able to work with virtually any filming device, with over 6 years' experience filming, editing, and producing professional content

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Umut Sakallioglu has graduated from Marmara Unıversity, Department of Fine Arts in 2010. His projects were screened at Rotterdam Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival, and many other platforms. Sonbahar, Gelecek Uzun Sürer, Saroyan Ülkesi, Kalandar Soğuğu, Babamın Kanatları are among his feature film projects. His work also includes documentaries, tv shows, commercials and fashion films. Having experience for more than ten years, Umut Sakallıoğlu was awarded the best film editor in, İstanbul Film Festival, Adana Film Festival and Ankara Film Festival.

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I have written for some of the world's leading publications including the New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, USA Today and many others. I have also produced video reporting for The Times, TIME and The Daily and regularly produce radio reports and photos with my work. I have covered both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, embedding with soldiers on the frontline. My work has also taken me to Nigeria, where I reported on the continuing unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta. I have also reported from Haiti, Latin America and elsewhere.

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I graduated from Istanbul University / Radio Cinema and Tv at 2016. During my education, I produced short films, short stories, poems and experimental videos. My first short documentary film Blue Butterfly awarded more than 10 countries including Cannes 2020, European Film Market. I founded Kalt Film and producing creative video projects for digital media while I'm creating fiction and non-fiction films.

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-Over 6 years of experience in field journalism - Almost 3 years of experience as digital content producer -Knowledge of all aspects of video production: scripting, filming, voicing, editing -Strong knowledge and network in Turkey related stories -Ability to work in high pressured environment and breaking news -Experience in insta-story reporting

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