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 Giordano C.

Journalist, director and producer, I enjoy creating original and compelling videos and documentaries about Culture, Sports, Environmental and Social issues. Former video journalist with extensive record for RFI/France 24, producing documentaries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

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 Pedro S.

During the last eight years I hold many positions in the audiovisual industry, working as a video editor, assistant director, cinematographer, assistant producer, photographer and journalist for the press, tv and radio. Born in Rio de Janeiro, I am living in Paris, where I have done a post-graduation in Audiovisual Production at INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) and a Master in Interactive Multimedia at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Still in Paris, I now work for companies and projects in an international context. I love to make videos and documentaries about unique stories. I have a greater interest in environmental and human rights issues.

About Reinier O.

My home location is The Netherlands, from where I can do a wide range of stories around the globe. News, background stories and human interest are the stories which have my preference. I'm available throughout the year. Besides working in (western) Europe, I often work worldwide. Either for companies, NGOs, TV or event, I travel abroad to create content and exposure. Prior clients include Discovery Channel, Oxfam, Lonely Planet and more. On a lot of these international trips, I can combine productions, making it more affordable to produce. I have all the necessary equipment to shoot high quality video (and photography). Examples of my work can be seen through the added links, and on my website: www.beyondbordersmedia.com. My mother tongue is Dutch. I speak English fluent and can speak a fair bit of German and French. I have working experience in over 75 countries worldwide.

About Jelena P.

I am a freelance journalist based in the Balkans, specialized in digital journalism with a strong interest in video and photo storytelling. I hold a Master's degree in journalism Sciences Po University in Paris, France. My journalism works focuses on international affairs, culture, human rights, environmental and social issues. Writing and producing in French, English and Croatian.

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 Paolo P.

I am a freelance documentary photographer-filmmaker. I'm interested in documenting global topics, including health care, education, human rights, sustainable development, climate changes. Since 2011 I'm working on my personal long term project about the maternal health in Africa and developed/industrialized countries. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, AMREF, SAVE THE CHILDREN, among my Clients.

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 Michele M.

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

About Theresa K.

I am a documentary filmmaker from Egypt living in Croatia. I Finished my masters in documentary filmmaking in 2014. I am mainly interested in Humanity topics, Philosophy and Religions. My Youtube channel " UniqueTV" is in English and Arabic. The aim of the channel is creating more acceptance to the other - supporting creativity and alternative paths - providing information that could be eye opening - connecting people - presenting inspiring stories. I am also developing my interactive documentary "The scrapbook of life" which is a documentation of the human most important experience of existence "Life". more about the project http://www.theresakhalil.com/#!fund/clki

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 Ruben V.

Sono interessato alle storie di frontiere, quelle che sfuggono ai radar degli interessi sociali del momento, storie piccole con un cuore luminoso che può rischiarare la nostra condizione di uomini.

About Rayan H.

French-Lebanese Video reporter, currently living in Paris, after spending years in South America, I have worked as a director and journalist for 10 years. I have produced short and long features for medias such as Vice, Al Jazeera, France 24, Arte and worked as editor in chief for Canal+ in France. Previous films include "Ballet and bullets, dancing out of the favelas", for which we received a Pulitzer grant and that is currently pre-nominated for various festivals and awards. Long feature film include "Mocha, our rights, our story", about a school for transgender students in Argentina that is currently showing in theatres in Argentine. I speak French, English, Spanish, and portuguese fluently, good Italian and some arabic. I believe in Journalism that expose hope and solutions through characters.

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 Damian W.

Born in 1987. 2011-2012 - Press photographer at WP.PL 2012-2014 - Camera operator and editor at sky-video.pl 2014-2016 - Video producer specialist at WikiVid 2016- current - freelance

About Dario B.

About Tarek B.

Tarek Bouraque is a director/producer, filmmaker, journalist and educator whose projects focus on social justice, migration, and First Nation rights and identities. His films have screened at the DOC Film Institute in San Francisco, Rory Peck Trust Awards in London, Anthology Film Archives in New York, Academy of Film/HKBU in Hong Kong, and other venues. As a journalist, Bouraque directs and produces for international media outlets including Al Jazeera English, AJ+, AFP, and National Geographic. Since 2016, he has taught emerging media, film, and documentary production at The Juilliard School, Hunter College, York College, Downtown Community Television Center, New York Film Academy, and Educational Video Center. He is the co-founder of Global Fronteras Films, a production company and film laboratory. Bouraque holds an MFA in integrated media arts from Hunter College and a BA in journalism and television from ESJ Paris/Casablanca. Showreel : http://vimeo.com/globalfronteras/showreel