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 Elie G.

I am a photojournalist, filmmaker, and grad student in global development with a passion for exploring social and environmental issues. I've partnered with the Fuller Project for International Reporting to document Syrian teenage girls living in Turkey, produced web docs for Al Jazeera, and frequently collaborate with humanitarian organizations to tell intimate, character-driven stories to show the impact of their work. I am currently editing my first documentary about the loss of tradition and identity in a small Peruvian town. The funding came from a Kickstarter campaign and the film is expected to be released in late 2018. I previously worked as a staff photographer and multimedia editor at the St Louis Post-Dispatch. While in St. Louis I edited several multimedia projects and trained the photo staff in multimedia storytelling and editing. Reporting for Duty earned national recognition, including a regional Emmy award. While in St. Louis, I also taught courses in multimedia production and photojournalism.

About Irina S.

Irina's a bilingual video journalist based in Kaliningrad and Moscow. She holds MA in Journalism from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

About Robb M.

Robb Montgomery (@VideoJournalist) is an AWARD-WINNING documentaty film journalist based in Berlin. He specializes in unscripted , photojournalistic stoytelling and films his big-screen epics with small cameras and high production values. He owns a range of cinematic gear from sounddevices Mix-pre, videodevices PixLR and 4k video recorder to the Sony Alpha cam loaded with vintage manual focus cinema primes. He also has an Osmo 4K cam, a slew of Microphones from Neumman and Røde, a GoPro Hero 7 and two 4K mobile cams with Anamorphic and gimbal rigs. He mostly films documentary, travel and street films, but also has a live studio in Berlin with lights, mics and multi-cams live streaming to all platforms He is a a top travel photographer and has filled many Passports for international assignments over the last 15 years. He is a former editor at the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. At the Tribune, he was the art director for the food section.

About Rimantas V.

Turning stories into an audiovisual form is my greatest dream and I am living it. I am a video journalist who has worked for 8 years for several Lithuanian TV stations. I started out regionally, transitioned into national and doing everything to be international. I got used filming and editing by myself, digging up stories and delivering it by a deadline. I have made hundreds of various reportages from various countries: politics, social matters, entertainment, science, technology, travel and leisure are all on the list, but my favorite is science. Every topic can become interesting - it's just a matter of dedication and knowledge of filmmaking tools.

About Inara C.

I am a Japanese-Brazilian documentary filmmaker based in the Netherlands who has been telling nonfiction stories for 12 years. I promote empathy and raise awareness of human rights and environmental issues through stories in which people are protagonists of their own narratives. I am currently working on the feature-length documentary "Where is Nihon?", which was selected by Logan Nonfiction Program and was also a finalist at the Sundance Documentary Fund 2021 and the Berlinale Talents Doc Station 2022. My works include “Yzalú - Rap, Feminism and Blackness”, a CineB Solar winner and finalist at Semana Paulistana do Curta-Metragem (a City Hall of São Paulo’s competition); “Raam”, which won the CineSud’s SHIFT Film Festival Audience Award; and “Volta na Quadra,” winner of the NETLABTV Audience Award and sponsored by Folha de S. Paulo. Through my production company, I created short documentaries, series, video reports and campaign videos for companies and organisations such as Greenpeace, Avaaz, Google, C&A Foundation, Folha de S. Paulo, GOL, Marie Claire, Revista AzMina, Equal Times, Storyhunter, among others. I also produced, filmed and directed the Brazilian stories for the Riot Games’ international documentary series “Legends Rising”, during two seasons. I started my career as a video journalist at Folha de S. Paulo, the largest Brazilian newspaper, and at the publishing companies Globo and Abril — being one of the talents of the training program “Abril Journalism Course”. I received my degree in Social Communication and Journalism from the State University of Londrina in Brazil, studied documentary filmmaking at UnionDocs in New York, and have a specialized degree in cinema and video from Anhembi Morumbi University in Sao Paulo. Moreover I also did other courses focused on impact documentary, cinematography, editing, script writing and entrepreneurship.

About Giovanni L.

Giovanni Lo Curto is a freelance photographer and journalist based in Berlin, Germany. He has a Bachelor in Foreign languages and international relationship with a curriculum on Middle East and North Africa studies. He travel and lived long in South America and Middle East. Since 2010 He lives in Berlin. His work focuses on contemporary social, political, religeon and economic issues, and his interests lie in the relationship between man's identity, memories and places. Giovanni is available on commission world wide

About Johan S.

I have been part time Bureau Chief for NTD News English devision in Scandinavia since 2009 (NTD Television is a Chinese independent Broadcaster that reach 200milion homes worldwide). In my position I have been responsible for delivering news videos from Scandinavia with up to 3 news teams. I have delivered up to 200 individual news videos for broadcast. I have also trained news teams in Brussels, Rome and Athens. selecting news stories, video-editing, filming, lights, sound, narration and scriptwriting have been weekly routines for me for some years now.

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 Jenny W.

Freelance video journalist and digital storyteller, and full-time video journalism and social media lecturer living in the North East of England. I have created online video news content for a number of organisations from the Guardian, Telegraph and Daily Mail to Health Education England and the National Housing Federation. Between 2012 and 2014, I was employed by BSkyB to work on their first-ever regional video news website, Sky Tyne and Wear. During this time, I received training from former NY1 producer Michael Rosenblum. I also won the Royal Television Society North East Best Newcomer Award for 2012.

About Cecilia A.

I am a young Uruguayan multimedia journalist and filmmaker currently based in Aarhus, Denmark. As a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Programme scholarship, I am pursuing an MA in Journalism, Media and Globalization at Aarhus University and Swansea University, where I will specialize in War & Conflict Journalism. Before moving to Europe, I was a video journalist at El Observador, a newspaper from Montevideo, Uruguay. I also had the privilege to be a video editing professor at Universidad de Montevideo, where I got my Bachelor's Degree in Communications in 2014. Production Manager at Ikusi for Premio Destacados in 2016, an intern at Storyhunter in 2014, and at Chapman University's Broadcast and Digital Media department in 2013 can also be added to the list of things I've done. I've reported on culture, education, politics, conflict, sports, business, technology, travelling, beer, and more. I am open to accepting any journalistic challenge.

About Johannes M.

Documentary filmmaker, videographer and host. I have reported and produced stories in Europe, Africa, North and South America for German and international outlets. I saw how dancing ballet gives hope to girls in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, learned how Botswana attempts to finally overcome the HIV/AIDS epidemic, documented bird singing competitions in Guyana, spent time with wingsuit pilots in Switzerland, followed vaccine skeptics, a pro-life biker club and a group of friends in Germany trying to save their Syrian friend from deportation. Based in New York from 2013 to 2016. Previously a producer for German news and entertainment TV shows. Graduate of the Columbia Journalism School with a focus on documentary storytelling. Currently based in Berlin. Full working proficiency in German and English, fluent in Spanish, conversant in French. Upcoming documentary productions in Uganda and Mali.

About Matt D.

** I live on the move and regularly work in different countries! ** Spring 2023 // Chicago, US Summer 2023 // Poland, Germany Fall 2023 // Vietnam * My schedule is generally flexible and I can adapt to your needs! ----- Int'l Film and TV director with 20yrs of high-end production experience. BA in Film Production / Directing Fiction from Columbia College in Chicago, US. I have worked extensively in Central and North America and Germany and for nearly 10 years I was based in Vietnam, working all across Asia, even once in North Korea. My past clients include BBC, NBC, CNN, Insider Inc, Channel NewsAsia, TRT, VTV and other media networks. I've done work for Ericsson, PwC, CARE Int'l and the UN. I've worked on productions such as "The Dark Knight", "Prison Break" and the 2019 Hollywood reboot of "Charlie's Angels". I've also shot 3 of my own feature films and numerous shorts. My own film work has won awards at int'l film festivals and online has reached viewership in the millions. Multilingual: English ~ Polski ~ Español ~ Tiếng Việt ~ Deutsch Links: * Web Site and Portfolio: www.EtheriumSky.com * Professional Profile (CV): www.EtheriumSky.com/md-profile * IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2119228/ * FB: www.facebook.com/EtheriumSky * YT: https://www.youtube.com/EtheriumSky ----- Please note that since SH introduced new freelancer fees, I've been forced to increase my project fees on the platform. I appreciate your understanding.

About Nehemiah S.

Nehemiah Stark is a photojournalist and documentary-maker focused on social and environmental justice. He has contributed to Time Magazine, The Guardian, and the World Health Organization, among many others.

About Alessandro R.

Alessandro Rampazzo, Italian photojournalist and video maker, born in 1986. I started working as professional in 2010 in a local newspaper. After some months I decided to leave local stories to experiment the international context. I decided to move to Tunisia first, and than to Egypt to cover the so called Arab Spring. In the last two years I have been working mainly in North Africa region with stories focused on the aftermath of the revolution mainly in Tunisia and Egypt.I realized a story in Greece, Patras, with the sub-Saharan immigrants looking for a better life in Europe. I went back to Italy where I focused mainly on society stories related to the changes of society In 2014 I've been working in Brazil on environmental and social stories, and in Albania on a story about blood revenge. I'm also working on a long term project about Independence movement in Europe. Since 2015 I'm based in Helsinki where I developed also as a videographer.

About Stefan C.

Stefan Czimmek is a video journalist, producer and camera man based in Berlin, working for a variety of European broadcasters. Stefan has been working for TV and corporations all around the world in countries like Germany, Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Brazil, Taiwan, India, Poland, USA and Canada. In 2012 he started working as a producer, cameraman and editor for Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcaster which airs around the world and reaches out to more than 100 million people. He has routine experience in news, reportages and documentaries as well as corporate and independent video projects. Past and present clients include: Deutsche Welle, Sat.1, ZDF, TV Berlin, giz India, Groupon, Mercedes, Rocket Internet and many more. Stefan speaks fluent German and English as well as some basic Spanish and Dutch. He studied Media Economics at the Hochschule Mittweida and die medienakademie in Berlin and graduated with a B.A. of Arts and magna cum laude in Media Economics.

About Jonathan S.

Jonathan Saruk is a Blake Street Films cinematographer and producer who has created video content for the likes of ARTE, 3SAT, UNH­CR, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Great Big Story, ORF, and and has worked on corporate productions for S.A.P., Sony Ericsson, E.ON, and Unibail-Rodamco. He was Director of Photography on the recent feature length documentary Truth Detectives, commissioned by German public broadcaster WDR/ARTE. His still images have been published in The New Yorker, Newsweek and The Sunday Times Magazine, and his first monograph, The Forbidden Reel, was selected as one of the best photo­graphy books of 2014 by Time Magazine. A graduate of the International Center of Photography, Jonathan also holds an M.A. in print journalism from New York University.

About Ralf F.

Born in 1967, study of Architecture 1990-1995 in Hamburg. Freelance photojournalist, videographer, editor. Covering sports, travel, documentary. Shortlisted PR-Bild Award 2018, 2017, 2015 (Branding Photo Award of Germany, Switzerland, Austria). Bronze winner IPA Philippines 2016. International published by Medias like Stern, Guardian, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Online, Greenpeace, WDR, Tagesanzeiger.ch, Daily Mail, Cordon Press, VIAJAR, Lufthansa.com, Sueddeutsche.de.

About Brechtje S.

As director of DUTCH PICTURE INDUSTRY I focus on the unique story behind human beings, their experiences and their spectacular surroundings. We are an awarded media production company. Born from our involvement and our vision to create interesting and inspiring documentaries, we created a diversity of concepts for different media platforms. The focus on unique individual stories is what we are acknowledged for and what makes deepeei film productions unique. Our international track record has provided us with the appropriate network and contacts to work all over the world. We make feature length storytelling items, films, virtual reality on adventure, environmental and social issues, as well as short promotional films assigned by clients. Our productions have been broadcast in the Netherlands and in many countries abroad.

About Mathias A.

I'm a non-fiction filmmaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark - working world wide. I direct and shoot film in various formats incl. documentaries, current affairs, news and branded. I have extensive experience making films around the world. Stories include the famine crisis in Somalia, opioid addiction in Zimbabwe, reindeer hunting with indigenous people north of the arctic circle, sex work in Romania, illegal street racing in Denmark, skateboard culture in Nepal and the armoured car business in the Middle East. Counting +115 million views across VICE Media platforms.