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 Jan H.

Jan is a skilled field producer and most importantly a team player whether working with film crews, individuals acting within a project scope or client's unit such as producers or media coordinators. Always ready to fulfil all important requests and overcome great challenges in planning or in the field. With a strong focus to establish and execute visions and wishes in creating most-appealing trans-media content. Experienced in small to medium-sized projects and budgets. Background in project management. Teams are available in Vienna(Austria) and also in Nairobi (Kenya), both with experienced visual storytellers and media productions. Experienced in journalism, multimedia, documentary, corporate, featured, web, and mini-series for clients across the globe. Specialty in short and mini storytelling films. Commissioned by History channel, Insider, Zinc Network, CGTN Beijing, Global Citizen, CNN, and Al Jazeera. Among many others.

About Matt F.

I have been an avid experimenter of new forms of visual storytelling for my entire career. My passion is finding new ways to tell stories about the most complex global challenges facing our world today. I’ve worked on films in Hollywood, covered elections and conflicts as a multimedia journalist for the Associated Press, and served as the CEO of a business that produced global stories for social impact. I have always pursued projects that educate, inspire and build bridges across communities and cultures. Stories that call attention to our shared humanity bring us closer together.

About Martin E.

Martin Errichiello is a filmmaker, documentary photographer and visual artist. Since 2008 he developed indipendent editorial projects, worked with film and multimedia studios in the audiovisual production and collaborated with anthropologists, musicians and directors on different projects, exhibitions and feature films. In 2010 he graduates in Visual Communication at the CFP Bauer of Milan with an internship with artist Raffaela Mariniello. In 2012 he was selected for the Visual Storytelling Master course at the Danish School of Media where he founded the international crossmedia network "Panaut Collective” and realized the awards-winning documentary "Archipelagoes". He lived, traveled and worked in Asia, Africa and Europe; he’s now based in Napoli, where he works on a mixed media long- term research about Sputhern Italy’s identity. In 2017, together with Filippo Menichetti he released the first chapter, “In Fourth Person” which has been presented, exhibited and awarded in Europe and America. His clients include: Frieze Ltd, SKY, TIME Inc, Al Jazeera, Minerva Film, Figli del Bronx Prod, Circus Studio, Kaos Produzioni, Casa Verde Prod, Maestri di Strada onlus, Andrew Fierberg (film producer), Judith Barry (Video artist), Hithertofore Prod, Refinery 29, among others."

About Clint D.

Experienced Producer, Director, Cinematographer with a demonstrated history of working in the commercial production industry and consulting in Strategic Production in the MENA region. You can also see more recent work and my photography on my Instagram. @dabhanddavis

About Giuseppe D.

Sociologo, filmaker, attivista e operatore sociale Autore e filmaker per alcuni documentari sulle problematiche ambientali, sociali e di comunità. Sono convinto che saper raccontare e descrivere le problematiche significhi facilitare la cooperazione e la risoluzione dei conflitti dal basso. Facilitatore nei processi bottom-up di rigenerazione urbana con formazione sociologica ed esperienza decennale di attivismo nei movimenti sociali urbani. Ho studiato come antropologo urbano e analista delle politiche urbane e territoriali. Lavoro attualmente con cooperative sociali e onlus in ambito delle migrazioni e come formatore per ragazzi adolescenti per creazione di progetti multimediali per facilitare la trasmissione di nuove pratiche di comunità e di integrazione. Amante del cinema e delle nuove arti visuali come mezzo creativo per l’attivazione sociale e della cittadinanza.

About Jasmin B.

Jasmin Brutus is a documentary photographer, cameraman and video editor who lives in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He has worked as a photographer for a number of major local newspapers and magazines. His works appeared in Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique, Het Parool, Le Temps, Le Pelerin, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Wirtschaft Woche, Monocle. He is also interested in pursuing personal stories and other documentary projects. He has received several awards including Ex-changes, sponsored by the German government and SEE New Perspectives supported by World Press Photo and Robert Bosch Stiftung. Lately, Jasmin is interested in videography and documentary filmmaking.

About Simona C.

Director, Screenwriter, Filmmaker SIMONA COCOZZA (Naples 1976) graduated in Cinema History & Criticism, at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of the University of Bologna, DAMS. After many experiences on movie sets as script girl, in 2003 she debuts as director with the short "Fresca di bucato". Selected from many national and international festivals, this short had a lot of awards and honorable mentions. In 2007 she founded Giallomare Film in Rome, an independent film production company which realized about 400 of audiovisual works and boasts large eminent cooperations as Greenpeace, Amnesty International, MSF Médecins sans frontières, Telethon, Change.org, Refugees Welcome Italy, LAV. Simona is also focused on authorial projects: 3 feature documentary films, and 8 fiction shorts, entered in competition in worldwide festivals. She also directed several works broadcasted on italian TV: RAI, Mediaset, MTV, Real Time, and many other. DOCUMENTARY 2017 “Ritorno a Terzigno 2010/2017” (20') RAI NEWS 2013 "The Barefoot Princess"(54') Co-direction with Samantha Cito. Special event at Granada Cines del Sur Festival; theatrical released in Italy and Spain. 2011 "Our Daily Bad” (36') RAI NEWS. Special Award “Excellence of the South” 2009 "Over The Rainbow” (80') RAI 3 / SKY. Co-direction with Maria Martinelli. First Prize at Napoli Film Festival; Screened at The Senate of Italian Republic; theatrical released in Italy. DOCUREALITY 2018/19 Dottori in corsia (RAI 3) 2017/18 I Ragazzi del Bambino Gesù (RAI 3) 2016 Ho sposato un Gigante 2 (LA5) 2014/15 16 and pregnant Italy (MTV) 2013/14 Sconosciuti (RAI 3) REPORTAGE (RAI NEWS 2010/13) Terra amara - Ecodesign Made in Italy - Il mattone verde - Progettare un futuro pulito - EcoAlfieri SHORTS (2001/19) In Zona Cesarini - Oltre il confino - I 5 buoni propositi del lunedì - Morte di un capitone napoletano - Princess Of Oriental Dance - Dammi il tuo amore - Vittima della Storia - Perduta Mente - Fresca di Bucato - L’Angelo.

About Davide R.

I'm Davide Rinaldi, an Italian Videomaker. I was born in Napoli in 1982. MY EXPERIENCE IS as director for art & culture documentaries for - SKY ARTE (the Italian division of SKY ART), for which I've directed 16 episode (30' length) for a serie called ITALIE INVISIBILI (international known as HIDE ITALY) as Videomaker for: - RAI CULTURA & UNESCO. 10 videoclips (3' minutes length) for the ITALIAN HERITAGE UNESCO SITE - RAI TRE (investigative tv show REPORT) for 3 years - RAI TRE (environmental tv show SAPIENS). actually I LIKE Faces, surf rock music, the 60's and 70's Fellini's films, medieval & renascence art, saints portraits, wide angle photography, caricatures. I like the magic realism component of the world: real faces, real places, with a touch of poetry. I play in a classic rock band (as singer and composer) I live in the countryside of ROME, near a sacred forest for ancient romans.

About Michael D.

Michael Davie is a Director, writer and cinematographer who has been chasing dramatic, real-life stories for more than 20 years, from the glaciers of Denali to the frontlines of the Balkans and the Middle East. Most recently, Michael co-created and served as Series Director on Oprah Winfrey’s BELIEF, a landmark television event The Atlantic called “an epic spiritual series” and “not to be missed.” As an Executive Producer for Harbers Studios in New York Michael oversaw production on a dozen documentaries investigating the impact of climate change in the developing world for RIPPLE EFFECT IMAGES. At National Geographic Television he created WORLD DIARIES a series which took viewers into some of the planet’s most dangerous places. Films included HONOR AMONG MEN and APARTHEID’S CHILDREN which featured Nelson Mandela. His feature documentary THE CHOIR, about music in a South African prison, was hailed as “soulful and rigorously tough” by Variety, and won the AFI Best Director Award. His films WAR CHILD and GORILLA MURDERS were both awarded Emmys for outstanding investigative journalism. For the film LIBERIA: AMERICAN DREAM? Michael and his team were awarded the prestigious Edward R Murrow and Columbia DuPont awards. Michael is comfortable tackling any manner of non-fiction film or television. He has directed commercial campaigns, branded content and more than 60 documentary films for many of the world’s top broadcasters, including National Geographic, Discovery Channel, OWN, History Channel, CNN, NBC, and Channel 4 (UK). If you're interested in seeing samples of Michael’s work and a full list of credits please visit www.michaeldavie.com

About Reyan T.

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).

About Masha L.

Documentary filmmaker with 7 years experience in Vienna, Paris, Moscow and Boston. Graduated from the Moscow school of new cinema and Sorbonne (Paris). Based in Vienna.

About Okan E.

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.

About Katarina P.

I am a dedicated freelance director (self shooting when needed), producer, researcher and on-camera host with TV documentary experience and am currently freelancing for companies such as VICE, Al Jazeera, TRT World, AFP, Zinc Network and other. As Head of Production in VICE Serbia since its launch in 2014, for the first two years I partook in establishing the office and the required VICE film style and format. I then moved my focus solely to the creative as Supervising Producer, overseeing all of the production’s films. I directed and hosted on-camera my own documentaries broadcast on various VICE platforms (VICE Serbia, VICELAND, VICE International) I was born in Belgrade, attended high school in Cape Town and after a time spent living and studying in New Zealand, the US and the UK, I returned to Belgrade where I am mostly based.

About Gia A.

about my company Founded in Chicago in 2006, Modio Media Productions, Inc. is an award-winning video and television production company specializing in non-fiction content. Managing partners Gia Marie Amella, writer, producer, director, and Beppe Mangione, sound recordist, cameraman and editor, have over three decades of combined experience in the U.S. and Europe. Their work has aired on PBS, CNN International, CNBC, National Geographic International, HISTORY Channel, A&E Networks, The Weather Channel, Discovery, among others. Gia and Beppe use their exceptional storytelling skills to create branded content across business sectors in English and Italian--from hospitality, food, wine and fashion, to manufacturing, technology and design. Modio Media filmed, field produced and directed multiple segments for HISTORY'S Project Impossible (2017), a one-hour series showecasing extraordinary feats of engineering across the globe, from Venice’s controversial flood barrier system, MOSE, to the largest off-shore wind farm ever built in the North Sea. That same year, Gia served as writer and consulting producer on the highly anticipated documentary feature, The Arab Americans (2017), garnering nearly one million viewers on PBS stations nationwide. Modio Media's original productions include 30.000 Miles to the Finish (2020) about the only Italian to compete in the Golden Globe Race 2018, one of the most extreme regattas in modern sailing history; Terror in Tuscany: World War II Atrocities (2011) for CNN International’s long-running doc stand, World’s Untold Stories, an expose of civilian massacres in Italy and survivors' quest for justice, winner of the 2012 Peter Lisagor Award for Outstanding Feature Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists Chicago chapter; and the Midwest Emmy-nominated And They Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy (2006) narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna, which aired as a primetime special on PBS affiliate station WTTW-Chicago. more about gia Gia got her first taste of television through two consecutive internships in news and programming at KGO-TV in San Francisco. After graduate school, she held various administrative and production roles with increasing responsibility, in time becoming a full-fledged writer, producer, director on factual shows. The year prior to launching her company, Gia served a stint as interim supervising producer on the HGTV series New Spaces, thus sparking a keen interest in home rehab and design. A 1998-99 Fulbright Fellow to Palermo, Italy, Gia holds an M.A. in Radio-Television (1993) from San Francisco State University and a B.A. in Italian Literature (1988) from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Gia's been recognized by the National Immigration Council, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Women's Division, and the State of Illinois for contributions to her field. She's also the recipient of grants from the National Italian American Foundation, the Illinois and the California State Humanities Councils, and numerous private foundations. Over the years, Gia has brought her professional experience into the classroom. Between 1994-97, Gia taught an intensive summer course on the history of the documentary form at her alma mater, San Francisco State University. She served as an instructor and mentor in the Bay Area Video Coalition's Above the Line Program, a free hands-on training course giving women and people of color better access to media career opportunities. She continues to lecture widely on at schools, universities, cultural associations and conferences on her company's work.

About HENRY Q.

About BEPUBLIC .CO C.

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About Eren A.

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.  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. 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 2021, created Kuzgun Production in Bodrum. I produced and directed "Hayat Var" documentary series for Habitat TV.  Also started to produce video contents for CGTN (Chinese Global Television Network) and lecture short film workshops for Artedemy Studio in Bodrum. In 2022, took part as a cinematographer in "Royal Tour Tanzania"and Hidden Aegea which is a production of Peter Greenberg for PBS television. Most recently I am produce and directing a promotional film for Chinese Solar Energy Company ​ ​ ​ ​

About Mehmet Serdar K.

Filmmaker and cinematographer-photographer based in Istanbul. I'am an experienced and passionate photography and videography artist from Istanbul, Turkey. After directing television programs for many years, I have started my own agency in 2013 and have been producing digital photography and video projects for our customers locally and globally ever since. Among my clients are well-known brands such as Huawei, Samsung, Mimaki, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Vogue, Castrol, Boyner, Kitchenaid, and Bridgestone etc. As documentary films; Bir Umut Marmara (Turkey Is Bank), 2021 EU Beach Cleaning Event - Iztuzu / Dalyan (European Union Turkey Delegation), 3 Million Syrians 3 Million Saplings (for the Federal German Government), Also for television programs Endemol Shine, Ans Production. Istanbul Apartments, a documentary Instagram site featuring a collection of photos of old Istanbul apartments and how they depicted this old city’s multi-colored and multi-dimensional cultural fabric. In this project, my goal was to bring to my audience not only the photographs of Istanbul Apartments but also the stories and memories of the families who lived in these apartments.

About Christian A.

Christian Abi Abboud Filmmaker Christian Abi Abboud was born on the 13 of may 1980 in Beirut, a city divided by civil war. His experience of a city divided between east and west marked his childhood, images of war and corruption created a unique bond between him and his hometown, Beirut. Images and memories that eventually led him to enter the prestigious "Institut d'études scéniques audiovisuelles et cinématographiques, IESAV" in Lebanon and graduated in 2002 with honors, his film diploma "Pile ou face" won the first prize. After his graduation, he worked as an editor until 2012 for more than 200 projects ranging from tv commercial to music videos and corporate films. He collaborated with internationally acclaimed directors and artists like Nadine Labaki, Henri Jean Debon, Michel Elefteriades... In 2009, in order to leverage his wide and powerful network of professionals, he established his own company "Tic Motion" specialised in Post production services, which is still doing well to date. But in 2014, he chose to free himself from the business world and take a new path that he was secretly waiting for. He started producing and directing his own content. After selling his shares in his company, he produced and directed his first independent documentary film "OD5NJ". It was only when he produced and directed UBUNTU that he got the attention of the film industry and was considered as a new director to watch. Ubuntu that tells the story of Syrian Woman who seeked asylum in Sweden, then falls in love with a Lebanese filmmaker, and finds herself tangled between her new life in Europe, and her fear of going back to the Middle east that crushed her initial life dreams, that Premiered at Vancouver Doc Festival, and won the Jury prize at Karama festival Amman. Today Christian is working in parallel on more than 5 film projects that are at various production stages, collaborating with 4 producers from different backgrounds and genres, and is safely but surely crafting his filmography one piece after the other. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8339601/bio?item=mb0636772