Waad Al-Kateab. Journalist. Filmmaker. Activist
Named as one of the Top 100 Influential People in 2020 by TIME magazine (September 2020)
Award winning Syrian Director of the film ‘For Sama’ .
-The most nominated documentary in the history of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
-Golden Eye Award, Cannes Film Festival / Grand Jury Award, SXSW / Special Jury Prize, Canadian Hot Docs International Film Festival / Oeil d’Or Prize, Cannes Film Festival (May 25, 2019)
Other Awards:
-International Emmy for Reporting – for the covering the Siege of Aleppo . The First Syrian to win in this category.
Presently: Reporter for Channel 4 News, UK
Other Documentary:
- The Second Castle at Aleppo
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