Najibullah Quraishi in 2016

Najibullah Quraishi is an Afghan journalist and filmmaker.[1][2][3]

Quraishi worked as a journalist and presenter on radio and television in Afghanistan for ten years and has a degree in journalism. Quraishi is Clover Films chief investigator for projects in Asia and the Arab states. He has worked with Jamie Doran in making Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death, Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines, and The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan. Since 2002 he has lived in the United Kingdom and he is a winner of the Rory Peck Award, the Sony International Impact award and Amnesty International Media Award for his work.[4][5][6]

His professional career began in Afghanistan, where he worked as a producer, reporter and presenter for a weekly television social program Shahr-e ma, Khana-e ma (Our City, Our Home) for ten years before moving to the United Kingdom and joining Clover Films in 2002. After successfully collaborating on the film Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death, in the same year he won The Rory Peck Impact and Sony International Award for a film about the SAS in Afghanistan.

Since joining the Clover Films, where he works as director, reporter and cameraman as well as chief investigator for documentary films in Asia and Arab countries, he produced a total of six films and won several awards including the Alfred I DuPont Award 2011 (the ‘broadcast Pulitzer’, presented by the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University); the History Makers Award 2011 for ‘Best Current Affairs Documentary’; One World Media Award ‘Best Documentary’ 2010; BAFTA nomination ‘Best Documentary’ 2010; AIB (Association of International Broadcasters) Award ‘Best Current Affairs Documentary’ 2010; AIB Award ‘Best Investigative Documentary’ 2010; UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival); Winner of the Rory Peck and Sony International Impact awards(twice, 2002 and 2010) ‘Best Documentary Award’ 2010; Grierson Award: Shortlisted for ‘Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue’ 2010.

Zu seinen jüngsten Werken gehören „The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan“ , eine Filmreihe für WNET/Wide Angle (Frauen in Krieg und Frieden); „ Behind Taliban Lines“ , „Fighting for Osama“ , „Opium Brides“ (ausgestrahlt am 3. Januar 2012 auf PBS Frontline) und „Taliban Country“ (ausgestrahlt am 21. Januar 2020 auf PBS Frontline).

Siehe auch

Referenzen

  1. ^ „Afghanistan hinter feindlichen Linien: Reporterbericht“ . Dispatches . Channel 4. 1. Februar 2010. Archiviert vom Original am 6. Februar 2010.
  2. ^ „Four Corners“ . abc.net.au. 22. Februar 2010.
  3. ^ Nancy Banks-Smith (2. Februar 2010). „Hinter feindlichen Linien und im Hochhauskomplex Commons“ . The Guardian .
  4. ^ Administrator. "Firma" . clover-films.com .
  5. ^ „Najibullah Quraishi – Gewinner | The Rory Peck Trust“ . www.rorypecktrust.org . Archiviert vom Original am 28.11.2010.
  6. ^ „Sheffield Doc/Fest: Speakers AZ“ . sheffdocfest.com . Archiviert vom Original am 07.10.2010.