Awad Joumaa

About

Awad is an award winning multi-lingual journalist with over 15 years’ experience in television news and film production. He produced eight documentaries in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe on wide-ranging topics like the “War on Terror,” Palestine, migration, far right extremism, and Islamophobia, racism, identity, social cohesion, gangs, far right, and extremism. His films have been viewed by millions of people. In 2020, his special two-part documentary series entitled Jerusalem: A Rock and a Hard Place won several international Awards. Awad’s digital documentary Sons of Jerusalem got a finalist mention and a winner at the Telly Awards. Awad is also media consultant, and researcher. His experience extends to hostile environments in areas such as Iraq, Syria, Libya, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territories. He has received training in ethical journalism and war zones by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. Awad is the Executive News Producer for Al Jazeera English South and Central Asia regions. He has led and coordinated several major stories in the field in Iraq, Syria-Turkey border, Libya, and the occupied Palestinian territories, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nominated for the Golden Nymph Award for AJE’s breaking news coverage of the U.S. Embassy relocation to occupied Jerusalem. He also played a key role in AJE’s coverage of the Mosul war and NATO offensive in Libya. Awad is passionate about mentoring media students, local journalists, and freelancers. He co-edited the book Journalism in times of War, which focuses on the unsung heroes of local journalism. Awad also writes and publishes news and feature articles. As a certified media trainer with experience in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Awad assisted several TV networks by re-organizing their newsrooms and training their staff to be on par with international media standards. https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/7c7bd2cb-3ec5-4107-9d91-c88d173db454 https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/26037dd6-b962-4625-9998-536dfc2edccc Official selection: https://www.rebelseedstudio.com/blogs/ink-cinema-showcase-winners/2019-diversity-film-script-showcase?_pos=1&_sid=4d5674d96&_ss=r Sons of Jerusalem (short Doco- finalist NY TV and Films Award) https://aje.io/7xtep Telly awards: https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2020/online/general-public-interestawareness/sons-of-jerusalem/234006 https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/e12b7dab-3252-44fe-9c67-67c37395c26f