Najibullah Quraishi
Najibullah Quraishi is an Afghan journalist and
Quraishi worked as a journalist and presenter on radio and television in
His professional career began in Afghanistan, where he worked as 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 the 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.
His most recent works include The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan, a series of films for WNET/Wide Angle (women in war and peace); Behind Taliban Lines, Fighting for Osama, Opium Brides (aired January 3, 2012 from PBS Frontline), and Taliban Country (aired January 21, 2020 on PBS Frontline).
See also
References
- ^ "Afghanistan Behind Enemy Lines: Reporter Feature". Dispatches. Channel 4. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06.
- ^ "Four Corners". abc.net.au. 22 February 2010.
- ^ Nancy Banks-Smith (2 February 2010). "Behind Enemy Lines and Tower Block of Commons". the Guardian.
- ^ Administrator. "Company". clover-films.com.
- ^ "Najibullah Quraishi - Winner | The Rory Peck Trust". www.rorypecktrust.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Sheffield Doc/Fest: Speakers A-Z". sheffdocfest.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
External links
- Najibullah Quraishi at IMDb
- The Afghan Side of War The New York Times
- Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines
- ISIS in Afghanistan