Marc Perkins is currently the Documentaries Editor for BBC Arabic TV. He looks after An Korb (Close up) the award-winning investigative documentary strand. He has previously produced and directed numerous series and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and National Geographic. Over the last ten years he has worked extensively across the Middle East, Africa and Asia and specialises in hostile environments and investigations.
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Meeting Room 3 : Session :Meet TV CommissionersIn this session, commissioning editors from four international TV stations tell ARIJEANS what it takes to pitch story ideas that work, what to avoid and what themes in the Middle East interest them most. The session is a must for ARIJEANS focusing on TV journalism. ModeratorsTrainers
Diarmuid Jeffreysis an award-winning journalist and television producer with 30 years industry experience working for broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4, PBS and others) and as an independent. He is with Al Jazeera English since early 2009 – and now based in Doha. In addition to AJE’s flagship weekly current affairs and investigative strand, People & Power, he is also responsible for commissioning a range of other stand-alone investigative output on the channel. This has included subjects as diverse as barrel bombs in Aleppo, torture in Brazil, organized crime in Nigeria, the true story behind the Lockerbie bombing and - most recently - The Day Israel Attacked America, about a deadly attack by the Israeli air force on a US Navy vessel in 1967. Additionally, Jeffreys commissions occasional short series, such the award-winning Africa Investigates, in which African journalists target corruption and human rights abuses across their continent. He is also the author of three best-selling non-fiction books.
Marc PerkinsMarc Perkins is currently the Documentaries Editor for BBC Arabic TV. He looks after An Korb (Close up) the award-winning investigative documentary strand. He has previously produced and directed numerous series and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and National Geographic. Over the last ten years he has worked extensively across the Middle East, Africa and Asia and specialises in hostile environments and investigations. |
