Karishma Vyas
Producer/Director
About Me
Professional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hostile Environment and First Aid Training / Hawthorn Proactive, Ireland / 2017 | ||
| Hostile Environment and First Aid Training | Hawthorn Proactive, Ireland | 2017 |
| Hostile Environment Training and First Aide / AKE International / 2006 | ||
| Hostile Environment Training and First Aide | AKE International | 2006 |
Locations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
English (Fluent)
Hindi (Fluent)
Urdu (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Hostile Environment
I Visa USA
Storytelling
Work Permit Australia
Awards:
• 2019 Peabody Nominee for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3zc6bEQsg. The film focuses on the trafficking of Rohingya refugee girls into the Bangladeshi sex trade.
• 2016 Emmy Nominee in the International Television Documentary category for the film “Afghanistan: No Country for Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkanAs-KGFg. The film is about violence against women in Afghanistan.
• 2020 Howard Scripps Award finalist in National/ International Broadcast category for the film “The War on Afghan Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kVjzhy93o. The film focuses on the exclusion of women from the US-led peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
• 2020 Walkley Freelance Journalist of the Year – Australia’s version of the Pulitzer. http://www.walkleys.com/about/. Awarded for “Behind Enemy Lines”(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y088rZ00t7g), “The War on Afghan Women” and “Afghanistan: The Healers”.
• 2019 Winner of Venice TV Award for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”.
• 2019 Winner of the Newswomen’s Club of New York’s Front Page Award in Short Form Documentary and Television Feature for “The War on Afghan Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kVjzhy93o
• 2019 Gold Medal in the Best Coverage of Continuing News Story Category for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2019 Peabody Nominee for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3zc6bEQsg. The film focuses on the trafficking of Rohingya refugee girls into the Bangladeshi sex trade.
• 2016 Emmy Nominee in the International Television Documentary category for the film “Afghanistan: No Country for Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkanAs-KGFg. The film is about violence against women in Afghanistan.
• 2020 Howard Scripps Award finalist in National/ International Broadcast category for the film “The War on Afghan Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kVjzhy93o. The film focuses on the exclusion of women from the US-led peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
• 2020 Walkley Freelance Journalist of the Year – Australia’s version of the Pulitzer. http://www.walkleys.com/about/. Awarded for “Behind Enemy Lines”(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y088rZ00t7g), “The War on Afghan Women” and “Afghanistan: The Healers”.
• 2019 Winner of Venice TV Award for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”.
• 2019 Winner of the Newswomen’s Club of New York’s Front Page Award in Short Form Documentary and Television Feature for “The War on Afghan Women”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kVjzhy93o
• 2019 Gold Medal in the Best Coverage of Continuing News Story Category for the film “Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade”, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2018 Walkley Award for Coverage of a Major News Event or Issue – Australia’s version of the Pulitzer.
• 2018 Walkley Award for Freelancer of the Year.
• 2018 Best Short Documentary of the Year, Front Page Awards, New York News Women’s Club.
• 2018 Gold Medal in the International Affairs Category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2018 Silver Medal in the Legal Issues Category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2018 Bronze Medal in the Current Affairs Category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2017 Silver Medal in the Current Affairs category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2015 Winner in the Television category, Amnesty International Australia Human Rights Awards.
• 2016 Finalist in the Television Documentary Category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2014 Silver World Medal in the Health/ Medical Information category, New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards.
• 2014 Finalist for the film “The Lost Boys”, Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award for Television.
• 2014 Finalist for the film “The Lost Boys”, Asian Television Awards.