I am a multimedia journalist and documentary maker with long experience in the organization of events, a United Nations Foundation Press Fellow, and have been shortlisted for best newcomer in Association of British Science Writers' British Science Writing Awards for Britain and Ireland 2015, the 'Oscars' of science journalism.As a freelance docum... Read More

I am a multimedia journalist and documentary maker with long experience in the organization of events, a United Nations Foundation Press Fellow, and have been shortlisted for best newcomer in Association of British Science Writers' British Science Writing Awards for Britain and Ireland 2015, the 'Oscars' of science journalism.As a freelance documentary film-maker, I produce, direct, shoot, and edit short current affairs documentaries and short science documentaries. As a freelance foreign correspondent, I reported stories from Burma, Lao PDR, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, UK, Germany, France, and Italy, and among others my stories have been published by The Guardian, Mongabay, SciDev.Net, Vanity Fair - Travellery Italy, and GQ Italy.I specialised in documentary making at Cardiff University School of Journalism and I am able to both shoot and edit.Here on my online portfolio you can find some of my work https://www.clippings.me/giovaortolani , but if you want to know something more, just email me at giovanni.ortolani[at]gmail.com or tweet me at @giovaortolani.FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:My short documentary "The Eco-farm on the World's Rooftop" (available at https://vimeo.com/145371850) shot in Pokhara, Nepal, took part to the following festivals: Visioni Italiane 2016 Film Festival (24-28 Feb 2016, Bologna, Italy) - winner of the Third Prize In The Environmental Competition Section; Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival 2016 (Museo Nazionale del Cinema - Turin, Italy); Clorofilla Film Festival 2016 (Parco naturale della Maremma, Italy); CineEco Seia Film Festival 2016 (Seia, Portugal) - winner of the Short Films International Competition.November 2015. National Journalistic Competition “Premio Simona Cigana” 2014-2015. My short documentary about advanced health care directives “A Trieste il testamento biologico è già realtà” (available at http://ow.ly/XIX5L) won a special mention in the investigative report category.December 2014. Reportage Competition "Trieste: tra oasi e deserti". My short documentary about gambling addiction “Lo Stato vince tutto? Gioco d’azzardo e ludopatia” (available at http://ow.ly/XIXsw) won the first prize in the video category.October 2014. National Journalistic Competition “Premio Simona Cigana” 2013-2014. My short documentary about gambling addiction “Lo Stato vince tutto? Gioco d’azzardo e ludopatia” (available at http://ow.ly/XIXsw) won the second prize in the investigative report category.August 2013. Royal Television Society Student Television Awards. Selected by Cardiff University for entry into the 2013 awards, factual documentary category. Read Less