Shafik Obrai
Aylmer, Ontario, Canada,
N5h 1P8.
Tel. : +1-416-***-**** cell
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Education:
MFA in Film Directing, Edinburgh College of Art,
University of Edinburgh, UK
Master of Arts - Media Production, University of Sunderland, UK Pg/Cert. Media Management, University of Stirling, UK Professional Experience:
Documentary Consultant to: 2020 - Present
Emmy Award Winner, Fred Peabody.
Vancouver, Canada
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Tel: +1-778-***-****.
Assistant Professor Documentary Production, 2012 - 2019 Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Visiting Lecturer, Documentary 2017
North Eastern Normal University
Changchun, China.
Visiting Scholar 2016
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Documentary Production
Senior Lecturer 2002 - 2012
University of Sunderland, UK.
Teaching Film and Documentary Production, Television Production, Art of Story Telling, Art of Film Editing, mentoring student productions, supervising all aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate student work. I was also head of MA Media Production for two years.
Assistant Professor
Concordia International University, Estonia 2000-2001 Television/ film Production and the art of film editing. The Following all with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1988 -2000 Executive Producer,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
MOVING ON
Gemini Award winning half-hour, fast paced,
documentary weekly series about people with disabilities. Executive Producer
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
50/UP
Three times Gemini Award nominated half-hour life style weekly television show with heart, soul, intellect and a sense of humour geared to people over 50.
Producer/Director
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
LIFE: THE PROGRAMM
This international award winning( including New York Film Festival) weekly half-hour weekly series focused on the individual in action... stories of people from all walks of life: taxi drivers, scientists, business people, farmers, moth- ers and doctors revealing their values by the decisions they make. Director
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
FASHION FILE
A weekly television series show casing the newest high fashion Director
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Network Documentary Series
MAN ALIVE
Produced and directed two half-hour documentaries
Film Editor
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
THE FIFTH ESTATE
Multi-award winning (including an Oscar) hour-long investigative documentary show
Awards:
Gemini Award
“Moving On” CBC Producer/Director 1998
Gemini Award Nomination 1995,1996,1997
“50 UP”
CBC Producer/Director
Nova Scotia Human Rights Journalism Award
“Moving On"
CBC Producer/Director 1998
Columbus Film/TV Festival
“Connie”
CBC Director 1996
Columbus Film/TV Festival
“Letters to Ryan” CBC 1995
Director