Emad is a Palestinian freelance cameraman and photographer. His experience includes filming for TV channels such as Al-Jazeera, Stations 1,2 and 10 in Israel, and to the Palestinian Television. He worked constantly with Reuters – news agency, and filmed footage for several documentaries such as Bil’in Habibti, Palestine Kids, Open Close, and Interrupted Streams.

Accolades

Christine Camdessus and Serge Gordey and Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Best Documentary Feature Film, 2012

Five Broken Cameras (Hams Caeraten Maksura/Hamesh Matzlemot Shvurot)

Best Documentary Feature Film, 2012

Five Broken Cameras (Hams Caeraten Maksura/Hamesh Matzlemot Shvurot)

When his fourth son is born, self-taught cameraman Emad Burnat, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. At the same time an Israeli separation barrier…

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Films

Five Broken Cameras
2012

Five Broken Cameras (Hams Caeraten Maksura/Hamesh Matzlemot Shvurot)

Israel, Palestine, France
2012

Five Broken Cameras (Hams Caeraten Maksura/Hamesh Matzlemot Shvurot)

When his fourth son is born, self-taught cameraman Emad Burnat, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. At the same time an Israeli separation barrier…

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