Horia El Hadad is a documentary filmmaker and commissioning producer at Al Jazeera English. Horia commissions Europe-based observational documentaries for Witness, Al Jazeera English’s flagship documentary strand and works with filmmakers from around the globe. Witness documentaries have won dozens of awards, and have been nominated for the Academy Awards, Grierson Awards and International Emmys. With more than 15 years’ experience in broadcast television in the United Kingdom and Qatar, Horia has produced and directed numerous documentary films. Horia is interested in multi-layered, non-judgmental and impact-driven films that explore global issues through personal narratives.