I am Jerome Evans, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, and journalist. Based in Porto, Portugal, I bring 15+ years of experience launching television channels and producing documentaries, corporate films, and social content across more than 50 countries. I combine editorial insight with hands-on technical craft to tell compelling human-centered stories. I have led launch teams and built live studios for major broadcasters including TRT World, Abu Dhabi TV English, Rudaw Kurdistan, Channel 8 Kurdistan, Iran International, and Rwanda Broadcasting. I create impactful documentaries for international broadcasters such as Al Jazeera English, BBC, Reuters, CBS, and TRT World, focusing on stories that matter and travel well across platforms.

Jerome Evans

I am Jerome Evans, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, and journalist. Based in Porto, Portugal, I bring 15+ years of experience launching television channels and producing documentaries, corporate films, and social content across more than 50 countries. I combine editorial insight with hands-on technical craft to tell compelling human-centered stories. I have led launch teams and built live studios for major broadcasters including TRT World, Abu Dhabi TV English, Rudaw Kurdistan, Channel 8 Kurdistan, Iran International, and Rwanda Broadcasting. I create impactful documentaries for international broadcasters such as Al Jazeera English, BBC, Reuters, CBS, and TRT World, focusing on stories that matter and travel well across platforms.

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I am Jerome Evans, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director, and journalist. Based in Porto, Portugal, I bring 15+ years of experience launching television channels and producing documentaries, corporate films, and social content across more than 50 countries. I combine editorial insight with hands-on technical craft to tell compelling human-centered stories.

I have led launch teams and built live studios for major broadcasters including TRT World, Abu Dhabi TV English, Rudaw Kurdistan, Channel 8 Kurdistan, Iran International, and Rwanda Broadcasting. I create impactful documentaries for international broadcasters such as Al Jazeera English, BBC, Reuters, CBS, and TRT World, focusing on stories that matter and travel well across platforms.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Welsh
Fluent
French
Advanced
Portuguese
Advanced

Work Experience

Producer / Director / Cameraman at North19 Productions Ltd
October 1, 2011 - Present
Produced and directed international documentaries for platforms including Al Jazeera, Reuters, and TRT World. Key works include Gaza: Thirst Among the Ruins, Fork The System, Future File, Route 66, and The Network. Led launch teams for TRT World (Istanbul), Arise News (London), Abu Dhabi TV English, Rudaw (Kurdistan), and Iran International (London). Produced documentaries in Gaza, Lebanon, UAE, and Iraqi Kurdistan. Trained and mentored journalists, directors, and technical crews in storytelling, production workflows, and field operations.
Launch Producer/Director at Abu Dhabi Media Company
January 1, 2009 - October 1, 2011
Launched Abu Dhabi TV's flagship English news programme Inside The National.
Associate Producer / Cameraman at BBC, UK
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Coast (BBC1): Story production, scripting, and second cameraman on location. Horse People (BBC1): Field producer, Spanish interpreter, and second camera on location in Spain.
Associate Producer / Cameraman at BBC
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Coast (BBC1): Story production, scripting, and second cameraman on location. Horse People (BBC1): Field producer, Spanish interpreter, and second camera on location in Spain.

Education

Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff Journalism School
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Economics / Spanish at University of Sheffield
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004
Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff Journalism School
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Economics / Spanish at University of Sheffield
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004

Qualifications

BBC Production Scholarship
January 1, 2005 - May 7, 2026
BBC Journalism Scholarship
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
BBC Full Production Scholarship
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Professional Services