Shahida Tulaganova

I am an award winning producerdirector Born and raised in Uzbekistan I have lived in the UK for the last 20 years I was a news and current affairs producerreporter with the BBC UK and RFERL Czech Republic Ive produced a number of documentary films two of which won major prizes Airport Donetsk the story of the epic battle for Donetsk Airport in Eastern Ukraine won Best Documentary at Artdocfest 2015 and How to Plan A Revolution which followed the fight of young opposition leaders in Azerbaijan against an autocratic regime wonthe Prix Europa for best current affairs television program in 2006 Lately I coproduced Cries From Syria directed by Oscarnominated director Evgeny Afineevsky I have reported from Occupied Palestinian Territories Lebanon Turkey and Somalia as well as across the Caucasus Ukraine and Central Asia I am more known for my BBC Panorama feature My Fake Passports And Me an investigation into passport forgery in Europe