Freelance journalist based in the Baltics. Taking assignments in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Covers international relations, migration, media policies, social movements. Winner of Prix Philippe Chaffanjon 2017 award for the best multimedia story in France.x

Francesco Rufini is a documentary director, camera operator, and photographer based in Vilnius, Lithuania, with a decade of experience in documentary production, video and photography freelancing. Francesco holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Bologna and an MFA in Film Directing from Read morethe Edinburgh College of Art. His short documentary "Dogma" (2018) was showcased at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival, among others. In Lithuania, Francesco has been working for documentary film productions as editor, camera operator or photographer for companies, museum institutions and festivals. He freelances with his own professional audiovisual and editing gear, suitable for quick news coverage or extensive projects. He is also working on his first feature-length documentary, funded by the Lithuanian Film Center and has been selected as a resident at the Nida Artist Colony.

Linas Jegelevicius is a journalist based in Klaipeda, Lithuania, also available for work in capital city Vilnius and in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city. Having spent 10 years in the US, Linas is proficient in English and as the proof of this is his current position as editor-in-chief of The Read moreBaltic Times newspaper, the longest-running English language print publication in the Baltics (www.baltictimes.com). Linas freelances for over 10 different English language publications worldwide and has taken on deep research-requiring due diligence jobs in Lithuania and Latvia. After spending 20 years in the journalism/PR/due diligence sector he boasts dozens high-profile contacts in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. He's also been a valuable fixer for Sun, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and other publications.
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Berta Tilmantaite is a freelance journalist based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Mindaugas Ausra is a journalist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. He has been working in news media organizations for more than 6 years. At the moment he is a TV producer and business reporter in the National Broadcaster LRT.

Liutauras Strimaitis is a journalist based in Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania. 
 I have an extensive working experience and knowledge in broadcasting of all kinds of news, such as international, local, entertainment, sports, cultural, political, business, etc. I am also skilled in the following Read moreareas:

Producing live and pre-recorded TV news and current affairs programmes and features.
Producing from outside broadcast locations. Sourcing material for future programming, booking satellites feeds.
Researching for live and pre-recorded TV news and current affairs programmes for news bulletins.
Organizing both national and international broadcast and feed, including the provision of necessary facilities and staff.
Assisting senior producers and heads of production in many projects.
Preparing various reports, including those related to project accounting.
Arranging production schedules, including camera crew timetables.
Managing entire production of various projects.
Directing field shoots, working as a cameraman and video journalist.
Furthermore, I would like to mention some of key technical skills that I possess, which are as follows:

Operation of ENG equipment, both SD and HD cameras, sound, lightning. DSNG, BGAN, Live U and latest generation satellite and standard IP connection.

As regards my personality, I am the one who has always been ready to travel on short notice wherever required. I have always considered my profession as a journalist being among those where putting professional interests above personal come by default. Also, I possess excellent language skills in English and Russian, whereas Lithuanian is my mother-tongue.

My extensive experience of working in various military conflict areas as well as my ability to quickly adjust and manage tasks safely and efficiently in different hostile environments and good international and cross-cultural communication skills should be considered as advantage.

Emre Güngör is a journalist based in İzmir, Turkey.

Sviatlana Haluza is a journalist based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Emma Friedlander is a journalist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. She's interested in human rights, historical memory and pop culture. Bylines at The Moscow Times.