Hernán Zin

He was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1971. He is a war correspondent, writer and documentary filmmaker who has worked in more than 50 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. His documentaries include ‘Slum World’ (2009), ‘The War Against Women’, ‘I want to be Messi’ (2013), ‘Born in Gaza’ (2014), ‘Matadoras’ (2015), ‘10 años con Bebe‘ (2016) and’ Born in Syria‘ (2017). His directorial work has earned him numerous awards, including a Platino Award, two Forqué awards, two Iris awards, the Aljazeera Festival Jury Prize, and two nominations for the Goya awards and the Latin Grammy Awards. He was also nominated for the Rory Peck Award. In 2018 he won the first prize in the DOC. España section of the 63rd edition of Seminci with ‘Dying to Tell’.