Rana Najjar

Jury Member

Rana Najjar is a journalist and an artistic and cultural critic. Based in Beirut, she is also a television correspondent for Asharq News. Najjar holds a Master’s Degree in Written and Audiovisual Communication from the Panthéon-Assas University Paris II. Additionally, she has worked as a reporter, producer, and journalist in numerous Arab and international publications and organizations, including Reuters, the London-based Dar Al Hayat newspaper, Spanish Television, and much more. She was also the editorin-chief numerous publications. Najjar is an activist for human rights and the environment and has aided in launching media campaigns and studies related to both fields. Additionally, she has worked a media consultant for several film festivals, international exhibitions and conferences, as a cultural events in the Arab world.


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