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RECYAW · GAZA
YAW STUDIO
Documentary & Media Production · Gaza, Palestine
GAZA FROM ABOVE
Journalism, videography and field production by Yasser Abu Wazna · Business Insider
Selected Work
Documentary films, video journalism and commissioned field productions by Yasser Abu Wazna, shaped by local knowledge and careful reporting from Gaza.
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Commission YAW STUDIO
YAW STUDIO provides international news organisations, broadcasters, documentary production companies and humanitarian organisations with a reliable Gaza-based partner for field production, visual journalism and documentary storytelling.
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Field Production for International Media
Worked With
Published work and production partnerships.
Recognition
Awards for Yasser Abu Wazna’s reporting and collaborative productions, alongside perspectives from editors and filmmakers who have worked with him.
Honours
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Award
Rory Peck News & Features Award
Individual winner News & Features Award Business Insider commission
Yasser Abu Wazna won the 2025 News & Features Award for Satellite Images Track Four Gaza Businesses Upended by War, commissioned by Business Insider.
Rory Peck Trust · 2025
duPont–Columbia Silver Baton
Silver Baton Business Insider team award Gaza videography: Yasser Abu Wazna
Business Insider’s Gaza coastline documentary received a 2026 Silver Baton. Yasser Abu Wazna contributed videography in Gaza as part of the credited production team.
duPont–Columbia Awards · 2026
SABEW Best in Business Award
International Reporting winner Gaza’s Economic Collapse Named team contributor
Business Insider’s Gaza’s Economic Collapse won the International Reporting category in the 2025 Best in Business Awards. Yasser Abu Wazna was named among the reporting team.
Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing · 2026
Paralestine · Festivals & Education
Paladino d’Oro · nomination, 2023 Leuven · screening and discussion, 2026 Loyola University Maryland · course use, Spring 2026
Paralestine, directed and produced by Yasser Abu Wazna, was nominated at Italy’s Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival, screened with a director discussion at Leuven’s disABILITY Film Festival, and used in teaching at Loyola University Maryland.
Paladino d’Oro · disABILITY Film Festival Leuven · Loyola University Maryland · 2023–2026
Testimonials
“He can field produce and shoot it all! He is also great at communicating and delivering on time, and beyond expectations.”
“He combines a sharp journalistic instinct with a strong aesthetic sense and excellent directing skills.”
“His pitches are always relevant, timely and unique. And his shooting is cinematic.”
“His footage is beautiful, he was communicative and followed our production guide perfectly!”
“Yasser is an exceptional storyteller and filmmaker, thinking through ideas to raise the bar on each project.”