RAÜL GALLEGO abellán

Video Journalist & Filmmaker

Raúl Gallego Abellán

Multiple award-winning video journalist and filmmaker. Pioneer in producing innovative and compelling online news and documentaries, experimenting with new ways of storytelling.

My work with TVE, TV3, The Associated Press Television News, and Channel 4 News UK led me around the world, between war zones, natural disaster sites, social unrest, and inspirational and moving character-driven stories.

Creator and filmmaker of Fly on the Wall, 15 minutes documentary series for Al Jazeera English.

As an independent freelance video journalist and filmmaker, I contributed to The Washington Post, The Intercept, South China Morning Post, HBO, etc.

My latest work doing long form documentary was covering Hong Kong protest as a DOP, producer, main cinematographer, and co-editor of Cockroach, a documentary directed by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. As well I am collaborating with the Global Wildlife Program as a producer filmmaker doing stories about wildlife conservation and sustainable development by combatting illicit wildlife trafficking.

AWARDS:

Webby Jury Award Fly on the Wall. On Ukraine’s frontline. Reality documentary. 2022.

Webby People’s Choice Award On Ukraine’s frontline. Reality documentary. 2022.

New York TV & Films Festivals Gold Documentary streaming series Fly on the Wall Al Jazeera Digital. 2022

New York TV & Films Festivals Bronze Camera Work Fly on the Wall Al Jazeera Digital 2022.

POY documentary storyteller of the year Award of Excellence 2022

Documentary series Gold Lovie Award, The best of European Internet.
Fly on The wall 4 stories of resistance episode 2021

Documentary series Peoples Choice Lovie Award Fly on The wall 4 stories of resistance episode
Nov 2021

Gold Documentary Telly Award for The Virus film, Fly on the Wall series.

Silver Telly Award Fly on The Wall series for Online reality series
May 2021

Silver Telly Award Online documentary series Fly On The Wall
May 2021

Silver Telly Award Online non-scripted documentaries for Fly On The Wall Series
May 2021

Nominated Content creator of the year Drum Awards 2021 Fly On The Wall Series Al Jazeera English
Apr 2021

The AIB short documentary 2020 award for The Virus, Fly on the Wall series.
Nov 2020

Nominated Rory Peck Award 2020
Oct 2020

Best International Documentary SEFF Film Fest 2018 Pani; Women, Drugs and Kathmandu. Director Raul Gallego Abellan.

Special Heart of Slavonia Award by the 15th International Ethno Film Festival The Heart of Slavonia 2018. Pani; Women, Drugs and Kathmandu.

Recognition Award at London Eye Film Festival 2017 Pani; Women, Drugs and Kathmandu documentary.
Oct 2017

Pani; Women, Drugs and Kathmandu Nominated as best Documentary at London Portobello Film festival 2017

Best News Documentary/Special. Bronze World Medal New York Festivals International Awards 2017. Undercover Asia – The Man in the Yellow Shirt. Director of photography. 2017.

APME Award Honorable mention best use of video Myanmar coverage 2014
Mar 2014

Nominated Royal Television Society cameraman of the year 2013
Feb 2014

Best TV journalist of the year ANIGP-TV 2013 Awards

Nominated by Royal Television Society Camera Operator of the year 2012.

Miguel Gil Journalism Award 2011.

Royal Television Society Camera Operator of the year 2011

Edward R. Murrow Award Video News Series 2010.

WAN IFRA Gold Asian Digital Media Awards 2010. Best online video.

Nominated by Royal Television Society Camera Operator of the year 2010.

Nominated by Royal Television Society Camera Operator of the year 2009.

APME award best use of video in 2008 for Footpatrol documentary

Honorable mention Accolade Documentary Competition for Footpatrol documentary
2008

Nominated Concentra award for Outstanding Video journalism in 2008 and 2009

Fotopress Spain 2005 2nd prize for photography documentary about ‘’The intifdada of the Wall’’.