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| + | '''Gideon Levy''' is a Dutch investigative journalist, producer and television presenter, whose 50-minute documentary film "[[Lockerbie Revisited]]" was broadcast in April 2009 in [[the Netherlands]] on the eve of [[Abdelbaset al-Megrahi]]'s second appeal against conviction for the [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie bombing]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Gideon Levy was born in 1969 and studied at the University of Amsterdam. He worked several years for broadcaster VPRO on | + | Gideon Levy was born in 1969 and studied at the [[University of Amsterdam]]. He worked several years for broadcaster VPRO on current affairs programmes, including his own television programme, "Levy and Sadeghi", with colleague Bahram Sadeghi.<ref>[http://community.avro.nl/debat/p/levy.aspx "AVRO community-website"]</ref> Levy was one of the members of the ''De Jakhalzen'', a regular item in the Dutch television programme ''De Wereld Draait Door''. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Gideon Levy is mostly active as an investigative journalist and programme maker | + | Gideon Levy is mostly active as an investigative journalist and programme maker including documentaries for the Dutch public broadcaster Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) on controversial subjects. Since 2010 he works with the TV production company ''BlazHoffski'', producing documentaries such as "Brandende Kwesties" and a series on Israeli history, "Israël: tussen droom en werkelijkheid" ("Israel: between dream and reality").<ref>''[http://www.blazhoffski.nl/BlazHoffski_NL/NL_Reality_-_Israel,_tussen_droom_en_werkelijkeid.html "Israel, tussen droom en werkelijkheid"]''</ref> |
The documentaries Levy works on are often on controversial subjects such as patents in the pharmaceutical industry,<ref>[http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=12843856 "Uitzendinggemist.nl for TV-programme, Slikken of stikken"]</ref><ref>Use of performance-enhancing drugs in bicycle racing, performance-related pay banking industry etc.</ref> The first part of a six-part documentary on the last Dutch war criminals (including a rare interview with the wife of Nazi collaborator Klaas Carel Faber was scheduled to air on Monday 18 June 2012 on AVRO television.<ref>[http://www.nederland2.nl/programmas/2903-levy--de-laatste-nederlandse-nazis/uitzending/31708?gids=true "Levy - Programma's"]</ref> | The documentaries Levy works on are often on controversial subjects such as patents in the pharmaceutical industry,<ref>[http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=12843856 "Uitzendinggemist.nl for TV-programme, Slikken of stikken"]</ref><ref>Use of performance-enhancing drugs in bicycle racing, performance-related pay banking industry etc.</ref> The first part of a six-part documentary on the last Dutch war criminals (including a rare interview with the wife of Nazi collaborator Klaas Carel Faber was scheduled to air on Monday 18 June 2012 on AVRO television.<ref>[http://www.nederland2.nl/programmas/2903-levy--de-laatste-nederlandse-nazis/uitzending/31708?gids=true "Levy - Programma's"]</ref> | ||
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==Lockerbie Revisited== | ==Lockerbie Revisited== | ||
{{FA|Lockerbie Revisited}} | {{FA|Lockerbie Revisited}} | ||
| − | Gideon Levy's film ''[[Lockerbie Revisited]]'' won the Prix Europa as the Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009. The prize was donated by the Directorate of Communication of the Council of Europe.<ref>[http://www.prix-europa.de/en/prix_europa_2009/prizes09/tvca090/ "Prix Europa Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009"]</ref> The documentary was nominated for a ''Rockie'' award in the 'Investigative & Current Affairs' category at the 2010 Banff World Television Festival.<ref>[http://www.banff2010.com/2010.rockie.award.nominees.php "2010 ''Rockie'' nominations"]</ref> An English-language version was awarded the Gold World Medal at the 2011 New York Festivals of TV and films.<ref>[https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2011/pieces.php?iid=412747&pid=1 "Lockerbie Revisited" wins again - Gold at 2011 NYF International Television & Film Awards"]</ref>. Levy narrates in Dutch and conducts interviews in English with: | + | Gideon Levy's film ''[[Lockerbie Revisited]]'' won the Prix Europa as the Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009. The prize was donated by the Directorate of Communication of the [[Council of Europe]].<ref>[http://www.prix-europa.de/en/prix_europa_2009/prizes09/tvca090/ "Prix Europa Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009"]</ref> The documentary was nominated for a ''Rockie'' award in the 'Investigative & Current Affairs' category at the 2010 Banff World Television Festival.<ref>[http://www.banff2010.com/2010.rockie.award.nominees.php "2010 ''Rockie'' nominations"]</ref> An English-language version was awarded the Gold World Medal at the 2011 New York Festivals of TV and films.<ref>[https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2011/pieces.php?iid=412747&pid=1 "Lockerbie Revisited" wins again - Gold at 2011 NYF International Television & Film Awards"]</ref>. Levy narrates in Dutch and conducts interviews in English with: |
| − | Retired [[FBI]] agent [[Richard Marquise]], Detective Chief Superintendent [[Stuart Henderson]] of the Scottish police, Former [[FBI]] Crime Laboratory head [[Thomas Thurman]], UN Observer at the Lockerbie trial [[Hans Köchler]], Author, journalist and the film's researcher [[Ian Ferguson]], Former [[CIA]] agent [[Robert Baer]], Former [[FBI]] laboratory scientist Dr | + | * Retired [[FBI]] agent [[Richard Marquise]], |
| + | * Detective Chief Superintendent [[Stuart Henderson]] of the Scottish police, | ||
| + | * Former [[FBI]] Crime Laboratory head [[Thomas Thurman]], | ||
| + | * UN Observer at the Lockerbie trial [[Hans Köchler]], | ||
| + | * Author, journalist and the film's researcher [[Ian Ferguson]], | ||
| + | * Former [[CIA]] agent [[Robert Baer]], | ||
| + | * Former [[FBI]] laboratory scientist Dr [[Frederic Whitehurst]], and | ||
| + | * Former [[Lord Advocate]] [[Lord Fraser of Carmyllie]].<ref>[https://vimeo.com/41131094 "Lockerbie Revisited"] by Gideon Levy</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Israel, Between Dream and Reality== | ||
| + | His documentary series "Israel, Between Dream and Reality" featured prominent commentary by writer David Grossman and his [[Israeli]] namesake journalist [[Gideon Levy (journalist)|Gideon Levy]], among other notables. In 2013, another of his documentary series "Levy and the Last Nazis" led to the prosecution of Dutch SS volunteer Siert Bruins in Hagen, Germany. | ||
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| + | ==Goodbye Amerika== | ||
| + | Levy’s documentary film Goodbye Amerika (2020) about [[US government]] climate scientists working under then-[[President Trump]]’s [[climate change]] denying administration played a key role in the establishing the "Greenhouse Gas Monitor". The [[NGO]], a collaboration of scientists from NASA, the VU University in Amsterdam, TNO and a group of creatives, is developing affordable networks to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. | ||
==Social Media== | ==Social Media== | ||
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* [[Cameron's Report on Lockerbie Forensic Evidence]] | * [[Cameron's Report on Lockerbie Forensic Evidence]] | ||
* [[Document:The Framing of al-Megrahi#The Framing of al-Megrahi|The Framing of al-Megrahi]] | * [[Document:The Framing of al-Megrahi#The Framing of al-Megrahi|The Framing of al-Megrahi]] | ||
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{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 17 October 1969 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Gideon Levy is a Dutch investigative journalist, producer and television presenter, whose 50-minute documentary film "Lockerbie Revisited" was broadcast in April 2009 in the Netherlands on the eve of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's second appeal against conviction for the Lockerbie bombing.
Contents
Background
Gideon Levy was born in 1969 and studied at the University of Amsterdam. He worked several years for broadcaster VPRO on current affairs programmes, including his own television programme, "Levy and Sadeghi", with colleague Bahram Sadeghi.[1] Levy was one of the members of the De Jakhalzen, a regular item in the Dutch television programme De Wereld Draait Door.
Career
Gideon Levy is mostly active as an investigative journalist and programme maker including documentaries for the Dutch public broadcaster Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) on controversial subjects. Since 2010 he works with the TV production company BlazHoffski, producing documentaries such as "Brandende Kwesties" and a series on Israeli history, "Israël: tussen droom en werkelijkheid" ("Israel: between dream and reality").[2]
The documentaries Levy works on are often on controversial subjects such as patents in the pharmaceutical industry,[3][4] The first part of a six-part documentary on the last Dutch war criminals (including a rare interview with the wife of Nazi collaborator Klaas Carel Faber was scheduled to air on Monday 18 June 2012 on AVRO television.[5]
Lockerbie Revisited
- Full article: Lockerbie Revisited
- Full article: Lockerbie Revisited
Gideon Levy's film Lockerbie Revisited won the Prix Europa as the Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009. The prize was donated by the Directorate of Communication of the Council of Europe.[6] The documentary was nominated for a Rockie award in the 'Investigative & Current Affairs' category at the 2010 Banff World Television Festival.[7] An English-language version was awarded the Gold World Medal at the 2011 New York Festivals of TV and films.[8]. Levy narrates in Dutch and conducts interviews in English with:
- Retired FBI agent Richard Marquise,
- Detective Chief Superintendent Stuart Henderson of the Scottish police,
- Former FBI Crime Laboratory head Thomas Thurman,
- UN Observer at the Lockerbie trial Hans Köchler,
- Author, journalist and the film's researcher Ian Ferguson,
- Former CIA agent Robert Baer,
- Former FBI laboratory scientist Dr Frederic Whitehurst, and
- Former Lord Advocate Lord Fraser of Carmyllie.[9]
Israel, Between Dream and Reality
His documentary series "Israel, Between Dream and Reality" featured prominent commentary by writer David Grossman and his Israeli namesake journalist Gideon Levy, among other notables. In 2013, another of his documentary series "Levy and the Last Nazis" led to the prosecution of Dutch SS volunteer Siert Bruins in Hagen, Germany.
Goodbye Amerika
Levy’s documentary film Goodbye Amerika (2020) about US government climate scientists working under then-President Trump’s climate change denying administration played a key role in the establishing the "Greenhouse Gas Monitor". The NGO, a collaboration of scientists from NASA, the VU University in Amsterdam, TNO and a group of creatives, is developing affordable networks to monitor greenhouse gas emissions.
Social Media
Gideon Levy is on Facebook and his many friends include: Edwin Bollier, Robert Forrester and Patrick Haseldine.[10]
See also
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Fragments of Truth | Article | 1 December 2009 | Mark Hirst | |
| Document:PT35B - The Most Expensive Forgery in History | Article | 18 October 2017 | Ludwig De Braeckeleer | Ludwig De Braeckeleer proves that the Lockerbie bomb timer fragment PT/35(b) is a "fragment of the imagination" |
References
- ↑ "AVRO community-website"
- ↑ "Israel, tussen droom en werkelijkheid"
- ↑ "Uitzendinggemist.nl for TV-programme, Slikken of stikken"
- ↑ Use of performance-enhancing drugs in bicycle racing, performance-related pay banking industry etc.
- ↑ "Levy - Programma's"
- ↑ "Prix Europa Best Television Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2009"
- ↑ "2010 Rockie nominations"
- ↑ "Lockerbie Revisited" wins again - Gold at 2011 NYF International Television & Film Awards"
- ↑ "Lockerbie Revisited" by Gideon Levy
- ↑ Gideon Levy on Facebook
External links
- Video-archive for the documentaries Gideon Levy made for AVRO in 2011
- Overview of current-affairs programmes of production-compagny BlazHoffski
- debate.avro.nl, forum-website about the documentaries Levy makes for AVRO
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