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Runako Celina

Producer/Director and Reporter, BBC

Runako Celina is a multi-award-winning producer, director and reporter, best known for investigative documentaries for BBC World Service. Her BAFTA Breakthrough project, Death in Dubai, spans documentary and podcast, earning recognition from the Royal Television Society, Prix Europa and the Gracie Awards. Her credits also include Racism for Sale and Panorama’s The Dark Side of the Tomato Trade. Her investigations have reached millions worldwide, combining original reporting with compelling storytelling and real-world impact. Alongside her documentary work, she is increasingly moving into scripted storytelling, having written and directed Jacket, a short film commissioned by Channel 4.

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