Aela Callan is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in

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, Germany. Callan began her career in

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radio in 1999, before working in the

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radio. and

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, New South Wales, Australia. In 2008, Callan won a

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, for excellence in Australian journalism. In 2013-14 Callan was selected for the

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where she studied ways to combat hate speech online in Myanmar. She was also the recipient of the Gold UNDPI Award at the New York Festivals Film and Television Awards in 2014, for her film "It's a Man's World," which appeared on the

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Network's program

101 East ''101 East'' is a multi award-winning weekly television programme, broadcast by Al Jazeera English, that produces in-depth investigative documentaries from across Asia and the Pacific. The show launched in 2006 and operates out of Al Jazeera's Asi ...

Between 2009 and 2013, Callan lived in Asia and filed reports for Channel Seven and

Television. The many events she covered include Myanmar's 2010 elections, the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and Thailand's 2010 violent street protests. Her documentary work has focused on topics around women's rights, and the environment

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External links

Official website101 East website
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