JURY INTERNATIONAL 2026
Feurat Alani is a French journalist and international correspondent of Iraqi origin, born in Paris in 1980. He is also a writer, documentary filmmaker and the creator of the animated series Dans l’œil de Feurat (Arte).
A correspondent in Iraq since 2003 and winner of the Albert Londres Prize in 2019, he co-directed Flavors of Irak (Student Jury Prize - WoS 2024) with Léonard Cohen.
Following stints at Le Monde Diplomatique, Orient XXI and Géo magazine, he has been working since 2012 with Arte Reportage, Arte Regards and Mediapart on long-form investigative reports. He is also the director of the documentary Hungary: The Laboratory of the European Far Right (Arte).
Filmography : Flavors of Iraq (Student Jury Prize - WoS 2024), Plato (2010, short film)