Karl Malakunas

Karl is an Australian journalist and filmmaker who has reported on conflicts, natural disasters and political upheavals around the world for two decades. He is currently based in Hong Kong, as the Asia-Pacific Deputy Editor-In-Chief for the international news agency Agence France-Presse. Karl began making DELIKADO, his first feature film, while based in the Philippines as Manila Bureau Chief for AFP. An initial short film and essay on Palawan's land defenders by Karl won a special merit at the 2018 Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Human Rights Awards. Karl is a 2019 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Grantee.