About
Danzico & Company is a film and design shop, which uses creativity and innovation to deliver important journalistic information to new audiences.
With a team spread across multiple continents, Danzico & Company has been hard at work the past several years roaming the planet to bring an artistic touch to dire information.
The team has produced work for BBC, Google, and a number of NGOs. And in summer 2023, the team celebrated the world premieres of two of its documentaries from Ukraine at Tribeca Film Festival, among others.
Today, the band of international creatives is back in development on a slate of projects.
Founded by a former BBC journalist and innovation head, Matt Danzico is known for his experimental contributions to journalism and documentary storytelling as a former reporter, presenter, and head of visual innovation at BBC News in London as well as the founder and head of NBC Left Field Studios, an NBCUniversal documentary lab in New York.
Danzico & Company was founded to double down on reaching non-news audiences with important information about global affairs, all by intertwining crucial information with film, art, tech, and design.
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TEAM & Contributors
Matt Danzico
Director
When: I began in journalism fifteen years ago as a reporter for The Tokyo Shimbun.
Where: Often traveling.
Why: I think it’s imperative to find new outlets and forms for journalism and the delivery of important information.
How: Through art and innovation.
Bio: Matt Danzico is a former reporter, innovation head, and studio head at BBC in London and NBC in New York. He founded Danzico & Company to experiment with the intersection of art and information.
Favorite past project: NBC Left Field.
Oleksiy Oliyar
Producer
When: I began in journalism 4 years ago as a producer in project Ukraїner.
Where: Mostly Ukraine.
Why: I love discovering people and their stories
How: people and their access to everyday life
Bio: Oleksiy Oliyar is a producer and interviewer. He gained his main experience in the Ukraїner project, where he discovered unknown places and people and participated in the development of reporting in Ukraine. He also helped create reports for NPR, La Presse, De Standaard in eastern Ukraine.
Dani Benavides
Editor
When: I started in 2000 through Voca.
Where: Zaragoza, Spain.
Why: I couldn't think of another profession better than editing.
How: My first job was making animations in The Flash 3 film.
Bio: All I do is about eloquence.
Lucía Román Canivell
Associate producer
When: I have been working for eight years and started a career in media and video in 2021 at La Boutique77 in Madrid, Spain.
Where: Brooklyn-based but often in the south of Spain.
Why: Video and media are the best tools for sharing information nowadays, and finding new ways to utilize them narratively and innovatively is key.
How: Patience, people, and creativity.
Bio: Lucia Roman Canivell is a associate producer, video editor, social media manager, and many other things.
Favorite past project: Motion graphics work for a radio show at Escuela CES.
Oleg Sologub
What: Cinematographer.
When: I began my career in media and documentary ten years ago as a cameraman for television.
Where: Mostly Ukraine.
Why: I am fascinated by everyday reality, which through the lens of my camera, turns into art.
How: Easy if you look with more than just your eyes.
Bio: Oleg Sologub is a cinematographer, who works with the documentary anthropological project Ukraїner as well as with competent assistance to the military “Come Back Alive” Foundation.
Jordan C. Terrell
Producer & Cinematographer
When: I started my journalism career 14 years ago blasting through Ohio country roads on a Motorcycle only stopping when something caught my eye to take a photo and asked what the hell is that, who are you? This turned into a strange career that on the base level has kept the same chaotic tempo.
Where: Ohio and beyond
Why: Forever curious
How: I ask myself this everyday.
Bio: Jordan Terrell can talk to anyone, holds a camera upright and tells a lot of stories.
Jack Losh
Journalist & director
When: I landed my first gig in journalism at The Times of Central Asia, 14 years ago, based in - of all places - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Where: Gardening at my home in London or warzones worldwide. Since 2022, mostly Ukraine
Why: So people never have the excuse to say, 'I didn't know that was happening'
How: Increasingly in video. Occasional scribe and snapper
Bio: Jack Losh is a filmmaker and journalist whose focus spans conflict, conservation, and humanitarian issues. Shortlisted for a Royal Television Society Award and the Prix Bayeux, he has directed and produced documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4 News, with work published by The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Guardian.
Favorite past project: Ukraine's Frontline Rescuers - Channel 4 News.
Oksana Azhniuk
Translator & producer
When: I began in journalism 13 years ago, working at a university press center.
Where: Mostly Ukraine, now Great Britain.
Why: Journalism is an opportunity to delve into various topics, stay in the center of the most important events and gain insights.
How: Searching stories and talking with people.
Bio: Oksana Azhniuk, is a Ukrainian journalist currently based in London. Currently, she focuses on documentaries about Ukraine.
Favorite project: a story that revolves around the Paralympians in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. This particular city is currently known as a highly volatile military hotspot within Ukraine.