Suroosh Alvi Wiki Biography
Suroosh Alvi (born 26 March 1969) is a Canadian journalist and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of VICE magazine, a youth media brand operating in 34 countries. Alvi is a traveled journalist and an executive producer of film, covering global youth culture, news, and music. He has hosted and produced award-winning documentaries investigating controversial issues, movements, and subcultures, including conflict minerals in Congo, the Iraq war, and the rise of the Taliban of Pakistan.
| Full Name | Suroosh Alvi |
| Net Worth | $400 Million |
| Date Of Birth | 1969-03-26 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto, Canada |
| Profession | Producer, Director, Writer |
| Education | McGill University |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| http://www.twitter.com/surooshalvi | |
| http://www.instagram.com/surooshalvi | |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm2448616 |
| Nominations | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine |
| Movies | Reincarnated, VICE Guide to Congo, Heavy Metal in Baghdad |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the Zero Line | 2016 | Documentary short executive producer completed | |
| Vice Essentials Canada | 2016-2017 | TV Series executive producer – 14 episodes | |
| Fuck, That’s Delicious | TV Series executive producer – 18 episodes, 2016 – 2017 producer – 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Making Contact | 2017 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| Terror | 2016 | TV Series executive producer – 5 episodes | |
| Cut-Off | 2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Vice News | 2014-2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 80 episodes | |
| Vice | TV Series documentary producer – 2 episodes, 2014 – 2016 co-producer – 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| Moj sport | 2015-2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary short executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Valley of the Islamic Dolls | 2015 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Abandonware | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer | |
| Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman | 2015 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Rooted | 2015 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| Shelter | 2015/IX | Documentary executive producer | |
| Svddxnly | 2014 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Vice News: Russian Roulette – The Invasion of Ukraine | 2014 | TV Series executive producer | |
| My Life Online: The Grim Looner | 2014 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| The Elmore B&S Ball | 2013 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Kankoku no jinpunshu: Tonsuru | 2013 | Video documentary short executive producer: Global | |
| The Vice Podcast Show | 2013 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Lil Bub & Friendz | 2013 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Cowboy Capitalists | 2013 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| Rule Britannia: The British Wrestler | 2012 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Reincarnated | 2012 | Documentary producer | |
| Discotecture | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Vice Meets | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 9 episodes | |
| Motherboard | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Art Talk | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Behind the Seams | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| Picture Perfect | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| The Vice Guide to Travel | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| Far Out | 2012 | TV Series executive producer – 1 episode | |
| Powder and Rails | 2011-2012 | TV Series executive producer – 3 episodes | |
| Dalston Superstars | 2011 | TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| Epicly Later’d | 2011 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Upgrade | 2011 | TV Series executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Toxic Amazon | 2011 | Documentary executive producer | |
| The Rebels of Libya | 2011 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Tokyo Rising | 2011 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| The Vice Guide to Everything | TV Series documentary executive producer – 4 episodes, 2010 – 2011 producer – 4 episodes, 2010 – 2011 | ||
| The Vice Guide to Congo | 2011 | Documentary short executive producer | |
| Tokoloshe | 2010 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Aokigahara: Suicide Forest | 2010 | Video documentary executive producer | |
| Heavy Metal in Istanbul | 2008 | Video documentary producer | |
| Heavy Metal in Baghdad | 2007 | Documentary producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terror | 2016 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Heavy Metal in Istanbul | 2008 | Video documentary | |
| Heavy Metal in Baghdad | 2007 | Documentary |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terror | 2016 | TV Series writer – 5 episodes | |
| Heavy Metal in Baghdad | 2007 | Documentary narration writer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice News | 2014 | TV Series documentary host – 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Essentials Canada | 2017 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Terror | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Vice | 2013-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Host / Correspondent / Himself – Correspondent (segment “Children of the Drones”) |
| The Vice Guide to Everything | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Vice Guide to Congo | 2011 | Documentary short | Himself – Vice Founder |
| Tracks | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Heavy Metal in Baghdad | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Vice Guide to Travel | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Webby Award | The Webby Awards | News and Politics: Individual Episode | The Vice Guide to Congo (2011) |
| 2008 | Best Documentary | Warsaw International Film Festival | Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine | Vice News: Russian Roulette – The Invasion of Ukraine (2014) |
| 2015 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Interview | Vice News (2013) |