Daniela Kon Lieberberg

Daniela Kon Lieberberg serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, affiliated with the Communication Management program. With over two decades of experience, she is a global media executive, social entrepreneur, and veteran impact producer driving social change through non-fiction storytelling.

Her research and professional expertise spans:

• Digital Media
• Social Justice
• Global Communication
• Documentary Film
• Human Rights
• Social Impact Media

She pioneered transformative approaches to documentary distribution and social impact media, empowering community-driven initiatives and global citizenship education across 100+ countries while fostering critical dialogue and coalition building. Her work integrates non-fiction storytelling with systemic change in humanitarian and human rights contexts.

Lieberberg founded SIMA Studios and the Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA), establishing global platforms that bridge filmmakers, educators, and changemakers. She previously founded DEEDA for humanitarian initiatives and serves on Human Rights Watch's Film and Women’s Rights Committee, maintaining active consultancy for international advocacy campaigns.