Aleh Dashkevich was born in 1963, graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Sports in 1989. Since 1990 in the Desk of Sports Programs as an instructor-consultant. Since 1992 in the independent TV company of MM-4 as a journalist, since 1994 as an editor-in-chief. Since 1995 in Internews Network as a journalist for the news program of Local Time. In 1997 author of a number of feature stories for the program of Anatomy of Passion at Internews Network. In 1998 a participant of the joint project Democratic Express of Internews Network, BBC, and Yuris Podnieks’s Studio of Documentaries (Latvia) about problems of post-communist society in East European countries. Since 1999 an independent producer and director. Has filmed the documentaries Knights of a Dream (1999), Simple Stories (2000), A Choice (2001), and Monologues (2005) with the support of the Baltic Media Centre. A winner of the Best TV Report in the Soros Foundation competition.