nyrabia served on the juries of many international film festivals and funds, including idfa, prince claus fund and dok leipzig, among others. he also worked as a documentary film tutor at various prestigious workshops, such as the idfa academy and the encounters documentary workshop in cape town, south africa. in june 2017, nyrabia, together with his partner diana el jeiroudi, were the very first syrians to be invited as members of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences.