Uzma Hasan(II)
Joined the Board in January 2018. Her appointment runs until 30 September 2021.
Uzma is a film and TV producer who brings subversive stories to global audiences. Her latest project 'Creature' is the feature film adaptation of Akram Khan's original ballet for the English National Ballet, directed by Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (Amy). Her current slate includes projects with Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) and Amazon Studios, novelist Nikesh Shukla (The Good Immigrant) as well as the adaptation of Gautam Malkani's cult novel 'Londonstani' for the BFI. Previous credits include Nirpal Bhogal's 'Firstborn', which she sold to Netflix in a global deal, and 'The Infidel' which spawned a musical and Bollywood remake 'Dharam Sankat Mein'.
Uzma has worked in the film industry across four continents, with studios and independents. She sits on the Selection Committee for the British Independent Film Awards and is a Juror for British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Uzma is a trustee of Birds Eye View, a nonprofit tackling gender inequality in film and has recently been appointed Chair of the Bush Theatre, London.
Uzma is a film and TV producer who brings subversive stories to global audiences. Her latest project 'Creature' is the feature film adaptation of Akram Khan's original ballet for the English National Ballet, directed by Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (Amy). Her current slate includes projects with Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) and Amazon Studios, novelist Nikesh Shukla (The Good Immigrant) as well as the adaptation of Gautam Malkani's cult novel 'Londonstani' for the BFI. Previous credits include Nirpal Bhogal's 'Firstborn', which she sold to Netflix in a global deal, and 'The Infidel' which spawned a musical and Bollywood remake 'Dharam Sankat Mein'.
Uzma has worked in the film industry across four continents, with studios and independents. She sits on the Selection Committee for the British Independent Film Awards and is a Juror for British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Uzma is a trustee of Birds Eye View, a nonprofit tackling gender inequality in film and has recently been appointed Chair of the Bush Theatre, London.