Waris Islam
Waris Islam | |
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| Occupation | Writer, Director |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Website | |
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Waris Islam is a British-Bangladeshi writer and director working in television, film and radio.[1] He started his career writing for the BBC Radio drama series Silver Street and directing award-winning short films such as ‘Short’ and ‘The Family Portrait’.[2] In 2010 he was co-creator, and a series writer and director of Bishaash, a Bangladeshi supernatural television series produced by the BBC World Service for BTV.[3] Coming through the BBC Continuing Drama Directors' Training Scheme to become a regular director of Eastenders,[4] he has also directed episodes of Hollyoaks, Holby City, and Vera, and has most recently been directing episodes of crime drama The Bay.[5] Other film and TV credits include The Line (2012), SoulFind (2013), and Channel 4’s Coming Up series.[6]
He has been featured on the BBC New Talent Hotlist[7] and is a BAFTA, Director's UK[8] and RTS member.
References[edit]
- ^ "Waris Islam – FOCUS". www.tlgfocus.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Waris Islam". Breakthrough Leaders. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Zee Network Europe joins hands with BBC to showcase Asia's first Supernatural Drama - ZEE Entertainment Corporate Website". www.zee.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "BBC Continuing Drama Directors' Training Scheme". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Filming begins on the fifth series of The Bay". ITV.com Press Centre.
- ^ "Directors UK - News - Directors UK and Creative Skillset training report: High-end Drama Mentoring". directors.uk.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Directors UK". directors.uk.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
External links[edit]
- Waris Islam at IMDb
- Waris Islam on Twitter