Alia Ghafar

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BIOGRAPHIE

Alia Ghafar is a filmmaker from Glasgow, with a passion for telling stories which reflect the experiences of young people in contemporary Scotland. Alia graduated from the Film & TV programme at Edinburgh College of Art. Her graduation film, SALT & SAUCE, premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2017. The film went on to screen at 20 festivals in the UK and internationally, including Edinburgh International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Underwire Festival and British Shorts Berlin. SALT & SAUCE won the Scottish Short Film Award at Glasgow Short Film Festival 2018 and was nominated for Best British Short at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards 2019. In March 2019, SALT & SAUCE was broadcast on BBC Scotland, as part of their series NEXT BIG THING, which profiles award-winning new Scottish filmmakers and their work. Alia has also co-written and produced short films with director Martin Allison. MAN, I FEEL LIKE A WRANGLER premiered at London Short Film Festival 2019 and their short film GLOOP GIRL premiered at LSFF 2020. She has recently completed SCUZZ, which was commissioned by BFI Network and Screen Scotland via Scottish Film Talent Network.

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