Farhana Bhula is Director of Film4. She joined Film4 in January 2022 and has overseen notable feature film projects for the division including Molly Manning Walker’s debut film How To Have Sex, Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, plus hotly anticipated upcoming films including Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada, Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound and Philippa Lowthorpe’s H is for Hawk. She launched Future Takes in partnership with the BFI, currently in its second iteration, to support and nurture emerging talent. Following the success of How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker has reunited with the channel on her upcoming TV series Major Players with A24, which Farhana will work on alongside the Channel 4 drama team.
Farhana was previously Senior Commissioning Executive, later becoming Head of Creative & Deputy Director at Film4. A prominent British film exec, Farhana was previously a Senior Development and Production Executive at the BFI, where she supported emerging talent and worked on a number of debuts including Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, Dionne Edwards’ Pretty Red Dress, and Ben Sharrock’s Limbo. Farhana also held positions at Wildgaze Films and Endor Productions. Other key credits for Farhana include: Wild Horse Nine (Martin McDonagh), Sacrifice (Romain Gavras), Wicked Little Letters (Thea Sharrock), and The Voice of Hind Rahab (Kaouther Ben Hania).
Farhana Bhula
