Iram Parveen Bilal: Writer, Director, Producer
Raised in Nigeria and Pakistan, Bilal is conscious of the rare opportunity and voice she has on the filmmaking playground. Having directed internationally recognized and award-winning short films, her feature projects in development have received attention by IFP's Emerging Narrative in 2008 and 2009 Nicholl's Fellowship (semi-finalist) for FADWA, a Mumbai Sankalan Lab Fellow in 2008 and a FIND Director's Lab Fellow in 2010 for FORBIDDEN STEPS. She is an honors graduate of CalTech and the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. Prominent awards and honors include the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Stark Special Project Scholarship, Mabel Beckman Leadership Award, Paul Studenski Fellowship and the Dean’s Cup. More on www.iramparveenbilal.com
Raised in Nigeria and Pakistan, Bilal is conscious of the rare opportunity and voice she has on the filmmaking playground. Having directed internationally recognized and award-winning short films, her feature projects in development have received attention by IFP's Emerging Narrative in 2008 and 2009 Nicholl's Fellowship (semi-finalist) for FADWA, a Mumbai Sankalan Lab Fellow in 2008 and a FIND Director's Lab Fellow in 2010 for FORBIDDEN STEPS. She is an honors graduate of CalTech and the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. Prominent awards and honors include the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Stark Special Project Scholarship, Mabel Beckman Leadership Award, Paul Studenski Fellowship and the Dean’s Cup. More on www.iramparveenbilal.com
