Nour Wazzi

Tipped as a future star on BBC's 2017 hot list, award-winning Lebanese director Nour Wazzi caught her high-end TV break on the exciting new Netflix sci-fi show 'The Last Bus' in 2020. She's directed on BBC3's 'The Break' and a teaser pilot for Wildseed Studios' techno-thriller series 'The Moderators' starring Yasmin Paige ('The Double'). Nour has fifteen years of experience in the industry collaborating on award-winning films including the OSCAR nominated, Sundance winner 'Waste Land'. With an extensive slate of genre film and TV projects as a Writer/ Director, she has partnered with powerhouse producers Hans Ritter (DC Comics' 'Birds of Prey', 'Hard Candy') and Mary Jane Skalski ('American Animals', 'Mysterious Skin') on her psychological thriller 'Chimera', and Robert Ogden Barnum ('Margin Call', 'All is Lost') on her thriller 'Don't Tell Soul' co-written with BAFTA winning screenwriter Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan ('Run', 'Save Me'). Her award-winning short filmography includes the Film London backed 'Up On The Roof' starring Maisie Williams ('Game Of Thrones') and Earl Cameron ('Inception') that premiered at London Film Festival; 'Shackled' starring Emilia Clarke ('Game Of Thrones'); 'Habibti' with Hiam Abbass ('Blade Runner 2049'), Yasmine Al Massri ('Quantico') and Jimmy Akingbola ('In The Long Run'); DFI-backed short thriller 'Baby Mine' starring Alexander Siddig ('Game Of Thrones'); and sci-fi thriller 'Lab Rat'. Through BAFTA, she was mentored by Gareth Edwards ('Rogue One: A Star Wars Story') and via Directors UK shadowed on BBC/HBO's fantasy series 'His Dark Materials', as well as being a resident Director at BAFTA Rocliffe. She is also a mentor for BEATS, a new ScreenSkills diversity scheme.