Raza Mallal

An award winning writer, director and producer especially responsible for Development and Training at Talkinglens Productions , based in Leeds England. In addition to a Degree in Business, Raza graduated with the Diploma in TV Production from London and several courses from the NFTS. After various roles in broadcast TV, Raza returned to his northern roots and at Hibiscus & Premiere Productions he wrote, produced and directed numerous programmes and films for ITV and BBC TV. His films including Easy Money, Dogs Best Friend and Checkmate received international awards, including the Jury Grand Prize, Amiens, Bronze Dragon, Krakow and Prix De la Salamander, France. Raza, continued his prolific writing with the 6 episode drama, "Sparks" for Yorkshire TV and Knots In The Wood, animation by Cosgrove Hall. Over the years, Raza has produced and worked on numerous independent films: "Wishbone" featuring Rik Mayall and "Drumming Monkey" with Richard Wilson, script development work with Lenny Henry; the period drama: Gift From The Sea filmed on location in Hull and several critically acclaimed theatre productions for the West Yorkshire Playhouse. He wrote and directed over 30 films for ESP. as well as many innovative music videos including "Faster Faster Kill" After directing several series of TV magazine programmes for Cable and SKY, Raza co-wrote & directed the much-acclaimed comedy film "Guns Thums & Movie Massala", directed the 12 part series "JJ On A Mission" for Sky Channel 803; the black comedies "Licked" and "Returns", the noir film "Holding on to Nothing". The award wining "Our Day", the 4 part series "Unphiltered" , the black comedy "Dumb Decisions", the feature film "Ask The Cheat" . Releasing in 2020 is his docu drama "Not My Cup Of Tea" the feature films " Awful Silence and "The Visit" and overseas for The British Council. His most ambitious project is the spy action thriller "American Undercover". Raza is actively involved in media education and has taught at many institutions including Leeds University and Bradford University,