Shazia Iqbal

Shazia Iqbal has been working as a Production Designer for thirteen years in the Indian Film & Advertising Industry. An Architecture graduate, she left a sheltered office job after being enticed by the idea of telling stories. Her debut Short film, Bebaak won her the Best Debut Director, International and Audience Choice award at the 35th Sao Paulo International Shorts Film festival. The film also won the Audience choice award at Indian Film festival of Los Angeles, Best Actor at ShortShorts Film festival & Asia, Tokyo, Best Short Narrative at Chicago South Asian Film festival, New York Indian film festival and Jury Special Mention at the International documentary and Shorts film festival of Kerala. The film is inspired by a true event that moulded her religious, social and political ideology while growing up. Her debut feature film, Blood Circle is selected for Film Independent's Global Media Makers 2019 Residency lab in Los Angeles. She is the lead Production designer for International Emmy nominated, India's first original Netflix series, Sacred Games and Emmy nominated mini-series Lust Stories. She has studied, Directing for films at MET film school, Ealing studios, London.