Ameenah Ayub Allen
Country: United Kingdom
Biography: BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning producer known for critically acclaimed ROCKS (2019), directed by Sarah Gavron, which earned 7-BAFTA nominations (won Casting) and 5-BIFAs including Best British Independent Film. Ameenah co-produced Clio Barnard’s Cannes selected, BAFTA-nominated ALI & AVA (2021) having worked across Barnard’s features – notably THE SELFISH GIANT (2013). She produced Carol Morley’s TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (2022) and consulted on BBC primetime drama VIRDEE (2025) producing an academy to train and nurture Bradford talent off-screen. Key credits include BRICK LANE (2007), based on the best-seller and Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s ERASE AND FORGET (2017), nominated for Berlinale’s Original Documentary Award.
Country: United Kingdom
Biography: BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning producer known for critically acclaimed ROCKS (2019), directed by Sarah Gavron, which earned 7-BAFTA nominations (won Casting) and 5-BIFAs including Best British Independent Film. Ameenah co-produced Clio Barnard’s Cannes selected, BAFTA-nominated ALI & AVA (2021) having worked across Barnard’s features – notably THE SELFISH GIANT (2013). She produced Carol Morley’s TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (2022) and consulted on BBC primetime drama VIRDEE (2025) producing an academy to train and nurture Bradford talent off-screen. Key credits include BRICK LANE (2007), based on the best-seller and Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s ERASE AND FORGET (2017), nominated for Berlinale’s Original Documentary Award.