Shalini Adnani is a Chilean-born, Indian-origin writer & film director based in London. Her latest film White Ant, made in collaboration with Film4 and Stone Bench, premiered at Sundance 2023 and went on to be short listed for a BIFA, won Best UK short at Raindance 2023 and was acquired by Canal+. 

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She was one of eight international directors hand selected for Workshop I fiori, led by Alice Rohrwacher as part of L’immagine e la parola at the Locarno Film Festival.
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Her Film4 & BFI funded feature debut, Our Share of Sand, is in post production. It was recently selected as part of the British Council's Great 8 Showcase at Cannes Film Festival and will be premiering at the Venice Film Festival at Venice Critic's Week. 

 

Her next feature, Hold Still, was selected for Torino Script Lab where it was awarded the CNC Special Mention Award.

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She was a 2025 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow. 

 

She is drawn to stories of power, complicity and desire, and to the intimate ways political and economic forces shape private lives.

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Represented by:

Liam Francis Quigley at Entertainment 360 lquigley@ent360.com