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.

 

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