Biography

Sai Karan Talwar is an OSCAR Longlisted writer and director.

Sai is currently a BAFTA Connect Member, a UK-wide and North America tier of membership forming part of BAFTA’s ongoing mission to strengthen support for future creative leaders in the film, games and television industries.

He is a recent BBC Writers' Access Group Alumnus, since autumn of 2023 he has been taking part in workshops and masterclasses focused on developing craft skills and industry knowledge across TV, radio, film and theatre with industry professionals from inside and outside of the BBC. He has written his own original spec script. The process includes working directly with a professional Script Editor across a year and finally sharing their scripts ahead of meetings with production companies.

He is a 2023 Alumnus of the Disability Belongs Entertainment Lab. The Entertainment Lab aims to help develop and elevate the talent pipeline of professionals with disabilities working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming.

Sai has over forty finalist placements as a writer in some of the most esteemed screenwriting competitions for his feature screenplays. His Short Film debut ‘GHANIMAH’ is a BAFTA & BIFA Qualified Short Film that has been selected at just over 60 film festivals, including OSCAR-accredited festivals, with over a dozen wins and nominations; the film is about Islamic enrollment into the British Military. His second short film ‘WHAT MEN DO FOR LOVE’ is a 15-minute single-take film; the film was OSCAR Longlisted for 2026.

His upcoming short film ‘I AM THE PRIZE’ stars Russell Tovey, it is based on the spec script he wrote with the BBC during the BBC Writers Room Programme and is set to play festivals in 2026.
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