Tina Gharavi

Tina Gharavi

Tina is a BAFTA and Sundance-nominated writer-director born in Tehran, now based in Newcastle (UK) and Los Angeles (US). She is focused on delivering challenging stories lensed with an observant perspective. Whether filming in the West Bank, Yemen, Sudan, the Channel Tunnel or Gateshead, Tina marries her indomitable spirit and humour with a distinct talent to deliver naturalistic performances and manage beautifully observed stories. 

Her debut feature, I Am Nasrine, shot in England and Iran, was nominated for the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2013. Sir Ben Kingsley called it “a life enhancing film, an important and much-needed film”. It received four stars from Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian, who called it, "A valuable debut, shot with a fluent kind of poetry", while Deborah Ross in The Spectator described it as “affectionate, humane, tender and, ultimately, optimistic”. 

Having worked in war zones and guerrilla filmmaking, Tina’s techniques for leadership and achieving goals means she is unafraid to take risks. Her visual approach comes from training as a painter and studying cinema in France, as well as working as an art director and editor. Tina’s work is set apart by its attention to detail and storytelling perspective married to a commercial and collaborative approach. 

Tina is currently finalising development on her next film, The Good Iranian, a crime drama set in Europe and Iran, developed by Film 4/BFI, and a feature documentary, Tribalism is Killing Us, narrated by Idris Elba. She has worked on high-end dramas The Tunnel (Sky Atlantic/Canal+) and Ackley Bridge (The Forge/Channel 4), and recently completed the four-part drama-documentary, Queen Cleopatra (Netflix), released on the streaming service in May 2023. She is also developing her first television series, Refurinn/The Fox, an Icelandic noir with an intriguing twist. 

Tina is a BAFTA member.  

Agent (UK): Laura Rouke, Independent Talent 

Agent (US): Sean Barclay, The Gersh Agency