Film4 Director: Farhana Bhula Named to Role by Channel 4

Farhana Bhula is the new director of Film4 , U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 ‘s feature film division, the company said on Tuesday.

Bhula has served as interim director of Film4 since July, following the news of Ollie Madden’s departure . “She will take up the role immediately, following an extensive external recruitment process,” Channel 4 said.

The executive joined Film4 in January 2022 as senior commissioning executive, later becoming head of creative & deputy director. She has overseen such film projects as Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex , Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers , plus such upcoming titles as Mark Jenkin ’s Rose of Nevada , Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound , and Philippa Lowthorpe’s H Is for Hawk .

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