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Babak Anvari

Writer/Director

Represented by:

Jago Irwin

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
CLOVERFIELD SEQUEL
Company:
Bad Robot / Paramount
Project details:
In development
Production (role):
I CAME BY (Writer / Director)
Company:
Two&Two/Netflix
Project details:
Starring George MacKay, Percelle Ascott, Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Bonneville
Production (role):
WOUNDS (Writer / Director)
Company:
Annapurna/Netflix
Project details:
Starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson
Production (role):
UNDER THE SHADOW (Writer / Director)
Company:
Wigwam Films/Netflix
Project details:
A supernatural thriller set during the Iran / Iraq war

Won BAFTA Outstanding Debut (2017), nominated BAFTA Outstanding British Film (2017)

Winner of the BIFAs for Best Debut Director, Best Screenwriter and Best Supporting Actress (2016)

Winner of the London Critics' Circle award for Best Breakthrough (2017)

‘The feminist horror film that scared Sundance silly ... this year’s unarguable horror standout’ ★★★★ The Guardian

‘Anvari’s debut feature is a satisfyingly tense and atmospheric haunted apartment thriller set in 1988 Tehran.’ Variety

‘A gripping thriller... Anvari masterfully balances the collision of real and possibly imagined danger... stunning.’ The Hollywood Reporter
TELEVISION
Production (role):
MONSTERLAND
(Executive Producer / Director)
Company:
Annapurna TV/Hulu
Project details:
8 part series created by Mary Laws
Starring Kaitlyn Dever and Bill Camp
Date: 2007 - 2015
Production (role):
MTV LIVE SESSIONS & MTV PUSH
Company:
MTV
Project details:
Two ongoing live music franchises, which air in the UK as well as MTV’s non-linear and linear broadcast channels around the world

Worked with renowned artists such as Lady Gaga, Pixie Lott, Tinie Tempah, Florence & The Machine, etc.
SHORT FILM
Production (role):
TWO & TWO (Writer / Director)
Project details:
Nominated BAFTA Best Short Film, 2012
Production (role):
SOLITARY
Production (role):
WHAT'S UP WITH ADAM?

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): CLOVERFIELD SEQUEL
    Company: Bad Robot / Paramount
    Project details: In development
  • Production (role): I CAME BY (Writer / Director)
    Company: Two&Two/Netflix
    Project details: Starring George MacKay, Percelle Ascott, Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Bonneville
  • Production (role): WOUNDS (Writer / Director)
    Company: Annapurna/Netflix
    Project details: Starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson
  • Production (role): UNDER THE SHADOW (Writer / Director)
    Company: Wigwam Films/Netflix
    Project details: A supernatural thriller set during the Iran / Iraq war

    Won BAFTA Outstanding Debut (2017), nominated BAFTA Outstanding British Film (2017)

    Winner of the BIFAs for Best Debut Director, Best Screenwriter and Best Supporting Actress (2016)

    Winner of the London Critics' Circle award for Best Breakthrough (2017)

    ‘The feminist horror film that scared Sundance silly ... this year’s unarguable horror standout’ ★★★★ The Guardian

    ‘Anvari’s debut feature is a satisfyingly tense and atmospheric haunted apartment thriller set in 1988 Tehran.’ Variety

    ‘A gripping thriller... Anvari masterfully balances the collision of real and possibly imagined danger... stunning.’ The Hollywood Reporter
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date:
    Production (role): MONSTERLAND
    (Executive Producer / Director)
    Company: Annapurna TV/Hulu
    Project details: 8 part series created by Mary Laws
    Starring Kaitlyn Dever and Bill Camp
  • Date: 2007 - 2015
    Production (role): MTV LIVE SESSIONS & MTV PUSH
    Company: MTV
    Project details: Two ongoing live music franchises, which air in the UK as well as MTV’s non-linear and linear broadcast channels around the world

    Worked with renowned artists such as Lady Gaga, Pixie Lott, Tinie Tempah, Florence & The Machine, etc.
  • Production (role)
    Project details
  • Production (role): TWO & TWO (Writer / Director)
    Project details: Nominated BAFTA Best Short Film, 2012
  • Production (role): SOLITARY
    Project details:
  • Production (role): WHAT'S UP WITH ADAM?
    Project details:
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