Alia Ghafar is a Writer/Director from and based in Glasgow.

In 2023 she was selected for the BFIxBMW Filmmaking Challenge with her micro-comedy short HEN DO and was mentored by Michaela Coel. The film premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2023 and is now available to watch on BFI Player.

Alia is an alumni of the BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew Mentorship Scheme, NETWORK@LFF and EIFF Talent Lab.

Her first short, SALT & SAUCE, premiered at LFF in 2017, going on to screen at multiple BAFTA-qualifying festivals. The film was also broadcast on BBC Scotland/BBC iPlayer.

In 2020, Alia completed her second short SCUZZ, commissioned by BFI Network/Screen Scotland. Festival selections include EIFF, GSFF, Liverpool Film Festival, Manchester Film Festival and British Shorts Berlin. The film won the Best Director Award at Women X Festival 2022.

Alia was commissioned by BBC The Social to write ALONE, a short drama released online in July 2022, which was nominated for Best Drama and Best Writer at the RTS Scotland Awards.

Currently, she is developing projects for both film and television.