Karima is a Greek-Syrian producer based in London. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of York and a Minor degree in Media and Communications from the American College of Greece. After a career in film marketing, Karima undertook an MA in Producing at the prestigious National Film & Television School where she produced mult... Read More

Karima is a Greek-Syrian producer based in London. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of York and a Minor degree in Media and Communications from the American College of Greece. After a career in film marketing, Karima undertook an MA in Producing at the prestigious National Film & Television School where she produced multiple live-action, documentary and animation short films. Many of them collected awards, including Best Live Action Short at Warsaw International Film Festival for her first film CULLING directed by Matty Crawford.

Karima has worked as a freelance reader for BFI Network and Alfonso Cuaron's Esperanto Filmoj and as a Production & Development Executive at Quiddity Films. She has also trained as a Wellbeing Facilitator on set with 6ft from the Spotlight and received a Mental Health First Aid certificate. Most recently she worked for Blinkink Animation on three branded content films for US brand Chick-Fil-A as a Production Manager and read for the Breaking Through the Lens Action Grant.  

Karima has also produced a range of short films by an exciting roster of emerging talent. STOMACH BUG, directed by Matty Crawford and executive produced by BBC Film, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as part of the prestigious Short Cuts/Strange Cuts programme and as part of the Short Film Competition at BFI London Film Festival.  
Also on the slate is THE PAINTING & THE STATUE, a captivating film by Freddie Fox, featuring standout performances from Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) among others. In addition, HORNY, directed by Hannah Leopard, recently won the Shore Scripts Competition and is now in post-production.  Read Less