Original title: Farhana Bhula Named Director of Film4
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. Bhula launched Future Takes in partnership with the BFI, currently in its second iteration, to support and nurture emerging talent. “Following the success of How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker has reunited with the channel on her upcoming TV series Major Playe