Sai Karan Talwar is an award-winning writer and director.

Sai Karan Talwar is an award-winning writer and director. Sai is currently a BAFTA Connect Member, a UK-wide and North America tier of membership forming part of BAFTA’s ongoing mission to strengthen support for future creative leaders in the film, games and television industries.

He is a recent BBC Writers' Access Group Alumnus, since autumn of 2023 he has been taking part in workshops and masterclasses focussed on developing craft skills and industry knowledge across TV, radio, film and theatre with industry professionals from inside and outside of the BBC. He has written his own original spec script. The process includes working directly with a professional Script Editor across a year and finally sharing their scripts ahead of meetings with production companies.

He is a 2023 Alumni of the Disability Belongs Entertainment Lab. The Entertainment Lab aims to help develop and elevate the talent pipeline of professionals with disabilities working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming, while introducing them to studio executives and other decision makers who will advise Lab Fellows on various aspects of the industry and their craft.

Sai has over forty finalist placements as a writer in some of the most esteemed screenwriting competitions for his feature screenplays, including WeScreenplay, Screencraft, Scriptation and many others. His Short Film debut ‘GHANIMAH’ is a BAFTA & BIFA Qualified Short Film that has been selected at just over 60 film festivals, including OSCAR-accredited festivals, with over a dozen wins and nominations; the film is about Islamic enrolment into the British Military. His second short film ‘WHAT MEN DO FOR LOVE’ is a 15-minute single-take film; the film is currently BIFA Qualified and has been selected by BAFTA and OSCAR accredited festivals, and more recently to be OSCAR Longlisted for 2026.

His upcoming short film ‘I AM THE PRIZE’ stars Russell Tovey, it is based on the spec script he wrote with the BBC during the BBC Writers Room Programme and is set to play festivals in 2026.

Initially working with MADE from 2016, a charitable organization with a vision to reduce discrimination against BAME & LGBTQ+ Londoners. With MADE, Sai ran filmmaking workshops, screening events, held exhibitions at BFI Southbank and co-produced over 30 short films with 100,000+ online views. Sai worked in production companies such as Origin Pictures and 42 Management and Production within the development departments, where he assessed potential projects and developed ongoing projects. He studied Economics and Finance at Durham University, leading to his undergraduate dissertation: ‘What are the key determinants of success for the box office within the UK motion picture industry?’ which received a first.