Hareem Qureshi

A Filmmaker, Animator and Photographer

Hareem is a London-based British filmmaker, animator, and postgraduate researcher in Virtual Production. With a degree in Animation from the University of Westminster, she has built a dynamic career across the film and creative industries.

Her diverse experience includes roles as an Associate Producer, Assistant Director, Animator, Casting Assistant, Offline Editor, Voiceover Artist, and Actress.

Hareem has worked on numerous international productions, including as Associate Producer for the W for Woman advert featuring the renowned Anushka Sharma, and as Production Coordinator on feature films such as Son of Sardar 2 starring Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur, and Luck Lag Gae featuring Jawed Sheikh and Geetika Tiwari. Additionally, she contributed as Assistant Animator for the animated film The Last Garden, directed and animated by Eloise Jenninger at the National Film and Television School, UK, which was nominated for the BAFTA Student Awards 2024.

She is proficient in industry-standard tools along with web content editing, social media management, and maintaining databases.

Her recent project, Only Love Matters, a groundbreaking feature film, has garnered international acclaim and been featured on BBC and New York Weekly. The film is now streaming on Apple TV and available on Amazon Prime and iTunes.

Driven by a passion for storytelling and innovation, Hareem continues to explore the intersection of technology and creativity, pushing boundaries in the world of filmmaking and virtual production.

Associate Producer

Hareem has worked on various international productions for Brentford Studios London, including Associate Producer for W for Woman advert featuring Anushka Sharma, Production Coordinator for film Son of Sarder 2 starring Ajay Devgan.

PhD Researcher

Hareem’s PhD, Directing Fiction in Virtual Worlds, is a practice-based investigation into how virtual production is changing the role of the film director.

Animator

Hareem holds an Animation degree from the University of Westminster and was Assistant Animator on The Last Garden, which was long-listed for the 2024 BAFTA Student Awards.

Assistant Director

As an Assistant Director, she served on Only Love Matters, now streaming on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and iTunes. Also on international productions like Luck Lag Gae, featuring Jawed Sheikh.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2020 – current KQ Movies Ltd

Freelance Assistant Director and Associate Producer.

2023 – 2025 Brentford Studios

Various roles: Associate Producer, Production Coordinator, and Assistant Director

2003 – 2021 Evergreen Media Europe Ltd and 7th Sky Entertainment

Freelance Actress, various TV Drama Series and films

MEDIA APPEARANCES / MENTIONS

2026 – Live Radio interview for Awaaz FM Southampton’s ‘The Community Hour’ show by Arif Faizi

2025 – An article by Super Magazine: From child star to trailblazing filmmaker

2023 – An article by Olga Stanojlovic for The Briitish Serb Magazine, Visit to honour Dr Elsie Inglis: ‘The Serbian Mother from Scotland’

2022 – An interview by University of Westminster, Intersex Awareness Day: Westminster student helps make British film history.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2027 – My Good Lady – Elsie Inglis’ War (Assistant Director, In Pre-Production). [A 6-part TV Series] Assistant Director Directed by Dr Kamran Qureshi. KQ Movies Ltd.

2025 – Sons of Sardar 2 (UK Production Coordinator). [feature film] Directed by Vijay Kumar Arora, featuring Mrunal Thakur, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Mishra, and Chunky Pandey. Ajay Devgn Films / Jio Studios / Panorama Studios.

2025 – Love Guru (UK Production Coordinator). [feature film] Directed by Nadeem Baig, featuring Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan. Six Sigma Productions.

2024 – W for Woman (Associate Producer). [Advert] featuring Anushka Sharma. Indo-UK London and Ogilvy.

2024 – Luck Lag Gayi (Second Assistant Director). [feature film] Directed by Zulfiqar Ali, featuring Jawed Sheikh, Feroze Khan and Geetika Tiwari. Oddball Motion Pictures.

2023 – Only Love Matters. (First Assistant Director). [feature film] Directed by Dr Kamran Qureshi, featuring Emma von Schreiber, Matthew Wright-Kenny, Josh Simpson, Sara Faraj. KQ Movies Ltd.

2023 – Distance in Love AND Leave You Behind (Director and VFX Editor). [Music videos] featuring GHXSTT, GHXSTT.

2022 – Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (Title Credits Animator), part of Animation Degree Module, collaborating with the BBC.

2022 – Diarasirene – Kokoro (心) (Assistant Producer and Lighting) [Music Video] for a University of Westminster student.

2022 – The Ravishing Astonishing Great Magician (1st Assistant Director), directed by Baysalt Gui & Mickey Fortuna. 2nd Year Film Project.

Other Conferences, Events, Seminars (SELECT)

2026 – Presented in conference Connecting knowledge: Collaboration across disciplines at Southampton Solent University

2025 – MPTS at Olympia Grand Hall, London

2025 – Exclusive Screening and Conversation at the UK Parliament, London

2025 – Conference Virtual Productions Gathering, Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

2025 – Blackmagic event, with Starting Pixel Virtual Production Gathering at The Prince Albert, London

2022 – JAM (Journeys Across Media) Conference, by the Department of Film, Theatre and Television, at Minghella Studios, University of Reading.

EDUCATION

2025 – 2028 PhD Directing Fiction in Virtual Worlds: A Practice-based Investigation into Virtual Production.
Southampton Solent University.

2026 One year Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods
Southampton Solent University.

2025 Virtual Production Pipelines, MA Virtual Production module (10 weeks), Solent University, Southampton.

2024 Bachelor of Arts
Animation, University of Westminster.

Selected CPDs (Continuing Professional Development)

Deep Dive: Writing for Soap, Royal Television Society

Production Unlocked, BBC Academy

Writing and Publishing Academic Articles in the Humanities, School of Advance Study, University of London

Preparing for a Practice-Based PhD in Fine Art, Design, and Film course from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland.

Introduction to Research Ethics: Working with People University of Leeds

Virtual Production Foundations training by Noah Kadner including LED volumes, camera frustum, cinema lighting, photogrammetry, virtual camera workflows, and live compositing.

Research Methods: A Practical guide to Peer and Community Research King’s College London

Virtual Production Studio Induction Southampton Solent University

Exploring Teaching and Assessment for Higher Education, Coventry University

Diversity in the Workplace, University of East Anglia

An Introduction to Screenwriting (In Progress) 6 Weeks Course, University of East Anglia

Advance Makeup Techniques at West Drayton Young People’s Center

Fashion & Design at Harlington Youth Center

Singing & Music Writing Workshop at Manor Farm

Produce Your Own Podcast, University of Westminster

SKILLS

Script breakdown, Movie Magic Scheduling and Budgeting.

Camera Assistant (own equipment: Ursa 4.6K PL mount, lights including Kino Flo Freestyle 4ft and 2ft, Dedolight SYS-DLH4, and sound kit including H6 recorder and Sennheiser cordless and boom microphones).

Subtitling and mastering (including DCP, Apple ProRes, Blu-Ray)

Excellent Communication (experienced Production coordinator of working with international Feature films crew and Adverts).