An Award Winning Director
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An Award Winning Director
Zenofar Fathima is a Dubai-based personality, filmmaker, movie producer, actress and CEO of the Zen film production company. She took over the Dubai film scene in early 2018, with her company commencing entry into the short film world with the Enigma series, an array of short film stories based on social awareness. Fathima- who is also a UAE Golden Visa Recipient- is an individual who seeks to create social awareness through her short films and other initiatives.
To date, she has produced and directed 10+ short films tackling issues of cyber extortion, depression, domestic violence, the dark side of the Internet, and more. As a result, she has been featured in large-scale publications across the UAE, India, Pakistan and more. Fathima recently directed and produced Ayah, a Meta spiritual short film in association with Firdaus Studio by A.R. Rahman, which has won 9 awards just a month after its exclusive premiere.
Zenofar Fathima is a Dubai-based Indian filmmaker, entrepreneur, producer and actress. She is best known for her social awareness short films such as The Peril,
Zenofar Fathima is a Dubai-based Indian filmmaker, entrepreneur, producer and actress. She is best known for her social awareness short films such as The Peril, The Peril 2 and Hope. Zenofar commenced her journey into the Dubai film industry after directing and producing a Malaysian-based cookery show known as Food Addict in 2016. The show featured herself and starred Bollywood celebrities like R. Madhavan and Rahul Dev. Javed Jaffrey and Sukhbir Singh attended the launch of the show. In early 2018, Zenofar launched her own company, Zen Film Productions. Her brainchild had initiated its cinematic journey with her first film, 'Selfie', a tale of friendship and compassion which had also starred Bollywood actor Mukul Dev.
A few years later, Zenofar created the Enigma series, an array of curated short films that each delved into a particular social issue faced by society. Zenofar has acted in, directed, and produced 12-15 short films in the last two years. In doing so, she has tackled the dangers of the Internet for children with The Peril, domestic violence in A Dark Tale, and cyber extortion in The Pit.
Zenofar released a short film Public Service Announcement, known as Hope, which focuses on depression and suicidal tendencies of individuals in times of the Coronavirus Zenofar has recently released her short film psychological thriller series Specter, which was filmed during the Coronavirus lockdown. The series' first episode has aired on Zee TV Middle East, whilst other episodes are currently in the works.
Her work has been recognised by renowned personalities such as Sonu Sood, Sohail Khan and Hend bint Faisal Al-Qasimi.
