Nominee
Career Highlight
Arcade
Shir Ariya
Director · Producer · Writer
August 24, 1999
Biography
Shir Ariya is a Thai filmmaker based in the UK. She is drawn to character-driven stories that combine heightened realism with a darkly comedic and/or horror twist. She has written six short films and directed five other dark comedy short films, two of which are Crab No. 7 (2025), which was selected for the BFI London Film Festival, and The Sorrows of Young Charlotte (2026), which is set to premiere at FrightFest this year, and most recently The Pleasure of Being Held (2026) and The House of Sensei (2026), both made as part of the Directing Fiction course at the National Film and Television School.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
Nominee
Best Picture
Herbert & Humphrey
2022Nominee
Best Director
The Itch
Career Highlights
2023Highlight
Best Director
Happy Graduation!
2024Highlight
Best Writing
The Farm