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name: "Zam Salim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zam-salim"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T15:33:37.807763+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Zam Salim

Director. Born 1 January 1973 in Manchester.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1973, Manchester
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99518843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015617/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1140786

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Endeavour*](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md) (82)

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## Biography

Zam Salim is a British writer and director. Born in Manchester in 1973, he began working in film in the early 2000s, initially as an editor and later directing numerous short films.

His feature debut *Up There* (2011) premiered at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival and received several awards, including Best Film and Best Director at the BAFTA Scotland Awards. He has directed episodes of television series including *M.I. High* (2008), *The Break* (2016) and *Endeavour* (2020).

Salim is a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and has been recognised as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He founded Incidental Pictures and continues to develop feature projects.

*Sources: imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Break* (2016), series, Director
- *Match Girl* (2016), Director
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Up There* (2012), Writer, Director
- *Is It Just Me...* (2006), Director, Editor, Producer
- *Laid Off* (2006), Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- *Mashed* (2006), Director
- *Bad Brown Owl* (2005), Director, Editor
- *Original Bob* (2005), Writer, Director
- *Some Distant Day* (2004), Editor
- *Room for the Night* (2003), Producer, Editor
- *Cold Light of Day* (2003), Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

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