Taimur Khan
Filmmaker. 20+ years across documentary, drama, commercial, and broadcast — from the early 1990s Asian music video circuit to series editor seats on Johnny vs Amber (Discovery+) and The Russell Murders (Sky Documentaries). Editorial credits with Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, HBO, Discovery, Al Jazeera, Arte France, CNN, and The Economist. Recognition at Sundance and Cannes; films that have earned the Grierson. Founded WIDEI Films at Ealing Studios in 2004.
Technologist. Over a decade building software for the people who make screen work. In 2009 launched Skylight (skylightit.com), a cloud SaaS for project management, tasks, time billing and invoicing — covered by BBC News, The Guardian, and the FT. In 2017 joined Outlier Ventures, working on Money Circles, Buy.co and OpenData — fintech, public-sector procurement and big-data projects built on blockchain and ML/AI. Today, leads the AI automation, agentic workflow design, and prompt engineering work powering CineSmith. Computer pioneer since the ZX Spectrum / Commodore 64 days. Holds an active pilot's licence.
Entrepreneurial. A consistent track record of building companies across screen and software. WIDEI Films at Ealing Studios (2004) — production company; series for Sky and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, alongside commercials and animation. Blueberry Creative — talent agency connecting TV and film editors, designers, and directors to broadcaster projects (BBC, Channel 4, CNN, HBO and others); scaled to £7m+ turnover. Skylightit.com (2009) — cloud SaaS for project management, tasks, time billing and invoicing; press coverage from BBC News, The Guardian, the FT. Skylight Interactive — sister company, digital operations and process automation built on AWS for clients including UK ports, AMEY, and Royal Mail. Creative Development Academy — emerging-filmmaker training delivered through the Documentary Filmmakers Group, Rose Bruford College, and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan. CineArt AI (2024) and CineSmith (current).
Now bringing both careers — pipeline and post knowledge from the cutting room and a working engineer's hands — to the agentic platform underneath CineSmith.
- Notable film
- Bengali Detective · World's Toughest Forces · Jinnah (Christopher Lee) · Johnny vs Amber · The Russell Murders · Democracy in Flames
- Broadcasters
- Netflix · BBC · Channel 4 · HBO · Discovery · CNN · Al Jazeera
- Festivals
- Sundance · Cannes · Frontline Club
- Awards
- Grierson Award winner
- Tech
- Skylight (cloud project-management SaaS) · Outlier Ventures: Money Circles / Buy.co / OpenData (fintech, procurement, big data on blockchain & ML) · CineSmith (AI automation / agentic workflows / prompt engineering)
- Companies
- WIDEI Films · Blueberry Creative · Skylightit.com · Skylight Interactive · Creative Development Academy · CineArt AI