Menhaj Huda is an award winning British Film and TV director, based in Los Angeles, best known for the urban hit, Kidulthood. Huda was born in Bangladesh and moved to the UK at an early age and grew up in London. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Engineering, he started working in television, training as an editor. His directing career began in 1993 with the ground-breaking dance music show "Hypnosis" for Channel 4 (Winner of RTS Award for Best Graphic Design). This was followed by several music/youth programs for Channel 4 ("Passengers", "Flava" and "All Back to Mine"), whilst building his music video and commercials portfolio. In 1998 his first short film "Jump Boy" won him critical acclaim and he was selected for New Directions 2000 (showcasing 6 breakthrough British directors in USA). During this time he also directed a segment of Sky Pictures' first feature film "Tube Tales". His transition into directing scripted content debuted with "Queer As Folk 2" written by Russell T. Davies, followed by the TV Movie "Is Harry On The Boat?" based on the cult Ibiza novel by Colin Butts. His first feature film "Kidulthood", which he also produced, won the Best Feature Film at the Race In Media Awards 2006 and Best Screenplay Award at Dinard Film Festival. He won the Douglas Hickox Award at BIFA in 2006 for Best Debut Director. He created and directed the drama pilot for "WEST 10 LDN" for BBC3, based on the book "Society Within" by Courttia Newland. His next feature film, "Everywhere & Nowhere", which he co-wrote and directed, was released in the UK in 2011, followed by the urban horror thriller "Comedown" (2013). Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2017 he has been directing both high end episodic TV (The Flash, The Royals) and movies (Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance)