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Tabish Habib is a filmmaker by trait, habit, passion and constant practice. In 2020 he completed his Masters of Arts in Film & Television Production at the MetFilm School located at London's prestigious Ealing Studios. His thesis film, May I have this seat? earned a first class distinction and made Official Selection at BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival, won best editing and best short film at the Dubai Indie film festival and best screenplay at the Saturnia Film Festival. Most recently, he worked as Associate Producer and Script Supervisor on Saim Sadiq’s feature, Joyland, which premiered this year at the Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard where it won the Jury Prize and was Pakistan's official submission for the Academy Awards. 

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​Tabish's filmmaking journey started at the University of San Francisco where he worked as an AV technician while pursuing a degree in MediaStudies. He moved to Lahore and co-founded Piphany Productions. Since starting Piphany, He has directed, and produced a variety of branded content, commercials and documentaries for brands such as the British Council, Coca Cola, Chai Wala, Coke Studio, Depilex, Destination magazine, Emporium Mall, GIZ, Generation, Getty Images, Human Development Foundation, Kitchen Cuisine, Shafaq Habib's House of Jewellery, TRT World, Quetta Gladiators and World Bank.​

He has directed music videos for various Pakistani artists such as the Biryani Brothers, Jimmy Khan, Janoobi Khargosh, Poor Rich Boy, Shorbanoor, Mai Dhai Band, Jaubi, Mughal-e-Funk, Takatak & Keeray Makoray. 

His music video for Mai Dhai Band's "Sarak Sarak" won the Bee Hype award in 2014 and the documentary "Unforgettable Khusargang" was part of the official selection at the Cinema Verde Festival 2017. He was also the cinematographer on the short film, "Zom-Com" (directed by Nadir Shahzad) which won best film at the 48-Hour Film Festival 2018 in Pakistan. 

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