Founder and CEO of Nayla Al Khaja Films since September 2017, United Arab Emirates.

She is an Emirati film director, producer, and screenwriter. She is considered the first Emirati woman to venture into filmmaking with the documentary Discovering Dubai in 2004, and a speaker at the London Speakers Bureau.

She founded The Scene Club and served as its CEO, was a partner in The Abu Dhabi Film Club, and held the position of brand ambassador for Canon Middle East.

She directed several films, including: Animal in 2016, Boredom, The Neighbor, Cart in 2006, and Once in 2009.

She won the Emirati Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Best Emirati Film Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, the Best Short Film Award at the Italy Film Festival for the film Animal in 2017, and the Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Award from Gulf Business.

She also won the Best Short Film Award at the Middle East Film Festival for the film The Neighbor in 2015, the Best Script Award at the Gulf International Film Festival in 2010, and the Best Female Film Director Award at the Dubai Film Festival in 2007.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking from Ryerson University in Canada in 2005 and a Bachelor of Arts in Media from the Higher Colleges of Technology in 1999.