Saman Salour
Building artificial intelligence with the patience of a film producer and the nerve of a founder.
I make ambitious things and ship them —
across the screen and the stack.
Saman Salour is a founder and film producer whose work moves fluidly between cinema and technology. Since 2018 he has produced short films including Barcelona, You're Still Here, and Monaco — collaborating closely with writers and directors to bring compelling scripts to life — and now channels that same instinct for narrative into building AI products that people actually use.
His move into AI is recent and deliberate. After four years leading marketing and advertising at 852studiocode, he founded TimesCourse in 2024 — an educational platform that uses AI to personalize learning — and in 2025 founded Nazarbanai, an AI analytics company based in Dubai building artificial-intelligence solutions for businesses and everyday consumers, including Shelfzar, a tool that reads a single shelf photo and returns instant analysis. He also works as a festival liaison and brand strategist, helping films find their audience. One idea holds it all together: whatever the medium, tell the story well — then ship it.
Work
Three films, produced —
stories brought to the screen.
