What have #ASFFAlumni been up to?
Today, we are proud to present a roundup of amazing achievements from filmmakers and game developers who have been a part of the festival! Read on to learn more about Jill Worsley’s directing for an Amazon Prime reality TV show, Samantha Moore’s stop motion documentary screening at the BFI and Fallen London’s first-ever tabletop RPG.
Jill Worsley Directs Season 2
of Amazon Prime’s 007: Road to a Million
We are thrilled to hear that Jill Worsley, director of #ASFF2023 screened comedy Choked Up (2023), is helming season 2 of Amazon Prime’s 007: Road to a Million. In a series of challenges masterminded by The Controller, played by Brian Cox (known for Succession, Braveheart), nine contestants battle it out to win the £1,000,000 cash prize.
Read Our Interview with Jill »
Samantha Moore’s Stop-Motion
Documentary Screened at The BFI
Last year, Samantha Moore shared her BAFTA-nominated stop motion documentary Visible Mending, which invites us to hear the experiences of people who use knitting as a therapeutic tool. The short film screened as part of the BFI’s Stop Motion programme in Stop Motion-Shorts Scene. It’s amazing to witness it connect with even bigger audiences!
Read our Interview with Samantha »
Failbetter Games is Set
To Release its First TTRPG
Failbetter Games is teaming up with tabletop roleplaying giants Magpie Games (Avatar Legends, Root) to create Fallen London: The Roleplaying Game. We had the joy of sharing Mask of the Rose at our first ever games lab and can’t wait to play this release! Set in the Fallen London universe, PCs are unified by a shared, nearly unachievable, goal.
Debbie Howard Wins
Best Director at Oxford Shorts
Ending August with another film festival win, Debbie Howard won Best Director at Oxford Short Film Festival. It was a night of recognition for a film that has been creating buzz across UK film festivals, being nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Actress for actress Laura Bayston. Congratulations to the team that brought this project to life!
A Powerful Programme
of Shorts Comes to Harrogate
Mercer Art Gallery screens a programme of works by #ASFF women filmmakers. Watch: Rhea Storr’s A Protest, A Celebration, A Mixed Message; Michelle Williams Gamaker’s The Thief of Bagdad; Jasmina Cibic’s Tear Down and Rebuild; Manjinder Virk’s Out of Darkness; and Juliana Oluwatosin Kasumu’s What Does Water Taste like?
Get your passes for Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2024. Tickets and Passes Now On Sale!
6-10 November | York, UK | Learn more: asff.co.uk
Still:
- Tear Down and Rebuild, dir. Jasmina Cibic
