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The 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announced that internationally-renowned games designer Alistair Hope, whose work on the chilling survival horror game Alien: Isolation has made him one of the most respected names in the gaming world, will be the special guest for LFF Connects: Games, within the brand new series of thought-provoking talks exploring how film is engaging with other creative industries.
Alistair Hope and LFF Connects: Games joins Laurie Anderson for LFF Connects: Performance/Music; Guy Maddin for LFF Connects: Art; and Chris Milk for LFF Connects: Creative Technologies; and Christopher Nolan, Tacita Dean, Alexander Horwath (Director of the Austrian Film Museum) and BFI Creative Director Heather Stewart for LFF Connects: Film.
LFF Connects: Games with Alistair Hope will be at Picturehouse Central on Wednesday 14 October 16:00-17:00.
As the Creative Lead at Creative Assembly, Alistair Hope’s cinematic vision illustrates why games designers are being lauded as auteurs in their own right and games celebrated as an art form. Alien: Isolation collected three awards at the 2015 Develop Awards this summer and topped the best game lists of 2014 for PC Gamer, New Statesman and the Daily Telegraph. It has been praised for its retro-futuristic style, immersive scares and innovative use of AI to create the ultimate ‘Haunted House in Space’ experience, taking players back to the terrifyingly claustrophobic roots of Ridley Scott’s 1979 original.
Creative Assembly has also just hosted live on-stage developer sessions for Total War: WARHAMMER and Total War: ARENA at the EGX games convention at the NEC in Birmingham and sponsored a festival for disabled people using digital media.
Clare Stewart, Festival Director, BFI London Film Festival, says: “Film and games are two of the UK’s booming creative sectors, capturing the imagination of audiences globally and influencing international industry peers. Alistair Hope is a trailblazer who brings a very cinematic imagination to game design and we are delighted to welcome him to our LFF Connects series of high-impact talks exploring the intersection of film with other creative forms.”
The BFI is exploring the creative culture of games within its BFI Southbank programme, providing a platform for leading UK and international game developers to talk about their work throughout the year. The BFI’s Certification Unit also manages the qualification process for games accessing the new Video Games Tax Relief introduced by the UK Government as part of the Creative Sector Tax Reliefs.
LFF Connects: Games will be followed by a reception in association with the BFI’s Certification Unit and Creative Europe Desk.
LFF CONNECTS AT THE 59TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
LFF Connects: Film with Christopher Nolan, Tacita Dean, Alexander Horwath and Heather Stewart
BFI Southbank, 16:00, Friday 9 October
LFF Connects: Art with Guy Maddin
BFI Southbank, 15:30, Saturday 10 October
LFF Connects: Creative Technologies with Chris Milk
BFI Southbank, 20:45, Monday 12 October
LFF Connects: Games with Alistair Hope
Picturehouse Central, 16:00, Wednesday 14 October
LFF Connects: Performance/Music with Laurie Anderson
BFI Southbank, 12:45, Thursday 15 October
