Bulletin + Assembly — The Sacred Egg, Helena Ausgang, Parker Foster...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
October 17, 2025
CAMPAIGN
The Sacred Egg direct ‘Drop In’ for EA Skate.
Follow Kiki, Jackie, Alfie, and Brayan as they explore a day in San Vansterdam.
MUSIC VIDEO
Helena Ausgang directs ‘Scenes’ for Sound of Fractures.
Strangers run through scenes, reuniting in a final climax.
NARRATIVE SHORT
Parker Foster directs ‘Sage’.
After his divorce, Sage tries to find the identity he lost.
Footnotes
The Creative Recession — A term Nemesis Global started to use around two years ago to refer to the malaise, economic and spiritual, that every sector in the wider creative industries seems to be experiencing.
NEMESIS GLOBAL
NTS Presents: Don’t Assume Day — An unpredictable day (Friday, 17th October) of programming as leaders from the worlds of art, activism, film, literature, comedy and beyond take over both NTS channels, raising funds for the UN World Food Programme.
NTS RADIO
Podcast: Aoife McArdle — Aoife McArdle is an Irish writer, director, and cinematographer working across film, television drama, music videos and commercials.
ADDICTED SERIES
Podcast: Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey ASC, BSC on Collaborating with Lynne Ramsay — Seamus shares his origin story, about his longtime collaboration with Lynne Ramsay, insights into shooting on 35mm, and about the making of ‘Die My Love’.
MAKING OF
The 70th Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI) renews its humanistic outlook with more than 200 titles portraying our times — This edition will paint a powerful portrait of contemporary geopolitical tensions through the dilemmas of adolescence and overcoming family traumas.
SEMINCI
Netflix Partners with GOBELINS Paris and Guillermo del Toro to Ignite the Future of Stop-Motion Animation — Located within the renowned GOBELINS Paris campus, the new studio is co-funded by Guillermo del Toro and Netflix and will be a living laboratory of experimentation and research.
NETFLIX
[1] How To Write A Short Film
[2] How to Improve Your Script (and Write Better Dialogue)
Online workshops with filmmaker, Liam White.
EVENTBRITE
Sora: The All AI TikTok Clone — Will slop end human creativity?
CASEY NEISTAT
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EVENTS
Assembly London + New York
Assembly is our dedicated space for London-based directors to share and discuss their latest work with other directors in an open, conversational setting — a format to celebrate filmmaking, form new connections, and learn from individual practices and shared experiences.
London Roundtable
Wednesday, October 22nd
New York Roundtable
November TBA
Attendance is free but extremely limited to maintain an intimate setting. Filmmakers at any stage of their career are welcome, provided they share and engage with others' work.
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