I’m a BAFTA long-listed director and screenwriter with over 19 years’ experience creating character-driven cinematic storytelling across film, TV, games and interactive drama. My work spans linear, branching and non-linear narratives—often in crime, horror, thriller and darkly comic worlds—grounded in strong visual composition, purposeful performance, and a practical understanding of how design, production and post work together. I’m used to collaborating closely with actors and production teams, setting clear creative direction, and translating story and directing notes into actionable briefs for writers, designers, animators, performers and sound teams. I’ve also led and shaped interactive and multi-format storytelling for major platforms and IP, including award-winning interactive drama and games, as well as narrative screenwriting and directing credits for film, web and branded content.…

Will Jewell

I’m a BAFTA long-listed director and screenwriter with over 19 years’ experience creating character-driven cinematic storytelling across film, TV, games and interactive drama. My work spans linear, branching and non-linear narratives—often in crime, horror, thriller and darkly comic worlds—grounded in strong visual composition, purposeful performance, and a practical understanding of how design, production and post work together. I’m used to collaborating closely with actors and production teams, setting clear creative direction, and translating story and directing notes into actionable briefs for writers, designers, animators, performers and sound teams. I’ve also led and shaped interactive and multi-format storytelling for major platforms and IP, including award-winning interactive drama and games, as well as narrative screenwriting and directing credits for film, web and branded content.…

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I’m a BAFTA long-listed director and screenwriter with over 19 years’ experience creating character-driven cinematic storytelling across film, TV, games and interactive drama. My work spans linear, branching and non-linear narratives—often in crime, horror, thriller and darkly comic worlds—grounded in strong visual composition, purposeful performance, and a practical understanding of how design, production and post work together.

I’m used to collaborating closely with actors and production teams, setting clear creative direction, and translating story and directing notes into actionable briefs for writers, designers, animators, performers and sound teams. I’ve also led and shaped interactive and multi-format storytelling for major platforms and IP, including award-winning interactive drama and games, as well as narrative screenwriting and directing credits for film, web and branded content.

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Expert

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Education

Digital Film (BSc) at Ravensbourne University
January 11, 2030 - October 20, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education
    Man In Fear
    BAFTA-long listed short film. When is an accident not an accident? When it's Art. "Outstanding... Will Jewell's stylish, teasing feature-in-the-making" The Guardian Now in development as a feature film filmdirector…
    Will Jewell - Showreel (drama)
    This reel includes clips from: WIRED Dark Sci Fi comedy starring Amy Beth Hayes, Polly Maberley - currently out to festivals CONCRETE PLANS Feature thriller set in Wales starring James Lance, Amber Rose Revah, Steve Speirs, Chris Reilly, William Thomas and Charley Palmer-Rothwell MAN IN FEAR Short thriller about Conceptual Artists creating accidents starring Luke Treadaway, James Lance, Tim Healy. BAFTA long-listed, selected for New British Cinema Quarterly. In dev as a feature film DEAD FLOWERS - Dark comedy set at a funeral starring Aoife Bradley, Fintan Shelving, George Rennie ANEMO - MUSIC BOX promo THIS TIME NEXT YEAR - web drama series starring Holli Dempsey video filmdirector…