Alistair Banks Griffin is an international award winning feature film writer/director based in New York. TWO GATES OF SLEEP which premiered in Director's Fortnight at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, competed for the Camera D’ Or. In 2013 he participated in the 2nd annual Berlin Film Festival Residency and was the winner of the 2013 San Fransisco Film Society/Hearst screenwriting prize. In 2018 Griffin directed his Sundance Writers Lab supported feature THE WOLF HOUR starring Naomi Watts which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and received a US theatrical release in over 50 cities.
CLIENTS
Alistair's directorial career spans multiple markets: commercial and branded content, fashion, editorial and narrative filmmaking. He has worked with clients such as ______, and shot celebrities such as _____.
Griffin is represented by CAA, Joshua Donen and Granderson Des Rochers.
FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, Two Gates of Sleep, 2010 (nominated for Camera D' Or
Official Selection, Deauville Film Festival, Two Gates of Sleep, 2010 (Competition)
Official Selection, Tokyo Film Festival, Two Gates of Sleep, 2010
Official Selection, AFI Festival, Two Gates of Sleep, 2010
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, The Wolf Hour, 2019 (Competition)
Official Selection, Deauville Film Festival, The Wolf Hour, 2019
RESIDENCIES/GRANTS/AWARDS
Official Selection, AFI Festival, Two Gates of Sleep, 2010
Cinereach Fellow 2008 CPH:PIX Film Fesitval, Two Gates of Sleep, Winner Grand Prize 2011
San Fransisco Film Society Hearst Screenwriting Prize 2013
Sundance Writer's Lab - Fellow 2016
Sundance Institute Take Two Fellow 2017
San Francisco Film Society KRF Grantee 2014