Chris Hastings

A multi-award-winning writer, director and actor, Chris has worked for the likes of the BBC, Channel 4 and with numerous high profile names both in front of and behind the camera, from Stanley Tucci to Vilmos Zsigmond.

Having started out as a researcher and writer within the radio broadcasting industry, Chris’s career has taken him from the New York preview of his self-penned play Killing Children through the Artistic Directorship of London’s Royal George Theatre to lead writer on multi-million selling, BAFTA-award-winning game Prison Architect (for Introversion, with whom he has had a decade-long working relationship).

Chris is a familiar figure at festivals around the world and a regular industry panelist. A keen mentor for those taking their first steps in the industry, Chris launched the Satisfied Eye International Film Festival in 2018 and it ranked as one of the top festivals in the world after its very first season.

Chris recently completed the screenplay for VR game Neolithic which is currently in production and is now working as narrative designer for an as yet untitled AAA. He is next scheduled to work on the groundbreaking RPG game 11 Days.

He is director of forthcoming documentary Invisible Heroes which looks at the positive societal impact of cosplay and films science fiction feature film Mortal in 2024.