Biography
Born and raised in the German countryside, Alissa Autschbach is a writer & director. Her films often explore complex characters with dark secrets to hide. She is interested in visualising the depths of the human psyche. Alissa started writing scripts when she was 12. In 2015 she moved to England and finished her degree in Scriptwriting for Film and Television at Bournemouth University as best of her year.
In 2021 she completed her studies with an MA in Filmmaking from the London Film School, where she primarily directed and produced short films. Alissa wrote the stop-motion film Him & Her (2018) which was BAFTA shortlisted, premiered at Festival de Cannes and won awards internationally, e.g. Best Animation at Palm Springs.
Alissa produced LONTANO (2021) which screened in competition at Camerimage 2021. Alissa wrote and directed the 2021 short thriller TSUNAMI which competed at Aesthetica Film Festival 2021 and won Best Narrative at Screener Shorts 2021, as well as Best Thriller at London Indie Shorts 2021.
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