Alvin Yu

Alvin is a writer/director. He is currently part of Disney's Imagine UK Programme where his short film, LIONHEAD, is being produced by the National Film and Television School and has the potential to release on Disney+. During 2021–2022 Alvin was selected for, and took part in, the BBC’s Drama Room, BBC's London Voices scheme and BBC's BEA Script Editing course where he wrote his first spec script. Prior to that he worked for a number of years in scripted development as a researcher and development assistant, honing his craft by developing and writing pitches for a number of TV channels such as HBO, Sky Atlantic and Netflix, including initial research for Gareth Evans on the HBO show GANGS OF LONDON, and later becoming a freelance script reader and researcher. Alvin directed a number of short films which have been screened at festivals and cinemas around the UK including SPLIT which debuted at the BAFTA accredited London Short Film Festival.