Alix Austin & Keir Siewart

Alix Austin & Keir Siewert (A/K) are a married London based Writer/Director Team.

They received the Raimi Productions Scholarship in 2023 and were a part of the FrightFest/Queensbury Pictures New Blood Writing Programme cohort.

Their debut feature KILL YOUR LOVER was the Opening Night Film at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, winning a Best Effects award. It was acquired for global sales by MPI Media Group and released theatrically and digitally by Dark Sky Films in 2024.

Their body horror shorts RETCH and SUCKER are multiple award-winning, with Sucker premiering on SHUDDER and both films being available on hit genre YouTube Channel ALTER. Tense Drama short PORTRAIT won 7 Best Film awards, including BIFA-qualifying Kino London Short Film Festival.

A/K have a global approach to their work, with Alix being British, having grown up bilingually in Switzerland, Keir being a dual national (Scottish/American). They share a love of South Korean cinema and the New French Extremity.