George Coley,
Writer & Director.
Blending bold CREATIVE VISION with TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.
Crafting innovative stories for the screen—from award winning SHORT FILMS and COMMERCIALS, to cinematic GAME TRAILERS
Experienced across live-action, VFX, CG animation, real time engines, and virtual production.

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FILMS
Writing and directing narrative fiction—horror, sci-fi, and fantasy stories, grounded in realistic character drama.
Credits include Leech, which appeared at FrightFest, Tampere Film Fest, and Brooklyn Horror, as well as earning the British Horror Award for Achievement in Film on a Low Budget
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GAMES
Conceptualising and directing cinematic game trailers—from AAA to indie—crafting stories from game capture, CG animation, in-engine cinematics, virtual production and live-action.
Credits include Dune: Awakening, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, and Helldivers 2—winner of Best Game Trailer at the Golden Joystick Awards.
I've been enamoured with movies and games my entire life—just as fascinated by a director’s choice of lens as I was obsessed with the inner workings of a game’s physics engine. Both, in their own way, are tools for storytelling—methods of crafting an experience—which I find endlessly inspirational.
This fusion of art and technology has shaped me into the writer & director I am today—rooted in traditional filmmaking principles but driven by a passion for technological innovation. My choices in the scriptwriting process or directing on-set are informed by my expertise in VFX, CG, real-time engines, and virtual production.
To me, movies and games are the ultimate form of escapism—an opportunity to explore complex themes and grounded character drama in worlds and ways that defy reality. Safe to say, I’m not much of a ‘kitchen sink drama’ kind of guy—unless, of course, that kitchen sink is on a space station hurtling toward a black hole.
With a decade of directing experience—including 5 years in the games industry— I’m excited to be a filmmaker who blends a distinct creative vision with deep technical expertise, leveraging creative tools like LED volumes, motion capture, and Unreal Engine to craft the next generation of visual stories.
Whether leading principal photography or as second-unit director, I bring a strong creative vision, deep technical expertise, and extensive practical experience of TV, film, and commercial productions.