Richard Albiston

Richard Albiston was born in Rugby, Warwickshire in 1989, but was raised and educated in Lancashire. He holds a BA (Hons) degree & a MA from the University of Central Lancashire. He formally worked as Director of Development for former Chairman of The Cannon Group Inc & Academy Award nominated filmmaker Menahem Golan, writing an original screenplay under Mr Golan's guidance, Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East, a sequel to the earlier Golan produced films King Solomon's Mines (1985) & Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. His other screenplay projects included The Return of the Delta Force, American Ninja Apprentice and the long gestated supernatural thriller The Golem, all with Menahem Golan. More recently, he has acted in various capacities for Ovidio G. Assonitis acting as head of production for his motion picture operations and managing AONE Highway Film Investments. He manages Mr Assonitis' catalog of motion pictures for the United Kingdom and selected territories, many of which are now considered to be 'cult classics.' From 2016-2020, he sat on the creative board of The Great Northern Creative Festival/Expo as Creative Producer and ran its 'Expo Education' arm, encouraging school aged children into further studies in the creative arts. As part of the New Vision Group, he co-wrote, produced and directed the independent feature film Something Evil, Something Dangerous: New Moon Rising (2011). The film was released in a limited theatrical run in the UK and enjoyed more success on DVD. He was the associate producer on the British thriller, Bastion (2016), as well as produced The Great Northern Creative Show (2017), a syndicated magazine show to accompany 2017 edition of The Great Northern Creative Festival. He has co-written the horror sequel Embryo: Beyond the Door with Ovidio G. Assonitis and is working towards his PhD in Film Development & Distribution at Lancaster University in England.

Born: March 1, 1989 (Age 35) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK