The Amelia Project

The Amelia Project is a fiction podcast created by Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg, starring Julia Morizawa and Alan Burgon, and produced by Imploding Fictions and The Fable and Folly Network.

The Amelia Project

Background

The story follows a company that fakes their clients' deaths.[1] Each episode is 20 to 30 minutes long.[2] The show had released three seasons by March 2021.[3] The podcast was written and directed by Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg.[4]

Main cast
  • Alan Burgon as The Interviewer
  • Julia C. Thorne as Alvina
  • Julia Morizawa as Amelia
  • Gianluca Iumiento as Joey
  • Ravdeep Singh Bajwa as Salvatore
  • Benjamin Noble as Haines
  • Torgny G. Aanderaa as Cole[5]

Reception

Wil Williams wrote in The A.V. Club that the podcast is "bizarre, hilarious, and energetic."[6] Natalie Zutter wrote on Tor.com that the podcast is like a "comforting mug of cocoa to curl your hands around."[7] Sean Keeley wrote in The Comeback that the podcast has an "old-timey tone and intriguing premise."[8] Sarah Hemming wrote in the Financial Times that "This droll black comedy is best consumed with a cup of cocoa."[9] The podcast had a 4.8 out of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts in December 2021.[10]

Awards
Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
The One Voice Awards UK 2022 Audio Drama Best Performance - Male Benjamin Noble Won [11]
Audio Verse Awards 2021 Original Compositions in an Existing Production "Amelia Theme S3 Mashup" by Fredrik Baden Won [12]
"Marcha de l'ascension" by Fredrik Baden Won
Vocal Direction of an Existing Production Philip Thorne and Oystein Brager for The Amelia Project Won
Performance of a Guest Role in an Existing Production Antigoni Spanou as Alexandra Won
Performance of a Supporting Role in an Existing Production Alex Scott Fairley as Ant Won
Performance of a Leading Role in an Audio Play Production Julia Morizawa as Amelia Won
Existing Audio Play Production The Amelia Project Won
2020 Instrumental Composition in a Production "The Amelia Variations" by Fredrik Baden Won [13]
Writing of an Audio Play Production Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager for The Amelia Project Won
Performance of a Supporting Role in an Audio Play Production Julia C. Thorne as Alvina Won
Performance of a Leading Role in an Audio Play Production Julia Morizawa as Amelia Won
Cover Art for a Production Anders N. Pedersen for The Amelia Project Won
Audio Play Production The Amelia Project Won
2019 Instrumental Composition in a Production "The Amelia Theme Variations" by Fredrik Skaare Baden Won [14]
Performance of a Supporting Role in an Audio Play Production Felix Trench as Bartholomew Fuckface Chucklepants Knuckle-Cracker Won
2018 Best Original Composition for a New, Comedic Production "The Amelia Project Theme" by Fredrik Skaare Baden Won
Best New, Comedic Production The Amelia Project Won [15]
Discover Pods Awards 2020 Best Audio Drama or Fiction Podcast Won [16]
Best Overall Podcast Runner-up
British Podcast Awards 2019 Best Fiction Nominated [17][18]
Parsec Awards 2018 Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team Finalist [19]
Austin Film Festival 2017 Fiction Podcast Finalist [20][21][22]

References
  1. Hines, Morgan (March 27, 2018). "Audio Drama Podcast, the Amelia Project, Helps Fake Deaths". Discover Pods. Elite Cafe Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. Atienza, Shane. "Back to bus rides part 2: Fiction podcast recommendations for your campus commute". The Ubyssey. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. Nystøyl, Karen Frøsland (2021-03-29). "Podkastar med påskekrim-stemning". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  4. Vartanian, Talin (July 17, 2020). "This Podcast Puts the Funny in Faking Your Own Death". Vurbl for Audio. Vurbl Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  5. "The Amelia Project". The Directory of Independent Audio Drama. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. Williams, Wil (2019-07-22). "Remember self-destructing DVDs? Water Cooled Potato examines the biggest tech failures in recent history". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  7. Zutter, Natalie (December 3, 2020). "6 Comforting SFF Podcasts". Tor.com. Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. Keeley, Sean (December 21, 2017). "The 10 Best New Audio Drama Podcasts of 2017: When We Needed Escape More Than Ever, 2017 Was a Breakout Year for Audio Dramas". TheComeback.com. Comeback Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  9. "Fiction podcasts: immersed in a world of stories". Financial Times. 2020-04-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  10. "10 Fiction Podcasts to Listen to on a Dew-Soaked Morning Walk". Zoella. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. "One Voice Awards UK 2022". www.onevoiceconference.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  12. "2021 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  13. "2020 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  14. "2019 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  15. "2018 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  16. Goldberg, Kevin (2020-11-09). "Announcing the winners of the 2020 Discover Pods Awards". Discover Pods Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  17. "Nominations 2019". British Podcast Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  18. "Chris Moyles nominated in the British Podcast Awards". RadioToday. 2019-04-08. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  19. "2018 Parsec Award Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  20. Ducker, Carolyn (February 27, 2018). "Podcast Review: The Amelia Project". Geek Girl Authority. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  21. "2017 Script Competition Finalists". Austin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  22. "2017 SCRIPT COMPETITION SEMIFINALISTS & SECOND ROUNDERS". Austin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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