Ascendant Fox is an Independent production company founded by Bart Ruspoli and Hester Ruoff. After working together on the hugely successful BAFTA and BIFA-nominated film, Boiling Point, the two came together to merge their production companies, Ascendant Films and Burton Fox Films , under one banner.
From their site
Images from Ascendant Fox’s own website.
Who works there
- Hester RuoffHester Ruoff is a double BAFTA and BIFA-nominated British producer and
- Bart RuspoliBart Ruspoli is a BAFTA and BIFA nominated producer who founded Ascend
Listed on the company’s own site. People move on; this is not a current roster.
Contact & details
How their work is rated
3 rated titles, weighted by votes
| BAFTAs | 0 | of | 1 | nominations | 0% |
2 wins from 8 nominations across all awards
- Mostly
- drama, thriller, mystery
- Active
- 2023–2026
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67%
- Best known for
- Boiling Point
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 4 of 4 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Their television work
2023–2026
- BBC One1
- ZDF1
- Prime Video1
- MGM+1
Across 2 series matched to TMDB, 10 episodes. 1 still returning or in production.
Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.
Credits4
2 films · 1 TV title
Boiling Point
2023 · TV
Produced
Surprised by Oxford
2023 · Film
Produced
Gassed Up
2023 · Film
Produced
- 2026
Embassy
2026
Produced
Works with7 companies
Companies that appear alongside Ascendant Fox on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.
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