Aesthetica Short Film Festival
aesthetica short film festival asff international film festival take place annually york england beginning november founded celebration independent film around world outlet supporting championing filmmaking asff also baftaqualifying festival meaning short film screened may eligible bafta award festival hosted art culture magazine aesthetica magazine supported york st john university london college communication british film institute asff hosted aesthetica british art culture magazine initially launched aesthetica short film competition winning film included dvd released decemberjanuary edition aesthetica competition received significant number entry developed aesthetica short film festival first edition took place festival brought filmmaker audience location including south africa new zealand u across europe city york among delivering masterclasses mark herman screenwriter boy striped pyjama ivana mackinnon executive producer slumdog millionaire senior commissioner channel asff received positive feedback covered guardian asff screened film across different location masterclasses held danny cohen baftanominated cinematographer king’s speech boat rocked glorious barry ryan head warp film dead man’s shoe four lion england submarine matt greenhalgh bafta winning screenwriter control nowhere boy festival also included screening panel discussion special event party third edition expanded official programme screening film saera jin director comedy konnichiwa brick lane attendance alongside curt apduhan discussed making drama anniversary manjinder virk received festival winner award short darkness observer chief film critic mark kermode described intriguing thought provoking event included series masterclasses joakim sundström seven psychopath craig mcneil beggar group warp film film channel alice lowe sightseer hot fuzz also special programme bafta yorkshire film archive screen bandita asff received bafta british academy film television art recognised status festival also awarded festival year york press notable film include alan holly coda shortlisted th academy award nominated nd annual annie award starring brian gleeson orla fitgerald actor starring short film also included adeel akhtar hugo weaving maxine peake model lily cole guest programme screened creative england ishorts yorkshire film archive clermontferrand film festival internationale kurzfilmtage winterthur festival continued showcase film genre expanded programme include fashion advertising asffs fashion strand supported london college fashion screened film brand vivienne westwood swarovski louis vuitton trager delaney topshop river island karen millen triwa watch hub footwear new event included meet film festival created place filmmaker network programmer across world festival attendance included raindance london short film festival edinburgh international film festival garden state film festival asff celebrated fifth anniversary festival ran november attracted admission festival masterclass series included session baftawinning warp film head production barry ryan ’ berberian sound studio four lion england stephen whelan executive producer founder white lodge price james worked previously ridley scott associate director baftawinning production company agile film organisation also included association camera operator rankin film shooting people national theatre british society cinematographer studio aka channel framestore asff also hosted festival first videotheque enabling festival goer opportunity watch film official selection winner category plus best fest people choice award york youth vote announced asff award ceremony sunday november asff ran november taking place venue masterclasses led industry representative organisation including bbc industrial light magic jagex bbc commissioning editor kristian smith joined writer raised wolf caroline moran discus development pitching actress writer alice lowe world’s end sightseer spoke bring character life event also included new daily morning coffee hour according mcgee art gallery showcase screening curated cultural organisation throughout uk including london college fashion university art london plymouth college art university york creative england northern ireland screen among others new asff partnered northern film school leeds beckett university present award best screenplay official selection jury industry professional selected winner included representative bafta edinburgh international film festival encounter film festival extending five day seventh edition asff screened film across venue throughout city york programme featured work country audience given chance see several uk premiere performance film tv figure including martin freeman imelda staunton idris elba nikolaj costerwaldau masterclasses networking session panel discussion featured industry representative id bbc british film institute asff held collection exclusive screening supported iris prize british urban film festival kraków film festival best fest winner benjamin cleary tj o’grady peyton wave story man wake coma speaking fully formed unrecognisable language also went win best drama award cleary also awarded best fest stutterer received best live action short film th academy award chris overtons silent child film inspired real life event told story deaf fouryearold girl whose social worker teach communicate sign language took home youth award people choice award went win best live action short film th academy award asff took place november programme combined industryled event screening lineup included industry representative aardman studio film british vogue studiocanal bbc industrial light magic dazed baby cow pinewood studio eighth edition also included narrative documentary feature film first time result many festival alumnus progressing feature since first screening asff notably director francis lee god’s country feature film competition festival included akram khan giselle part english national ballet mark cousin eye orson welles benjamin wigleys paa joe lion asff also launched screen school vr lab partnership london college communication screening complemented series panel discussion making realising vr film ethic production storytelling best fest awarded ed perkins film black sheep told story cornelius walker murder damilola taylor became one uk highprofile case film also received best documentary northern film school award best screenplay aesthetica short film festival ran november film industry event programmed largest edition date masterclasses included representative british vogue id rankin well emmy oscarnominated producer director sound designer editor cinematographer simon chinn dick pope tracey granger mick audsley industry insight also given framestore sky vr baby cow bluezoo bfi network aardman industrial light magic bbc additional event included launch asffs industry marketplace exhibitor included bfi network locarno film festival creative england edinburgh film festival sheffield docfest hijack post london college communication festival formula event platform attendee delegate engage organisation across sector including international film festival screen agency sale agent global distributor university guest programme screening guardian studio aka bbc arabic festival also took place across festival run well return screen school vr lab created partnership london college communication best festival awarded sasha rainbow film kofi lartey festival also included presentation hijack visionary filmmaker award awarded ellie rogers film found field award recognises director exceptional vision unique cinematic voice winner receiving post production package next short film asffs th edition ran – november accessible online space – november content available demand part asffs virtual platform programme included film live industry event available virtually guest speaker include andrea arnold wasp fish tank american honey sarah gavron little life suffragette rock jeanie finlayseahorse orion man would king game throne last watch sam feder disclosure boy glenn freemantle gravity annihilation paul franklin inception interstellar well animator cinematographer editor production designer representative film bbc film framestore film competition released strand – november programme per day strand title included another day earth human environment connection people place identity breaking barrier keep sunny side life guest programme included indigenous cinema celebrating visual narrative sovereignty native spirit ff cinesisters platform female voice cinesisters tale isolation short week transformation transaction transgender medium portal bfi doc society present documenting modern britain doc society hanoi story scottish documentary institute fresh perspective making space disability oska bright true glory remembering wwii iwm still cant breathe director note talk dxb future ai people data dc lab iris prize present lgbt short iris prize short film brazil são paulo short film festival perspective arctic circle norway film norwegian short film festival th edition aesthetica film festival ran – november incorporated live virtual event hybrid approach featured film industry event speaker programme curated six conceptual strand humanity edge life give lemon make lemonade pleased meet mirror mirror nobody free everybody free programme included focus diversity industry event screening centred lgbtq community black life matter woman gender identity asff guest programme included focus commemorating year since terrorist attack complementary programme featured work ireland china kenya north africa including scottish documentary institute iris prize imperial war museum parable girl film south africa industry programme included vfx animation cinematography editing screenwriting virtual reality industry representative included sally potter maxine peake gamba cole craig robert framestore ilm film channel bbc film festival featured aesthetic alumnus alice seabright francis lee prano baileybond festival included networking connection opportunity opportunity pitch project film bbc film guardian documentary studiocanal docsociety aesthetica film festival took place inperson centre york – november continued virtually festival online platform november programme film categorised six thematic strand life know bigger picture well cross bridge come everybody else taken present idea future guest programme included short parable queer east film festival iris prize scottish documentary institute showcase regent university york st john university london college fashion focused filmmaking authenticity storytelling fashion masterclasses included session funding sustainability cinematography making transition short feature filmmaking lineup featured director actor producer including philip barantini boiling point lizzie franck aftersun claire oakley makeup organisation ubisoft bfi framestore guardian documentary bbc writersroom ridley scott creative group film industry programme included workshop vr film writing london college communication london college fashion galdem canon festival kid workshop gave young people opportunity direct edit make film marked first year aesthetica fringe event including art exhibition unite transform create held streetlife york asff took place york – november across venue programme including screening film ricky gervais maxine peake ben whishaw oscarwinner tim webber film competition spanning genre organised five thematic strand moment standing threshold change journey thousand mile begin one step free it’s nice meet event aesthetica developed game lab new indiedeveloped game play also hosted vr project screen school vr lab festival attendee included director cinematographer sarah gavron rock mark jenkin bait nicolas brown diana olifirova heartstopper kathryn ferguson nothing compare give session experience working industry programme masterclasses panel session included aardman bbc film film framestore guardian industrial light magic studio aka ridley scott associate aesthetica fringe event included sound installation film premiere collaboration audible photography exhibition celebrating woman behind lens display contemporary film poster workshop printmaking gaming film kid adult aesthetica short film festival open entry december close may festival accepts submission emerging established filmmaker around world short film maximum running time minute accepted across following genre advertising animation artist film comedy dance documentary drama experimental fashion music video thriller vr feature film also accepted across narrative documentary genre running minute festival introduced game lab aesthetica game lab festival exhibit project lab celebration game culture design production addition panel talk film official selection competition receive number award award recognise outstanding talent filmmaking practice winning film selected jury industry expert presented closing night award ceremony asff also baftaqualifying festival meaning short film screened may eligible bafta award sponsored bfi network film hub north polaris award celebrates achievement filmmaker based north england beginning hijack visionary filmmaker award recognises director exceptional vision unique cinematic voice winner receives post production package next short film previous winner gone achieve award success including oscar win silent child chris overton stutterer benjamin cleary winner winner aesthetica short film festival official website