Aesthetica Short Film Festival

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Aesthetica Short Film Festival

Call for Entries

The BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival returns 6-10 November 2019. Submissions are open to 11 categories of short film, plus feature length and VR projects. Submissions open 1st December.

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Discover New Films

ASFF is a hotbed for fresh ideas and talent discovery. It’s a destination to experience the power of and craft of cinema. ASFF is a key event to explore new cinema and original filmmaking.

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Innovative Programming

Programmes are curated by genre and reflect both personal and universal narratives. British and international films are competing for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Audience Award.

2018 Official Selection »

2018’s Film Festival

Panels and Industry Sessions

ASFF 2018 brought an exciting array of masterclasses including guest speakers from Aardman Animation,BBC Writersroom, i-D, Film4, British Vogue and Industrial Light & Magic.

ASFF 2018 Masterclasses »

ASFF Awards

Our awards recognise outstanding talent in filmmaking and are a prestigious accolade. Awards include Best in Category, Youth Award, Best of Fest and The People’s Choice Award.

See the 2018 Award Winners »

2018 Events & Special Programmes

For our eighth edition, ASFF events include a Filmmakers Meet and Greet, Accessible Screenings, Guest Programmes from Iris Prize and Underwire Film Festival as well as our newly created VR Lab.

ASFF 2018 Events»

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Industry News

5 to See: AR at Sheffield Doc/Fest

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 opens next month, presenting a diverse programme of innovative non-fiction storytelling. ASFF selects must-see films from the Alternate Realities programme.

10 to See: Cannes 2019

Cannes Film Festival continues this week. ASFF selects ten top films to watch from the 2019 selection, including works by Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Mati Diop and Bong Joon-ho.

Beats: A Review

Brian Welsh’s film Beats is fresh, funny, trippy and touching, a black-and-white love letter to teenage rebellion that feels like its preserved from another era. Cult status beckons.

New Representations

Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s Birds of Passage is set against the Colombian marijuana boom of the 1970s, exploring the corrupting influence of money and power.

ASFF Award-Winning Film Tour

ASFF has partnered with BFI Network and Film Hub North to present an initiative encouraging positive engagement with independent film, new talent and innovative visual storytelling.

5 to See: This Weekend

Ranging from science fiction to concert movie, survival story to historical drama, these films dig deep into the wider human experience, exploring the meaning of existence to cultural appropriation.