Aesthetica Short Film Festival

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Aesthetica Short Film Festival

ASFF 2020 Call for Entries

Entries are now open for the 2020 edition of ASFF. Submissions are open across 11 categories of short film as well as features, 360 film and VR. Entries open 1 December – 31 May.

Submit to the 2020 Festival»

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.

Explore The 2019 Festival »

Innovative Programming

Programmes are curated by genre and reflect both personal and universal narratives. British and international films compete for prestigious awards across al categories.

2019 Official Selection »

2019’s Film Festival

Panels & Industry Sessions

In 2019, ASFF welcomed a broad range of industry professionals, including Dick Pope, Mary Burke, Tracy Granger, Chris Wyatt and two-time Oscar-Winning Producer Simon Chinn.

ASFF 2019 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 ASFF’s Previous Winners»

Events & Special Programmes

For our ninth edition, ASFF events included our Industry Marketplace with over 40 exhibitors, Accessible Screenings, Guest Programmes as well as the Screen School VR Lab.

ASFF 2019 Events»

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Industry News

Filmmaker Interviews: Jason Bradbury

Alcopops. VHS tapes. Cigarettes. Boys. MSN Messenger. This is 2003. Set on the Isle of Wight, fragments of the director’s teenage video diaries collide with a fictional story.

Sound and Cinema

ASFF is proud to be in partnership with London College of Communication’s Screen School for ‘Sound & Cinema: Past, Present & Future’, an innovative exhibition and events programme.

5 to See: This Weekend

ASFF surveys the week’s new film releases, including legal drama ‘Just Mercy’ starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, and Japanese anime film ‘Weathering with You’ from Makato Shinkai.

High School Heartbreak

Director of ‘It Comes At Night’, writer-director Trey Edward Shults is back with ‘Waves’, the story of an African-American South Florida family torn apart by tragedy.

5 to See: This Weekend

ASFF surveys the week’s new cinema releases, including the Safdie Brothers’ latest ‘Uncut Gems’, starring Adam Sandler, and British family adventure story ‘The Runaways’.

Radical Activism

Benedict Andrews is the Australian theatre director who made his feature debut with 2016’s ‘Una’, starring Ben Mendelsohn and Rooney Mara. He returns with his second film ‘Seberg.’