5 to See: This Weekend
ASFF surveys the week’s new cinema releases, including ‘An American Pickle’, with Seth Rogen, and the Dardenne Brothers’ ‘Young Ahmed’, as well as Eva Riley’s ‘Perfect 10’.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
ASFF 2020
Entries are now closed for the 2020 edition of ASFF. The Programmers are busy preparing the next edition, with the full programme scheduled for release in August 2020.
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.
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’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 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.
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.
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August Streaming Previews
ASFF highlights the new shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime, including new feature films ‘Chemical Hearts’, with Lili Reinhart and ‘Project Power’, with Jamie Foxx.
Teenage Desires
Claire Oakley makes her feature debut with the superb ‘Make Up’, starring Molly Windsor as a teenager who experiences life-changing revelations when she arrives in a holiday park.
Out of this World
Alice Winocour returns with her third film, ‘Proxima’, starring Eva Green as an astronaut who is preparing for a space mission whilst facing the very real propect of leaving her family behind.
Mob Rule
Veteran Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio returns with his prize-winning gangster epic ‘The Traitor’, starring Pierfrancesco Favino as notorious Sicilian informant Tommaso Buscetta.
Women in Film: Kelly O’Sullivan
American actress and writer Kelly O’Sullivan scripts and stars in ‘Saint Frances’, the new film from Alex Thompson, in which she plays Bridget, a woman who takes a job as a nanny.