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.

Explore The 2018 Festival »

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

Cannes: Closing Narratives

With Cannes nearing its close, it’d be fair to say that the selection by artistic director Thierry Frémaux and his team has left most critics more than satisfied. ASFF sums up the top films.

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.

5 to See: This Weekend

This weekend ASFF selects new films that open in cinemas around the UK. Documentary, biopic-musical, action-adventure take audiences into both fantastical realms and real-life scenarios.

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.