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Aesthetica Short Film Festival

2019 Festival

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival returns 6-10 November. With over 400 films and 100 industry events taking place, it’s going to be our most extensive programme and festival to date.

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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.

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2019’s Film Festival

Panels & Industry Sessions

For 2019, ASFF welcomes a broad range of industry professionals, including Rankin, Steve McQueen’s producer Pinky Ghundale, and two-time Oscar-Winning Producer Simon Chinn.

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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.

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Events & Special Programmes

For our ninth edition, ASFF events include an Industry Marketplace with over 40 exhibitors, Accessible Screenings, Guest Programmes from Guardian as well as the return of the VR Lab.

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Industry News

5 to See: This Weekend

With films from Spain, France and America, including Pedro Almodóvar’s latest ‘Pain & Glory’, ASFF surveys the week’s new releases, as stories of racism, repression and religion come to the fore.

Depraved Dreams

London’s annual genre festival, FrightFest, turns 20 this year. We survey the highlights of the five-day festival, including an on-stage interview with Dario Argento.

Self Reflections

Pedro Almodóvar’s twenty-first feature of his hugely distinguished career, ‘Pain & Glory’ stars Antonio Banderas as a film director in the midst of a creative slump.

ASFF Fashion Spotlight

ASFF celebrates the boldest names in fashion and film for its recurring strand of short films, masterclasses and networking opportunities across York’s most exciting cultural venues.

Hollywood Nights

Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’, a love-letter to 1960s cinema and TV, is here. Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie star.

Universal Export

A new two-month season at the BFI showcases the brilliance of British-born, American-made star Cary Grant, with films like ‘Notorious’, ‘His Girl Friday’ and ‘The Philadelphia Story.’