Film Events This Autumn
Whatever your taste in cinema, this autumn there are plenty of live events to sink your teeth into. From the glitzy galas of the BFI London Film Festival to the shorts screened at both Encounters and our own marvellous Aesthetica
5 Films To Watch This Season
As the summer turns into September, there’s plenty of diverse and different films to keep you entertained that are arriving both in cinemas and on demand. Grab your blanket, brew a cup of drink and let these films accompany you
Filmmaker Focus: Krystal S. Lowe
Krystal Lowe is a choreographer, dancer and filmmaker. Her debut short Daughters of the Sea, is a retelling of Welsh folklore through the power of dance, and it screened at ASFF 2022.
5 Films To See: Venice Film Festival 2023
The 80th Venice Film Festival is upon us, with the jury – led by La La Land director Damien Chazelle – tasked with mulling over a seriously impressive selection of films including new works by Sofia Coppola (Priscilla), Michael Mann
Filmmaker Focus: Jessi Gutch
Jessi Gutch is a BAFTA Elevate Producer and BIFA-nominated writer, who is behind a series of celebrated shorts, both narrative and documentary-driven. In 2020, she collaborated with Molly Manning Walker on The Forgotten C, a short commissioned in response to
5 Films to See: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is back. The scaled-down “special one-year edition” will run for six days, and the hope is, it’ll be back to full strength in 2024. Yet even this boutique edition has much to offer.
Celebrating 15 Years of Vimeo Staff Picks
Since 2008, Vimeo has handpicked the greatest and most creative new videos on the internet by awarding coveted Staff Picks. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, we highlight five of the Staff Picks with deep connections to the Aesthetica Short Film
Filmmaker Focus: Jenny Wright
Jenny Wright is an animator based in London. After graduating with an MA in Character Animation from Central Saint Martins, her film My Mother’s Eyes played at several festivals, including Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2019, and it went on to
5 Film Events to Attend this Summer
This year's festival brings together films from around the world, exploring individual and collective stories.