Filmmaker Insights: Unfiltered Snapshots

Environmentalist, non-binary skimpy bar worker, and free spirit. Meet Zef – a 21-year-old on a mission to discover the truth in and amongst the noise. A snapshot of humanity’s desire for intimacy.

Talking to ASFF, Jessica Barclay Lawton explores the complexities of identity.

Zef is part of Documentary 4: Somewhere Far Away. On Demand from 4 November.

Stream a month of new film with Aesthetica Short Film Festival’s online edition, 3-30 November. Book your place today.

Posted on 30 October 2020

Interview with Filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Speaker at ASFF 2015

With just one week to go until the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015 opens, we interview filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman. Andrea has been shortlisted for the Jarman Award 2015, and will be speaking at ASFF this November alongside Maggie Ellis, Head of Artists’ Moving Image at FLAMIN, who will lead a panel discussion on artists’ film.

Film, Storytelling & the Future of Moving Image

Is the traditional “film school” model of short film production still relevant today and can it really prepare students for future modes of storytelling? Join Norwich University of the Arts at ASFF 2016.

Filmmaker Interviews: Sion Thomas

Official Selection filmmaker, Sion Thomas, discusses the process of adaptation, highlighting the everyday horror of an obscure period in rural history in his drama short ‘Dirt Ash Meat’.