Meet the Team .
Meet the industry professionals behind the 2024 festival. Our inspiring team has years of experience in programming, commissioning, publishing, production, curation and direction.
Aesthetica Team
Anna Gallon
Operations Coordinator
Hannah Short
Education Coordinator
Alice Butterfield
Technical Coordinator / Artists' Film & Experimental Programmer
Eleanor Sutherland
Creative Producer
Dale Donley
Festival Director / Animation, Drama & Family Friendly Programmer
Phoebe Cawley
Marketing Coordinator
Megan Hobson
Media Sales & Partnerships Manager
Cherie Federico
Festival Director / Advertising & Fashion Programmer
Fruzsina Vida
Projects Administrator
Sarah Percival
Media, Sales & Partnerships Manager
Emma Jacob
Content Creator
Ethan Maruva
Marketing Assistant
Programming Team
Mikey Murray
Thriller Programmer
Rob Speranza
Drama Shorts Programmer
Abi Mitchell
Drama Shorts Programmer
Jack Denham
Games Programmer
Martha Cattell
Music Video Programmer
Cherie Federico
Festival Director / Advertising & Fashion Programmer
MarBelle
Comedy & Drama Programmer / Directors Notes
Angel Cohn Castle
Dance Programmer
Heather McIntosh
Documentary Shorts Programmer
Holly Newson
Podcasting Programmer
Dale Donley
Festival Director / Animation, Drama & Family Friendly Programmer
Matthew Spokes
Games Programmer
Des Gayle
Games Programmer
Alice Butterfield
Technical Coordinator / Artists' Film & Experimental Programmer
Matt Coward-Gibbs
Games Programmer
Jury
Caitlin Beavan
Associate Producer, Genesius Pictures
Christine Osazuwa
New Music Stage
Millie Chu
Podcast Juror / Mindhouse
Andrew McNamarra
VR Juror / Cinesite
Amos Eretusi
Founder & Managing Director, The Kusp
Sydney Oberfeld
Freelance Producer, Good Chaos
Tony Badu
Development Producer, Joi Productions
Lola Oliyide
Narrative Features Juror / Head of Development Neal Street Productions
John McDaid
Family Friendly Juror / Creative Director and Co-Founder Dog Ears
Simon Nelson
Drama Juror / BBC
Pamela Jikiemi
Head of Film, TV & Audio, RADA
Jess Iszatt
New Music Stage Juror / BBC Radio Presenter
Nicolas-Tyrell Scott
New Music Stage Juror
Will Becher
Animation Juror / Aardman
Bec Evans
Comedy Juror
Emily Whalley
Podcasts Juror / Chalk & Blade
Stuart Burnside
Games Juror
Alrissa Sia
Producer, Lucid Games
Alia Sheikh
VR & Immersive Experiences Juror / Freelance Immersive Experiences Consultant
Danyele Seignoret
Drama Juror / Channel 4
Arusa Qureshi
New Music Stage
Hannah Bailey
Documentary Juror
Richard Nockles
VR & 360
Adonis Emmanuel
Games Juror
Patrick Craig
Comedy Juror / Blink Productions
Pablo Ettinger
New Music Stage
Aubrey Clarke
Commissioning Executive, BBC Children’s
Steve Melia
Documentary Features Juror / Filmmaker
James Matthews
New Music Stage
Sally Bryant
New Music Stage Juror / Label Director & Artist Manager Futuresound Group
Rob Cannell
New Music Stage Juror / Beggars Group
Daniella Manca
Advertising, Music Video, Fashion Juror / Somesuch
Ben Jackson
Animation Juror
Paul Middleton
Senior Creative Producer, Film Nova
Norma Loris
Juror
Meera Kumar
Podcast Juror
Francesca Pidgeon
New Music Stage
Baz Sells
Animation Juror
