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