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
Cherie Federico
Festival Director / Advertising & Fashion Programmer
Anna Gallon
Operations Coordinator
Megan Hobson
Media Sales & Partnerships Manager
Dale Donley
Festival Director / Animation, Drama & Family Friendly Programmer
Fruzsina Vida
Projects Administrator
Emma Jacob
Content Creator
Eleanor Sutherland
Creative Producer
Alice Butterfield
Technical Coordinator / Artists' Film & Experimental Programmer
Phoebe Cawley
Marketing Coordinator
Programming Team
Des Gayle
Games Programmer
Holly Newson
Podcasting Programmer
Angel Cohn Castle
Dance Programmer
Abi Mitchell
Drama Shorts Programmer
Rob Speranza
Drama Shorts Programmer
Dale Donley
Festival Director / Animation, Drama & Family Friendly Programmer
Martha Cattell
Music Video Programmer
Alice Butterfield
Technical Coordinator / Artists' Film & Experimental Programmer
Mikey Murray
Thriller Programmer
Cherie Federico
Festival Director / Advertising & Fashion Programmer
Matthew Spokes
Games Programmer
Heather McIntosh
Documentary Shorts Programmer
Matt Coward-Gibbs
Games Programmer
Tosin Alapafuja
Drama Shorts Programmer
Jack Denham
Games Programmer
MarBelle
Comedy & Drama Programmer / Directors Notes
Jury
Joi Gharoro-Akpojotor
Family Friendly
Patrick Craig
Comedy Juror / Blink Productions
Pamela Jikiemi
Head of Film, TV & Audio, RADA
Tony Badu
Development Producer, Joi Productions
Bec Evans
Comedy Juror
Paulina Jozwiak
Production Manager, Fight Gravity Films
Stuart Burnside
Games Juror
Simon Nelson
Drama Juror / BBC
Emily Whalley
Podcasts Juror / Chalk & Blade
Sydney Oberfeld
Associate Producer, Good Chaos
Alia Sheikh
VR & Immersive Experiences Juror / Freelance Immersive Experiences Consultant
Lola Oliyide
Narrative Features Juror / Head of Development Neal Street Productions
Will Becher
Animation Juror / Aardman
Baz Sells
Animation Juror
Jim Campbell
Head of PR & Communications, RSA
Adonis Emmanuel
Games Juror
Ebona Eastmond-Henry
GTM & Strategic Partnerships, Ninantic Spcaial
Caitlin Beavan
Associate Producer, Genesius Pictures
Steve Melia
Documentary Features Juror / Video Production Manager Audible
Amos Eretusi
Founder & Managing Director, The Kusp
Richard Nockles
VR & 360
Paul Cheung
Advertising, Music Video & Fashion Juror
Meera Kumar
Podcast Juror
Aubrey Clarke
Commissioning Executive, BBC Children’s
Ben Jackson
Animation Juror
Danyele Seignoret
Drama Juror / Channel 4
