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