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