AestheticaFilmFest

Entries for the 16th edition of BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival are open! We are looking for bold stories across multiple forms, including films, VR, games and podcasts. Submit to showcase at the UK’s largest screen and media event: asff.co.uk/submit/

#RisingStar Today we're highlighting Emma Moffat Moffat's film 'Scope' won Best Thriller last year at Aesthetica Check out our rising stars: asff.co.uk/rising-stars/

Be Part of the BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival! Share your #Films, #VR, #Games and #Podcasts with an international audience of filmmakers, games developers and leading industry. Submit Your Work | Deadline 31 May: asff.co.uk/submit

Dance films are a unique way to communicate meaning and express emotion through a mix of mediums and art forms. Be inspired, watch a selection of our dance films on our Film Library: asff.co.uk/dance/

#IndustryNews | MUBI presents a day of screenings and arts. 'Stories from Home' takes place at The Castle Cinema, London on 28 march, featuring a full day of screenings, talks, workshops and food. The event explores the many meanings of home on screen.

#RisingStar Today we're spotlighting Christie Arnold Arnold was the winner of the 2025 Best Family Friendly award with her film 'Girls Together' Check out our other rising stars: asff.co.uk/dance/

Diving into identity and belonging, confronting justice and breaking stereotypes – documentaries are a powerful tool to reflect the world we live in. Our Documentary category hosts a range of incredible shorts Available to watch here: asff.co.uk/documentary/

'The Ban' by Roisin Agnew During the conflict in Northern Ireland, actors were hired to dub over those associated with the IRA. The Ban addresses the British government’s use of the threat of “terrorism” to justify censorship. Watch here: asff.co.uk/documentary/

#RisingStar Today we're highlighting Oscar Simmons Simmons won Best Drama with his film 'El Corazón' at the Aesthetica Film Festival 2025 Check out our Rising Stars: asff.co.uk/rising-stars/

#CallingFilmmakers | We Want to See Your Work Every year, our Official Selection is a platform for new ideas, offering reflection on the future of film and featuring the biggest names you need to know in independent cinema. Submit #Films, #VR, #Games & #Podcasts: asff.co.uk/submit/

'Mahika Kai' by Kieran Mpetyana Satour A family of Kāi Tahu cultural conservators on a mission of rehabilitating disintegrating landscapes through the regeneration of their own traditional food gatherings. Watch here: asff.co.uk/documentary/

Applications Open for the Listening Pitch 2026 | Win £10,000 to Fund Your Documentary We've teamed up with @audibleuk to offer two grants of up to £10,000 to fund new documentaries that celebrate the power of storytelling through sound. Free Entry | Deadline 20 April: asff.co.uk/listening-pitc…

Submit to #ASFF2026 🎥 We’re a BAFTA and BIFA-Qualifying festival screening powerful stories and thought-provoking cinema from around the world. Win up to £5,000, awards, and screen at one of the UK's largest film festivals. Submit your project today: asff.co.uk/submit/

#RisingStar Today we're spotlighting Lily Rutterford Winner of Best Comedy in 2025, with her film 'Dating in Your 20's', Lily Rutterford joins our cohort of Rising Stars Check out the more: asff.co.uk/rising-stars/

'Voices from the Abyss' by Irving Seranno and Victor Rejón La Quebrada – group who earn their living by dividing 100 feet into the sea from a dangerous cliff Watch on our Film Library: asff.co.uk/documentary/

Submit Your Documentary Idea to the Aesthetica x @audibleuk Listening Pitch Complete your application to win £10,000 to fund your new film. Join a successful group of alumni who have screened at @sxsw & been acquired by @guardian . Deadline 20 April: asff.co.uk/listening-pitch

#RisingStars Today we're spotlighting Reiff Gaskell Reiff's film 'Cuerpos' won him Best Director at the Aesthetica Film Festival 2025 Check out our other rising stars: asff.co.uk/rising-stars/

'Amigo' by James Newman & Harrison Newman Amigo is a new rent-a-friend app the has taken London by storm, but an unfriendly Amigo’s life comes crashing down around him when he finds out his very existence is not what he thought it was. Watch here: asff.co.uk/comedy/

#CallingFilmmakers | Win £10,000 to Fund Your Documentary We're funding new documentaries in collaboration with @audibleuk . Submit original stories that examine the question: 'What can we hear if we listen right now?' Submit by 20 April. Free Entry: asff.co.uk/listening-pitc…

#RisingStar Today we're highlighting Ariel Mahler Mahler is an award-winning trans director. Her film 'Re-Entry' was a part of the Aesthetica Official Selection. Check out our other rising stars here: asff.co.uk/rising-stars/

'Golden Child' by Hannah Levin A young woman is reunited with her childhood friend at a pool party and now has to reckon with the fact that the fully grown adult used to pee on her when they were kids. Watch on our Film Library: asff.co.uk/comedy/