Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016 Call for Entries + Jury Announced and New Award

Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016 Call for Entries + Jury Announced and New Award

The 6th edition of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival is currently open for entries, presenting a fantastic opportunity for students around the world to showcase their work at a major UK and BAFTA Qualifying short film festival. We are also delighted to announce the Jury for 2016 and a New Award for Best Screenplay from the Northern Film School at Leeds Beckett University.

Previously, students have been successful from the University of Canberra (Australia), Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Germany), Chapman University (USA), Filmacademy Vienna (Austria), Veritas University (Costa Rica) and many more institutions worldwide.

We would be delighted to showcase National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts’s filmmaking talent in 2016. There is a discount on entries when 10 or more films are submitted. Save £5 per entry for group submissions.

Categories for entry include: advertising, animation, artists’ film, comedy, dance, documentary, drama, experimental, fashion, music video and thriller.

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Entries are open for the 6th edition of the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival, one of the UK’s leading short film festivals and most exciting cinematic events. ASFF supports emerging filmmakers and presents many opportunities for industry engagement.

ASFF also offers a great residential trip for students, presenting 25 masterclasses with leading film organisations such as Vimeo, Association of Camera Operators, Domino Publishing and many more. The ASFF Jury includes film world professionals whose expertise span film production, directing, editing, TV, music, branding, fashion and more. See the Jury: www.asff.co.uk/asff2016/jury

ASFF has teamed up with the Northern Film School at Leeds Beckett University to present a new Award for Best Screenplay. Films that are in the 2016 Official Selection are eligible for this award. To see the full list of ASFF 2016 Awards, visit www.asff.co.uk/awards 

ASFF 2016 Prizes:

·         Screenings at BAFTA Qualifying ASFF 2016

·         Awards: Festival Winner, People’s Choice and Category Winners

·         New Award: Northern Film School Award for Best Screenplay

·         Eligibility to enter the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

·         Editorial in Aesthetica Magazine and promotion via Aesthetica’s online channels (readership 284,000)

Running times up to 30 minutes. All genres accepted. Deadline 31 May 2016. Visit www.asff.co.uk/submit

Submit your #film to @ASFFest 2016 for a chance to win screenings at a major UK #festival + more. Deadline 31 May www.asff.co.uk/submit