Explore York Experience Film 18 venues. 400 films. 4 days. 3 - 6 November 2016 Official Programme 1 FESTIVAL PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS 2 Welcome The Aesthetica Short Film Festival opens on 3 November and continues until 6 November. I am particularly excited about the sixth instalment of ASFF. We have introduced new events such as the Showcase Screening events where you can talent spot, Meet the Film Festivals as a tradeshow and market place, UK Screen Agencies Networking and Drinks reception, screenings for parents and babies, as well as even more masterclasses than previous years. We have a record-breaking number of films screening in competition this year and the quality is outstanding. Every November we turn York into a cinematic playground with screening of all genres. It’s such a pleasure to be able to use iconic buildings in new ways. Once again, ASFF has attracted thousands of entries. This year’s Official Selection truly demonstrates the power of film. Reaching out on many different levels, it discusses a variety of themes from the migrant crisis to tales of love and loss. There is a film for everyone and all are eligible for an award in their category including Best of Fest and People Choice. We bring top industry speakers to one place for four days including representatives from the BBC and Jagex, award-winning Guardian journalists, actor and screenwriter Alice Lowe and Lucasfilm’s VFX studio. It’s a chance to be inspired. Planning this event takes one year, and it has been the most enjoyable to date! Have a great time and I hope to see you around the festival! Cherie Federico, Director 3 Everything You Need to Know Booking and Collecting Screening Passes and Events Tickets Screening Passes and Events Tickets can be pre-booked online at www.asff.co.uk/tickets. Collect your pre-booked Pass, Single Screening Ticket or Masterclass Tickets before accessing the venues from the Festival Hub, Visit York, 1 Museum Street, YO1 7DT, 01904 629 137. Open from 3 November, 09:00 - 17:00. Please bring a digital or printed copy of your receipt. Passes and Tickets can also be bought from the Hub during the festival depending on event availability. Due to limited venue capacities, we advise that you arrive early in order to secure your place. Seating is non-allocated. See p32-37 for venue information including accessibility. Additional Box Offices Locations: City Screen, 1331 Bar & Restaurant and Friargate Theatre. For purchasing Single Screening Tickets or Screening Passes only. Ratings Most films are C12A, but some may be C15. Please see the programme and venue for details. Some films may contain flashing images. Family Friendly programmes are indicated. All films are screened in their original language; if this is other than English, subtitles will be provided. This programme is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information, please visit the Festival Hub, or keep in touch via the ASFF website and social media sites. Connect with us www.asff.co.uk @ASFFest aestheticamagazine @aestheticamag 4 CONTENTS Practical information 4 Programmers 6-7 Best of Fest Jury 8-9 Tickets 10-18 Masterclasses 20-31 Venues 32-35 Map & Venue Locations 36-37 Film Schedule 38-45 Showcase Screening 46-65 Family Friendly 66-69 Animation 70-76 Music Video 78-83 Artists' Film 84-88 Documentary 90-97 Thriller 98-102 Dance 103-105 Comedy 106-114 Fashion 115-121 Advertising 123-125 Experimental 126-132 Drama 134-150 Special Screenings 152-155 INDEX 156-170 Meet the Team Cherie Federico Katherine Smira Stephen Burke Jim Poyner Dale Donley Jeremy Appleyard Jessica Loveland Firefly AV Alexandra Beresford Eleanor Turner Lindsay Whitwell All Venue Technicians Rob Cheung Selina Oakes Mosaic Events All our wonderful volunteers Alex Tobin Hannah Clugston Abbe Robinson Cassandra Weston Bryony Byrne Rob Speranza Kate Simpson Dave Smith Sophie Brown 5 PROGRAMMERS Meet our programmers With a diverse range of skills and experience, those involved in the making of this year’s festival have utilised industry knowledge from companies including Creative England, BFI London Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest and Aesthetica Magazine. The team has crafted a stellar programme for 2016 that responds to the evolving nature of film. Cherie Federico Dale Donley Rob Speranza Cherie is the Editor of Aesthetica Dale is the Production Director Rob is a producer, director and line Magazine and the Director of the and co-founder of Aesthetica. He producer from New York whose BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short spent his early career working as an feature film credits includeArthur Film Festival (ASFF). Originally from artist and then moved into graphic and Merlin, Entity, Inbred and Small New York, Cherie moved to the UK in design. He is passionate about Creatures (nominated for Best Film 2002 to study for her Masters degree film and animation in particular. at EIFF 2013) alongside 15 short and founded Aesthetica, which she He loves to see animators pushing films. He has enjoyed screenings has developed into an international the boundaries of their craft to and awards at hundreds of festivals brand distributed in 525 stores in the create something entirely new. He globally and has won over 60 UK and exported to 20 countries. believes in strong aesthetics and awards for his work. Rob holds an MA Interested in visual culture, setting up powerful narratives that create a and a PhD in film studies from the ASFF has been a career highlight. unique experience for the audience. University of Sheffield. 6 Abbe Robinson Alex Tobin Bryony Byrne Abbe is a multi-award winning Alex is an interdisciplinary artist Bryony is a writer and programmer filmmaker. She has worked as an whose practice incorporates elements living in London. She has worked assistant director for over 15 years of animation, programming, with Aesthetica for seven years now and has been commissioned twice performance and music. He studied and is a passionate advocate of as a Writer/Director by the UK Film in Edinburgh and Kyoto, and has short film and storytelling. Bryony Council and Screen Yorkshire. Her previously exhibited and performed lives on a canal boat and trains short film Private Life played at over across Scotland at multiple venues in improvisational comedy with 150 film festivals worldwide, winning including Summerhall, Tramway and The Free Association. Outside of 21 awards and her recent film La the Centre for Contemporary Art. entertainment, film and writing, other Ragazza e la Gondola is currently on A former co-editor at the Dundee- interests include marine biology the festival circuit. Abbe has been a based arts collective Yuck ’n Yum, he and conservation. She also likes programmer for numerous festivals. now works at Aesthetica Magazine. podcasts. They’re great. Sophie Brown Stephen Burke Jess Loveland Sophie is a programmer adviser Stephen is an actor, playwright Jess is the Development and for BFI London Film Festival and and director who runs An Invisible Production Executive at Creative Sheffield Doc/Fest. She has written Man theatre company. He makes England, based in their Sheffield for publications including Dazed theatre and films mainly with and office. Jess manages Creative and Confused, Sight & Sound and for young people and community England’s short film initiativeiShorts , Aesthetica, and coordinates for groups, and his theatre production which is now in its third year and Scalarama, a nationwide celebration work has toured the UK and Europe. aimed at new filmmaking talent of cinema. She also curates Bijou Having also spent several years as based in the English regions outside Electric Empire Forever, a film a stand-up comedian in London of Greater London. Jess also works strand focusing on lost treasures, and Manchester, he thinks nobody across the company’s Emerging underground voices, alienated likes a laugh more than him... Talent short film and feature perspectives and rebels in cinema. except maybe his wife and friends. development initiatives. 7 BEST OF FEST JURY Claire Barwell Craig MCNeil James Stevenson Bretton Claire is a filmmaker and film Since joining Beggars Group in James is Executive Producer education professional who has 1995, Craig has transitioned from of award-winning advertising led the BA(Hons) Film Production International Promotional Manager production company Blinkink and course at the University for the to his current role as Director of Creative Director and Executive Creative Arts, Farnham since 2004. Creative Projects. Having run Producer of Blink Industries. Having As Chair of Nahemi (the National campaigns for the likes of Adele and produced TV commercials and Association of Higher Education in Radiohead, he has also delivered music videos for 10 years, including the Moving Image) she has organised films for Daughter and Stornoway. John Lewis’s The Bear & The Hare conferences for film educators Recently, Craig created a film for and Cravendale’s Barry The Biscuit (Talking Shop) and festivals of Rough Trade Records to accompany Boy, James set up Blink Industries student work. She has also served on the reissue of Ultramarine’s album to develop and produce shows for the juries for Watersprite and Ffresh. Every Man And Woman Is A Star . television and online. Karen Krizanovich Kathryn Ferguson Katie Campbell Karen is a journalist, writer, researcher Kathryn is a film director, curator and Katie is BAFTA’s Skills Development and broadcaster based in London Fashion Film Research Fellow. Her Manager. As part of the Learning with credits on The Conjuring 2, films have appeared on platforms and New Talent team she works to Stratton, Patient Zero, 24: Live including Dazed and Confused, British share the expertise of BAFTA winners, Another Day and Gravity, amongst Vogue, SHOWstudio and NOWNESS, nominees and members in order to other productions.