Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017 – The Winners
The vibrancy of the film going community was a welcomed addition to the City of York this past week as Aesthetica Magazine’s prestigious Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF) returned to the ancient city for 5 days of short films from across the globe, presenting a total of 300 films in 18 venues as well as a series of masterclasses, showcases and community events. The festival concluded this past Sunday 12th November 2017 with the official awards ceremony, where a panel of 12 established film scholars and professionals presented filmmakers with the Best of Festival award, Northern Film School Award for Best Screenplay, The People’s Choice award, the York Youth Award and the Best of Category for each of the festival’s 12 categories.
Here is a full list of the official 2017 Aesthetica Short Film Festival winners:
Best of Festival Winner: Wave
Director: Benjamin Cleary & TJ O’Grady Peyton
Country: Ireland
Release: 2017
Northern Film School Award for Best Screenplay: For Real Tho
Screenwriter: Baptist Penetticobra
Director: Baptist Penetticobra
Country: France
Release: 2016
People’s Choice Award: The Silent Child
Director: Chris Overton
Country: UK
Release: 2017
York Youth Award (as voted by children who viewed screenings at local schools): The Silent Child
Director: Chris Overton
Country: UK
Release: 2017
Best of Category – Drama: Wave
Director: Benjamin Cleary
Country: Ireland
Release: 2016
Amazing evening at @ASFFest where we won the award for Best Drama and then to top the night off, we won Best Overall Film of the festival! We’re delighted, thank you so much to all the judges. pic.twitter.com/Vt0tiYzf1H
— WAVE (@WaveShortFilm) November 13, 2017
Best of Category – Thriller: Gridlock
Director: Ian Hunt Duffy
Country: Ireland
Release: 2015
Delighted to win at @ASFFest with @Gridlockmovie! Thanks to the jury for the award! #ASFF2017 #GridlockMovie https://t.co/2c4RvAR9kq
— Ian Hunt Duffy (@ianhuntduffy) November 12, 2017
Best of Category – Music Video: Metaxas – “Sirens”
Director: Savvas Stavrou
Country: UK
Release: 2017
Best of Category – Fashion: The Sleeping Field
Director: That Jam
Country: UK
Release: 2016
Best of Category – Experimental: The Happiest Barrack
Director: Noémi Varga
Country: Hungary
Release: 2017
Best of Category – Documentary: Homeland
Director: Sam Peeters
Country: Belgium
Release: 2016
Best of Category – Dance: Lil Buck with Icons of Modern Art
Director: Andrew Margetson
Country: UK
Release: 2016
Best of Category – Comedy: Fucking Bunnies
Director: Teemu Niukkanen
Country: Finland
Release: 2017
Best of Category – Artists’ Film: For Real Tho
Director: Baptist Penetticobra
Country: France
Release: 2016
Best of Category – Animation: Johnno’s Dead
Director: Chris Shepherd
Country: UK
Release: 2016
Thanks! 😬and to @thesmalls 😬dead posh award from @ASFFest pic.twitter.com/VnAKbSIlIw
— Abigail Animate (@AnimateProjects) November 12, 2017
Best of Category – Advertising: We Believe In the Power of Love (Advertising Nike)
Director: Luca Finotti
Country: Italy
Release: 2017
Stay tuned with The Film Magazine (bookmark us) for our Top Picks of the Festival, a number of interviews with filmmakers including Best Music Video winner Savvas Stavrou, and more coverage of Aesthetica Film Festival across the week.
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