Announcing the Aesthetica Shorts 2011 DVD Release

The December/January issue of Aesthetica is out next week, on the 1st December and we’ve got a fantastic treat in store for you! The winter issue includes a FREE DVD of short films!




The Aesthetica Shorts 2011 DVD showcases the 13 selected finalists from the Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2010 and is a fantastic insight into short film today. We received almost 1000 entries for the competition, from over 30 countries worldwide and, whilst many of the entries were exceptional, these films were selected for the quality of their cinematography, their scope and ambition, creative vision and the skill of their storytelling.

Each film is very different from the others but they are united in their quality and the programme is a true celebration of international short film and creative talent. We hope you enjoy watching them!

The winning film is Unearthing the Pen from British director, Carol Salter. This film poignantly tells the story of a young Ugandan boy’s desperate desire for an education in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds: forty years ago, tribal elders buried a pen, placing a curse on the written word. The film is beautifully shot and Carol is a talented director, working as a one-woman team to document highly personal stories from around the world. For information on her current projects visit www.rocksaltfilms.com.

The other films on the DVD are listed below:

The Shadow Effect (USA) – the Varava Brothers
Exhale (UK) – Remi Weekes
The Laundromat (Australia) – Timothy Melville
Un Certain Dimanche (France) – Tatiana Margaux Bonhomme
Missed (UK) – Guy Ducker
Mother (UK) - Shaun Hughes
Foto (UK) – Tom Canning
Kärlaeksbarn (Sweden) – Daniel Wirtberg
Her Mother’s Daughters (Ireland) – Oonagh Kearney
Hazed (Canada) – Matt Hammill
I Want to Spend the Rest of my Life with You (Spain) – Manuela Moreno
Losers: Flush (UK) – Tom Werber

Issue 38 will be available from the 1st December on our website and at WH Smiths, galleries and select stockists around the world. Please visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/stockists to find your nearest stockist.




The Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2011 is now open for entries. For more information and to submit your film please visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/shortfilm.

Finalists from Aesthetica's Creative Works Competition 2009

Aesthetica’s Creative Works Competition is an internationally recognised event that projects critical insight into the fast paced contemporary art world, making it easier for artists to connect with new audiences from across the globe.

This interchange of inspiration and ideas creates an infusion of creativity, which activates the audiences to take an in-depth approach when appreciating the artwork. With such a wide representation of different mediums, the Creative Works Competition is an excellent opportunity to enhance one's representation and therefore helps to build and maintain artists' profile.

Championing new talent in the genres of visual arts, photography, poetry and fiction, the Aesthetica Annual is a publication that will stir your imagination.

Whether you’re a budding poet, superb sculptor, storyteller or an arts enthusiast, the Aesthetica Annual provides a platform to gather inspiration and to get those creative juices flowing.

The Aesthetica Annual reflects art’s greatest power: to comment, debate and analyse the times in which we live. Inside this collection there are 96 artists and writers that span nationality and age, offering a true insight into the creative zeitgeist of our times.

Please have a look at our artists' work, you can do that by clicking here.

Aesthetica's Creative Works Competition 2009 Finalists:

Levan Urushadze - Art
Rain Is Coming






Merike Sule-Trubert - Art
Fear










Mia Funk - Art
The Audience









Paul Bursnall - Art
Red Corner










Elissa Ramsay - Art
Sin City








Michael Gutteridge - Art
Peveril of the Peak No.4 (at night)







Emma Gamble - Art
Of Things To Come










Jacob Kulin
Glass II









Salman Alhajri - Art
The Beauty of Arabic Calligraphy Compositions 3








Sally Spedding - Poetry -
Den
Winning Entry








Owen Lowery - Poetry
New Two-Tone Brogues









Lynn Roberts - Poetry
Jam









Matt Bryden - Poetry
Come Above Ground







Gill Learner - Poetry
Banged Out









Sharon Black - Poetry
No Magician









Jenny Powell - Poetry
Last Summer








Alan Markland - Fiction
A Cold Wind






Hazel Aduna - Fiction
The Sunchild of Poggie Rom






Louise Beech - Fiction - Winning Entry
Learning To Breathe








James Cole - Fiction
One Piece At A Time









Mary Ann Zammit - Fiction
My Son, my past