Myles McLeod of winning animation company, The Brothers McLeod will be leading a masterclass on how to create an animated world and explore the process of shaping characters.

Artist and designer Stuart Semple has utilised his artistic eye to create a cardigan, in collaboration with Aubin & Wills. Semple’s project has history and thought sewn into each seam of the item.

Sharon Lockhart engages the legacy of Noa Eshkol, the Israeli dance composer and artist who created an innovative notation system that describes virtually every perceptible movement of the body.

It is now exactly a week until the Aesthetica Short Film Festival opens at City Screen in York. Aesthetica speaks to film director Nicholas Paton about drama, photography and his future plans.

Karl Largerfeld is a strange icon. He appears, complete with his metal-adorned knuckles, his silvery hair combed neatly like a fashion-conscious, aristocratic angel from a bizarre monochrome future.

The winner of this year’s prestigious Film London Jarman Award is to be announced on 5 November. Launched in 2008, the award supports and applauds artists working with moving image.

ASFF opens in just over a week. As the festival is the brainchild of our fabulous editor, Cherie, we’re extremely proud of how many great female filmmakers will be screening at the festival.

The Wapping Project Bankside’s latest show features artist Nelli Palomäki’s series Sons of Nakhimov for the first time in the UK, following recent exhibitions at Les Rencontres d’Arles and Kulturhuset.

There are still tickets available for ASFF, and out of the 200 short films lined up to be screened across the City of York, Screening 13 is set to be on the more experimental side of the Drama genre.

Hollywood Costume explores the central role costume design plays in cinema storytelling. In collaboration with the BFI, the collection brings together over 500 iconic movie costumes.

Arte Povera, formed in Italy with famous artists such as Alighiero Boetti, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz and Michelangelo Pistoletto. It is characterised by the use of simple means and ‘poorer’ materials.

It’s just 10 days to go until ASFF opens. The City of York is gearing up to present a celebration of short film and the genius filmmakers behind them. The four day festival is one of a kind within the UK.

Running for the next three days until 29 October, Toronto will be submerged in art as it opens it’s premiere art fair. Art Toronto is Canada’s only contemporary and modern international art fair.

Featuring in ASFF 2012, Mark Davenport’s Photoshopping is a film about fame, obession and cynicism. From 9 – 11 November Photoshopping will be screened with 22 other comedies at 1331.

The Smalls, a short film community that supports and advocates independent filmmaking, and filmmaker, Ben Charles Edwards have teamed up to collaborate on a short film starring Sadie Frost.

William Klein, an American who has spent most of his life in Paris, can be compared to the Lost Generation expatriate artists and writers such as Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Man Ray.

With less than a month to go, ASFF has just launched it’s new trailer. Featuring clips from a selection of the 200 films set to be screened, it provides an insight into an innovative collection of short works.

The What-Ifs examines the connectivity of art in society and it’s relationship with the environment. Fiona Ni Mhaoilir employs humour to parody the preconceptions associated with academic theory.

This year’s ASFF will exhibit the festival’s strong links with the world of contemporary art, showcasing an enticing and varied line-up of Artists Films and related masterclasses to new audiences.

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