The World (film) France's Lumen Films. It received additional financial support from the Shanghai Film Studio and several Japanese corporations including Bandai Visual and Tokyo FM, among others. The film premiered in competition at the 2004 Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2004, but failed to win the coveted Golden Lion, the festival's top award, which ultimately went to Mike Leigh's drama "Vera Drake", but which Jia would win two years later with "Still Life". "The World" also premiered in 2004 at the New York Film Festival and would go on to receive a limited release in New York City the following year
Aesthetica Short Film Festival Topshop, River Island, Karen Millen, Triwa watches and Hub Footwear. New events included Meet the Film Festivals, which created a place for filmmakers to network with programmers from across the world. Festivals in attendance included Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival; Raindance; London Short Film Festival; Edinburgh International Film Festival; Garden State Film Festival, USA; Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. The Aesthetica Short Film Festival celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2015. The festival ran from 5 to 8 November across 15 venues around the city of York and attracted 20,000 admissions. The festival welcomed acclaimed