ABOUT AVESTA

We make films that entertain first - and get under your skin afterwards.

Avesta Films is a London-based, female-led production company making radical, stylish films across fiction, documentary and experimental storytelling.

We are drawn to stories that sit at the intersection of entertainment and ideas, films with a strong visual identity that aren't afraid to be provocative, unsettling, funny or strange.

Our work explores the anxieties, obsessions and contradictions of the world around us through the heightened language of cinema.

From underground fighters in the UK to young Afghans coming of age in Kabul, from Iranian poetry to the darker corners of social media, our films are united by one thing:

We want to tell stories that leave a mark.

THE FILMMAKERS

Emma Keeling

Emma Keeling is a New Zealander living in London. With over 25 years experience both in front of and behind the camera, Emma has produced and directed current affairs films and documentary features for major international networks such as Television New Zealand, TRT World and CGTN Europe. She is currently producing films and commercial content for BBC storyworks.

Emma’s debut short film Late to the Party received funding from the New Zealand society and Kickstarter. It is currently navigating the international film festival circuit, having premiered at No Coast in America.

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Sol Rikweda

Sol Rikweda is a producer at The Look post-production house in London where he oversees the delivery of high profile film and television series to clients around the world including the hits Gangs of London and Day of the Jackal. He previously worked as a senior producer at BBC studios.

A graduate of the Metropolitan Film School in London, Sol has over 10 years of experience in producing and directing commercial and creative work for clients including Adobe, Teen Vogue, Illustrated Nails, Bulb, the World Bank and the IFC. His MMA documentary 'Blood, Sweat and Chokes' won the 'Best Series' prize at the Raindance Film Festival and was selected for the Guardian pitch at Shefdoc 2017.

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