ESTHER JI is a film editor, director, and photographer based in Barcelona with Chinese-Spanish heritage. She is always searching for meaning, detail, and depth in every project.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS & RECOGNITIONS

( 2025 )

Silver Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona

Official Selection (DOC-U)
DocsBarcelona, International Documentary Film Festival

( 2024 )

Special Industry Award
Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya, Barcelona
Honors For BA Degree Final Project
BAU, Barcelona
Silver Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
Bronze Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
Bronze Aporta Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
Official Selection (Music Videos)
FIC-CAT, International Film Festival in Catalan, Barcelona

( 2023 )

Silver Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
Bronze Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona

( 2022 )

Silver Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
Bronce Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona

EXPERIENCE

( Ongoing )

Director & Screenwriter
At Benecé Produccions for VESTIGIO

( 2025 )

Video Editor
At Belledenuit Studio for Dior PFW25 “A Day with Dior”

( 2025 )

Video Editor
At Belledenuit Studio for Uber Spain “Súbete Bcn”

( 2024-2025 )

Filmmaker & Photographer 
At Rubearth for Campaign Content & 080 Barcelona Fashion Week

( 2023 )

Audiovisual Intern 
Video editor at Smile TV, Barcelona

EDUCATION

( 2025 )

Non-Degree Program
New Cinematic Narratives: Creative Documentary and Self-Referential Cinema at RTVE

( 2019-2024 )

Bachelor’s degree 
Audiovisual Design at BAU, Barcelona

CONTACT

( Instagram )
( Vimeo )
( MUBI )
( aesthereo.info@gmail.com )

Last Update: August 2025

(2025)
染 TEÑIR –  PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Direction / Edit
Original Concept and performance by Tongyu Wu, Direction of Photography by Paula Martin.

(WIP)
VESTIGIO – TEASER
Film Direction/ Screenwriting
Currently, she is developing her first feature-length documentary with Benecé Productions, Metropolitana, Deluxe Spain, BSO (Banda Sonora Original), Ovide, Antaviana Films and Only Postproduction.

(2025)
SASTRERÍA CABRERA –  FASHION FILM
Direction
Creative Direction by Anna Colomer & Noelia Quero, Direction of Photography by Miguel Rosselló, Edit by Andrea Doy. Graphics by Marina Reyes. Produced by Greetings From.

(WIP)
VESTIGIO – PHOTOBOOK
Creative Direction/Photography  
First photobook currently in development. Lettering by Sergio Lairisa, editorial design by Pol Solà.

(WIP)
PHOTO DIARY – EXPLORATIONS
Film Direction / Photography
A photo diary serving as a field journal for an upcoming fiction feature set in a Chinese bar. Using analog photography, this project immerses itself in real atmospheres, characters, and situations, shaping the film’s tone, mise-en-scène, and emotional resonance.

2025
DIOR – A DAY WITH DIOR  
Film Edit
“A day with Dior” starring Apo & Mile film stars from the Netflix Serie Kinn Porsche Thailand. Directed by Pawla Mondrian from Belledenuit, produced by WA gmbh.

2025
BLARE MANAGEMENT – NOELIA TEST SHOOT
Photography

2024
ESCORPION KNITWEAR 080 FASHION WEEK
Photography

2023
MARIA HEIN – LA DAMA DE MALLORCA
Film Direction / Edit
Music video for emerging Catalan artist, Maria Hein. A folk song reimagined with an electronic twist, featuring visuals that break from the artist's past, drawing on rich references, chromatisms, and deep symbolism.

2023
CARYATIDES – DEPRESIÓN
Photography  
Still photo in the set of Caryatides new music video.