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.
RECOGNITIONS
( 2025 )
International Distribution Pitch
Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya, Barcelona
Official Selection
PushLab Development Program, Girona
Official Selection (DOC-U)
DocsBarcelona, International Documentary Film Festival
Silver Laus
ADG-FAD Laus, Barcelona
( 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 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
( 2023 )
Audiovisual Intern 
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: December 2025
(2025)
SASTRERÍA CABRERA –  FASHION FILM
Direction
Creative Direction by Anna Colomer & Noelia Quero, Directed by Esther Ji
(2025)
染 TEÑIR –  PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Direction / Edit / 8mm / Photography
Original Concept and performance by Tongyu Wu, Directed By Esther Ji, Direction of Photography by Paula Martin, Super 8mm shot by Esther Ji

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

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
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
LO QUE NADIE QUIERE  
Creative Direction / Motion Graphics / Mapping / Edit
A typographic videomapping projected in a door emphasizes the importance of freely choosing a university career based on vocation. It encourages overcoming the fleeting pressures of job prospects, trends, and societal preferences.

2022
IDEAL – dREM
Creative Direction / Motion Graphics / Mapping
A large-scale videomapping projected at IDEAL, the digital arts center in Barcelona. This project transforms the perception with visuals inspired by Escher. It immerses the audience in a dreamlike world within a cubic space, creating an experience of the phases of sleep through a blend of rhythmic visuals and sound.