ESTHER JI is a chinese film director, editor and photographer born and raised in Barcelona.

RECOGNITIONS
( 2026 )
Official Selection Development & Pitching Program
Acció Curts Dones Visuals, Barcelona
( 2025 )
Official Selection International Distribution Pitch
Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya, Barcelona
Official Selection Development Program
PushLab, 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 End-of-Degree 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, BarcelonaBronze Laus ADG-FAD Laus, BarcelonaOfficial Selection Development Program
NextLab, Madrid
EXPERIENCE
( 2024 - 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 Fashion Week, Barcelona
( 2023 )
Audiovisual Intern 
At Smile TV (Twenty Four Seven), Barcelona

EDUCATION
( 2026 )
Darkroom Printing Course
BienBien, Barcelona
( 2025 )
New Cinematic Narratives Course
Creative Documentary & Self-Referential Cinema at HAZ, Madrid
( 2019-2024 )
Bachelor’s degree
Audiovisual Design at BAU, Barcelona
CONTACT
( Instagram )
( Vimeo )
( IMDb )
( MUBI )
( Filmin )
( Letterboxd )
( aesthereo.info@gmail.com )

Last Update: May 2026
2026
LIMINAL PLAYGROUNDS - STOIC MAGAZINE
Photography
Creative Direction & Set Design by Anna Colomer & Gonzalo Corro. Produced by GREETINGS FROM.
2023 - WIP
VESTIGIO PHOTOBOOK
Creative Direction / Photography  
Lettering by Sergio Lairisa, editorial design by Pol Solà.
2026
SASTRERÍA CABRERA - FASHION FILM (Director’s Cut)
Direction / Edit
Creative Direction by Anna Colomer & Noelia Quero, Directed by Esther Ji. Produced by GREETINGS FROM.
2025
RUBEARTH - THE GREEN FLASH THEORY
Direction / Photography
Rubearth’s Barcelona debut in 080 Fashion Week 2025. 

2025
DIOR – A DAY WITH DIOR  
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
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.