Founded by James Hughes, we are an award-winning production company who have worked with teams on six continents.
Sunset Aperture have worked with teams on six continents, including Oscar® Nominees, Emmy® Winners, and BAFTA Winners. These productions have predominately focused on a string of big budget short films. These shorts have screened at over 300 international film festivals, including Oscar® and BAFTA Qualifying Festivals. Some of the talent we have worked with include, Tobias Menzies (The Crown), Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense), and Georgina Campbell (Barbarian). Our new short film Chairs has just been released onto the festival circuit. 2024 has seen us launch the Sunset Aperture YouTube Channel and make plans to shoot more projects from our slate.
To date we have produced the work of in-house directors, but we are open to producing other directors too.
We work hard to keep out sets enjoyable places for creatives to do their best work. Sets where equality is key.
We have a passion for producing ambitious projects. Ambition is at the core of everything we do.
We have won over 100 awards at international film festivals. Our latest release already has a 60% win ratio.
Crafting ambitious productions for the international marketplace.

As the founder of Sunset Aperture, James brings a wealth of production experience to the company. With a keen eye for talent and compelling narratives, he drives the creative direction of the company. This drive has now seen him accepted by BAFTA into their membership programme.
