Award-winning Producer Aimara Reques is the Founder and Chief Executive of Aconite Productions. Originally from Venezuela, Aimara has over 30 years of experience in the film industry in the UK and has collaborated with a number of renowned directors and producers from the UK and internationally. She is a winner of two BAFTA Scotland Awards; a Fox Searchlight Award; an Amnesty International Media Award; and the Golden Star Award from El Gouna Film Festival. She was nominated for the Grierson Award for Documentary at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2005. Aimara was the lead producer and co-writer of Victor Kossakovsky’s AQUARELA (Venice 2018), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Oscars. Other recent credits include ELECTRIC MALADY - nominated for a BAFTA in 2023 - and THE BOY AND THE SUIT OF LIGHTS - winner of the International First Feature Competition at Sheffield Doc Fest 2024.