Jona Headon is a Stockholm-based writer/director of Ghanaian-British descent, creating bold, immersive stories in horror and drama. A graduate of Animation Production at Arts University Bournemouth, Jona’s work blends psychological intensity with striking cinematic vision, exploring fear, human connection, and the unexpected corners of the mind. His films aim to shock, captivate, and linger long after the credits roll.
His live-action directorial debut Small Spaces will be premiering at the BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2026.
His co-written short film Luna was an official selection at the Norwich Film Festival and the London Lift-Off Film Festival.
2026
SMALL SPACES // Writer/Director // Short Film
Produced by Intergalactic Studios
FESTIVALS:
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2026
2024
STARVED // Creative Consultant // Short Film (Dir. Simon Halsall)
Produced by Intergalactic Studios
2023
LUNA // Co-Writer // Short Film (Dir. Radford Nicholls)
FESTIVALS:
Norwich Film Festival
London Lift-Off Film Festival (Nominated for Judges’ Select Awards)
2019 - Present
MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT // Author // Short Story Anthology
2011
THE AMAZING ELEPHANT MAN // Writer/Director/Animator // Short Film
FESTIVALS:
Balkanima 2011 (Belgrade, Serbia), (In competition)
Chitrakatha: International Student Animation Festival 2011 (India) (In competition)
Bradford Animation Festival 2011 (UK)
Anifest 2012 (Teplice, Czech Republic) (In competition)
Future Film Festival 2012 (Bologna, Italy)
The Royal Television Society Student Television Awards 2012 (UK) (In competition)
Tofuzi Animation Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia) (In competition)
Sarasota Film Festival 2012 (Sarasota, Florida) (Special request screening)
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2012 (Germany)
Golden Kuker Sofia International Animation Festival 2012 (Bulgaria) (In competition)
Giffoni Film Festival 2012 (Italy)
Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2012 (Japan)
KROK International Animated Films Festival 2012 (Russia)
Birdies Film Festival 2012 (Kingston-upon-Thames) (WINNER)
Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2012 (Japan)
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2012 (Amsterdam) (In competition)
KISFVF Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival 2012
Fest Anca - International Animation Festival 2013 (Zilina, Slovakia) (In competition)
Education
Arts University Bournemouth — Animation Production