Short Film Tag Archive

Animation, Awards

Baz Sells Crafts an Eden of Queer Black Love in Tender BIFA & BAFTA Nominated Stop Motion Short ‘Two

Baz Sells, Dean Atta & Ben Jackson trace the five-year journey of bringing their animated short to life, a stop-motion tale of self-acceptance and queer love.

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Live Action

A Grieving Man Confronts Unconscious Desires in Jacob Samuels’ Dark Suburban Comedy ‘I Want My Mommy’

Jacob Samuels guides us through the delicate tonal tightrope of his unconventional tale of grief, cringe-inducing confession and existential woe.

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Awards, Live Action

The Rapid Escalation of Mob Mentality Consumes a Welsh Village in Mac Nixon’s Enigmatic BIFA Nominated Horror ‘Flock’

Mac Nixon discusses building a timeless and stark world in his monochrome horror, where a lone farmer becomes the target of his neighbours' panicked fear.

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Live Action, Premiere

Housemate Tensions Morph Into a Surreal Nightmare in Hansel Rodrigues & Ieuan Coombs’ Comedy ‘An Indirect Message’

Rodrigues & Coombs delve into visualising sleepless anxiety and awkward Britishness with bold theatrical lighting, composed frames and chaotic handheld shots.

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Cartoon Saloon's Eiru is one of the short film highlights at Manchester animation Festival

Animation, Film Festival

Our Top 12 Short Film Picks from Manchester Animation Festival 2025

From bold debuts to innovative festival favourites, MAF’s eclectic short film selection is bursting with creativity — here are 12 unmissable picks.

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Live Action

Jack Turits Builds a Surreal, Darkly Humorous Exploration of Societal Absurdity in ‘Pun Intended’

Born from a list of puns, Jack Turits charts how he wove a trio of archetypal stories into a cohesive whole for his absurd wordplay-led situational short.

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Live Action, Premiere

Pardeep Sahota Explores the Commodification of Love in His Genre-Bending Dystopic Short ‘OK/NOTOK’

Pardeep Sahota dissects his decision to shoot his class-conscious exploration of a woman's near future tumultuous love life in a single locked-off shot.

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Live Action, Premiere

Jamie McCormack Weaves Grief and Genre Tension Into a Brooding Tale of Fractured Familial Bonds in ‘Mersea’

Jamie McCormack tells us how he transformed a dormant, personal script about loss into a structurally complete saga by adding a sinister, unseen genre element.

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Animation

Inside the Hypnotic World of ‘Shapes’: How Tsz-wing Ho Let Music Lead the Way

Animator Tsz-wing Ho returns to DN to share how mastering time management and connecting deeply with music inspired the creation of mesmerising film 'Shapes'.

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Animation, Premiere

An Aspiring Accordion Player Falls Prey To Insidious Exploitation in Eva Louise Hall’s Stop Motion Horror ‘Mira’

From a modest thesis project to a celebrated festival short, Eva Louise Hall reveals the unexpected journey of her dark tale of abusive creative relationships.

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Live Action, Premiere

Ellen Rodnianski’s Claustrophobic Short ‘Family Matters’ Probes the Moral Paralysis Behind Systemic Violence

Forcing audiences to confront complicity, Ellen Rodnianski explains how the moral inaction in her short mirrors societal apathy towards large scale violence.

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Art & Fashion

Alyosha Fuses 18th Century Hedonism With Modern Rave Culture in His Branded Short ‘Rave Or Freeze’ for Posié

With frenetic camera moves to give the pieces an unpredictable, dazzling life of their own, Alyosha breaks down crafting a film to make diamond jewellery pop.

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