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10 Points
David Lilley | comedy | East Midlands15 sec
published 24 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 35 members
A short film about the new craze that’s sweeping the nation, 'baby-ball'.
15 Seconds Of Fame
Do'wan Ahmet | comedy | London15 sec
published 01 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 25 members
People believe what they see, and what they see is what the media show them. But what does the media believe?
365
Lee Bamsey | experimental | London | 1 min
published 04 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
An abstract exploration of the phenomenon of text messaging.
6 Goats
Monika Dutta | animation | Scotland | 1 min
published 17 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 23 members
An ephemeral travelogue tracing outlines of the memory of all things passed.
A Picture Can Say A 1000 Words
Tom Mansfield | experimental | South West | 1 min
published 03 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 22 members
Words can't describe it.
A Price Worth Paying
Richard Rulach | animation | South East15 sec
published 23 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 23 members
What to consider when making a lifestyle choice.
Angel
SamuelChristopher | experimental | London | 1 min
published 20 May 05
       
 average rating from 38 members
Photography, animation and live action converge with haunting results.
Antler Girl
Derville Quigley | comedy | Yorkshire & Humber | 1 min
published 12 Dec 06
       
 average rating from 8 members
A girl with antlers rocks out with her woodland friends.
Baby Dogs
Dave Anderson | animation | London | 1 min
published 07 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 49 members
What your dog would be talking about if he was down the local with his mates.
Bad Luck for Bob (and other stories)
John Burns | comedy | London15 sec
published 24 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 46 members
Britain and France, 1944. Three tragic stories linked by explosives, a late night and a can of fizzy drink.
Baghdad Blog
Mat Cook | experimental | | 2 min
published 13 Sep 07
       
 average rating from 8 members
A young Iranian starts a web blog just as events in Iraq begin. Featuring original music by Aphex Twin(Warp Records).
Beautiful!
Rajiv Mohite | drama | London15 sec
published 27 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 44 members
An unusual incident with a man who is beautiful and who believes that life is beautiful.
Bent Double
Anton Short | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 2 min
published 03 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 17 members
One woman's struggle against the inevitability of life. Will she make the ultimate sacrifice to follow her dream?
Big On Love
Joseph Pierce | animation | London | 1 min
published 14 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 5 members
A bizarre twist on the classic boy-meets-girl story
Bobsboxes
Matt Watt | comedy | London | 2 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 15 members
Two lovers inhabiting television sets on different sides of a TV shop and their attempts to meet in the flesh.
Breaking the Mould
Luca Paulli and Rebecca Manley | animation | Wales | 1 min
published 27 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 6 members
The alternative life of an apple.
Brian's Breakdown
Natalie Kavanagh | experimental | London | 1 min
published 15 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 8 members
It's all too much for Brian.
Brief Encounters
Alison Edgar | comedy | London15 sec
published 06 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 29 members
A speedy film about speed dating.
Chrysanthemum's The Word
Toby Roberts | comedy | South East15 sec
published 24 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 31 members
Love, conflict, deception and sex...all in 15 seconds
Dermo Sluchaetsa ('Shit Happens')
Rob Brown | comedy | South West | 1 min
published 17 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 26 members
A deserting WWII soldier. A landmine. This is no ordinary comedy.
Donut
Hazel Grian | comedy | South West | 2 min
published 11 Oct 07
       
 average rating from 8 members
They said a terrorist could attack at any time. I didn't know it was me!
Dreamfit
Owain Paciuszko | animation | South East | 1 min
published 15 Jun 07
       
 average rating from 13 members
A day in the life of a very unfortunate stickman.
Dying For A Cigarette?
Trevor Hardy | animation | South East | 1 min
published 22 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
Two ants on a smokin' afternoon.
Eggscape
Marc Hutchings | animation | London15 sec
published 12 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
A 15 second film about an Egg - simple!
Enjoy The Film
Stephen Prestage | comedy | East Midlands15 sec
published 25 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 28 members
We Know Where You Sit.
Everything Turns
Max Hattler | experimental | London | 1 min
published 26 Jan 09
       
 average rating from 6 members
"Unrelenting bleakness" (Dazed and Confused)
Family Christmas
James Harris | comedy | North East | 1 min
published 19 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 9 members
It's that Hawaiian Christmas feeling. Mele Kalikimaka!
Fetch
Dana Dorian | animation | Scotland | 1 min
published 10 Dec 07
       
 average rating from 26 members
Colin takes his dog Cumberland to the park for a game of fetch, but Cumberland has other ideas.
Fosbury Flop
Andy Sandham | comedy | East Midlands15 sec
published 24 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 24 members
There’s more than one fish out of water when an unsuspecting cyclist stumbles across a clandestine gathering of trout.
Freerange
Seed Animation Studio | animation | North East | 2 min
published 28 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 23 members
Farmyard animals seek extra pasture. From each other.
Frog Jesus
Ben Peters | comedy | | 1 min
published 03 Jun 09
       
 average rating from 6 members
He thought he could make a frog Jesus.
From Here To Eternity
Alison Edgar | drama | London15 sec
published 26 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 32 members
Exploring our changing relationship with birthdays as the years roll by.
Fused
Daniel Cox | comedy | South East | 1 min
published 20 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 11 members
Sometimes love needs a nudge in the right direction.
Geoff, World Destroyer
Son of Ken | animation | South West | 2 min
published 10 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 63 members
An old man attempts to teach social inclusion to some kids by way of an ultra modern fable.
Gone In 15 Seconds
Jason Robbins | animation | London15 sec
published 26 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 37 members
A man has 15 seconds to rescue his kidnapped wife from an explosives-laden chair.
Happy Birthday Granddad
Alex Garcia & Wayne Yip | comedy | London | 1 min
published 10 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 14 members
Three Generations get together to celebrate the birthday of their Granddad.
Have I Passed?
Jason Fairley | comedy | London15 sec
published 21 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 48 members
A short comedy about a driving exam.
Headache Hotel
Karen Cheung | animation | South West | 2 min
published 24 Jan 06
       
 average rating from 27 members
A short investigation into how a tune gets stuck in your head.
Hobbies
Nick Mackie | animation | South West | 2 min
published 06 Jun 07
       
 average rating from 15 members
An animated collection of various people and their amusing past-times.
Homer's Odyssey
Greg & Myles McLeod | comedy | London15 sec
published 27 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 31 members
A mini epic telling the tale of Odysseus’ 10 year journey home in 10 seconds.
How To Tell When A Relationship Is Over..
Tony Roche | comedy | London | 2 min
published 13 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 115 members
Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Girl gets sick of boy. Boy gets sick of girl. Big Fight. The End.
Imagine
Christian Debney | experimental | London | 1 min
published 08 Sep 08
       
 average rating from 8 members
The earth decides that enough is enough and puts an end to humanity
In All The Bars
Anwar Boulifa | comedy | South West | 1 min
published 12 Dec 06
       
 average rating from 6 members
A West Country parody of a classic film.
La Descente
S. Scott-Hayward & A. Kirkland | comedy | South West15 sec
published 01 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 53 members
A man wonders if he has made the right decision.
Le Cheval 2.1
S. Scott-Hayward & A. Kirkland | comedy | South West | 2 min
published 27 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 111 members
The dreams of a man who has always wanted to be a horse...
Leap of Faith
Steve Smith | animation | London | 1 min
published 22 May 06
       
 average rating from 24 members
A tiny robot loses his head playing death-bridge bungee over a post-apocalyptic city.
Leaving
Martin Scanlan | drama | London | 2 min
published 27 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
Sometimes we all know when it's time to leave.
Luftwaffles
William Barr | animation | Northern Ireland | 1 min
published 09 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 7 members
Kaiser Wilhelm II introduces a family of no nonsense Brits to a new potato snack that’s taken mainland Europe by storm!
Mascara
Selina Steward | experimental | London | 1 min
published 07 Jun 07
       
 average rating from 10 members
A look at the female tendency to abandon common sense when targeted by the far-fetched claims of beauty advertisements.
Moon Shot UK
James Harris | comedy | North East | 1 min
published 26 Aug 08
       
 average rating from 16 members
The first UK moon landing goes a bit skew whiff.
Music Experiments
Jim Le Fevre | experimental | London | 1 min
published 04 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 3 members
Musicians performing to camera as if they are auditioning for a band, and a zoetrope constructed out of a record deck.
Non-Fat
Oliver Manzi | comedy | London | 1 min
published 22 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 39 members
Exploring the cult of slimness, the perils of too much customer choice, and the clash of coffee cultures.
Nostalgia
Kelly Angood | animation | South East | 1 min
published 15 May 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
Nostalgia is tripping over a memory you didn't know you'd lost.
Not Long Now
Joe Berger | animation | London15 sec
published 01 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 23 members
Ever been on a boring train journey?
OOPS!
Trevor Hardy | animation | South East | 1 min
published 19 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 2 members
One Brave Knight, one trusty steed and a helpless Princess, what could possibly go wrong?
Park Foot Ball
Grant Orchard | animation | London | 2 min
published 20 May 05
       
 average rating from 36 members
A short film on a small scale about the beautiful game.
Please Do Not Put Any Ducks Into This Chute
John Burns | comedy | London15 sec
published 20 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 33 members
A man, a chute, a duck and the future of the world...Based on a true story.
Plinc!
Phil Gray | animation | Wales | 1 min
published 02 Oct 07
       
 average rating from 5 members
A quick glimpse into the twilight world of moths....
Push
Steven Hore | comedy | London | 1 min
published 26 Nov 04
       
 average rating from 26 members
The miracle of birth (not actual size).
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Stephen Irwin | animation | London15 sec
published 22 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 21 members
An old man discovers ten reasons to be cheerful as the end of the world approaches.
Screen Kiss
Steven Sander | comedy | London | 1 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 15 members
Behind the scenes of a movie snog.
Sensei & Sensibility
Sacha Butterworth | comedy | South West | 1 min
published 12 Dec 06
       
 average rating from 22 members
Samurai seeks wisdom, master promises it in return for a mission. Samurai can't be bothered. Bad news for samurai...
Sunday Morning
Jake Thomas | comedy | North West | 2 min
published 30 May 06
       
 average rating from 13 members
A showdown on the Manchester Hills as two ramblers meet. Are the hills big enough for both of them?
Surprise
Ben Dodd | drama | London | 1 min
published 17 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 39 members
Not everything is so black and white.
Swimming With Pigs
Duncan Beedie | animation | South West | 1 min
published 19 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
An insight into the alternative therapy that is sweeping the West Country.
Terrance Eats Knowledge
Chris Walker | animation | South West | 1 min
published 17 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
Terrance was just a normal boy with a true thirst for knowledge...
The Ball
Dave Packer | comedy | South East | 2 min
published 12 Jan 06
       
 average rating from 24 members
An edgy, incisive look at the cut throat world of bouncy balls.
The Commuter
Martin Pickles | experimental | London | 2 min
published 20 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 35 members
A Surrealist film in which an office-worker shaves off his face in order to blend in with other commuters on their way to work.
The Drum Machine
Tokyoplastic & The Sancho Plan | animation | London | 1 min
published 26 Nov 04
       
 average rating from 31 members
Japanese kodo drummers, in bright 3D, beat out a hefty tune, using their heads in place of sticks.
The End
Tim Clayton & Rob Crowther | comedy | London | 1 min
published 19 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 76 members
You have 90 seconds to live... all of you!
The Forgotten Comic
David Handley | animation | South West | 1 min
published 12 Dec 06
       
 average rating from 11 members
Before Little Britain, The Fast show or even The Goons Show came the original catchphrase comic, but who is Tommy Handley?
The Gates Of Heaven
Lucy Lee | animation | Wales | 2 min
published 27 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 26 members
Carp take a leap of faith. Can we be more than we are? We are compelled to try.
The Little Fella
Tokyoplastic | animation | London | 1 min
published 12 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 29 members
My father's family name being Fella, and my Christian name Little, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Grrrrrr.
The Trampolinist
Chris Robert Mellors | comedy | Yorkshire & Humber51 sec
published 21 Sep 09
       
 average rating from 4 members
A man wastes his days on a Trampoline.
Toast
William Garratt | animation | South West | 2 min
published 30 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
A man, some bread, and a very nasty toaster.
Unforgettable Evil From Mars
Alex Bland | animation | South West | 1 min
published 27 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 8 members
A graphic and colorful B-Movie poster comes to life when flying saucers and giant robots terrorise an American town.
Violence
Rex Crowle | animation | London | 2 min
published 27 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 15 members
A tongue-in-cheek examination of the darker side of human existence, using Quasimoto’s track "Welcome to Violence".
Water Baby
Shane Davey | comedy | London15 sec
published 06 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 9 members
The morning ritual interrupted.
What To Do With An Irritating Wasp...
Jon Davis | comedy | London15 sec
published 26 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
What To Do With An Irritating Wasp That’s Buzzing You When You’re At The Seaside Trying To Have A Drink Of Fizzy Orange.
Worms Of Wisdom
Trevor Hardy | animation | South East | 1 min
published 04 May 05
       
 average rating from 21 members
Worm-catching with dad.
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