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film catalogue | UK Film Council
Short Circuit  
New Cinema Fund
The UK Film Council funds a variety of schemes to develop and nurture new filmmakers. Their funding schemes include: Digital Shorts and Digital Shorts Plus, Cinema Extreme and the Completion Fund. www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk 
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name | rating | duration | genre | published date | place
10 Seconds
Tim Clague | comedy | South West | 2 min
published 28 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 69 members
A man awakens to find he can see 10 seconds into the future. A gift or a curse?
6.6.04
Simon Hook | comedy | South East | 5 min
published 07 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 76 members
Five minutes of incredible human drama unwittingly captured on a camcorder.
A Fitting Tribute
Daniel Cormack | comedy | London | 13 min
published 10 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 19 members
A novice local news reporter gets more than he bargains for from the grieving mother of a teenage boy.
Accident
James Leech | drama | London | 10 min
published 18 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 39 members
A person lies dying in a London street. Can you help?
Almost Strangers
Sarah Walker | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 29 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 32 members
One night in the lives of four very different people.
Annotate
Cameron Duguid | documentary | Scotland | 10 min
published 25 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 3 members
An animated journey through the different stages of energy production and consumption.
Ashes
Corinna Faith | drama | London | 10 min
published 02 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 52 members
An estranged father takes his young son up to Liverpool to perform a family duty.
Ashes In The Sand
Anthony Laverty | drama | North East | 8 min
published 06 Jan 05
       
 average rating from 11 members
A mother attempts to bridge lost connections with her children on a day out at the beach.
Azan: A Call To Prayer
Heena Bukhari | documentary | London | 9 min
published 14 Aug 08
       
 average rating from 4 members
Fazaila is a Shia-Muslim teenager from East London whose mum thinks she's becoming "too English".
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?
Between Us
S. Mork & C. Christensen | drama | London | 9 min
published 05 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 29 members
By coincidence two children meet, and through layers of glass they establish an unforgettable moment between them.
Bows & Arrows
Stephen Irwin | animation | London | 6 min
published 01 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 13 members
A story about mistakes, childhood memories and superheroes. Starring The Caretaker, an Evil Robot and The Amazing Fat Weevil.
Bust
Jon Sen | comedy | South East | 5 min
published 15 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
One Man. Two cops. Three mind altering substances. Sit back. Inhale deeply. And enjoy...
Clutch
Carol Stevens | drama | South West | 5 min
published 15 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 14 members
An exploration of the cusp between childhood and adulthood with a girl, a pony and mutant eggs.
Connecting
Dan Turner | drama | North West | 7 min
published 03 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 29 members
An over-crowded bus in rush-hour traffic is no-one's idea of fun, but that’s just the beginning of Gaz’s problems…
Cotopaxi
Zack Copping | drama | Scotland | 13 min
published 28 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 19 members
Alistair is reunited with his long-lost sister who lives in a commune in the Highlands.
Cregan
Steve North | drama | South East | 10 min
published 11 Nov 08
       
 average rating from 19 members
"Watch and learn."
Cubs
Tom Harper | drama | London | 9 min
published 24 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 73 members
A gang of inner city kids have discovered a dark new sport...urban fox hunting.
Dawn
Shreepali Patel | drama | Wales | 10 min
published 11 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 15 members
As their mother sleeps, two children take advantage of a fleeting moment of freedom.
Dog Tired
Greg McLeod | animation | West Midlands | 8 min
published 24 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 7 members
Will that dog ever stop barking?
Drip
Karl Glozier | music | North East | 3 min
published 10 May 05
       
 average rating from 31 members
The surreal journey of a small drop of water.
Elephant Palm Tree
Kara Miller | drama | London | 10 min
published 23 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 14 members
When a menopausal Miss Jamaica is shat on by an elephant, she decides to ask her cheating husband for a divorce.
Famine
Hugo Cuellar | animation | Scotland | 9 min
published 26 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 10 members
Famine has hit insect city, and there's a cannibal on the loose!
Feeder
Camille Griffin | drama | London | 10 min
published 28 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 41 members
Pam likes to help her sick father eat his dinner. Or does she?
First To See The Sun
Joe Tunmer | drama | South East | 9 min
published 14 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 10 members
A relationship is put to the test in front of a worldwide online audience.
Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
Martin Wallace | comedy | North West | 10 min
published 09 May 05
       
 average rating from 31 members
Ricky's dead - but not yet buried, so maybe he can still have the last laugh, assuming God shares his sly sense of humour...
Gone
Matthew Thompson | drama | South East | 9 min
published 22 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 18 members
Whilst in a druken stupor at a teenage party, a boy is witness to a horrific event.
Hard Labour
Oliver Krimpas | drama | South East | 10 min
published 08 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
Two women fall pregnant by the same man, but who will be left holding the baby?
Highrise
Gabrielle Russell | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 4 min
published 19 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 35 members
A woman, a baby, a sacrifice.
How It Was That We Got To Be Angels
Gareth Howell | animation | East Midlands | 8 min
published 01 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
Four friends are horrifically killed in a car accident. That's just the start of their problems.
Indians
Sam Hearn & Richard Penfold | drama | South West | 6 min
published 16 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 40 members
Indians is the final statement of elderly war veteran Jim.
Lament
Graham Eatough | comedy | Scotland | 9 min
published 22 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 6 members
A man comes to terms with the end of a relationship.
Lap
Meloni Poole | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 14 min
published 02 Aug 06
       
 average rating from 23 members
A tender modern love story set in the world of lap-dancing which brings a new spin to the saying 'love is blind.'
Laters
Jillian Li-Sue | drama | London | 10 min
published 01 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
The harrowing story of Macy, a teenage girl leading an all too adult life.
Learning To Drown
Paul Harrison | drama | North East | 7 min
published 14 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 14 members
A monologue of reflection as a woman looks back on her past with both pain and happiness.
Leila
Ian Dodds | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 12 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 9 members
Leila, a ten-year-old Iranian girl seeking asylum travels to Britain.
Limbo
Lewie Kerr | drama | London | 9 min
published 24 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 10 members
A man working two dead end jobs has plans to change his life forever. The only problem is he can’t find them.
Little Things
James Twyford | comedy | South East | 4 min
published 14 Aug 06
       
 average rating from 33 members
Everything’s a game when you’re four. Until you get caught.
Loetzinn
A. Bradbury & C. Gooch | animation | East Midlands | 7 min
published 29 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 44 members
The battle for survival between two toy boats as they meet on the dark and hostile surface of the abyss.
Look At Me
Lucas Roche | comedy | East Midlands | 10 min
published 15 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 18 members
Toby was Robert's only friend. Toby ran away. Now Robert is going to kill himself...and he wants you to watch.
Lou-Lou Lives Here
Hazel Grian | drama | South West | 3 min
published 18 May 05
       
 average rating from 24 members
Should we fear for ten year-old Lou-Lou as she walks along a country lane, alone?
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
Duane Hopkins | drama | West Midlands | 15 min
published 27 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 23 members
A study in the articulations and limitations of first love.
Ma Boy
Amy Neil | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 12 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 9 members
A sexy and claustrophobic love triangle in a Scottish seaside town.
Message Storm
Toby Meakins | drama | London | 9 min
published 22 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 14 members
A grieving woman questions what lies beyond life when she recieves a undeveloped photograph.
Missing
Graham Eatough | drama | Scotland | 12 min
published 27 Aug 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
The stories we tell ourselves when we just don’t know.
Mono
Richard Smith | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 26 members
When Emily's quiet life is disrupted by a noisy musician moving in next door, the outcome is far from muted.
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.
Night Train
Derville Quigley | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 8 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 8 members
A young deaf boxer is absorbed in a colourful world of aggression.
Nine And A Half Minutes
Appignanesi & Manson-Smith | comedy | London | 10 min
published 10 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 38 members
Two busy Londoners on a blind date end up fantasizing a whole relationship – meeting, sex, the split – in only nine and a half minutes.
Nits
Harry Wootliff | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 10 min
published 18 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 37 members
Seven-year-old James has nits and wants his mum to check his head, but his mum has other things on her mind.
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.
Not a Word
Cathy Mooney | drama | Northern Ireland | 10 min
published 29 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 3 members
In the routine night shifts of a department store, cleaner Sheila and security guard David stumble on a moment that brings them back to life.
Number 54
Iain Finlay | comedy | East Midlands | 7 min
published 04 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 24 members
A game of cat and mouse goes horribly wrong for a bus driver on a power trip.
One to One
Isabel Anderton | drama | South West | 5 min
published 07 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 35 members
Exploring the dynamic of two teenage best friends - who like the same boy.
Orders of Love
Jes Benstock | documentary | London | 10 min
published 21 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 43 members
An examination of the hidden influences that past generations exert on our personality. Heart of Darkness meets Steptoe and Son - in Weymouth!
Out of Water
Jacqueline Wright | comedy | South East | 10 min
published 22 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 16 members
There's something fishy going on.
Phone-O-Phobia
Naomi Vera-Sanso | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 06 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 27 members
Lee lives in bedsit hell, constantly disturbed by the payphone in the hall. It's never for him - so why does he answer it?
Poppy
Esther May Campbell | drama | South West | 7 min
published 10 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 16 members
A tale of love and loss from the poppy fields of India.
Put Your Coat On
Solon Papadopoulos | drama | North West | 5 min
published 28 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 21 members
A young girl hits the bright lights of the city.
Ramble On
Tom Parkinson | animation | South West | 10 min
published 13 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 37 members
A pleasant day’s walking in the hills turns into a nightmare as the forces of nature conspire against an innocent rambler.
Rhubarb and Roses
Ged Maguire | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 16 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 10 members
Molly’s battle with cancer is finally over. Her son Ricky promises to cook her a last supper.
Rob of the Rovers
Ashley Horner | drama | North East | 10 min
published 04 Jul 08
       
 average rating from 7 members
A life in the day of a delusional Sports Teacher.
Seafood
Robin Baker | drama | London | 10 min
published 23 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 46 members
A modern metropolitan tale of love, lust and unbearable frustration.
Short
Waris Islam | comedy | Yorkshire & Humber | 9 min
published 07 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 37 members
A man, short changed on life and short in height, finds a woman short of love in a tall world.
Shotgun Dave Rides East
Graeme Oxby | comedy | Yorkshire & Humber | 8 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 12 members
Two unlikely friends decide to canoe all the way to the Black Sea from Doncaster.
Silence is Golden
Chris Shepherd | drama | South East | 14 min
published 30 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 40 members
My neighbour’s a right loony. He's always banging our wall down. I'm used to it. I think other people's houses are well weird. There's no knocking - right
Songbird
Sean Wood | drama | London | 10 min
published 02 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 16 members
A youth is humiliated for dropping litter. Unable to get revenge on his persecutor he finds a victim closer to home.
Spin
Cath Le Couteur | drama | London | 10 min
published 24 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
Polysexual tension and intrigue are uncorked during a game of spin-the-bottle at a teenage party.
Spring Heeled Jack
Geof Wolfenden | animation | North West | 3 min
published 18 Sep 07
       
 average rating from 30 members
this story takes place on a cold winter's night where a shadowy figure is seen taking to flight
Stalk
Leigh Hodgkinson | animation | London | 8 min
published 03 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 22 members
A dark fairy tale about Lonely Bunny who is intrigued by her unusual admirer's desperate attempts to get her attention.
Straw In The Wind
James Callow | drama | South West | 5 min
published 21 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 17 members
A tale of the struggle of one man and a discarded chair.
Stripes
Sean Spencer | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 20 members
Fifteen years on, a school bully finds himself a victim in his own home.
Supaheroes
Dena Smiles | comedy | East Midlands | 5 min
published 09 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 18 members
It's the battle of five-year-old innocence VS the jaded imagintation of a nine-year-old.
Take Me Somewhere Nice
Matt Huntley & Pete Mellor | drama | London | 10 min
published 07 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 9 members
A relationship between a young, single mother and her son.
Tea Leaves
Matthew Grinter | experimental | West Midlands | 2 min
published 14 Jul 08
       
 average rating from 6 members
A man is destined to receive a cup of tea.
The Chihuahua Messiah
Mark Simon Hewis | drama | London | 10 min
published 16 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 28 members
Kitty is a girl on the brink of adulthood; plagued by the memory of her vacant father and the gift he gave her.
The Demerged Man
John Butler | animation | Scotland | 15 min
published 08 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 15 members
A business drama set in a futuristic, but realistic world.
The End And Back Again
Lee Jane | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 27 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 19 members
The blurring of boundaries between childhood games and adult fantasies.
The Hard Sell
Tim Goodill | drama | North East | 10 min
published 04 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 38 members
Call centre worker, Keith, gets more than he bargained for when he cold-calls 'retired' salesman, Jack.
The Knowledge
Stef Penney | comedy | South East | 10 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 12 members
Carrie and David plan the perfect fling.
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
Mark Jenkin | drama | South West | 6 min
published 15 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 18 members
A man becomes trapped on a garage forecourt by a continuous stream of traffic.
The Most Beautiful Man In The World
Alicia Duffy | drama | West Midlands | 5 min
published 17 May 06
       
 average rating from 32 members
On a hot day a small girl searches for something to do. Aimlessly she walks into the path of a stranger.
The Pool
Chris Richards | drama | West Midlands | 7 min
published 17 May 05
       
 average rating from 37 members
An elderly couple take a magical dive back into their past.
The Space Between Us
Magali Charrier | drama | South East | 10 min
published 29 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 18 members
Anita loves Paul. As she falls deeper and deeper in love with him, she begins to worry about their relationship, but she soon realises that love is more than just a measure of the space between us.
The Technical Hitch
Jon Dunleavy | animation | London | 6 min
published 26 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 50 members
Rampaging the way through the history of technological failures.
To His Knees He Fell
Andrew Brand | drama | East Midlands | 9 min
published 23 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 21 members
A teenager's act of violence sends him seeping into the dark realms of a well-known Norfolk folklore.
Unhinged
Noreen Kershaw | comedy | North West | 10 min
published 02 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 23 members
Psychiatrist Dr.Snell tries his utmost to help his patient Eric get a handle on his curious fetish.
Unreal city
Peter Addington | animation | South East | 5 min
published 13 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 18 members
A contemporary fairy tale about urban isolation and the search for companionship.
What About The Bodies
Simon Ellis | comedy | East Midlands | 7 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 27 members
Three characters of ambiguous intent collide in the middle of who-knows-where.
Where Were We...
Matt Smith | comedy | South West | 3 min
published 27 May 05
       
 average rating from 41 members
A couple are dragged into helping a man they have never met – with extraordinary results.
Who Do You Love?
Jim McRoberts | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 08 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 29 members
Heather loves her mum, but does her mum really know what love is?
Would Like To Meet
Paul Gilbert | comedy | North East | 7 min
published 13 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 25 members
A man's quest to find 'the one' in his lunch break.
Young Offender
Isabel Anderton | drama | South West | 11 min
published 01 May 08
       
 average rating from 20 members
An 18-year-old white inmate becomes increasingly disturbed in the oppressive atmosphere of a multi-racial young offenders institution.
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