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The Poster for Pixar’s Short Film, The Blue Umbrella

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Opening in front of Monsters University this summer, The Blue Umbrella marks the latest short film from Pixar following the Oscar-nominated Paperman (which you can and should watch in full here). The first clip debuted online earlier in the year, and now Vulture have given us a rather wonderful poster for the short, ahead of [...]




New Featurette for Jaguar F-TYPE’s Short Film, Desire, with Damian Lewis

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Promoting their new F-TYPE, Jaguar have partnered up with the ever-rising Damian Lewis (Homeland, Band of Brothers) to star in the short film, Desire, inspired by the new model. We heard late last year that Lewis had boarded the project, with Shannyn Sossamon (40 Days and 40 Nights) starring alongside him in the female lead. [...]




Short Film Cinema – Logan

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We’re all very familiar with the character Wolverine (played so brilliantly in the X-Men movies by Hugh Jackman) but we’ve never really seen what happened to him when he was younger. Two Swedish film makers have decided it’s about time we saw a little from his past and have created a 5 minute short film [...]




COFILMIC Festival Programme of Events

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The COFILMIC festival arrives at Manchester’s Comedy Store on the 29th and 30th October and it promises to be quite the comedy gala. It will feature a whole host of sitcoms, short comedy films and sketches with the final night climaxing with the COFILMIC award ceremony which will offer unique industry driven prizes to the [...]




Short Film Cinema: Super Chill Series Episode 1 “New Shoes”

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Here’s the first in a series of film shorts which have the title ‘Super Chil’. If you want to find out what Super Chill is all about, click this link and be informed although the team behind it freely admit they don’t know what it is either! It’s a great series of short films all [...]




Submit your idea to finish a mini-masterpiece with o2′s Six Degrees of Summer

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Jean Luc-Godard said all you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun and now O2 have adapted this slightly to all you need to make a movie is an idea and a smartphone. O2 Guru TV have recently launched their Six Degrees of Summer competition which consists of a short film [...]




Trailer for Driftwood, a New Olympic-themed Short Film starring Neil Maskell

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It’s always a pleasure to be able to bring something special to our readers’ attention and this new trailer for an Olympic-themed drama promises to be just that. Written and directed by James Webber the film follows the struggles of a teenager whose dreams of swimming in the Olympics are under constant threat by the [...]




Short Film Cinema: Pour une Pepite de Plus… / For a Gold Nugget More…

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Here’s an absolute brilliant animation from French Directors Antoine Kinget and Remi Parisse. They made this brilliant spaghetti western animated short film in their home using stop motion and I’ve placed the ‘making of’ video below the short film itself. I’m sure it won’t be long before the likes of Aardman snap these chaps up. [...]




Reed.co.uk Short Film Competition 2012

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The Winners of Reed’s annual Short Film Competition were proudly announced on Wednesday May 30th at an exclusive awards ceremony hosted at London’s Hospital Club. We were pleasantly greeted with a Champagne reception which was enjoyed with the intimate gathering of Reed staff, directors, actors and judges. The space was modern and the creative canvases [...]




Metro: Last Light – Enter The Metro Short Film

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THQ have finally lifted the lid on their anticipated live action short film for Metro Last light. If you thought the London Underground was bad, you really shouldn’t play this game. Based in the Moscow Metro, which not only takes people to work, it also doubles up as a shelter in the event of a [...]




Short Film Cinema: Automate

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Title: Automate Cast: Sarah Sweeney, Sam Pamphilon Director: Martin Stirling Writers: Sam Norton & Martin Stirling DoP: Carl Burke Producer: Michelle Craig Produced by Shoot! Group More info: www.martinstirling.com “With Automate you don’t need to date” – A lonely woman struggles to connect with a robot companion designed to love her. To submit your short [...]




Short Film Cinema: Eradicate

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Title:  Eradicate Cast: Luke Newberry, Eddie Webber, Johnny Palmiero, Rachel Bright Director: William McGregor Writer / Exec Producer: Tom Nash Producer: Ben Burdock Editor: Iain Whitewright DoP: Adam Eherington More info: http://www.williammcgregor.co.uk/ Created for the SCI-FI LONDON 48 hour International Film Festival. Eradicate is a short film that explores what it means to be alive [...]




Short Film Cinema: The Plan

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Title: The Plan Cast: David Baxter, Ronnie Toms, Frank Spackman, Naomi Mudd & Others Director: Ronnie Toms Synopsis: They have their target. Who gets him first? If you have a Short Film you’d like on the ‘Short Film Cinema’, please fill out this form Rate this Short Film: [ratings] About HeyUGuys’ Short Film Cinema: We [...]




Short Film Cinema: Peanut Butter Lips

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Title: Peanut Butter Lips Cast: Mia Baker, Arne Cunningham Director: Jamie Hooper More info: Find out more info on the Director and his projects here One boy. One girl. Loads of sandwiches. If you have a Short Film you’d like on the ‘Short Film Cinema’, please fill out this form About HeyUGuys’ Short Film Cinema: [...]




Short Film Cinema: Future.Inc

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Title: Future.Inc Cast: Hils Barker, John Seaward, Jon Shaw Director: Martin Stirling Writer: Andrew Ellard More info: www.martinstirling.com Created for the SCI-FI LONDON 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE In the mid-21st century offices are dull, health and safety seminars are boring and the meek are downtrodden by the bitchy. In other words: nothing’s changed…until the arrival [...]




Short Film Cinema: Lying in Cloud Cuckoo Land

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Title: Lying in Cloud Cuckoo Land Cast: Shahnewaz Jake, Linda Roser, Sven Ruygrok, Hasan Paracha Director: Hari Haran Narendran Synopsis ‘Lying in Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is about a guy named Ash, who’s so desolated & depressed with his life, wakes up on a park bench and what follows are a series of interactions with the [...]




Short Film Cinema: Going Down?

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Title: Going Down? Cast: Jeremy Bennett, Joey Beard Director: Misha Vertkin More info: www.briefintermission.com and find out more on the Director’s next project here  An ancient Angel attempts to scramble his way back up to heaven via a decrepit lift. Made on no budget. Our DOP crashed on the motorway down to the shoot; the [...]




Ghost Recon Alpha Available Now On Love Film

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Ubisoft have today announced the availability of the Ghost Recon short prequel film call Ghost Recon:Alpha. The short will be available exclusively to Love Film members who subscribe to the Instant service. And it’s available NOW. Not that fussed about the film and want the game? Well, it may be worth while watching anyways as [...]




Short Film Cinema: No Escape

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Title: No Escape Cast: Jamie Kenna, Rachel Bright Director: William McGregor Producer: Ben Burdock Assistant Director: James Kennedy DoP: Adam Etherington Production Design: Katie Macgregor Costume: Lily Markham Editor: Iain Whitewright VFX Supervisor: Dominic Burgess 3D Artist: Stuart Turnbull Matte painter: Harry Wormald DIT: Emily Greeley More info: http://www.williammcgregor.co.uk/ 48 Hour Sci-Fi Film Competition 2011 [...]




Short Film Cinema: Lovely Monster

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Here’s another in our ‘Short Film Cinema’ series with the title, Lovely Monster. You’re going to love this one…. I did! If you have a Short Film that you’d like us to see for our ‘Short Film Cinema’, please fill out our form here. Title: Lovely Monster Cast: Sophia Delpizzo, Venetia Twigg, Margaret Ashley, Alan [...]