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Dir: Sarah Wickens / 2009 / UK The sunlight cast through a bedroom window breaks free and takes on new shapes as it journeys around the room. RCA 2009

Dir: Sarah Wickens / 2009 / UK The sunlight cast through a bedroom window breaks free and takes on new shapes as it journeys around the room. RCA 2009

Dir. Terri Timley / USA / 2009 More madness at www.territimely.com Suspend your disbelief in this alternate universe of food inspired sound creations and the best newspaper turkey ever to be roasted. _____
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A special look back on the year that was 2010 here on the Future Shorts YouTube Channel, featuring some of our favorite shorts including... Temper Trap 'Love Lost', The Girl With The Yellow Stockings, Le Vie d'un chien, Heaven Can Wait, Words, Luis & The Ganzfeld Procedure
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Phil and Olly / UK / 2008 Download the film here! tinyurl.com A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole - and then greed gets the better of him... See more from the directors at HSI London: www.hsilondon.co.uk _
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The Barberless Barber Dir: Cody Stokes / US / 2010 A hairy man's attempts to smarten up for a job are met with constant problems.

Dir. Si & AD / UK / 2008 Shy girl meets shy boy in the office, and they find a new way of expressing their affection in this endearing film. Music: Masaki Kurihara, Kuricorder Orchestra Editing: Sam Rice Edwards Cast: Charity Wakefield, Lee Ingleby DoP: Carl Neilsson Producers: Elizabeth Gower, Lucy Gossage Appears courtesy of Academy Films: academyfilms.com ___
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Dir: Alexander Gellner / Germany / 2011 Growing up and puberty...in just over a minute. www.alexandergellner.de
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Dir: Luiz Lafayette Stockler / UK / 2011 He was bald with liver spots on his head...

Dir: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan / UK / 2011 A short film about teaching creativity by This Is It Collective.
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The Eagleman Stag Dir: Michael Please / UK / 2010 Peter's life has been spent in both fascination and fear of his quickening perception of time with age. As he nears the end of his days, his interest turns to obsession and he undertakes progressively extreme measures to control and counter times increasing pace. Peter also discovers that if you repeat the word 'fly' for long enough it sounds like you're saying 'life'. This is of no real help to him. His answers lie in the brain of a beetle. Distributed by Future Shorts Winner of the Best Short Animation at BAFTA, and the Special Jury Prize at SXSW. CREDITS: A FILM BY: MikeyPlease.co.uk MUSIC COMPOSITION: Benedict Please (TheBookshopBand.bandcamp.com/) MUSIC PERFORMANCE: BenedictPlease.co.uk & myspace.com/StringbeansQuartet SOUND DESIGN: Benedict Please DUBBING MIXER: MauricioDOrey.com PETER EAGLEMAN DavidCann.co.uk PHILIP Tony Guilfoyle set design & model making: Mikey Please, AmerInCamera.co.uk, DanOjari.com, Gemma Taylor, Laura Bateman, SeanRobertHogan.com, Steve Hutton, John Wilkinson, Rebecca Fox, TD Van Der Beek, Jessie baker PRODUCED @ The Royal College of Art - If Peter could be anything, he'd probably be a beetle - The 2011 BAFTA award winning short film from Mikey Please. For full festival and awards info visit TheEaglemanStag.com Support the new film IndieGoGo.com/MartynMyller Follow twitter.com/#!/MisterPlease for updates
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Comedic story of an eccentric Tokyo convenience store worker whose obsession for neatness leads to a sudden change www.kosai.info
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Dir: Diego Maclean / US / 2009 Exploring the lighter side of death through its interpretation of a poem by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
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Dir: Alastair Mackay / UK / 2009 The story of 3 young boys, 4 teenagers, and the British countryside. Desertion, a misunderstanding, and the sparking of a chain of events that leads uncontrollably to a terrifying outcome...
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Dir: Joel Simon / 2008 / Northern Ireland The tale of a white South African woman as she attends mass in a black township.
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BUY NOW! You can buy the film from www.futureshorts.com Dir: Geoff Lindsey / UK / 2004 An obsessive music fan wants to be the first clapper at the end of every piece. But when he inflicts the clap incessantly on his idol, the virtuoso decides to fight back. Directed by Geoff Lindsey, the film stars Steve Furst (of more recent fame with the Orange adverts) and won the Golden Heron (Best Film) for Montecatini International Short Film Festival. Now playing in the YouTube Screening Room: youtube.com
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Dir: Kristoffer Borgli / Norway / 2011 A young girl with mysterious talents finds herself unwillingly entwined in an elite underworld that only the ailing wealthy are ever aware of, in this short film for the release of the new album, Syndromes. FACBOOK: www.facebook.com TWITTER: twitter.com YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com
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Dir: Bastiaan Schravendeel / Netherlands / 2010 A young boy moves to a new neighbourhood and falls in love for the first time, with the much older girl next door. Created by Polder Animation - www.polderanimation.com
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Dir: Lev / USA / 2004 Lev has a lot of stuff to get done. He will start getting his stuff done... in a minute. Dir: Lev / USA / 2007 Life's dating ritual... in 64 east steps. See more from Lev: www.youtube.com www.ingredientx.com talesofmereexistence.com ___ See more from Lev: www.ingredientx.com ___
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Dir: Nick Khoo / Australia / 2011 What can go wrong if stuck in traffic...
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Dir. Michael Davies / UK / 2008 Sometimes little questions need big answers. Cast: Kate Isitt and Rebecca Duffy Produced by Sandra Gorel, Spellbound Films: spellboundfilms.com See more from the director: michaeldaviesfilms.com ___
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Dir. François Truffaut / France / 1957 A group of young boys idolize their collective obsession, Bernadettte, while trying to thwart her boyfriend. Based on a short story by Maurice Pons. Cast: Gérard Blain, Bernadette Lafont Narration: Michel François. Appears courtesy of CineHaus Entertainment www.thecinehaus.com ___
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Dir: Nico Casavecchia / Spain / 2011 Puppets, sex, drugs, existential anxiety, all mixed up in the cocktail of a crazy night in Barcelona.
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Dir: Lizzette Arguello / Mexico / 2009 Short film about the women of La Patrona Veracruz and their quest for human solidarity. Delivering lunch for thousands of Central American migrants crossing Mexico bound for the United States.
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Dir. Xavier Chassaing / France / 2009 Gorgeous foray into a flower-filled ballroom using stop-frame animation in tandem with artfully designed light projections.
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Dir. Dom Bridges / UK / 2009 A young man buys a tin of tuna, and gets a lot more than he was expecting in this funny take on an old urban myth. Find our more at www.dombridges.com This film is distributed by Future Shorts. For any inquiries, please get in touch at distribution@futureshorts.com. ___
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Dir: Ljudbilden & Piloten (Kristofer Strцm)/Sweden/2006 Music is the main theme of the animated sketches and doodles that make up the content of this promo for this Minilogue. Weird animals, musical motifs and strange devices are quickly inked on paper and just as quickly disappear, whether by morphing into other shapes, being absorbed into the page or just being completely erased.

Dir: James Lees The most talked-about short documentary of the year: the 'apology line' is where members of the public can anonymously confess to absolutely anything, over the phone. Based on the original apology line project in New York, the apologies are uncomfortably honest, sometimes funny, occasionally shocking, but always fascinating. www.myspace.com
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Dir: Darko Dragicevic / Germany / 2010 Intricate dancing and animal masks in a video for electronic DJ, Oval.
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Dir. Pierre Oliver / France / 2001 English Title: Shall W Kiss? A girl arrives at her audition ten minutes early. Finding it difficult to learn her lines, she approaches a man nearby for help..... Available on Adventures in Short Film DVD vol1: www.adventuresinshortfilm.com ___
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Dir: Everynone / US / 2011 A short film from Everynone about the harm caused by bullying. Produced by Epoch Films.
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Dir: Adrian Moat / 2009 / UK A touching day in a life of street children.
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Everynone / US / 2010 Words can have different meanings... www.everynone.com

Future Shorts presents Elliot Dear's inspiring short animation about the legend John Martyn, the latest animation in the Music Matters campaign. Stay tuned to Music Matters on Facebook and Twitter @whymusicmatters. See more from the director: www.elliotdear.com
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Dir: Tom Judd / UK / 2009 What happens when a video game becomes real? Produced by the Royal College of Art.
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Dir: Malcolm Sutherland / Canada / 2011 BOUT - definition - 1. A short period of intense activity 2. An attack of illness or strong emotion 3. A wrestling or boxing match
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Heartstrings - Dir: Rhiannon Evans / UK / 2009 Falling in love only lasts as long as a piece of string.
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Dir: Xaver Xylophon & Laura Junger / Germany / 2010 A film about the human drive to destroy and the absurd entertaining value that's attached to it.
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Dir. Nils Strüven / Germany / 2010 An intense journey into Berlin nightlife - set to Trentemøller track, Moan. www.strandgut-film-berlin.de
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Dir: Ritxi Ostáriz / Spain / 2008 Animation based on the Mexican Day of the Dead. Original music by the American Goth artist Voltaire (www.voltaire.net). Director Ritxi Ostáriz is a freelance Art Director and Designer currently living and working in Sopelana, Bizkaia. To see more of Ritxi's work, please visit iikki.com www.vivacalaca.com Ritxi's blog www.iikki.com

Dir: Gerard Monaco Lee Philips tries to sue Warner Bros. for mis-represenation.
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Dir. Up The Resolution / music Cinematic Orchestra / UK / 2008 A moving collaboration between the band and director with startlingly beautiful cinematography. Featuring Peter Mullen & Julia Ford Appears courtesy of Ninja Tune: www.ninjatune.net The band www.cinematicorchestra.com Tracks are "To Build A Home" and ""Breathe" from their album "Ma Fleur". The directors: www.uptheresolution.co.uk ___
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The Future Shorts Festival is the world's biggest pop up film festival, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world. Anyone, anywhere can set up a screening and be part of a massive screening network and a powerful global community. Spring Season starts on the 1st of March and runs till 31st of May 2012. Highlights include Nash Edgerton's Cannes and Sundance hit "Bear", the follow-up to his sensational "Spider"; Sam Taylor-Wood's BAFTA nominated "Love You More", the latest short form work from Spike Jonze and Amy Grappell's four-way affair documentary, Quadrangle. Over 30000 people attending in over 50 countries. Over three million people connecting through our online community across the world. Be part of something that is changing the way we look at the world. To host or attend a screening, drop us a line on festival@futureshorts.com
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Dir: Grant Orchard / UK / 2007 Two rival armies, camouflaged, lying in wait, guns at the ready. www.studioaka.co.uk www.thehopeandanchor.net en.qoob.tv
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