Future Shorts

The Future Shorts Festival is the biggest pop up film festival of its kind, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world. This year the festival takes place in more than 30 countries and 60 cities with over 140 screenings. From London to Moscow, Melbourne to Jakarta, the screenings take place across a huge variety of spaces including music halls, cinemas, theatres, galleries, clubs, warehouses. Future Shorts website

SHORT FILM PROGRAMME

The Eagleman Stag (UK 2010)
A unique stop-motion animated film which depicts a man’s haunting obsession with the passage of time and his unorthodox relationship with a beetle. Winner of Best Short Animation at BAFTA, and Special Jury Prize at SXSW. Duration: 8.55

God of Love (USA 2010)
An inventive comedy about love-inducing darts. Winner in the 2011 Oscars for Live Action Short Film. Duration: 18.38

Deeper Than Yesterday (Australia 2010)
The story of a Russian submarine crew who suffer a rather savage form of cabin fever. Winner of International Short Filmmaking Award at Sundance. Duration: 19.52

Incident by a Bank (Sweden 2009)
A detailed and humorous account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where roughly 100 people meticulously recreate an actual event that took place in Stockholm in June 2006. Winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale. Duration: 11.54

Luminaris (Argentina 2011)
The surreal story of a man living in a world controlled and timed by sunlight. Combining pixilation and stop motion techniques, the film pairs styles reminiscent of art deco with black cinema. Winner of Audience Award at Annecy International Animation Festival. Duration: 6.17

The External World (Germany 2010)
A boy learns to play the piano in this rather dark but occasionally humorous meditation on the anxieties and fears of a modern civilized society. Created as a lo-fi animation, the film is a surreal collection of vignettes which borrows themes from pop culture, cinema and videogames. Winner of Best Animation – Tampere Film Festival. Duration: 16.56