Projects in genres: Comedy

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Charlie (Schwimmer), a frustrated, unemployed teacher decides to take revenge on life by embarking on a 'fool-proof' blackmailing scheme by joining forces with an unpredictable scammer Gus (Pegg) and his ambitious ex-girlfriend Josie (Eve). When absolutely nothing goes according to plan, things rapidly go from unimaginably bad to worse in Jean-Baptiste Andrea's stylish and darkly-comedic, Big Nothing.

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Birthday Girl is a somewhat twisted comedy, it looks at matriarchal omnipotence, favouritism and the hierarchy of familial rivary. It deals with the cruelty of expectation and disappointment and demonstrates the early but ultimate lesson that life is hard. Unless you're top dog.

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Busker is a lighthearted story of two street performers who tussle to keep the attention of an audience. It was filmed on 35mm with French actor Dominique Pinon in the lead, and runs 6 minutes. The story is told entirely without dialogue.

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Emma and Ian used to be a couple, and if only Emma hadn't been so impulsive and Ian hadn't always come up with crazy-get-rich schemes they may have still been together. In a desperate bid to get Emma back, Ian sinks all their joint savings into a classic car which he claims will be the start of their new business venture. The mystery buyer for the car turns out to be Ian's suave and successful older brother, Stuart, who is now living with his wealthy wife in Lichenstein.

Ian has a lot at stake; not only does he have to prove himself to Stuart, he also has to clinch the deal to re-gain Emma's respect - and hopefully love. As usual for Ian, things don't always go to plan. Driving through the mountains, en route to visit Stuart, Ian thinks he sees Harry Hackett, a famous comedian, who has plagued him throughout his childhood and in a panic manages to lose control of the classic Jaguar, which ends up in a tree.

With the help of two local Moldavian car mechanics Ian gets the car back on the road but it is a wreck. Ian now has to come up with another idea to rescue his lost investment and save face with Emma. How about kidnapping the corpse of his arch enemy, Harry Hackett, recently deceased, and demanding a ransom?

Once again things don't go quite to plan but in the end at least Ian gets his girl.

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Rajesh has had enough, and he's decided; he's going to drive his taxi into the Bombay night. The first place where place where daylight breaks is where he's going to stop. He's not quite sure what he's doing, but with a little help - Rocky and Niramala can make him smile - A deadpan comedy, bringing to screen Bombay's neon mish-mash. Shot on a shoestring with an eclectic cast and tiny international crew - a refreshing alternative to the Bollywood diet.

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A quirky black comedy about people who need to be heard.

Annie bungles a message on Pete's voice mail and then has to deal with the consequences.

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An anecdotal black comedy with a twist. The famous Casanova has returned from the dead. On a mission, as punishment for a lifetime of womanising and heart breaking, infamous lothario Jacques Casanova de Seingalt is forced to wander the earth in different guises and dissuade those supernaturally influenced by his Memoirs from a life such as the one he once so famously led.

Our audience meets Max Zenith an actor who has just given his final performance from the Memoirs of Casanova, Max has left a trail of broken hearts in his wake since the start of the play till it’s end, and cares little for the heartache he has caused, little does he know that a cruel retribution awaits, and that he will be faced with what for him will be the most cruel of choices. In the end our protagonist is forced to decide between having that which has given him the most pleasure in life sex and die, or abstain and live the rest of his life devoid of the pleasures of the flesh. The Casanova Complex is a look at the folly of self-love Casanova draws influence from the classic Greek Myth Echo and Narcissus. A modern day retelling of an ancient myth and a tongue-in-cheek look at narcissistic or one-sided relationships.

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If you could Control Z your life, what would you do?

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Jason is disturbed. In fact he's very, very disturbed. In this short, black comedy we see that Jason is constantly disturbed. Exasperated, he develops a unique way of dealing with those constant interruptions. His method is so effective, it's criminal.

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Alistair McIntyre, a sales assistant at a department store in Glasgow, has a secret that he cannot divulge. He and his sister grew up in a hippy commune in Spain. Sixteen years ago, after a big row with his parents, Alistair was dumped on a dusty country road in Granada. That was the last time he saw Cristina. He now discovers that she is living in a commune in the Scottish highlands. He turns up, with a film crew in tow, and, although she is absolutely happy here, Alistair is determined to save her.

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Chris is having a secret affair with a work colleague, Layla. His wife, Jenny phones her friend Helen, to discuss her suspicions and at the same time looks for definite evidence. Jenny accidentally meets Layla in the office lift but doesn't have the courage to challenge her husband's lover. Finally, Jenny decides to follow Chris to Layla's house. Inside Layla's boudoir matters take an unexpected turn and Chris ultimately loses more than his underpants.
 

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A cheating husband learns the most important lesson of his life, women talk. Crossed Lines covers the phone conversations and often hysterical actions of his wife, his mistress and they're mutual friend as he becomes tangled in his own web of deceit.