Projects in genres: Comedy

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A working-class kid navigates through his turbulent first year at university. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. A coming of age comedy about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

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A hi-tec fox army stalk their lunch cross country.

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Struggling writer Kurt has just lost another book pitch. After vividly reliving the experience he visits his local Aquatic Pet shop to buy a new fish. Here he runs into a pretty young teacher Lucy and after a lively argument with a resident Stingray decides to ask her out on a date. However Kurt's not as good with words as he thinks.

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A mockumentary following a rulerites sufferer.

Keith Mackie suffers from a very rare neurological disease called rulerites, a condition that means he can only walk in straight lines. By August 2006, there were only 48 recorded cases in the UK. Dr. Cameron Pirie of the University of Edinburgh attempts to tackle Keith's condition through a course of specially designed exercises. Can he cure Keith's condition

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Estonia. Fifteen year old Axel borrows his father's BMW and sells alcohol to a group of English kids new in Tallinn on an exchange visit. His best mate, Tanel, is in for the ride but has to get rid of a French kid, nicknamed 'Pretty boy'. An English boy, 'Onion', has fallen for an Estonian beauty but how to seduce her? Meanwhile on the edge of the city, Jenny and her friends get hopelessly lost in a wood and accept a lift from a stranger.

Stranger Than Kindness is a feature about trust and friendship, risk-taking and growing. Both comic and unsettling in turn, the film boasts some outstanding performances. A small gem of a film. 'A breath of fresh air' Teressa Cavina, Rome Film Festival.

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In this urban ghost story set in a supermarket, we find our heroine Isabel resigning her self to a life of shelf stacking and shop displays at Cheapi Cheapi Cutz, where Stanley the manager bosses her around and memory of her mother undermining her, grinds her down.

She is forced into action, however, when she is visited by a very unusual ghost and given an ultimatum she cannot refuse!

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The tide is slowly coming in and Finn, a worthless low-rent hood, has been dropped on an isolated beach, his feet set in concrete.

Finn's misery is compounded when Jack, a hard and edgy minor gangster responsible for his predicament, lands a few yards away, feet also set in concrete.

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A darkly comic tale about a young girl who takes revenge on her elderly next door neighbour when he kills one of her pet flies. As events start to escalate out of control the question is just who will win?

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Three minutes to sell yourself! 'You ask what can I do in three minutes? - I only need one, the other two you can have back'.

The tribulations of a deluded bit part actor, full of braggadocio and wonderfully portrayed by John Henshaw, as he is about to meet his nemesis.

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Ben seems to have it all; a loving wife, a child and a successful furniture business. If only he could have what he really needs - a single night of uninterrupted sleep.

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A casual jog in the Yorkshire countryside suddenly becomes a wild sprint for his life when, attempting to evade her ravenous guard dog, Jack desperately takes a bicycle from a cantankerous old crone.

Set in the medieval city of York, England, The Bike Thief unfolds in a series of farcical conflicts that spiral out of control as a result of Jack's original theft. Featuring a riveting international cast and stunning photography, this hilarious thriller is guaranteed to set everyone's wheels spinning.
 

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Two women. One man. Random moments and a chance meeting that will change his life forever. Directed by Seeta Indrani (The Bill, Asian Woman of Achievement, Arts and Culture Award). Starring, Nina Wadia (Goodness Gracious Me, All About Me), and Comedy Store Players Steve Steen and Andy Smart. Music by Gene Loves Jezebel and Osibisa.