Projects in genres: Comedy

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Hello You is contemporary and challenging; elements of a road movie, a drugs trip, a rock festival, an office party. It follows the highs and lows in the lives of Frank, Michael, Monica, Paul, Natalie and Lillian over two summer weeks. Each experience in turn is passionate, true to life and richly human; a galaxy of eccentric and loveable characters with Frank at its centre - Frank, 35, his rock-guitar fuelled music career has been on the verge-of-exploding ever since he can remember. He and Michael, 33 have never found success beyond the shed-cum-studio at the bottom of Michael's garden. The two best friends are striving to create the perfect demo tape to get the attention of the music companies. Hello you is a dynamic kaleidoscope of contemporary Britain: A generation raised to be pop-stars face the aching void between the person they are and the person they thought they would be.

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At the request of his wife, a gregarious Father Christmas visits his psychoanalyst to find out why he is so happy all of the time. In only a metter on a few minutes the benign Saint Nicholas becomes convinced that he is a sexual deviant, has a fetish for small men, confides in animals, a raciast and bigot and with a significant weight and image problem!

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Too much testosterone in this young cat forces his owners to go ahead with the criminal deed of taking him to the vet. The randy tom resists as much as he can and even manages to escape, but he can't avoid the inevitable: he's going to lose his knackers.

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Sam, a radio DJ in 2020 New York City, recieves a mysterious call during her late-night talk show from someone, or something, claiming to be the artificial intelligence inside a nuclear bomb.

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From the director of Little Black Book comes a fresh spin on the high school comedy in the vein of American Pie and Freaky Friday. For 16 years, Woody, a poor but popular school jock and Nell, a prim, over-privileged school academic, have been next-door neighbours and arch enemies. However after some movie high-jinks they wake up one day to find themselves in a very strange place: each other's bodies! Initially embarking on a hilarious revenge spree as they gleefully embarrass and mess up each other's high-school reputations, they are horrified to realise the implications of their predicament. Nell's interview with Yale is just around the corner and Woody's only shot at a football scholarship is days away. Putting their differences aside they must work together, and in the process come to realise a few home truths about each other; and maybe it's just possible that these two polar opposites might even fall in love.

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When a 30-something couple give a New Year’s weekend bash for their assorted friends, the ensuing jealousies, tensions and emotions that emerge from such a reunion cause them to decide the future of their own troubled marriage. January 2nd is a hip, sexy film with hilarious comedy set pieces performed by a talented cast of young British actors. It lifts the lid on contemporary relationships with a fierce sexual honesty and brings its characters to the screen with coruscating wit. It combines the humour of Withnail and I and the warmth of The Big Chill, with a soundtrack to match that charts the history of the last 15 years of UK music and street culture.

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Would you let the end of the world spoil your holiday plans? This smart London couple will have none of it! Venice has been destroyed and Paris is occupied by the same army that invaded Barcelona, so how about a change of plans and do a safari trip to Africa instead of a European city break? There is only one problem: their neighbour, Cassandra, interrupting their cosy winter evening with a reminder of the relentless bombs that keep falling over London. She’s so negative!

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Every small town has its secrets and Little Wallop is no exception. In a lovely little house, on an idyllic English country lane, live the Goodfellows: Walter, the bumbling town vicar (Rowan Atkinson), Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) and their children, Holly and Petey. Gloria tries desperately to keep up appearances, but she knows the whole charade is about to blow to bits: brazen, rebellious Holly has a new boyfriend every week; shy little Petey is the whipping boy for the school bullies; Walter is too busy writing sermons to notice Gloria's fetching new lingerie, or realise that his family is in crisis; and Gloria is so fed up with all of them that she's ready to run off to Mexico with Lance (Patrick Swayze), her rakish American golf instructor. Each night, Gloria prays for salvation or, at the very least, for the neighbour's dog to stop barking. Enter Grace (Maggie Smith), the answer to Gloria's prayers: a charming, discreet housekeeper with her own unique definition of keeping house - and an unusual knack for problem-solving. Thanks to Grace, Gloria's woes magically begin to evaporate: no more barking dog, no more prying neighbours, no more bullies tormenting her son. But Gloria soon realises everything comes at a price, and there may be more to her capable new housekeeper than meets the eye.

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Inspired by a true story, Kinky Boots sees Charlie Price set about rescuing his dad's ailing Northampton shoe factory, which has been the pride and joy of his family for generations. Facing the imminent closure of the factory, Charlie begins to feel all is lost. A chance encounter with sassy, flamboyant Soho cabaret star Lola provides a glimmer of hope and a surprising last chance for the factory and its employees. Lola's quest for stylish, kinky women's boots (for men) might just provide the answer to Charlie's prayers but is Northampton open-minded enough for the likes of Lola?  

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A journey home is often the most relaxing and sweet. For Oishii Tori; a young woman catching the last train home, the journey becomes one of unsought attention, angst and horror as she finds that sometimes the Last train home may not be the best one to catch after all.

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Described as a 'Waiting for Godot with Chavs', this dark comedy centres around four teenage rudeboys who find themselves in purgatory, having stolen a car and passed into the void by way of a fatal car crash.

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Out from the deep, dark woods, creep, creep, creeping come the Hobyar men. Woodcut animation makes a traditional tale to keep children awake at night. Winner of Best Animated Film, Dokufest 2005 Kosovo, and Best Children's Animation, London IMAF 2004.