Projects in genres: Comedy

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Frasier & Tam can't believe their luck when they stumble upon an old trunk full of old records during a house clearance. Have they hit the jackpot?

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What do you need for nuclear war? First of all, a good script.

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Ted, 9 year old, is the clumsiest boy in the world. Desperately searching for his vocation, he finds nothing he is good at. The breakthrough arrives the day his father comes home with an old piano. Ted has the revelation: he will become the next Mozart.

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Little Sofía loves her grumpy granny: even though she is always hungry and eats what little food they can buy. Her pension is the only thing keeping her and her father alive. To what extremes will they go to once granny is no more?

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Pineapple Calamari is a horse who dreams of becoming a racing champion. He is taken care of by two women, who share a very special connection. When tragedy befalls this happy family, their social life takes a dramatic turn for the unexpected.

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The meeting between two very different rival EastEnd gangs: The Koronas come face to face with the arrogant up and coming street gang The Ronnies, in a Stalemate standoff. A phone and the tank - Pliers Pete - provides a humorous twist prior to the unexpected climatic finale.

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Veteran British animator Bob Godfrey (1921-2013) answers the question "What Is Animation?" His answer is by turns witty, iconoclastic and insightful and all the while is acted out by a tiny man in a bowler hat. This hand-drawn film is based upon an interview recorded in 2006.

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A priest, a good man intent on making the world a better place after being threatened during confession, is forced to confront the dark forces closing in on him.

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Shirin is struggling to become: an ideal Persian daughter; politically correct bisexual; and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.

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A 1980s-set story about a musical genius and his mixed-up relationships with his band members.

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Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her eponymous novel.

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A feel-good film about suicide! After many failed attempts at suicide, twenty-something Tom comes to the conclusion that he needs to think outside the box. He plans out the spectacular suicide. We follow Tom as he comes to grips with his reasons for his self-destructive nature, develops relationships with those around him and struggles to come up with the Spectacular Suicide. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014 - World premiere