Projects in genres: Comedy

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When a tiny hardware shop in Bloomsbury is threatened with closure after 171 years, what does that mean for a community? We follow the owners Karen and Trevor, their dog Buster and their employee Karl on what could be their final seven days of trading.

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In a forgotten patch of countryside, a woman is battling her demons: embracing exclusion yet wanting to belong, craving freedom whilst feeling trapped, yearning for family life but wanting to burn the entire house down. Given surprising leeway by her family for her increasingly erratic behaviour, she nevertheless feels ever more stifled and repressed. Motherhood, womanhood, the banality of love, the terrors of desire, the brutality of another person carrying your heart forever. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Midnight Screenings - World premiere

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Following acclaimed stage actress Nora and her younger sister Agnes as their eccentric and charismatic father Gustav suddenly steps back into their lives after a long absence. Once a renowned film director, Gustav looks to make his comeback and make amends with Nora by offering her the lead role in his next film. But Nora wants nothing to do with her father or his film. An intimate and poignant exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025

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Seven’s a downtrodden Junior Creative at a cosmic agency that creates worlds. When he’s unexpectedly gifted the opportunity to create his dream world, he finds himself in a life or death race against the clock to overcome his creative block before his head explodes. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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An exploration of the fragile relations between art, money and protest. Will a world famous actress refuse to go on stage for opening night of a West End play when she finds out that an infamous man - a criminal- is in the audience and is one of the major funders of the production? Follow the creative team and her understudy as they count down to curtain up in this sharp satire which leaves the audience asking "Should she?"; "Shouldn't she?"; "Would you?".

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Dorothy is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine.

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Actor Grace can't understand why every role she lands ends in her untimely death-until a mysterious agent explains the 'Bury Your Gays' trope. Now, trapped in a genre-hopping battle for survival, Grace has one mission: do not die.

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We all know a Jeanine: 40’s, childless, partnerless, wondering not just, “How did I get here?” (that’s the easy question) but “Where next?” and, more importantly, “Who with?” Jeanine’s is a simple goal: She wants someone to say her name in the dark. So a husband, i.e. someone contractually obliged to be with her, seems like the answer. Which is how Jeanine came to be here in a wedding dress, beside an A-road on a rainy day, holding a sign that says, ‘MARRY ME’. Problem is, the various men who stop and talk to her have their own agendas (not all of them honourable... ). Then a car pulls in and out fall two drunk women: hen party sashes, gins in tins and a jilted bride-to-be who’s the angriest woman to ever draw breath. Rival bride Jeanine seems the ideal target for her fury. Until Jeanine realises how to unite them all in their various frustrations. Burning her charity-shop wedding dress like a flag, Jeanine's chance meeting with the women becomes an anarchic, joyful celebration of female unity…

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Aspiring vlogger, Angus Mattock, ventures to a remote wilderness retreat to create nature and survival videos. His idyllic getaway descends into a nightmarish fight for his life as he is held captive by a mysterious, natural force. Official Selection Raindance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection NÒT Film Festival 2025

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May’s sister Gemma has become a goth overnight, causing May to explore the fantastical and downright silly reasons for the sudden change, while also going on a journey of self-discovery. May's investigation is powered by the autistic need to make sense of the world around you.

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A group of teenagers fall desperately in love with the same person. As their attempts to impress their crush and one-up each other get more and more dramatic, conflict is inevitable. Official Selection International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2025 - Official Competition