This is an eye-opening film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The opening is strong, the end fair, there is mystery and wonderment - it becomes hard to single out anything because it's all good; brilliant, even.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is something still and small and sad, a short that does what the best shorts do, use every moment of the space that it's afforded to create something on screen that convinces and transports.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Something of an oddity.

~ Chris -

The idea and the shapes are simple - a cube, a circle, textured backgrounds - but the overall effect is quite meditative.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A deceptively smart, layered piece of work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a story that is at once deeply personal and indicative of changing attitudes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Marcondes' artistic mix of puppetry, traditional and computer-generated animation is a feast for the eyes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's not a subtle idea but subtlety may not be what the wider context calls for.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are subtleties here, not least in the ending. Details are small but well scattered, each adding to the tale.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This film makes it clear that lemur versus nature is the future.

~ Emilia Rolewicz -

A slight narrative leaves room for a lot of emotional work in this muscular short.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It attracts and deserves warm laughter, far less awkward in its soaring than the feathered flight of its antagonist.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The central performances are great - the warriors speak in the old tongue, subtitled.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Has a feelgood factor that's hard to beat

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though effective in places, it doesn’t have enough going on to justify its running time, mistaking expositional twists for substance, and when it slows, the device at its heart becomes really, really irritating.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This little known story will fascinate people with an interest in wartime history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Short, sweet and wonderfully unhinged.

~ Anton Bitel -

Varvat’s performance is intense and sincere.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's no tragic affliction narrative here.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Resistant to easy classification, this could be called experimental animation.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Coloured with rural folklore, this black and white take on the experience on 17th Century life is deeply English in its sensibilities.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though dressed in the detritus of the modern era, it is a tale sufficiently plastic that its flotsam and jetsam could be substituted for any cargo discarded.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's a bit repressive, with omnious music and no dialogue.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This fantastic drama is made all the more powerful and chilling by the fact that it is based on a true story.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film is brilliant. Not unique in intent, let us not make that mistake, but moving, affecting, at once subdued and inviting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ruaridh Mollica and Joshua Griffin produce astonishing performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A documentary of the best kind.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Like a precursor to the Performance Art of Laurie Anderson.

~ Chris -

A well balanced piece, strongly supported by Rhett Brewer's score.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Directed with a light touch by Eivind Landsvik, it’s acutely aware of the fragility of its characters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Christian Petaroscia, is an extraordinary talent.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Finding strength in simplicity, this is a small film with a lot of heart.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It would have been nice to see a little bit more care taken with the premise, but of course, that’s not really the point. This is a film about fighting, and where that’s concerned, it acquits itself much better.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Elmira Mirel handles the role of the mother with quiet assurance, carrying her along a journey from belief in the power of reason to something that is purely instinctive, animal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As an atmospheric snapshot, it's sure to raise a smile.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is, in fact, a fascinating documentary about the cubicle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Through careful editing choices, the directors invite us to empathise with people whose most important experiences are close to universal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There is a lot more going on here than just the sexual, and that activity, in itself, is transmuted in its meaning.

~ Jennie Kermode -

“I always have been a dreamer” the designer says, as we get a glimpse into his tie closet while he buttons his vest.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

An excellent combination of charming pop-culture parodies and subtle mockery of the stiff upper lip of the central characters.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

Keating is quite a find, shouldering the weight of the story without lapsing into sentimentality as many young performers would.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Offering the comfort and reassurance of a Seventies children's TV programme, it takes us into the heat of darkness in a bumbling, offbeat way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The charm of this piece is bound up in its melancholic energy, a eulogy where many of the lines were drawn by the lost.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Everywhere ghosts, not just of motion, blur, of building, concrete carcass and serried stairs untroubled by the feet that no longer walk upon them.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shot through with a rightness, every frame a photograph, every unstill moment a miracle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Genuinely amusing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though Poe's prose was sometimes lurid, its visualisation here is spare.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A bit like watching geniuses goofing around on acid. Or sewing the seeds of the future.

~ Chris -

As Joonha Kim's only credit, it shows talent in both writing and direction.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Brian Kirk's film has a sentimental heart and a lovely performance from 11-year-old Iain de Caestecker, as Billy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It might have a simple moral but it's still a well-framed piece of work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

We all know the riddle solution, so Peake is inviting us to guess what will happen in the interim, which we don't.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you have personally struggled with issues of this kind, you’ll find Take Care Of Maya hard to watch, but it is an important watch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The use of black and white film suits the drama playing out, but it is Fazeli's ability to draw such a complex picture in so few scenes which is at the crux of the film's success.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It does entertain, but it's gruelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A well-written and beautifully performed piece.

~ Dylan Matthew -

It's an inkblot, almost literally, and wallowing in the speculation its randomness generates is diverting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Full of excellent one-liners and wry observations.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dachi Sato's film is striking, the flicker of light through trees like rolling down a forested lane.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Avant garde and mesmerising.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In many ways the video has more to say than the song it accompanies.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film challenges notions about masculinity and the culture of expecting trans people to prove themselves by rejecting everything associated with the sex category they were put in at birth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although 12 Angry Men is the more detailed work, a similar sort of group dynamic plays out here.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The drawings have a thick charcoal line, nothing explicit, rather sensually suggestive. There is, however, a danger of repetition.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Animation is basic and unoriginal, although the colouring is good.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This well-made short packs an emotional ending that is entirely unexpected.

~ Chris -

It's a quirky calling card but it's difficult to say how well this style would work if applied to a longer project.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Manages to capture the raw emotions of life at the tough end, without being judgemental or intruding too much on what are obviously very personal moments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The story packs an ethereal twist.

~ David Stanners -

Director Catriona Craig has done a terrific job.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What makes the film stand out is the acting, especially Daniel Rashid's sensitive portrayal of Clark.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Intended as an examination of deja vu, this is, sadly, something we've seen before.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film takes a compassionate stance towards the unemployed.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Essentially an extended joke.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Interesting, cleverly shot and highly intelligent.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite the drenched colour scheme, directors Lee Lynch and Naomi Uman have given their film a deliberately ‘home-shot’ look.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's a crisp film, well executed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Giménez uses this beautiful choreography to say something more about human connection and spirit.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sotirchos's script is pacey, witty and ably helped along by Robert F Mack - who plays it straight to great effect.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The story falls apart when it comes to the denouement, which is somewhat confused and doesn't really deliver a satisfactory punchline.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Endured rather than enjoyed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Cruickshank's sense of humour never loses its edge.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fun and has a charming punchline.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

By paring the script down, there is plenty of room for sight gags and they are neatly realised and slick.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Seek it out.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Theresa Moerman's film is a deeply personal, deeply moving portrait of grief.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Enjoyable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This works well enough in the context of an anthology or as part of a festival, but the film doesn't stand very well on its own.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Detached, unsettling, and intriguing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The power and the glory is in the image.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A polished, well-made comedy short.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

A touching tale of a magically real quest.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's easy enough to make comedy out of a cultural change that still has most people feeling lost, but what makes this film work is that we also see the emotional side of the romance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Has enough personality and wit to make entertaining viewing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Anything as simple as this contains the essence of beauty.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This may be the modern day but Lino shows how these fights evoke something ancient and earthy that reminds us of connections to nature that many of us have lost.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An interesting curiosity for fans of Schlesinger's dramatic work, this film plays upon many of the same themes.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is minimalism in filmmaking to good effect.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's impressive to see the participants in this film not only talking directly to camera but allowing the camera inside their homes, giving us a picture of who they are in their private lives.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The cast do a good job of creating an atmosphere, ably helped by taut direction.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The script by director Simon Ellis is hilarious in a been-there-done-that-God-I-hate-myself kind of way,

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Manages the bleat of despair and a bubbly breeziness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Frantic fun all the way.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Tashi's fierceness and imagination make her a highly engaging subject.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Vigo shows an impressive understanding of his subject, capturing subtleties of the swimming experience that would be lost on the average person.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sometimes it's the simple ideas that are the most catchy.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A pleasant, low-key, quietly romantic piece.

~ Nicola Osborne -

A fascinating autobiographical montage.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The overall standard of acting from the young cast is impressive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Like a beautiful piece of filigree it is the detail that makes this short so beautiful, both in terms of its look and its narrative.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Its lean condition means we can see the bones but its straightforwardness and lack of pretension give it a certain charm.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Quirky and fun.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Engaging and enjoyable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In the time it takes to walk to the gallows, Wes West's little film of marital disharmony can only hint at a deliciously dark comedy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A film that is at once delicate and deft.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A short, sweet burst of cuteness.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Close to being a fairy tale in the old sense - frightening and enlightening.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The delight of the drama stems from the well crafted characters, while its heft hinges on toxicity that may not be immediately obvious.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer/director Sandhya Suri - who has a documentary background - is keen to show that everyone plays their part in the prejudices and corruption of the legal system.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Once again, Guiraudie proves himself the master of setting up a mystery by the means of perfect script economy that functions strictly on “need to know” basis.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

The director shows how it’s not just Julie’s tennis skills that have been groomed by the coach but large aspects of her life.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cat’s viewpoint predominates, and Zilbalodis has an acute understanding of how the world looks from its point of view, of what catches its attention and how its body follows instinctively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s ironic that a film about a family who have built a perfect facsimile of a life for themselves should feel so overly constructed itself

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lin and Sun studiously maintain the enigma around Shuo so that we are left guessing as to whether he’s just a disadvantaged teen trying to make his way in the world or a cuckoo in the nest.

~ Amber Wilkinson -