BAFTA-recognised festival LOCO aka The London Comedy Film Festival is back to share the best comedy short films rescued from the madness of 2020 in this Comedy Shorts Weekender, in partnership with MindsEye.
With such a strong field, it has not been easy to come up with a list of the best submissions from this year. However, after much heated debate (and a lot of chuckles), a list has been decided on. These are the films which made us laugh loudest and think hardest. Innovative and playful, this selection of short films represents some of the very best comedy writing, directing and performing.
Programme
Just Agree Then
Dirs/Wris. Duncan Cowles & Ross Hogg
Emotional Baggage
Dir. Jack Howard
Wris. Dean Dobbs & Jack Howard
Capital
Dir. Freddy Syborn
Wris. Adam Drake, Charlotte Ritchie & Ben Rowse
I’m Going to Space
Dir/Wri. Luke Frangeskou
The Last Mermaid
Dir. Fi Kelly
Wri. Janey Godley, Oliver Maltman & Jules Middleton
Mondeo
Dirs/Wris. Behnam Taheri & Gideon Beresford
The Devil’s Harmony
Dir. Dylan Holmes Williams
Wri. Dylan Holmes Williams & Jess O’Kane
Hamsbury Book Club
Dir. Nick Collett
Wri. Chris Hayward
LOCO SHORTS WEEKENDER
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINDSEYE
Awkward Encounters
Fri 24 Sep 20:50
Intimate Details
Sat 25 Sep 18:10
Dark Turns
Sat 25 Sep 20:40
Old Pals
Sun 26 Sep 12:10
LOCO: BAFTA-recognised Best of 2020
Sun 26 Sep 15:30
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