Oscar-winning Australian star Cate Blanchett has been named this year's recipient of the British Short Film Awards' Impact Award. The Tár and Black Bag actress will receive the honor at the fifth ...

Beatie Edney in ‘The Pearl Comb.’ Photo Courtesy of Ali Cook. “The Pearl Comb,” starring Beatie Edney, is an award-winning British short film that was written and directed by Ali Cook (“Ragdoll”). It ...

Streaming platforms for Cinema16: British Short Films haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Iris Prize has announced its 15 queer films shortlisted for the 2026 Best British Short award, which will take place on 16 October 2026.

“A Friend of Dorothy,” starring Miriam Margolyes, OBE, is a British short film by writer and director Lee Knight, who also served as an executive producer. It also stars Alistair Nwachukwu, Sir ...

Ali Cook’s The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and ...

Full-length feature films carry a legendary history of winning Oscars, but short films frequently create a much deeper impact within a limited runtime. Released one year ago, A Friend of Dorothy ...

EXCLUSIVE: Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter franchise) will lead upcoming British short film A Friend of Dorothy, with Stephen Fry (Wilde), Alistair Nwachukwu and Oscar Lloyd (Stranger Things: The First ...

Paapa Essiedu, star of HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series and a newly-crowned Olivier Award winner, has taken time away from playing Professor Snape to join Maxine Peake ("I Swear," "Say Nothing") ...

Oscar-winning Australian star Cate Blanchett has been named this year's recipient of the British Short Film Awards' Impact Award. The Tár and Black Bag actress will receive the honor at the fifth ...