The Lorehounds - BAFTA 2026: Longlisted Shorts – Britain's best cinema snacks

Описание: The awards season is also heating up in Europe, with Round Two of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) voting underway. With the longlists announced, Elysia takes you on a tour of the 16 short films longlisted in two categories – what makes each special, which can you find where to watch yourself, which might you have already seen, and which short has turned up in a Lorehounds episode again, for the third time?

Previous episode: 2026 Oscar-Qualified Shorts – Top 20 for Lorehounds ( https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the... )

Films discussed this episode:

British Short Animation

Brain Space – trailer (    • BRAIN SPACE | Official Trailer | Laura Tof...   ) – info ( https://www.instagram.com/brainspacef... )
Cardboard – trailer (    • Cardboard | Official Trailer   ) – info ( https://locksmithanimation.com/films/... )
Death’s Peak – trailer (    • Death's Peak - Trailer (c)NFTS 2025   ) – info ( https://www.claudiamorles.com/deaths-... )
Ovary-Acting – trailer (    • Ovary-Acting - Trailer   ) – info ( https://www.idamelum.com/ovary-acting... )
Solstice – trailer (    • SOLSTICE | Trailer | A New Short Film By L...   ) – info (   / lukeangusanimator   ) – making of (    • I Made an OSCAR-Worthy Animated Short… By ...   )
Two Black Boys in Paradise – trailer (    • Two Black Boys in Paradise (Trailer)   ) – info (   / one_6th   ) – making of (    • TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE   -  The Making Of   )

British Short Film

Documentaries:

Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – trailer & info ( https://www.langholmitesfilm.com/ )
This Is Endometriosis – trailer ( https://vimeo.com/803379946 ) – info ( https://www.thisisendo.com/ ) – full film ( https://vimeo.com/919495383 ) *
Welcome Home Freckles – trailer (    • Trailer | Welcome Home Freckles | Huiju Park   ) – info (   / huijudoc   )

Fiction:

22+1 – trailer (    • 22+1 film trailer | Pippa Bennett-Warner &...   ) – info ( https://www.221film.com/ ) – full film (    • Видео   ) *
Blondi – trailer (    • Blondi | Trailer   ) – info ( https://www.jacksalvadori.com/blondi )
Magid / Zafar – trailer ( https://vimeo.com/1115586278 ) – info ( https://www.instagram.com/magid_zafar... ) – full film ( https://vimeo.com/1124950562/e9e771ea46 ) *
Nostalgie – trailer (    • Nostalgie // A BAFTA Nominated Short Film ...   ) – info ( https://www.instagram.com/tarafilms/?... )
The Pearl Comb – trailer (    • The Pearl Comb - Trailer   ) – info (   / thepearlcombfilm   ) – available on Disney+ ( https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/brow... )
Terence – Letterboxd ( https://letterboxd.com/film/terence/ ) – Shortverse info ( https://www.shortverse.com/films/terence )
Wonderwall – clip (    • Extrait - WONDERWALL dir. Róisín Burns   ) – Letterboxd ( https://letterboxd.com/film/wonderwal... ) – interview ( https://vimeo.com/1128513749 ) (spoilers)

*May be taken down (e.g., if nominated).

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