Shorts TV

Comedies related to death, including "A Matter of Choice" where boy meets girl in an assisted-suicide clinic; Christian has an eventful visit to the afterlife in "Meeting Mr. Samuel"; a promiscuous attorney is mourned in "Hard Up.".

We mark the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival with a season of extraordinary animations. In this hour: 'All My F***ing Superheroes'; 'The Lab'; 'Tidy Away'; and Oscar-nominees 'Our Uniform' and 'Letter To A Pig'.

Horror shorts about the need for bodies, including "Thanatopraxy," where Maria and Monica plan to procure a donor heart; beekeepers try to have a baby through a surrogate in "Beehive"; it's a teen boy vs. parasite in "Endangered.".

Powerful love stories, including 'It Was English' about a chance meeting and memory; Martin makes a heart-rending discovery after a bereavement in 'Nocturne'; and sleepwalking romance 'The Place We Go To Hide' with Tom Ellis and Daisy Lowe.

Comedies about nerds, with an awkward invitation in "An Orgy in Joshua Tree"; a Dungeon Master's funeral brings an unexpected offer in "A Real Adventure"; "Man Spider" reveals what became of the spider who bit Peter Parker.

Great shorts to start your day, with laundromat action comedy '10 Minutes For A Pound'; calming drama 'The Fisherman'; Taika Waititi's comedy drama 'Tama Tu' about a group of WWII soldiers; and passionate music drama 'The Pianists'.

Great shorts to start your day, including police officers bonding in comedy 'Standby'; a novelist gets frustrated in 'Weather Or Not'; a cafe-owner is fascinated by a mysterious customer in 'Postcard From Tahiti'; and love drama 'Motel'.

Great shorts to start your day, with 'Auntie Issues' where a student has a crush on her teacher; Takumi returns to his family in Japan in drama 'Return To Toyama'; and two strangers meet inadvertently on a train in rom-com 'First Date'.

Great shorts to start your day, with laundromat action comedy '10 Minutes For A Pound'; calming drama 'The Fisherman'; Taika Waititi's comedy drama 'Tama Tu' about a group of WWII soldiers; and passionate music drama 'The Pianists'.

Great shorts to start your day, including police officers bonding in comedy 'Standby'; a novelist gets frustrated in 'Weather Or Not'; a cafe-owner is fascinated by a mysterious customer in 'Postcard From Tahiti'; and love drama 'Motel'.

Creative animations, including joyful adventure 'Kayak'; comedy 'The Bear Facts'; family story 'The Light Eater'; Oscar nominee 'Our Uniform'; cartoon satire 'Mondo Domino'; and amusing story 'Mr. Pug' about a not so ordinary dog.

Insightful documentaries about animals, including "Seeking Sanctuary" about shark conservation; "The Great Pretender" about lyrebirds; a rancher sets out to save jaguars in "Rancheros Del Jaguar"; "Sympathy For The Devil" about Tasmanian Devils.

Shorts about family, with 'Trigger' where a man struggling with his identity gets support; after the death of his father, Takumi makes a 'Return To Toyama'; and a young woman is caught between her dreams and her family in 'Baghdad Express'.

Comedy to light up your day, including the thought-provoking 'Short Calf Muscle' about Anders, who is different; rom-com 'The Five Wives & Lives Of Melvyn Pfferberg'; and disagreements about Jacob's bar mitzvah in 'On Becoming A Man'.

ShortsTV Selects dramas about social friction, with a PhD student interviewing her estranged grandmother in 'Oma'; a teen thief is assigned an adult volunteer in 'Inappropriate'; and class differences are exposed on a ski trip in 'Winter'.

Shorts about family, with 'Trigger' where a man struggling with his identity gets support; after the death of his father, Takumi makes a 'Return To Toyama'; and a young woman is caught between her dreams and her family in 'Baghdad Express'.

Comedy to light up your day, including the thought-provoking 'Short Calf Muscle' about Anders, who is different; rom-com 'The Five Wives & Lives Of Melvyn Pfferberg'; and disagreements about Jacob's bar mitzvah in 'On Becoming A Man'.

ShortsTV Selects dramas about social friction, with a PhD student interviewing her estranged grandmother in 'Oma'; a teen thief is assigned an adult volunteer in 'Inappropriate'; and class differences are exposed on a ski trip in 'Winter'.

We celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup with short films related to soccer; we present two episodes of the doc series "World Cup Secret Stories" and two dramas, "The World Cup In A Square" and the "WWI inspired Stalemate.".

Stars in shorts, including Justine Lupe ('Succession', 'Nobody Wants This'); Joseph Mawle ('The Rings of Power', 'Game of Thrones'), Jodie Whittaker ('Doctor Who', 'Broadchurch'), and Russell Tovey ('American Horror Story', 'Love Again').

Looking at some shorts; Julian Glover in "Waiting Room"; the daughter of a sex worker dreams of finding her father in "Matapang"; and a town mourns its promiscuous defense attorney in comedy "Hard Up.".

Celebrating women filmmakers with moving dramas, including 'Afloat' where Garance battles insecurity; Annie must face heartbreaking news in 'Incompatible'; and a teen deals with the aftermath of a sexual assault in 'What Happened To Evie?'.

Stars in shorts, including Justine Lupe ('Succession', 'Nobody Wants This'); Joseph Mawle ('The Rings of Power', 'Game of Thrones'), Jodie Whittaker ('Doctor Who', 'Broadchurch'), and Russell Tovey ('American Horror Story', 'Love Again').

Horror stories set at home, where we are meant to feel safest; includes "The Other Side" where the CCTV malfunctions, a chilling video call in "One Minute," personal loss and grief drive "Huella" and a teen girl's nightmare in "Traum.".