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

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

Films discussed this episode:

British Short Animation

• Brain Space – trailer – info
• Cardboard – trailer – info
• Death’s Peak – trailer – info
• Ovary-Acting – trailer – info
• Solstice – trailer – info – making of
• Two Black Boys in Paradise – trailer – info – making of

British Short Film

Documentaries:

• Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites – trailer & info
• This Is Endometriosis – trailer – info – full film*
• Welcome Home Freckles – trailer – info

Fiction:

• 22+1 – trailer – info – full film*
• Blondi – trailer – info
• Magid / Zafar – trailer – info – full film*
• Nostalgie – trailer – info
• The Pearl Comb – trailer – info – available on Disney+
• Terence – Letterboxd – Shortverse info
• Wonderwall – clip – Letterboxd – interview (spoilers)

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

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