The 2006 Angel Film Festival has finished.

During the four week festival, 50 short films were shown in and around Islington, details of the shortlisted films can be seen below.

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WINNER: The Acid Game
As children, Arthur and Craig spent long summers playing the Acid Game. Twenty years later, and the game has evolved.
Nathan Turner, (15'10")
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SECOND: The Whistler
A tiny kitten is lured to it's tragic death by an evil bird.
Steve Smith, (01'45")
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THIRD: Ray
A lonely kid stranded in a remote town he hates is drawn to a guy the rest of the town dismiss as a loser, Ray.
Jannine Barnes, (09'20")
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FINALIST: We Three
A six-year old writes an increasingly bizarre fairytale under her father's erratic guidance.
Matt Bloom, (08'01")

FINALIST: To the sea again
Annie's test results show she won't live much longer, but will her son and grandson stop arguing long enough to hear how she wants to spend her time?
MARK JORDON, (18'37")

FINALIST: The Year Of Memories
A man sits in a concrete room, recording his memories of the year. Why are these events etched onto his mind?
louis price, (09'40")

FINALIST: The boy with no name
A lonely boy embarks on a fantastical journey to discover his purpose, his place and his destiny.
adam smith, (05'26")

FINALIST: Sunday Morning
Two ramblers meet in the Manchester hills, but is there enough room for them to share?
, (02'02")

FINALIST: Second Class Male
Locked out of his flat, a man calls upon a suspicious neighbour, a dodgy locksmith and the police to get back in.
Eddie Green, (06'42")

FINALIST: On the Sixth
A monotonous routine and obsessive time keeping cause tensions between a young couple.
Jason Vivekananthan, (09'03")

FINALIST: Lifeless
As Omar enacts a brutal escape from prison, he is forced to face up to the barbarity of his crimes.
Alan O' Callaghan, (07'40")

FINALIST: Italia 2006
The loss of a pair of shoes marks the beginning of an awful day for one paranoid man.
Daniele Carrer, (02'54")

FINALIST: Bus Kong
The last of the London Routemaster buses fights a feral bendy bus, and faces persecution from a yet more sinister foe.
Edward Hartwell, (02'25")

Wired
The urban commute and the imagination collide in this film about repetition.
Rob Timmer, (21'55")

Used
A soleful drama of abandonment and loss, laced with comedy.
Mehul Desai, (03'30")

Tonight
Amish is celebrating his 18th birthday with his family, but it's not just balloons and cards that he wants.
Mehul Desai, (02'40")

Thoughts Of A Falling Glass Man
A giant mechanical robot lives peacefully in a meadow, populating the landscape with his clockwork creatures.
Adam Aiken, (03'17")

The Letter
A Canadian nurse seeks to wreak a terrible revenge upon a young German soldier in her care.
JOSEPH ANTAKI, (07'30")

The Flavour
A documentary following one man's battle with addiction, exploring his early life, his drinking life and life now.
Matthew Robinson, (17'22")

The End of the Ice Age
A quiet, moonlit land of ice is threatened by a strange new presence.
Sarah Wickens, (05'49")

The Drop
Mr Sturge plans to get the girl, get the cash - and get away with his life.
, (06'36")

The 7th
A teenage boy suffers oppressive surveillance from a shadowy man standing across the street.
Jaspal Kandola, (18'50")

Tess: A Tale of Love and Darkness
Tess and Sam are lovers in a dark and mysterious city, beset by evil forces.
Joachim De Smedt, (13'49")

take your shoes off
A man who is unsure of his life is reminded that everything is to live for.
Thomas Williams, (04'57")

Stung
An ageing beekeeper recounts her deepening relationship with the hive at the bottom of her garden.
Carol Clewlow, (10'50")

Stealth Lunch
An army of foxes go high-tech in order to stalk their lunch across country.
Steve Smith, (01'00")

something borrowed
As a young bride speculates on the married life ahead of her, the fate of the happy couple and their guests are revealed.
laurie hagen, (03'58")

Smile
Angered by the drug dealers plying their trade outside his flat, Dave starts his own surveillance operation.
Carlo Ortu, (11'01")

Quarantine
Two young men document the last days of a city decimated by an unseen force.
Richard Willett, (10'00")

Please Release Me
A mobile phone logo struggles within the limitations of its world.
Leo Earle, (01'14")

Out of Office
Man was born free but is everywhere in ring-binders.
, (05'37")

noir d'encre (darkness)
A man discovers his coal mining father may not have died in the Bois du Cazier disaster as he had always believed (French with English subtitles).
olivier van malderghem, (13'03")

Merda!
A misadventure of a man in a toilet.
Werther Germondari, (01'57")

Marker
A documentary maker reveals her path to a mysterious urban artist, who does not wish to be seen in her film.
Karina Griffith, (07'35")

Love Letters
A dark exploration of how some romantic men express their inner feelings.
Matt Bloom, (02'29")

Little Birdie
Abstract animation of lines and shapes, evolving into a figure in flight.
, (01'00")

Life is an illusion
A man seeks the secrets of bladder control from a mysterious and wise oracle.
Massimo Amici, (13'15")

Leap of Faith
Boys go deathbridge bungee jumping in a dark and foggy metropolis, using their necks as safety cords.
Steve Smith, (01'00")

Faultline
Waiting at the hospital while his girlfriend fights for her life, Richard wonders whether he'll lose his mind or his girlfriend.
Melody Walker, (04'15")

Faith in Chaos
A boy leaves his dissertation until the night before it's due. Tired and uninspired, he turns to chemicals for assistance.
James Hutchings, (22'23")

Endgame
A kindly Belfast school teacher is caught in a paramilitary gun battle.
Sarah Aynesworth, (17'47")

Dandelions
A teenage runaway wants to get off the streets and go home, but finds things are not so simple.
yariv Ozdoba, (21'07")

Before Midnight
Receiving an anonymous death threat, a girl distrusts her friends and retreats to her locked bedroom.
Max Blustin, (07'20")

Audition
Tuscar nervously performs his gruesome three-act audition before a somewhat unusual audience.
Megan Ehrhart, (07'08")

A picture can say a thousand words
A short demonstration that a picture really can say a thousand words.
Tom Mansfield, (01'37")

A Love Model
A dreamy teenager becomes devoted to a mature and enigmatic artist.
Eduardo Perez Vidal, (14'40")

A Film About Us
Is there any room for individuality in a world of identikit office blocks and battery farmed workers?
Pedro Lino, (05'27")

20/20
Two Japanese tourists get split up during a trip to London, and get a unique sight-seeing tour of the capital.
Sasha Yevtushenko, (10'03")

(I know) It Wont Last
short music video, with an original song by Lady Caroline.
Lady Caroline Mary Roach, (02'56")