Funded by Film4 and the UK Film Council through their prestigious Cinema Extreme programme, "Hallo Panda" premiered at the Encounters Festival in Bristol before going on to be shown on Channel 4 and to win fans and awards all around the globe.
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2006, 30mins, High Def, budget: £50K
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SCREENED AT:
Bridge Fest
Da Vinci Film Festival
Dereel Independent Film Festival
Encounters Film Festival
Filmmaker Festival (Winner Best Short Film, Benedict Wong and Peter Elliott nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor)
Gold Lion Film Festival
HDFest New York
!f Istanbul
International Film Festival Egypt
International Film Festival South Africa (Winner Best Film Under 30mins)
The International Sweet Onion Film Festival (Winner Best Short Film)
London Short Film Festival (formerly Halloween)
Non-Multiplex Cinema London
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival
Soundtrack at Ronnie Scott's London
Swansea Bay Film Festival (nominated for Best Short)
Thunderclap Award (Second for Best Director)
Tregor Film Festival
True West Cinema Festival
HD Fest Trailer
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"I desperately want to own Hallo Panda on dvd. I woke up late one night, with the telly still on and this short film playing. I stayed up to watch it and fell in love. I didn't stop talking about it the next day - despite the fact everyone thought I had watched panda porn."
- K Steel
"Fantastically original" - Cath Le Couteur
"Refreshing and hilarious" - Chris Harman
"I just saw Hallo Panda at the Sweet Onion film festival here in Walla Walla, WA and LOVED it! Is there any way to get a hold of a copy of Hallo Panda in the USA? Or a place online that streams the movie? Anyways, great film, and I wish you guys continued success in the future!" - Ben Wu
"Really enjoyed it" - Alice Lowe
"The visuals were all stunning... very funny"
- Ben Cavey
"Thought the film was great. To be honest, when it started I thought it could be a bit of a one joke wonder but you really pulled it off (if you'll excuse the pun)." - Nic Cornwall
"Loved it." - Rebecca Hitt
"Bloody marvellous" - Darren Bender.
"People really loved the film. Numerous people mentioned it was one of their favorites. And Hallo Panda received pretty much non-stop laughs."
- Marisa Cohen, HDFest
"The script - excellent. Just my cup of tea."
- Peter Davies
"I'm still laughing" - Steve Beard
"I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that having watched the Charlie's Shorts DVDs you sent, I'm now really looking forward to your next film! You've done some great stuff and I won't list all my favourites but I thought 'Burnt Bernard' and 'The Audition' were both really good and of course 'Hallo Panda' is great."
- Gareth Crook
"It really captures that woozy, boozy feeling when you think you are falling for someone...it's technically excellent and it is funny and moving too..." - Tracy O'Riordan
"Rare to see a short film that totally sustains its length. Great tone too... I laughed more during this than several short films put together" - David Lemon
"I nearly pissed myself laughing... I often think of the song at the end of the film - bloody marvellous" - LC Davis
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