# Cinema16

Cinema16 is a small British DVD company who release "classic & award winning short films on DVD".
The compilations they release feature short films from famous directors such as Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh and George Lucas, as well as work by less well known names. Most of the films also feature commentary tracks, usually by the director.

## Releases

Cinema16 have so far released five DVDs:
| Title | Region Code | PAL/NTSC | Number of Shorts | Notes |
| British Short Films | Region 0 | PAL | 16 | Four shorts are also available on European Short Films: US Edition. |
| European Short Films | Region 2 | PAL | 16 | Seven shorts are also available on European Short Films: US Edition. |
| American Short Films | Region 0 | NTSC | 16 | |
| European Short Films: Special US Edition | Region 0 | NTSC | 16 | Two discs. Contains four shorts not on any other Cinema16 DVD. |
| World Short Films | Region 0 | NTSC | 16 | Two discs. Wasp is also available on European Short Films: US Edition. |

## List of films

The five releases have included a total of 68 short films by 67 directors. The films are:
| Title | Director | Year | Commentary | Available on | Notes |
| About a Girl | Brian Percival | 2001 | by Brian Percival & writer Julie Rutterford | British Short Films | Won the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 2002. |
| Attack on the Bakery | Naoto Yamakawa | 1982 | by Naoto Yamakawa | World Short Films | |
| Bara Prata Lite (Talk) | Lukas Moodysson | 1997 | by Lukas Moodysson | European Short Films | |
| Le Batteur Du Boléro | Patrice Leconte | 1992 | by Patrice Leconte | European Short Films | |
| Before Dawn | Bálint Kanyeres | 2005 | | European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Borom Sarret | Ousmane Sembène | 1963 | by the director's son, Alain | World Short Films | |
| Boy & Bicycle | Ridley Scott | 1958 | by Ridley Scott | British Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Scott's first film. Stars Tony Scott. |
| Carmen | Alexander Payne | 1985 | by Alexander Payne | American Short Films | |
| Charlotte et Veronique, ou Tous les garcons s'appellent Patrick | Jean-Luc Godard | 1957 | by author Colin MacCabe | European Short Films | |
| Koncert Zyczen (Concert of Wishes) | Krzysztof Kieslowski | 1968 | by author Marek Haltof | European Short Films | |
| Copy Shop | Virgil Widrich | 2001 | by Virgil Widrich | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Oscar nominated. |
| Daybreak Express | D.A. Pennebaker | 1953 | by D.A. Pennebaker | American Short Films | |
| Dear Phone | Peter Greenaway | 1976 | by Peter Greenaway | British Short Films | |
| The Discipline of D.E. | Gus Van Sant | 1982 | None | American Short Films | |
| Doña Lupe | Guillermo del Toro | 1983–1984 | by Guillermo del Toro | World Short Films | |
| Doodlebug | Christopher Nolan | 1997 | by Christopher Nolan | British Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Eight | Stephen Daldry | 1998 | by Stephen Daldry & producer Jon Finn | British Short Films | Daldry's first film. |
| Election Night (Valgaften) | Anders Thomas Jensen | 1998 | by Anders Thomas Jensen | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Winner of the Oscar for Best Short Film in 1998. |
| Epilog | Tom Tykwer | 1992 | by Tom Tykwer | European Short Films | |
| Feelings | Todd Solondz | 1984 | by author Jordi Costa | American Short Films | |
| Fierrot le pou | Mathieu Kassovitz | 1990 | None | European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Five Feet High and Rising | Peter Sollett | 1999 | by Peter Sollett & producer Eva Vives | American Short Films | Won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000. |
| Forklift driver klaus | Stefan Prehn & Jorg Wagner | 2000 | by Jorg Wagner & Stefan Prehn | World Short Films | Won "numerous awards". |
| Freiheit | George Lucas | 1966 | by George Lucas | American Short Films | |
| Fridge | Peter Mullan | 1996 | by Peter Mullan | European Short Films | |
| Gasman | Lynne Ramsay | 1997 | by Lynne Ramsay | British Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1998. |
| George Lucas in Love | Joe Nussbaum | 1999 | by Joe Nussbaum & producer Joseph Levy | American Short Films | "George Lucas wrote to the filmmakers to let them know he was amused by the film." |
| Il Giorno della prima di Close Up (The Opening Day of Close-Up) | Nanni Moretti | 1996 | by Nanni Moretti | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| The Girl Chewing Gum | John Smith | 1976 | by John Smith | British Short Films | |
| A Girl's Own Story | Jane Campion | 1984 | None | World Short Films | |
| Gisele Kerozene | Jan Kounen | 1999 | by Jan Kounen | European Short Films | |
| Härlig är jorden (World of Glory) | Roy Andersson | 1991 | by Roy Andersson | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Home | Morag McKinnon | 1998 | by Morag McKinnon | British Short Films | Won the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 1999. |
| L'Homme Sans Tete (The Man Without a Head) | Juan Solanas | 2003 | by Juan Solanas | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2003. |
| Inside Out | Tom Guard & Charles Guard | 1999 | by Tom & Charles Guard | British Short Films | |
| Jabberwocky | Jan Švankmajer | 1971 | by author Peter Hames | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Joyride | Jim Gillespie | 1995 | by Jim Gillespie & producer Angus Lamont | British Short Films | |
| Je t'aime John Wayne | Toby MacDonald | 2000 | by Toby MacDonald, writer Luke Ponte & producer Luke Morris | British Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Judgement (Simpan) | Park Chan-wook | 1999 | by Park Chan-wook | World Short Films | |
| The Lunch Date | Adam Davidson | 1990 | by Adam Davidson | American Short Films | Winner of the Oscar for Best Short Film in 1991. Also winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at Cannes. |
| Madame Tutli-Putli | Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski | 2007 | by Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski | World Short Films | Oscar nominated. Winner of 36 awards. |
| Meshes of the Afternoon | Maya Deren | 1943 | None | American Short Films | |
| My Dad is 100 Years Old | Guy Maddin | 1983 | by Guy Maddin | World Short Films | |
| My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117 | Chris Morris | 2003 | by the production runner | European Short Films | BAFTA winner. |
| Necrology (Roll Call of the Dead) | Standish Lawder | 1969–1970 | by Standish Lawder | American Short Films | |
| Nocturne | Lars von Trier | 1980 | by Lars von Trier & Tomas Gisslasson | European Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Paperboys | Mike Mills | 2001 | by Mike Mills | American Short Films | |
| Quartet for the End of Time | Alfonso Cuarón | 1983 | by Alfonso Cuarón | World Short Films | |
| Rabbit | Run Wrake | 2005 | by Run Wrake | European Short Films: US Edition | |
| Screen Test: Helmut | Andy Warhol | 1964 | None | American Short Films | One of over 500 Screen Test films made by Warhol. |
| El Secdleto De La Tlompeta | Javier Fesser | 1995 | by Jordi Costa | European Short Films | |
| The Sheep Thief | Asif Kapadia | 1997 | by Asif Kapadia | British Short Films | |
| The Short & Curlies | Mike Leigh | 1987 | by Mike Leigh | British Short Films | First in Channel 4's series of short films by this name. |
| Sikumi (On the Ice) | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | 2008 | by Andrew MacLean & Cara Marcous | World Short Films | Won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. |
| Six Shooter | Martin McDonagh | 2005 | | European Short Films: US Edition | Winner of the Oscar for Best Short Film in 2006. BAFTA nominated. |
| Soft | Simon Ellis | 2006 | by Simon Ellis | World Short Films | BAFTA nominated. Winner of "countless" awards. Ellis is the only director to have more than one film featured on Cinema16 DVDs. |
| Sonata for Hitler | Alexander Sokurov | 1979–1989 | None | World Short Films | |
| Telling Lies | Simon Ellis | 2000 | by Simon Ellis | British Short Films | Ellis is the only director to have more than one film featured on Cinema16 DVDs. |
| Terminal Bar | Stefan Nadelman | 2003 | by Stefan Nadelman | American Short Films | Won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. |
| Terry Tate: Office Linebacker | Rawson Marshall Thurber | 2003 | by Rawson Marshall Thurber | American Short Films | First in a series of shorts, though only one is included. |
| Two Cars, One Night | Taika Waititi | 2003 | by Taika Waititi | World Short Films | Oscar nominated. |
| UK Images | Martin Parr | 1997 | by Martin Parr | British Short Films | |
| Uncle | Adam Elliot | 1996 | by Adam Elliot | World Short Films | |
| La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons (The Old Lady and the Pigeons) | Sylvain Chomet | 1998 | by Sylvain Chomet | World Short Films | Oscar nominated. |
| Vincent | Tim Burton | 1982 | None | American Short Films | Narrated by Vincent Price. |
| Wasp | Andrea Arnold | 2003 | None | World Short Films, European Short Films: US Edition | Winner of the Oscar for Best Short Film in 2005, as well as over 30 international festival awards. |
| Who's My Favourite Girl? | Adrian J. McDowall | 1999 | by Adrian J. McDowall | British Short Films | Won a BAFTA in 2000. |
| The Wraith of Cobble Hill | Adam Parrish King | 2005 | by Adam Parrish King | American Short Films | Won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. |