Film
Key's short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island', which he wrote and performed in with Tom Basden, won Best UK Short at the 2007 Edinburgh Film Festival. It was nominated for a 2008 BAFTA in the category of Best Short Film, but lost to Dog Altogether by Diarmid Scrimshaw, and one of Tim's biggest heroes, Paddy Considine.
Key has made two other short films with Tom Basden, Piano For Beginners in 2004, and The Amazing Hedge Puzzle in 2005, both of which were directed by Alex Winckler and produced by J Van Tulleken.
Key and J Van Tulleken are currently filming some of his poetry, in the form of 1 to 2 minute ostentatiously arty black and white films with the poems narrated over. Rebecca Hall, Kristen Schaal, Tom Basden, and Khalid Abdalla, among others have appeared in these films, alongside Key.
Key will also collaborate with J Van Tulleken on one of 16 short films to have won production funding through BFI Shorts 2012. The film will be a black comedy entitled Anthony, outlined as follows: "Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his Elf, Anthony, have crash-landed in the middle of nowhere on their busiest night." It is due to be completed in 2013.
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