A talent show audition, safety in womanhood, one upmanship among friends, surprises in service industry work, unlikely connections and a young girl’s first day at school come together in this thought provoking selection of work by Italian filmmakers. The shorts will be introduced by Dr. Silvana Serra, coordinator for Cinema Events at Dante. Join us…
A young and successful magician’s best trick fails, an agreement among roommates, a fortunate and unfortunate lottery win, bullies, and perils of dating and play come together in this collection of Spanish shorts and animations. Join us on the 19th October at the Instututo Cervantes at 6:00PM (programme starts at 6:30PM) THE GREAT CORELLI…
Kino are pleased to announce the 18th edition of the Festival will take place October 18th – 30th 2022. We are now presenting the festival that was originally due to take place 2021 festival was moved to 2022 to make way for the 2020 covid postponed festival from 2020, which was presented in two parts…
Love film and love working with other people that do? Do you want to be involved in the 18th Edition of Kinofilm Festival which has been rescheduled for October 2022? Then please fill in the form below. We are looking for some fantastic enthusiastic volunteers with a passion for independent cinema and short films to…
Kinofilm Festival is pleased to announce edition 70 of our KINO SHORTS NorthWest filmmakers event in Manchester, taking place Wednesday 21st Sept at Mini Cine, Ducie Street Warehouse. PLEASE NOTE, LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE NOW HERE. Kinofilm Festival is pleased to announce the forth of our new season of KINO SHORTS NorthWest filmmakers event in…
Kinofilm Festival is pleased to present our next event in the current season of NorthWest filmmakers events. KINO SHORTS Edition 69 will take place at our new host Manchester venue, the Mini-Cini, based at Ducie Street Warehouse, with state of the art projection and reclining seats, a fantastic lounge area, bar and restaurant. Address…
Kinofilm Festival is pleased to present our next event in the new series of KINO SHORTS’ NorthWest filmmakers event. The event will take place bi-monthly at our new host Manchester venue, the Mini Cini, based at Ducie Street Warehouse, with state of the art projection and reclining seats. Address is 51 Ducie Street, Manchester. M1 2TP There…
KINOFILM Festival Presents KINO SHORTS – WED 27th APRIL 2022, 7.30pm Kinofilm Festival is pleased to announce the relaunch of our KINO SHORTS NorthWest filmmakers event. The event will take place bi-monthly at a brand new Manchester venue, the Mini Cini based at Ducie Street Warehouse, with state of the art projection and reclining seats.…
We are now in the process of contacting all the filmmakers whose films are accepted to Kinofilm 2022, taking place this October. Apologies to all our filmmakers for the delay in letting everyone know, but we have had a few issues to deal with but we are now well underway with the process. We should…
Here is the trailer that was produced for the 2021 Festival (postponed from 2020). this edit by Lee Bolton of ELERBY STUDIOS.
We are proud to announce the 17th edition of the Kino British Shorts Festival Awards that took place Sunday 24th Oct 2021 The 17th KINOFILM Festival last night held the Kino British Shorts Awards and we’re proud to announce to audiences and filmmakers of the winning films. Time to look back and reflect on the…
To see details of all the programmes please go to our Eventbrite page where you can also buy all tickets and passes. Here you can search for the films on in the festival. What, When and Where1 Full Film List – October 2021 Edition FINAL (1) A-Z LIST OF FILMS – Screening FILM TITLE DIRECTOR’S…
Kinofilm Festival 17th Edition Passes now on sale here or on Eventbrite. Early Bird discount until 13th October. Limited amount available. To see details of all the programmes please go to our Eventbrite page where you can also buy all tickets and passes. At last we are about to bring you the second part of our…
Cinema’s Coming Home 20 years after the closure of the iconic Cine City, legendary Manchester short film festival operators Kinofilm are bringing cinema back to Withington, a rather funky community of Manchester. The pop-up flash festival will run from Sunday 22nd – Sunday 29th August screening in super-cool new venue Café Blah 418 Wilmslow Road…
International Winners 2021 The 16th KINOFILM Festival online edition is now over and we’re proud to remind our audiences and filmmakers of the winning films announced on 16th may 2021. Time to look back and reflect on the amazing array of short films we were proud to showcase this year. With over 230 shorts in…
The Mix takes you on a journey of survival and resilience, and raises awareness on polution. Enter the cirme world as we witness a jewellery heist from the perspective of kung fu enthusiast, and meet two women in the back od a police car. This Mix of short films are screening exclusively in the UK!…
FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW HERE. We’re thrilled to announce that the Kino festival will return to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with its first online premiere Edition taking place from 10th – 16th May, promising an exciting global short film celebration! Due to COVID-19, Kinofilm has been subject to three postponements which, as an independent…
For this year’s International Section of the 16th Kinofilm Festival in our Premiere OnLine Edition, we reactivated our jury members lined up for last year and recruited some new ones. We’d like to share our new jury members and thank them for the massive task of watching the 230 films in the international part…
LATEST FESTIVAL NEWS AND LATEST SUBMISSIONS OFFER UPDATE ON OUR LATEST OFFER: Use code “50percentOFFK” to receive 50% off your entry to Kinofilm Festival on FilmFreeway: unlimited use, valid until the end of the Very Final deadline 28/02/21 when submissions will close. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE THIRD UK LOCKDOWN INTRODUCED ON 6TH JANUARY…
As we enter our last month of submission we are proud to offer for the first time a special Black Friday Discount Code from FRIDAY TILL MONDAY. From 00.01 on 27th Nov till midnight on 30th Nov you can get a massive 75% off your submission to Kinofilm on FilmFreeway. Get ready for this super…
We are still taking submissions for the next edition of the festival and submissions will be open until the end of the year. Though we have still not presented our 16th edition due to Covid-19 we have to press ahead with entries for the next edition so we do not fall behind in the planning…
It is with regret that due to the worsening situation with the second wave of Covid-19 in the UK and particularly in the North West of England, it has become impossible for us to carry on planning for the revised dates of the festival which was due to take place late November. We have no…
It is with great regret that we must announce postponement of this year’s KinoFilm Festival due to the worsening Coronavirus outbreak. With yesterday’s announcement from The World Health Organisation that Covid-19 has reached pandemic status, and the fact that one of our venues has just this morning cancelled all of its foreseeable public events. The…
Anglo-French relations in the age of Brexit, love colliding with cultural tradition, and a postman with a message of love, a one night stand, and nuns on the run, the confusion of first love and a late chance for romance, as Kino plays Cupid. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 1.00pm, Saturday…
An imaginary friend and a synthetic child, a father’s love for his son and a cats’ eye view of life, a fight to preserve wildlife and an unleashing of spirit animals, a confrontation with a troublesome insect and a struggle with the powers of darkness, plus a symbol of creative freedom preserved in the face…
THE BEST OF O!PLA – FOCUS ON POLAND 2020 THE BEST OF O!PLA – FOCUS ON POLAND 2020 is a unique program presen ng the winners of the 8th O!PLA Ani- ma on Fes val (2020). As always the only Jury at O!PLA was the audience; partly in tradi onal vo ng and partly in…
We’ve feckless fathers and embarrassing mothers, inquistive children, and troublesome teenagers, the burden of guilt and the brutality of grief, plus the sorrowful perspective of the perpetual “other woman”, in this selection of films with a decidedly familial theme. Please join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 1.00pm, on Tuesday 11th May. GETTING…
There’s temporal displacement and social anxiety, the pressures of commerce and the pressures of creativity, a search for belonging, and a journey through family history, an encounter with censorship and a confrontation with social pressure, an exploration of film and memory and an 80s icon with an identity crisis, in a selection showcasing a more…
Poetic musings, an animal’s parental instinct; a film that encourages playing with matches, and one that stumbles upon some interesting distractions from life on Earth. A dark look at gender identity, and an even darker take on couple-hood. From making friends, to a masterpiece morality tale on the art of being stubborn, you’ll find it…
An out of this world opportunity and a father with an awkward deadline, a boy seeking self-expression and a hardboiled cop under pressure, religious vows tested and love in a cold war climate, plus two studies in grief and acceptance, in this selection of cinematic gems from the LGBTQ+ community. Catch these amazing short films…
A father and daughter reunited and a mother and daughter estranged, an uncomfortable encounter on a train and a dangerous journey in a car, a comedian failing at life and a carer needing care of her own, plus the same situation over three very different generations, in this celebration of all things European. Join us…
Marital discord and romantic desperation, a lonely old man faced with isolation, a business under threat from Government bureaucracy, and a remarkable tale of wartime survival in this selection of films from Russia and Eastern Europe. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 6.00pm, Wednesday 12th May. THE RING (European Premiere) Dir: Kirill…
We’ve neglectful families and obsessive eco-warriors, gangsters with guilty secrets and boxers both successful and unsuccessful, sexual confusion and crises of identity, plus the problems of religious choice in a commercial age, in this programme of new shorts from Italy. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 6:00pm on Tuesday 11th May. …
There’s romantic disillusionment and love gone sour, uncertain friendship and filial duty, an examination of the art of queuing, a parable about Fascism, and some insights into the acting profession, in this selection of the best new shorts from Spain. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 3.30pm, Tuesday 11th May. THE GOOD…
A misunderstood wolf; a grandmother’s legacy; a serious case of grass-is-greener syndrome. Cute fish, bad bears. A guy in need of a change in perspective; an angry gnome with a creative way of dealing with Mother Nature. The comic, the touching, the silly and the sad. These are the stories of life, presented in these…
The pressures of performance and an actress in meltdown, a young man in search of love and another in search of freedom, racism in America, past and present, and a shattered community communing with its dead, in this second international selection. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 3.30pm, Sunday 16th May.…
**PLEASE NOTE APPLICATIONS OPEN FROM 1st MAY** KinoFilms 19th edition welcomes its filmmakers to join us for the festival! After a two year hiatus we are happy to present a special flash European Shorts Festival in May, with approximately 80 short films in 10 programmes. We’ve a wide array of content, showcasing the best short…
We’ve mystery women and autistic romance, thwarted fetishism and online obsession, borders crossed and boundaries transgressed, in our section selection of the best new work from Poland. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 3.30pm, Wednesday 12th May. BORDER CROSSING (Regional Premiere) Dir / Wri: Agnieszka Chmura, Prod: Piotr Lenar Poland, 2019, 15…
Overwhelming responsibility and missed opportunity, the trials and traumas of childhood and an unexpected source of healing, barbaric cultural traditions and the American Dream turned nightmare, in our second selection of films from a female perspective. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 3.30pm, Friday 14th May. MARISOL (UK Premiere) Dir: Zoe Salicrup,…