Kinofilm 2014 presents Festival Preview

FESTIVAL PREVIEW (Cert 15) @ Central Library Tuesday 27th May, 5.30pm Enjoy a glass of wine followed by a 60 minute selection of some of the best films in the festival. Meet the team and preview some of the Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film Festival offerings. The programme includes the  Academy Award-nominated short The Voorman Problem, directed…

Kinofilm 2014 presents Redhead Shorts

REDHEADS (Cert 15) @ 3 Minute Theatre Wednesday 28th May, 6pm This programme is specially curated for the International Red Head Day, and features films starring red-headed actors. The lineup includes the multi-award-winning short ‘The Morning After’, directed by David Renaud, and the short ‘I’ll Be Here All Night’, directed by Andrew Parkhill, about a…

Kinofilm 2014 Presents: Cuentos de Amor (Romantic Tales)

CUENTOS DE AMOR (ROMANTIC TALES)(Cert 15) @ Cervantes Institute Wednesday 28th May, 6.30pm In this special program we encounter tales of past, present and future loves in a romantic collection of Spanish and Latin shorts. Including the UK Premiere of Gemma Ferrate’s touching tale of lost and found love in ‘Lemon and Chocolate’, and the eternal…

Kinofilm 2014 Presents Made in Manchester

MADE IN MANCHESTER (Cert 15) @ 3 Minute Theatre Wednesday 28th May, 8.30pm This is a programme of shorts focusing on films exclusively made right here in Manchester. So come on out and show your support for our local filmmakers! Catch ‘The Dormroom’ by Caleb Shaffer, ‘Full Time’ by Mark Gill, and ‘Insomnia’ by Drew…

Kinofilm 2014 presents British New Wave Shorts Programme 1

BRITISH NEW WAVE SHORTS PROGRAMME 1 (Cert 15) @ Central Library Performance Space Thursday 29th May, 4pm-5.30pm In our first selection of British New Wave shorts we present thoughtful drama, romantic comedy, experimental documentary and other genre defying tales from the UK including Mark Davenport’s shocking account of suffering hidden behind a cloak of normality…

Kinofilm 2014 presents Kino Comedy

KINO COMEDY (Cert 15) @ Central Library Performance Space Thursday 29th May, 6.00pm Central Library   Sometimes it’s the little things that make us laugh! In this diverse selection of comedy shorts we are treated to a hilariously true to life train journey with a typical family in ‘Bradford Halifax London’. On the other side…

Kinofilm 2014 presents Women in Film

WOMEN IN FILM (Cert 15) @ Three Minute Theatre Friday, 30th May, 6.00pm A compilation of shorts designed to illustrate the diverse talent of contemporary women filmmakers. Maria Cifuentes visualizes a woman’s body as a canvas to explore her inner life in ‘Despertar’(Awakening), Mischa Jakupcak delicately captures a father’s relationship with his child in ‘The…

Kinofilm 2014 presents Kino Animation

KINO ANIMATION (Cert PG) @ Central Library Saturday 31st May, 12.30pm A kaleidoscope of animation techniques ranging from brilliant CGI in the moving tale of ‘Little Freak’ to traditional cel painting in ‘Sebastan’ which visualises the technicolour imagination of a child escaping from the monochrome world of adult life. Familiar environments are re-imagined by the ingenious…

Kinofilm presents Bafta Shorts

BAFTA SHORT FILMS 2014 (Cert PG) @ Central Library Performance Space, Saturday 31st May, 2.30pm A feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). BAFTA “Eight small wonders, stocked with infinite space […] special screening of the eight short films that competed at the BAFTAs is a joyous…

Kinofilm Presents International Panorama

INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA (Cert 15) @ Anthony Burgess Centre Saturday 31st May – 5.15pm Spectacular global shorts, including the enchanting story of a lonely wooden bench in Christoph Schinko’s ‘A Bench’s Tale’, a harrowing tale of corruption and human frailty in Ryan Prows’ ‘Narcocorrido’, and Martin Rosete’s breath taking multi award winner ‘Voice Over’. A Bench’s Tale Dir:…

Kinofilm presents Kino Fantasy Shorts

KINO FANTASY (Cert 15) @Anthony Burgess Foundation Centre Saturday 31st May, 8:30pm Kino Fantasy explores alternative realities, presenting visions of past and future worlds, and offering new perspectives on the present one. In the UK Premiere of Thierry Lorenzi’s haunting space opera ‘ON/OFF’, a memory of a life once lived on earth is all that…

Kinofilm presents Three Minute Wonders

Three Minute Wonders (Cert 15) @ Gullivers Sunday 1st June – 1.00pm Homey Dir/Writ; Ben Garfield, Prod; Harriet Harper-Jones, London, 2012, 2:57 mins. Homey is about a game of British Bulldog being played at an inner-city primary school. Visa Dir/Prod/Writ; Maryam Tafakory, London, 2013, 3:11 mins. Visa, is about recent immigration changes in the UK that…

Kinofilm presents North West Shorts

NORTH WEST SHORTS (Cert 15) @ Anthony Burgess Centre Sunday 1st June, 6.15pm North West Shorts presents a diverse selection from the current crop of home grown talent. Catch ‘The King is Dead’ by Richard Higson, ‘My Life’ by Martin Chart, and ‘Blind Faith’ by Gino Evens. Join us for an evening of thought provoking…

Kinofilm presents Student Shorts

Student Shorts (Cert 15) @ Three Minute Theatre Monday 2nd June – 6.00pm Give us a round of applause for the debut works of these student films. Making their entrance are Celia Wickham with ‘Mother’, Participating filmmakers from LEEDS MU with both ‘Fall Out Shelter’ and ‘Ink’, and Bola Akande, MA student from Manchester with ‘Unearthed’, just…

Tickets for All Screenings

Tickets for all screenings at Kinofilm International Short Film Festival are bookable now via our event brite page – and they are all free (except Bafta Shorts, and associate events by Bokeh Yeah and Twisted Reel), so you can enjoy 7 days of short films from around the world completely free, Book in advance if…

Festival Screening Calendar & Venue Details

To check the screening times and venues see the full calendar here. For details of what’s on check back soon and for details of the Library programme see here. Our festival opens in a super new space at Central Library with three days of screening at this great new venue, with three days of screenings…