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…
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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.…
KinoFilms 16th edition welcomes its filmmakers to join us for the festival! With over 40 programmes and 10 educational events. We’ve got a wide array of content, showcasing the best short films from around the world and including our own home-grown filmmakers. We hope to see you there! If you have a film in the…
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,…
Love and death, love in a fairground, love in a gas station, love on the back of a motorbike, and maternal matchmaking gone wrong, in a selection of romantically focused films from Poland. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 1.00pm, Wednesday 12th May. THREE YEARS. 1 NIGHT (UK Premiere) Dir / Wri:…
We’ve moral dilemmas and martial arts mayhem, serial killers and modern day cowboys, a burglary gone bad and a hook-up gone worse, plus the most badass girl scout you will ever meet, in this criminal collection of shorts. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 6.00pm, Saturday 15th May. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?…
There’s crime committed and crime to solve, a relationship on the rocks and a vanishing lover, a child filled with anticipation and a child haunted by horror, in our second Iranian selection. Join us at the virtual cinema on BingeWave at 8.30pm, Friday 14th May. PARVAZ MAHIHA [FLYING FISH] (UK Premiere) Dir: Mohammad Towrivarian Iran, 2018,…
There’s crushing bereavement and unwanted pregnancy, marital gaslighting and the pressures of childhood, a desperate man drawn into a dangerous occupation, and a method actress out of her depth, in the first of our selections from Iran. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 6.00pm, Friday 14th May. ONE NIGHT (UK Premiere) Dir…
An encounter with the spirits and a party with the Bard of Avon, a tale of the Gold Rush and an escape from imprisonment, a man out of his depth and a child wiser than her years, an actress under coercion and a hostage close to breaking, from filmmakers all making a dramatic debut. Join…
First love and last goodbyes, a shaming on social media and a brutal race for survival, an uncomfortable return back to the old house, a tense relationship with a curmudgeonly grandparent and a bond that can that can transcend death itself, in a selection of international films with a focus on childhood and coming of…
Dating in the digital age and terrible town planning, the deceptiveness of some memories and the horrible clarity of others, the isolation of age and the alienation of the modern workplace, a community letting off steam, and a couple oblivious to the wider world, in this selection of true stories. Join us at the virtual…
We’ve animation and experimentation, music videos and mobile phone movies, documentary portraits and meditative memoirs, snappy sketches and satiric stingers, surrealism, silliness, and short sharp shocks, in this selection that demonstrates that brevity is often the soul of cinema. Join us in the virtual theater on BingeWave at 8.30pm, Monday 10th May. THE GREEN…
Death on the road and paranoia on the mountain trail, fearsome freight and a Faustian pact, period pains and bad body image, the pressure of exams and a slap up meal with the family, in this selection of sinister and shocking shorts. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 8.30pm, Saturday 15th…
Cultural displacement and a family in crisis, the legacy of abuse and the testament of a survivor, the right to a dignified end, and the desire for a new beginning, plus the brutal reality behind poet’s defiant prison ballad, in this second inspiring selection of films from new and up and coming talent. Join…
We’ve robot companions, synthetic chefs and intergalactic postwoman, sinister birth cults, secret agents with edited memories, and ideas that can kill you in this selection of spectacular and speculative tales. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 3.30pm, Saturday 15th May. SOMNIUM (North West Premiere) Dir / Prod: Mayed Al Qasimi, Wri:…
We’ve sex and commerce, lavatory humour and hotel room farce, a competitive game player and a hypocritical censor, an author meeting his audience and a megalomaniac’s minion questioning his job security, in a selection of films aimed squarely at the funny bone. Join us at the virtual theater on BingeWave at 10.30am, Saturday 15th…
Kinofilm Festival presents a wide selection of top short films from this year’s Festival as a preview of the 16th Edition giving audiences a flavour of what’s to come in Kino 2021, taking place 10th – 16th May. The opening gala will be held Bingewave, our virtual theater, on Monday 10th May. Join us for…
In Association with the Instituto Cervantes Kino will present a special Preview of Spanish Shorts from Kinofilm 2020 Festival. As a precursor to #Home‘s #VIVA Festival happening in March and Kinofilm Manchester international Short Film Festival happening 21st – 29th March, this is the perfect time to test the waters for Kino’s Spanish Shorts programme.…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE. FESTIVAL DATES KINOFILM™ will present its 16th short film festival, Manchester International Short Film and Animation Festival from Saturday 21st March to Sunday 29th March 2020. (please note the revised dates announced on social media some 2-3 weeks ago). Look out for details of a Gala Special opening screening with opening party…
We’re excited to announce our official selection for the 2019/20 film festival. From just under 1000 entries we have selected 300 short films for your enjoyment celebrating the art of short film. All films showing in the festival are listed below. This feast for the eyes will be happening over 7 days in over 30…
Last Chance to Enter KINOFILM 2020 So, it’s that time of the year when our submissions come to an end. If you are a filmmaker that previously submitted to Kinofilm, you’ll be receiving this notification that our Festival deadline is tonight at midnight (23/08/19) – and we are giving a special 50% of Code just…
jonkino / May 24, 2018 Submissions to our 16th Anniversary Edition taking place from 26th Feb – 1st March 2020 are now open, firstly on FilmFreeway platform. Others to follow. EARLY BIRD entry for the lowest prices until 14th April on FILMFREEWAY for only $15. Several categories are discounted at only $10 (Eastern Europe & Russian Federation, Student, Youth,…
