KINOFILM presents KINO SHORTS – WED 22nd June 2022, 7.30pm

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 Announces Online Festival – International Spring Edition

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…

Get Ready! The Opening Gala is here! (24/11 6.30-11pm)

It’s Sat the 24th November and it’s time for our opening night at the great new and historic venue NIAMOS (formally Nia Centre/BBC Playhouse/Grand Junction Cinema. The activities kick of at 6.30pm with a drinks reception with live music from some fab local talent. Marc Constantine will be playing his unique instrument Hang and following will do…

Submissions: 15th Edition 2018 -Submissions now closed: 7th July

Submissions to out 15th Anniversary Edition taking place 26th Nov – 2nd Dec 2018 are now closed.  *LATEST CLOSING OFFER* DEADLINE EXTENDED FROM 2nd – 7th July you can get a massive 50% off your submission on both WITHOUTABOX and FILMFFREEWAY using the following code now: 50percentoffKino The code can be used for any category including already discounted categories…

Get Ready! The Opening Gala is here! (Sat 18th Nov 2017 7-11pm)

It’s Sat the 18th November and it’s time for our opening night at the Odeon Great Northern Cinema (formally AMC Cinema). The activities kick of at 7pm with a drinks reception with live music from Greater Manchester singer-songwriter James Holt. Meet the stars and have your photos taken on our red carpet – make it a night…

Festival Diary, Tickets. What, When & Where? Check this post!

Kinofilm Festival Diary – 22nd-28th February (now updated  17/2) Here you can view the Programme Calendar and Programme Strands schedule. Plan your festival diary here, you can download a Festival diary by clicking here on Programme Calendar. Tickets for all Kinofilm Festival screenings and events are available now on line at our Skiddle page or at…

British Shorts 2, Sun 28th Feb

Sun 28th Feb, Anthony Burgess Foundation 4.00pm            Tickets now available here. BEST OF BRITISH 2 (15) Doomed romance, racial tension, violence, dead-end lives, disability, dead relationships – oh, and cute fluffy bunnies – in our second British programme. The Storyteller Dir: Andreas Sheittanis, Prod: Panayiotis Verropoulos, Wri: Andreas Sheittanis UK (2015), 18…

Euro Cine 5: Spanish Shorts 2, Sun 28th Feb

Sun 28thth Feb,  Anthony Burgess Foundation 2.00pm       Tickets now available here. EURO CINE 5: SPANISH SHORTS 2  (Cert 15)   Nostalgic illness, romantic plastic, social etiquette, workplace cynicism, and modern celebrity are among the targets for this second Spanish selection,   El buen mal / The Good Illness                         UK  Premiere Dir / Prod…

Women in Film, Sat 27th Feb

Sat 27th, Royal College of Music  6.30pm               Tickets now available here. WOMEN IN FILM (15) In an industry dominated by men, Kino flies the flag for female empowerment. We’ve everything from a post-apocalyptic lesbian revenge Western by the daughter of Hollywood’s most macho director, to a sensitive study of familial oppression in modern Madrid, to…

Family Friendly, FREE SCREENING, Sat 27th Feb

Sat 27th Feb, Central Library  3.00pm             Tickets now available here. FAMILY FRIENDLY FILM PROGRAMME12) – FREE SCREENING Wild West fantasies, young love, the healing power of sport and a date with a difference in this selection of films for all the family.   Billy the Kid Dir / Prod / Wri: Sam Johnson, Prod: David…

Animation 4: Kids Corner FREE SCREENING, Sat 27th Feb

Sat 27th Feb, Central Library            1.00pm  FREE SCREENING       Tickets now available here. Animation 4: “KID’S CORNER” (PG) Settle in to hear some stories about lost little light bulbs, critters in machines, music well-played and not, a Grim Reaper that couldn’t, and a little mountain that could. Fulfilament            Dir: Rhiannon Evans, Wri: Rhiannon Evans & Joe…

Kino Tales 5: Comedy Tales 2, Fri 26th Feb

Fri 26th Feb, Anthony Burgess Foundation  6.30pm    Tickets now available here. Kino Tales 5: COMEDY TALES 2 (15) Sexual politics, illegal competitions, love and lust among the elderly, an argument without an ending, a wrestle with unemployment, and a very symbolic fish in this second selection of films in a humorous vein.   OUT Dir…

Euro Cine 4: Crossing Borders, Fri 26th Feb

Fri 26th Feb, Instituto Cervantes Euro Cine 4: CROSSING BORDERS (Cert 15)          Tickets now available here. Homelessness, bullying, bad parenting, bridge-jumping, a journey to rediscover the inner child, and the dangers of trying to keep up with the Johansens in this second selection of films from Europe.   Justlikeabitch                         UK…

Documentaries FREE SCREENING, Fri 26th Feb

Fri 26th Feb, Gullivers  2.00pm    Tickets now available here. DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (12)   FREE SCREENING Family secrets and traumas, dying traditions, factories, fish, environmental concerns and a little bit of parody in a selection that proves once again that most of the best stories tend to be true.   Seven Days A Week                         NORTH…

Kino Experimental, FREE SCREENING, Thur 25th Feb

Thur 25th Feb, Apotheca Bar  630pm    Tickets now available here. KINO EXPERIMENTAL (15)   FREE SCREENING Medically-inspired dance routines, robot sex, motherhood, mental illness, the aftermath of violence, jarring encounters with the environment, and a biographical documentary with a distinct difference make for a cornucopia of challenging cinema.   Doctor Sharpe                         NORTH WEST Premiere…

Euro Cine 3: French/Italian Shorts, FREE SCREENING, Thur 25th Feb

Thur 25th Feb – Instituto Cervantes 6.15pm  FREE SCREENING  Euro Cine 3 (French & Italian) (Cert 15)        Tickets now available here. A challenge to all you Euro-sceptics out there! A selection of films from France and Italy in collaboration with our partners Dante Alligeri and the Alliance Francaise. We are pleased to announce that a Q&A…