***IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE THE 2020 EDITION*** PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE THIRD UK LOCKDOWN INTRODUCED ON 6TH JANUARY TO PROTECT LIVES AGAINST THE WORSENING COVID-19 SITUATION HERE IN THE UK, WE AGAIN HAVE TO POSTPONE THE FESTIVAL DATES THAT WERE SET FOR THIS FEBRUARY. THIS NEW CURRENT LOCKDOWN LOOKS SET TO BE IN PLACE…
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…
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’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,…
Kino would like to thank the many volunteers who gave their time and effort in the weeks prior to and during the festival, without which the festival would not run so smoothly. Kino would also like to extend special thanks to all the dedicated team at NIAMOS and Goodstock. Maider Jauregi and the team from…
As the 15th Edition of KINOFILM Festival comes to a close, it’s time to look back and reflect on the amazing array of short films we were proud to showcase this year. With over 300 shorts in a bumper programme, each of an exceptional standard, it was no easy task for the jury to decide…
In addition to our spectacular Animation day at Partisan today (Friday 30th) we have another super day on offer today at Niamos, with our special WOMEN IN FILM day. We kick of the day with morning coffee at 11.00 followed by a panel discussion Women Rising: Moving On Up Panel Event at 12noon with rising female filmmakers…
Friday is our spectacular Animation Showcase! We’re hosting the selection of Programmes from 12 – 9:30pm at the wonderful venue Partisan Collective in Green Quarter, under 10 minute walk from Manchester Victoria Station! The full address is 19 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester M4 4FY. The Showcase includes; Animation Masterclass: Chris Shepherd 12pm – 1.30pm Free Tickets…
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…
VENUES, BOOKINGS & TICKET PRICES Main Venues: NIAMOS, Radical Cultural Arts Centre, Chichester Rd/Warwick St, Manchester M15 5EU Tel 07717 848497, Tickets £5 (Full) £4 (Student) GOODSTOCK** BY V-INSPIRED, 6 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 5QA Tel 0161 236 3258 . Tickets £3 (All Tickets) **STOP PRESS** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. …
We’re excited to be able to announce our official selection for the 2018 film festival. From well over a 1000 entries we have selected 300 short films for your enjoyment and to celebrate the art of short film. All films showing in the festival are listed below (if you don’t see the whole document…
Below you will find who has been nominated for our awards, taking place at our awards gala tonight at 6pm (arrival) with the presentations beginning at 6.30pm apx at International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Our jury have been working hard to make their decisions and we would like to thank them for their hard work and…
The BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director or producer goes to.. As part of the 70th anniversary celebrations, BAFTA present a screening of Red Road, a BAFTA-winning debut film directed by Andrea Arnold, in partnership with Kinofilm Festival. This is an unique opportunity to see this outstanding British debut on the big…
Where would film be without its stars? Even in the world of shorts, we find famous faces. Whoopi Goldberg and Peter Mullen, Shia LeBeouf and Jane Birkin, Ewen Mackintosh and Denise Welch can all be found strutting their stuff in this star-studded selection. PALACE (Wri / Dir: Marcus C. W. Chan, Wri: Sam Icklow, Prod:…
Guilty family secrets and sinister furniture, the perils of the bar-room pick up and the alienation of the morning after, a challenge to the food chain and an unfortunate medical condition – and various methods for disposing of bodies – in this sinister selection of shorts. LET ME IN (Dir: Max Dawiczewski, Wri: Ed Thwaites, Prod: Tobias Jones,…
We’ve an agoraphobic romantic and a merry widow, a hapless detective and a frustrated filmmaker, a brace of vengeful sons and a nightmare job interview in our second selection of British films. INBOX (Wri / Dir: B Welby Delimere, Wri: Rory Fleck Byrne, Prod: Helen Gladders, UK, 2017, 7 min 30 sec) When an agoraphobic…
Kicking of at 12.00 noon screening and discussion of local filmmaker Jason Wingard’s first feature IN ANOTHER LIFE. Following the screening Jason and co-producer Hannah Stephenson will have a Q&A with Festival Programmer Steve Balshaw. SYNOPSIS: …
SPECTACULAR SHORTS AND EYE-OPENING SEMINARS AT THE KINOFILM FESTIVAL. Today at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, we’ve fatal femmes and has been boxers, border-jumpers and avenging cabbies, robberies gone wrong and time bent out of shape, and all manner of shadowy criminality in our KINO NOIR programme, which will be kicking off, in more ways…
Join us this Saturday as we kick start 14th Edition of Kinofilm Festival 2017 at ODEON, Great Northern. A night to be remembered with a red carpet arrival, press, photo opportunities and more! Don’t miss out for just £10 a ticket that can be bought via this link on the ODEON Website! Celebrity guests include…
Remember when you were in school and were asked to do the German exchange and you said “yes! I want to go and stay in someone’s house” and then, a year later, they said “do you want someone to stay at yours?” and you shouted “yes!”. Well, we have an opportunity just like that. A…
Have you ever fancied taking part on a film jury to decide the winner of an award for a film festival? Maybe you already have! The 14th edition of Kinofilm Festival 2017 is looking for a jury panel to decide on our winners, by watching a selection of films and voting in November. Some experience…
It’s not long until the 14th edition of Kinofilm Festival and the festival team are working hard to finalize the film programmes, notify the filmmakers, organize events, create partnerships with fantastic businesses and create a festival that’s going to be exciting for everyone. We can confirm we have events from Women in Film and TV,…
We are excited to announce that a month ago we appointed the new Festival Manager to assist deliver this year’s Kinofilm festival. Our new Festival Manager is Nicole Pott, the Festival Director of High Peak Independent Film Festival, the inaugural event which took place in July this year and will take place again in June 2018. We are…
Do you want to become part of the 14th edition of Kinofilm Festival 2017? Kinofilm™ & Manchester International Film Festival is currently looking for volunteers with various interests and skills. As we are a non-profit film festival, we would not be able to keep our unique reputation for showcasing some of the best international animation…
Submissions only now via arrangement and deadline waivers. ****Update 18th July*** Submissions to this year’s festival are now closed, thanks to all the filmmakers that have submitted their films to us this year. If you have something that you have just finisher or just about to finish or a recent awarding winning film that you…
Photos taken at the Instituto Cervantes on Thursday 25th Feb 2016 at Euro Shorts 3: French Italian connection. Programme presented in association with Instituto Cervantes Manchester, Alliance Francaise and the Societa’ Dante Alighieri Manchester with the technical assistance of Hardy Productions.
Following last month’s Kinofilm Festival we are pleased to announce the award winners and Special mentions to the rest of the world. Thanks to all our jury members for the task of viewing and appraising all the films. We hope you agree they have made some great decisions from the 230 shorts films screened. National…
Festival Programme Guide Festival guide now published. Thanks to Manchester Film School for their support in producing this festival guide brochure and of course designer Ian Renfrew for turning this around in under two days, it’s up to the printers now to get the hard copy printed. For now here’s an online PDF version here.…
Check out some of the great images from this year’s films showing in the festival. What a talented bunch of worldwide filmmakers we have one show this year. So pleased at the quality of the chosen films but not forgetting the ones that were not selected – there was just not room for everyone and…
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…
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…
Wed 24th Feb, Anthony Burgess Foundation 8.30pm Tickets are on sale now here. Animation 3: O!PLA ACROSS THE BORDERS 2015 Polish Animation (CERT 18) Please note not suitable for children so this has been advised a 18 certificate. Traditionally curated by “the biggest Jury in the world”, O!PLA ACROSS THE BORDERS- is back! Entertaining viewers…
Kinofilm Festival Manchester Diary – 22nd-28th February Plan your festival diary here, you can also download a festival diary by clicking on this Programme Calendar Monday 22nd Programme Title Programme Strand Venue 11 am – 1.00pm Union Street Workshop Evt Education Event Central Library 2.00pm Comedy Tales 1 Kino Tales Central Library 4.00pm Future Tales…
We are pleased to announce all the films screening in Kinofilm Festival 2016. Browse the A_Z List of films screening in this year’s Festival, for the day, time, venue and programme selection (download available below). Full programme details for the festival to be announced shortly. Down load A-Z films FINAL web 2016 copy3 Film Title…
Ok we’ve had an incredible busy last three months viewing all the festival submissions – thanks go out to our programming team. If you submitted a film to us then you should have heard from us by now if your film has been accepted. If you haven’t heard from us then sorry you probably won’t…