Wednesday 8th NOVEMBER, KINOFILM Festival presents KINO SHORTS 74 Doors open at 6.30pm, programme apx 7.00pm (please be early to guarantee your seat) Kinofilm is pleased to announce the next event in our autumn season of KINO SHORTS Northwest Short Film showcase and networking event, taking place WED 8th Novemberr. We will once again be…
Wednesday 25th OCTOBER, KINOFILM Festival presents KINO SHORTS 73 Doors open at 6.30pm, programme apx 7.00pm (please be early to guarantee your seat) Kinofilm is pleased to announce the next event in our autumn season of KINO SHORTS Northwest Short Film showcase and networking event, taking place WED 25th October. We will once again be…
Kinofilm Festival 18th Edition decided to allow the people to decide the winner of our categories this year by allowing them to name their top three films from each programme after they had viewed it in its entirety. The results are as follows: LGBTQ Winner: Nicki Dir: Saman Haghighivand, Wri: Saman Haghighivand, Fatemeh Pourhashemi, Prod:…
An eclectic programme of short films from across Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. A programme with something for everyone, featuring themes of mortality, exploitation, family relationships, conflict, filial love and death in this mixed programme of fiction and animation. LIFE AND DEATH Dir: Anastasiia Delibalt, Prod: Olexandr Gudenko,…
This unique and exceptional programme of student short films and animations curated from the 2021 student films from the Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School. The Film School in Lodz, established 1948, is one of the oldest and most prestigious film schools in the world, puts special emphasis on practical work in its teaching…
Controversial dinner conversation, caregivers to the homeless, a cross ethnic friendship amidst ethic descrimination, stories of memory loss, anxiety, aftermath of crisis and a magical maze, young girl’s stroll through a surreal town and more characterise this selection of short films by filmmakers new to KINOFILMFEST 2022. A FILM ABOUT NICE GUYS Dir/Wri: Cecilia Säverman,…
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…
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…
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!…
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…
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 18th edition welcomes its filmmakers to join us for the festival! This is the Festival that was postponed due to Covid last year. Now we are happy to finally present a rescheduled Edition, with 200 short films in 30 programmes. We’ve a wide array of content, showcasing the best short films from around 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. …
UPDATE Friday 3rd October 2022 – FESTIVAL PASSES AND TICKETS ON SALE SOON Ticket and passes for the festival are available on our EventBrite page soon – these are being added daily, please check back to the site for regular updates. Individual screening event tickets are available or day passes or a week pass. To…
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…