WHAT MAKES OUR FESTIVAL DIFFERENT?
1. Grand Prize Winner walks away with our £1,000 FILM FUND & free top end camera rental for their next production.
2. Every filmmaker gets FEEDBACK included with the price of submission regardless if their film is selected or not.
3. Our CATEGORIES ARE BASED ON BUDGET so micro-budget shorts don't have to compete with fully funded films.
4. RUN BY FILMMAKERS FOR FILMMAKERS! Our festival jury is comprised exclusively of award-winning filmmakers. We understand filmmakers frustrations with the festival circuit because we’re frustrated too! Rather than just bitch, we decided to do something about it! We started our own festival to give filmmakers the festival experience we wish we had. We believe in authentic inclusivity as we honour great indie shorts and help fund indie talent's future projects.
Kino Short Film has been running since 2009. It is a unique platform that supports all levels of filmmaking, from absolute beginners to career professionals. There are over 1500 filmmakers in our collective, and we pride ourselves on being approachable in an all too often intimidating industry. We are infamous for our unique Short Film Open Mic which gives filmmakers an outlet to screen for free without having to go through a curation process. Additionally we offer a Short of the Week series, workshops & classes, networking opportunities, and short film production support.
GRAND PRIZE: £1000 FILM FUND + our sponsor The Unit Bag is will provide a weekend hire of one of their bespoke camera and lens packages.
Any Official Selection has the opportunity to pitch their next short film to be considered for our £1,000 Film Fund. The winner will be selected by the festival jury and the audience based on the combined factors of their film in competition and their pitch. The festival director will act as Executive Producer on the selected project to help stretch the fund for a micro budget. The winning filmmaker retains all rights to their work.
ADDITIONAL AWARDS:
Best Micro Budget Short
Best Low Budget Short
Best Sponsored Short
Best Director
Best Performance in a Drama
Best Performance in a Comedy
Best Cinematography
Best Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Original Score
Best First Time Filmmaker
Audience Award
PRIZES: All Award Winners will receive Trophy, plus additional special prizes from our sponsors for certain categories.