WIN £1,000 TO FUND YOUR NEXT SHORT FILM!
Are you tired of wondering if film festivals even watch your submission? So are we!
THE PEOPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL IS RUN BY FILMMAKERS FOR FILMMAKERS!
Our festival jury is a group of working award-winning indie filmmakers who are tired of the status quo of the festival circuit. Rather than just bitch, we decided to do something about it! We started our own festival to help honour great indie shorts and help fund indie talent's future projects.
WHAT MAKES OUR FESTIVAL DIFFERENT?
• We build into the winning filmmaker's future by funding their next project with our £1,000 FILM FUND.
• Each and every filmmaker that submits to our festival gets FREE FEEDBACK regardless if they win or not.
• Our categories are based on BUDGET VS. GENRE, so micro-shorts don't have to compete with fully funded films.
After the success of our first annual two day sold out festival held in March 2020, we're excited to reopen submissions for our 2021 event.
HOW OUR FESTIVAL WORKS:
Each month leading up to the festival we review all films submitted within that month and announce a list of 9 MONTHLY FINALISTS.
Those 9 MONTHLY FINALISTS are comprised of the TOP 3 films in each of our 3 budget based categories: Micro-budget (£0 - £999), Low Budget (£1000 - £4999), Sponsored (£5000+).
Each month we choose 3 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (1 per category) to screen at our annual gala event!
Only Official Selections are eligible for nominations and awards, and to compete for the £1,000 film fund.
Finalists from previous months are still eligible to become an Official Selection any month leading up to the annual gala.
ABOUT KINO LONDON:
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 1400 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, short film production support and sponsor The People’s Film Festival - run by filmmakers for filmmakers.
More info on kinoshortfilm.com
MONTHLY FINALISTS (notified with the label "Semi-Finalist") in each of our 3 categories will receive appropriate laurels. Note that Semi-Finalists are not automatically screened. Screenings are reserved for Official Selections. However, anyone can apply to screen at one of our infamous non-competitive Short Film Open-Mic Night's: www.kinoshortfilm.com/short-film-openmic
All OFFICIAL SELECTIONS are eligible for AWARD NOMINATIONS. Nominations are broken down into two categories: 1. Film Fund Qualifying 2. Honorary
£1,000 FILM FUND QUALIFYING NOMINATIONS:
Best Micro Budget Short
Best Low Budget Short
Best Sponsored Short
NINE NOMINEES (three per category) will screen as the finale of the festival and all filmmakers will have the opportunity to pitch their next project.
THREE WINNERS (one per category) will be named by the audience and receive prizes from our sponsors which include Raindance, Filmzie, BorisFX, Zacuto, and more.
Then ONE WINNER will receive £1,000 FILM FUND selected by the audience based on the combined factors of the film they just screened and the vision for their future project.
The festival jury will act as Executive Producers on the selected project to help stretch the fund for a micro budget. The filmmaker themselves will retain all rights to their work.
HONORARY NOMINEES:
Additional Nominees based on jury selection (not eligible to win the film fund) will be named in the following categories:
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Horror/SciFi Short (Award Sponsored by Fun Size Horror)
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best LGBTQ Short
Best Foreign Language Short
Best Student Short
Best Performance in a Drama (Sub-genres can qualify based on the tone of the performance)
Best Performance in a Comedy (Sub-genres can qualify based on the tone of the performance)
Best Supporting Performance in a Drama (Sub-genres can qualify based on the tone of the performance)
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy (Sub-genres can qualify based on the tone of the performance)
Best Ensemble Cast (Drama)
Best Ensemble Cast (Comedy)
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Original Score
Best First Time Filmmaker
PRIZES: All Award Winners will receive Laurel & Statuette, plus additional special prizes for certain categories.