Submission are now open for the 2023 edition of our Kino London Short Film Festival & we’re changing a few things.
OPENING OUR £1000 SHORT FILM FUND TO ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS. Previously, we’d nominate 9 Official Selections to compete for our film fund, however a number of filmmakers passed on this opportunity for a variety of reasons including, not having another short film ready to pitch or moving on from shorts to features. The goal of this fund is to support the short filmmaking community with another funding opportunity in a competitive market with few options. That is why this season ALL submissions will have the opportunity to pitch their next short film project for consideration. This funding opportunity is at no additional cost to filmmakers, included with the price of festival submission.
CHANGING THE NAME OF OUR FESTIVAL. Many already refer to our festival as the Kino Short Film Festival, Kino London Film Festival, etc. While we love the meaning behind “The People’s Film Festival”, we’ve decided to unify our brand with our other Kino offerings. We run the Kino Short Film Open Mic, Kino Short of the Week series, & now we’ve changed our name to the Kino London Short Film Festival.
CHANGING TO AN ANUAL ONLY COMPETITION. Previously we’d announce Finalists, Semi-Finalists & Official Selections every month leading up to our annual festival event. Now, all Official Selections will be announced after submissions close. We’re making this change to reduce admin duties in order to help make our festival sustainable.
WHAT’S STAYING THE SAME?
Every filmmaker that submits to our festival gets FEEDBACK regardless if they win or not.
Our categories are based on BUDGET, so micro-budget shorts don't have to compete with fully funded films.
We build into the winning filmmaker's future by funding their next short film project with our £1,000 FILM FUND.
