KINO LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

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SHORT FILM FINANCE

MON. APRIL 24 | 6:30PM GMT

So you’ve got a great idea for a short film, but your pockets aren’t as deep as your imagination is wild… How can you get others to believe in your vision enough to cough up their hard earned cash?

In this session we’ll be chatting with:

We’ll cover the basics in how to apply for their funds, plus best practices for pitches, budgets, and more.

DEBUT FEATURES

TUES. APRIL 25 | 6:30PM GMT

Most short filmmakers have bigger goals… Feature Goals! So how can you use short film as a way to develop your voice as an artist and how can you make the leap from shorts to features?

In this session we’ll be chatting with feature filmmakers:

  • Laura Moss (director of‘birth/rebirth’ which premiered at Sundance 2023)

  • Becky Hutner (director of Fashion Reimagined now available on SkyTv and NowTv)

  • Clare Cooney (director of Departing Seniors which is set for release later this year.

FILM FESTIVAL ROUNDTABLE

TUES. APRIL 25 | 8:00PM GMT

Film Festival Programmers… what on earth are they thinking? Why do they choose certain films over others? How do you get on their radar?

In this session we’ll be chatting with:

  • Kate Lemberg Head of Narrative Short Film Programming at the Academy Award qualifying RiverRun International Film Festival

  • Lindsey Smith-Sands from Dances With Films which hosts screenings at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

  • John Currie and Nina Feve from the BIFA Qualifying Beeston Film Festival

WANT MORE?

JOIN US IN-PERSON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH AT STRONGROOM IN LONDON FOR

INDUSTRY NIGHT

FEATURING NETWORKING AND TWO MORE GREAT PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Our KLSFF Industry Night will be packed with networking and 2 hyper-focused panel discussions with successful feature filmmakers, festival directors and programmers, and short film distributors.

Come take your filmmaking to the next level by getting in the room with some key industry creatives & decision makers.

about the industry night panels

FILM DISTRIBUTION: FESTIVALS & BEYOND

So you’ve made your film. Now what? In this session you'll be able to pick the brains of film festival programmers and online distributors to gain insight on the best release for your feature or short film.

Industry Guests Include:

  • Louis Savy (Sci-Fi London)

  • Stephanie Charmail (ShortsTV)

  • MarBelle (Directors Notes)

  • Gem Carmella (Short Sighted Cinema)

  • Craig McDonald-Kelly (Klipist)

  • Christian Parton (Genera Films)

  • Spencer Hawken (Romford Film Festival)

DEBUT FEATURES: UK FILMMAKERS MAKING THE LEAP FROM SHORTS TO FEATURES

This session is dedicated to talking with filmmakers who have successfully used their short films as a launching pad for their debut features.

Industry Guests Include:

  • Co-directing Team Alix Austin & Keir Siewert: A/K (Kill Your Lover, currently in post-production)

  • Neil Linpow (Little Bone Lodge, premiered at Glasgow Frightfest 2023)

  • Vince Knight (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey)

  • Dustin Curtis Murphy (Coyote, premiered at the Phoenix Film Festival)

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