Filmmakers love Kino. This is because we offer an event at which to showcase their shorts, without curation, exclusion, or entry fees, as per our open-screen philosophy. It’s an ethos that’s shared by our friends at Shooting People, who, like us, champion the amateur filmmaker and their films, albeit through a different medium. Shooting People’s [...]
Kino #37 was so jam packed with great short films you would have thought we programmed the night! We didn’t, Kino is an open mic night and the only people who decide what screens at our nights are the filmmakers who bring their films! And these filmmakers sure knew how to put on a good [...]
BFI Southbank is going to be crawling with filmy youngsters this weekend as Future Film Festival returns for its fifth year. Exclusively for 15-25 year olds, Future Film is much more of a development and networking event than simply a bunch of programmed screenings. Whilst most film festivals [...]
Address Is Approximate strikes me as a beautifully crafted short film that achieves something remarkable in such a short space of time. Using very little in terms of prop, setting and dialogue, it introduces you to a character and a dream, it takes you on a road trip, and it makes you feel the highly [...]
If you don’t know about the Kino challenge, you’ve not been to one of our screenings (or you’ve not been paying attention!). Let me break it down: 1. Filmlovers and filmmakers alike come to Kino for their fix of shorts, popcorn, and good vibes. 2. Throughout the night, our audience suggest ideas for films they’d [...]