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Established   in   1995   the   festival   is   now   in   it's   16th   Edition.   Kinofilm   has   a unique   reputation   for   showcasing   the   best   short   films   from   around   the   world,   whilst   being renowned   for   seeking   out   diverse,   challenging   and   groundbreaking   new   films.   We   welcome filmmakers   that   are   pushing   the   boundaries   of   the   short   film   art   form.   The   festival   maintains   a high   standard   with   many   European and  International   award-winning   shorts   featured   in   the Festival.   It   includes   special   programmes   in   North   West   Shorts   (UK),   British   New   Wave,   Euro Cine,   International   Panorama,   Kino   Exposed   (student   and   youth   shorts),   low/no   budget   shorts, Animation   and   various   themed   programmes such as Horror, Crime, Sci-Fi, Comedy and Romantic Tales,.   The Festival gives   new   and   emerging   filmmakers   the opportunity   to   have   their   work   screened   alongside   that   of   critically   acclaimed,   established   short filmmakers.

Though we are working towards our 17th edition we are now presenting Part One of our 16th Edition, postponed in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This online edition will take place 10th - 16th May 2021. The Festival is competitive with awards in 15 categories including Best International Short Film, Best Actor, and Best Newcomer etc.

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Start Date

May 10, 2021, 12:00 am

End Date

May 16, 2021, 12:00 am

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Animation programme two - Special Selection (Advisory Cert 15)

Animation programme two - Special Selection (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 13, 2021, 6:00 pm GMT

Culture(s): LBGTQ

Genre(s): Animals , Animation , Fantasy

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Poetic musings, an animal's parental instinct; a film that encourages playing with matches, and one that stumbles upon some interesting distractions from life on Earth. A dark look at gender identity, and an even darker take on couple-hood. From making friends, to a masterpiece morality tale on the art of being stubborn, you'll find it all right here. Enjoy the show!

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Duration: 03:42:08 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 14, 2021, 12:01 am to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Animation programme three - True Stories & Fantastic Fables

Animation programme three - True Stories & Fantastic Fables

access_time Viewing Times May 13, 2021, 8:30 pm GMT

Culture(s): Japanese

Genre(s): Adventure , Animals , Animation , Documentaries , Drama , Faith , Fantasy , Historical

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An imaginary friend and a synthetic child, a father's love for his son and a cats' eye view of life, a fight to preserve wildlife and an unleashing of spirit animals, a confrontation with a troublesome insect and a struggle with the powers of darkness, plus a symbol of creative freedom preserved in the face of oppression, in a selection of animations which suggest that truth and fable are not so far apart after all.

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Duration: 02:57:45 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 14, 2021, 12:00 am to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Experimental Programme (Advisory Cert 15)

Experimental Programme (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 14, 2021, 1:00 pm GMT

Culture(s): Asian , Chinese

Genre(s): Animation , Documentaries , Drama , Historical , Mystery , Science Fiction , Thriller

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There's temporal displacement and social anxiety, the pressures of commerce and the pressures of creativity, a search for belonging, and a journey through family history, an encounter with censorship and a confrontation with social pressure, an exploration of film and memory and an 80s icon with an identity crisis, in a selection showcasing a more experimental approach to filmmaking.

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Duration: 04:14:20 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 14, 2021, 6:00 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Women in Film International (Advisory Cert 15)

Women in Film International (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 14, 2021, 3:30 pm GMT

Culture(s): Asian , Japanese , Latinx

Genre(s): Drama , Social Justice

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Overwhelming responsibility and missed opportunity, the trials and traumas of childhood and an unexpected source of healing, barbaric cultural traditions and the American Dream turned nightmare, in our second selection of films from a female perspective.

The film titled "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating" has been moved from this programme to another.  If you wish to see that film, it will be shown in "The Mix" programme due to screen on Sunday 16th May @ 6pm.

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Duration: 02:24:23 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 14, 2021, 9:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Iranian Shorts One (Advisory Cert 15)

Iranian Shorts One (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 14, 2021, 6:00 pm GMT

Culture(s): Asian , Muslim

Genre(s): Crime , Documentaries , Drama

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There's crushing bereavement and unwanted pregnancy, marital gaslighting and the pressures of childhood, a desperate man drawn into a dangerous occupation, and a method actress out of her depth, in the first of our selections from Iran.

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Duration: 02:54:20 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 14, 2021, 10:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 7:59 pm GMT

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Iranian Shorts Two (Advisory Cert 15)

Iranian Shorts Two (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 14, 2021, 8:30 pm GMT

Culture(s): Asian , Muslim

Genre(s): Crime , Drama , Mystery

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There's crime committed and crime to solve, a relationship on the rocks and a vanishing lover, a child filled with anticipation and a child haunted by horror, in our second Iranian selection. 

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Duration: 03:55:25 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 15, 2021, 11:46 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Comedy Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

Comedy Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 15, 2021, 10:30 am GMT

Genre(s): Action , Comedy , Crime , Drama , Historical , Mystery , Romance , Science Fiction

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We've sex and commerce, lavatory humour and hotel room farce, a competitive game player and a hypocritical censor, an author meeting his audience and a megalomaniac's minion questioning his job security, in a selection of films aimed squarely at the funny bone.

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Duration: 03:57:06 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 15, 2021, 4:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Romantic Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

Romantic Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 15, 2021, 1:00 pm GMT

Culture(s): LBGTQ

Genre(s): Drama , Faith , Romance

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Anglo-French relations in the age of Brexit, love colliding with cultural tradition, and a postman with a message of love, a one night stand, and nuns on the run, the confusion of first love and a late chance for romance, as Kino plays Cupid. 

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Duration: 03:40:23 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 15, 2021, 5:01 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 15, 2021, 3:30 pm GMT

Genre(s): Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Science Fiction , Thriller

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We've robot companions, synthetic chefs and intergalactic postwoman, sinister birth cults, secret agents with edited memories, and ideas that can kill you in this selection of spectacular and speculative tales. 

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Duration: 03:27:33 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 15, 2021, 9:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Crime Shorts (Advisory Cert 18)

Crime Shorts (Advisory Cert 18)

access_time Viewing Times May 15, 2021, 6:00 pm GMT

Genre(s): Action , Comedy , Crime , Drama , Mystery , Thriller , Westerns

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We've moral dilemmas and martial arts mayhem, serial killers and modern day cowboys, a burglary gone bad and a hook-up gone worse, plus the most badass girl scout you will ever meet, in this criminal collection of shorts.

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Duration: 03:54:47 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 16, 2021, 12:00 am to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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Horror & Weird Shorts (Advisory Cert 18)

Horror & Weird Shorts (Advisory Cert 18)

access_time Viewing Times May 15, 2021, 8:30 pm GMT

Genre(s): Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Thriller

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Death on the road and paranoia on the mountain trail, fearsome freight and a Faustian pact, period pains and bad body image, the pressure of exams and a slap up meal with the family, in this selection of sinister and shocking shorts.

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Duration: 02:54:30 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 16, 2021, 12:31 am to May 30, 2021, 11:00 pm GMT

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Documentary Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

Documentary Shorts (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 10:30 am GMT

Culture(s): Latinx

Genre(s): Documentaries , Drama , Historical

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Dating in the digital age and terrible town planning, the deceptiveness of some memories and the horrible clarity of others, the isolation of age and the alienation of the modern workplace, a community letting off steam, and a couple oblivious to the wider world, in this selection of true stories. 

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Duration: 03:27:28 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 16, 2021, 4:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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International Panorama programme one (Advisory Cert 15)

International Panorama programme one (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 1:00 pm GMT

Culture(s): Japanese , Latinx

Genre(s): Drama , Social Justice

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First love and last goodbyes,  a shaming on social media and a brutal race for survival, an uncomfortable return back to the old house, a tense relationship with a curmudgeonly grandparent and a bond that can that can transcend death itself, in a selection of international films with a focus on childhood and coming of age.

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The following films are screening in this programme alongside the films listed at the bottom of this page;

ANGEL'S MIRROR 

Dir / Wri: Cheng Chao, Prod: Shi Qi, Zhang Lei

China, 2018, 14  min, Cert PG

A young boy, new to the neightbourhood, finds himself drawn to a cute little girl who spends her days looking out from the window of an upstairs apartment.

Duration: 02:56:02 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 16, 2021, 7:00 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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International Panorama programme two (Advisory Cert 15)

International Panorama programme two (Advisory Cert 15)

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 3:30 pm GMT

Culture(s): African , African American , Asian , Japanese

Genre(s): Action , Comedy , Drama , Faith , Fantasy , War

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The pressures of performance and an actress in meltdown, a young man in search of love and another in search of freedom, racism in America, past and present, and a shattered community communing with its dead, in this second international selection.

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Duration: 02:31:26 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 16, 2021, 9:30 pm to May 30, 2021, 11:59 pm GMT

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The Mix

The Mix

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 5:15 pm GMT

Genre(s): Crime , Drama , Social Justice

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This Special Kino programme "The Mix" gives you the opportunity to catch up and see a diverse collection of short films - in no particular theme or category other than a diverse selection of films which we thought gives a fair representation of some of the unique films in this years festival. Join us for the last programme of films before this years Awards Ceremony at 7.45.  Enjoy these unique and wonderful films in "The Mix".

Duration: 01:24:45 mins

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Awards Ceremony

Awards Ceremony

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 7:45 pm GMT
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UPDATE 20.00 UK TIME (BST). PLEASE NOTE UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE ARE UNABLE TO SCREEN THE AWARD WINNERS PROGRAMME AT THIS MOMENT IN TME. THERE WAS A FILE ISSUE WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE REMOTELY WHICH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DO SO BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE  SO WE HAVE HAD TO RELOAD THE WHOLE FILE BACK TO BINGEWAVE WHICH IS CURRENT PROCESSING. WE ESTIMATE THAT THIS MAY TAKE BETWEEN ANOTHER 1 OR 2 HOURS MORE FOR PROCESSING .AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE WE ARE GOING TO RE-SCREEN THE SCI-FI AND FANTASY PROGRAMME NOW SO AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING BEING BROADCAST. IF IN THE MEANTIME THE ISSUE IS FIXED WE WILL STOP THIS PROGRAMME AND GIVE A 10 MIN WARNING OF THE PROGRAMME TO START HERE AND ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

WE SINCERELY APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. 

AWARDS WINNING PROGRAMME

 At last the moment that everyone has been waiting for, our 16th Edition 2021 Festival Awards for our premiere International on-line Festival. See our first ever online Festival Awards Ceremony with details of all nominees, Special Mentions and Winners in 19 Awards.  We'll even have thank you's from some of the filmmakers wherever they are in the world.

Following this 60 min awards and closing ceremony you can join us for a selection of the award winning films at 8.45 pm (BST).

Our British Film Awards for 2021 will announced at our October Live British New Wave edition - 19th - 24th October.

Congratulations to all our nominees and winners, and many thanks to all the filmmakers who submitted their films this year. All the films were really great with such a diverse selection of over 230 films in our online edition, with another 150 to follow in October.

Don't forget, you can watch most of the films in this years online edition here on Bingewave until the end of the month (30th), so come back and check out the films you may have missed, including of course all the award winners, runner-ups and nominees..

Duration: 02:43:23 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 17, 2021, 1:00 am to May 30, 2021, 12:00 am GMT

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Award winning films programme

Award winning films programme

access_time Viewing Times May 16, 2021, 8:45 pm GMT
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A showcase of the films that won awards at this years festival.

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Duration: 02:24:11 mins

Video-On-Demand Availability: May 17, 2021, 12:00 am to May 30, 2021, 12:00 am GMT

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