Our Story

Kinofilm is serious about shorts,we want to support filmmakers,  bringing short film to a new and wider audience.

Kinofilm offers you the chance to see ground-breaking new short films on the big screen, while giving local, national and European filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their work, network and develop professionally.

In fact since 1995, Kinofilm has put on festivals and events, mainly in Manchester, UK, supporting over 3000 filmmakers, screening short films from over 20,000 international submissions. The festival has provided a platform to emerging filmmakers, many of which have gone on to become some of the UKs top independent filmmakers, including; Lynne Ramsay (We need to talk about Kevin), Damien ODonnell (East is East), Brian Percival (A Boy Called Dad), Kolton Lee (Freestyle), David Whitney (Kandahar Break) and Jez Lewis (Shed your Tears and Walk Away). Patrons of Kinofilm include Bruno Coppola, Steve Coogan, Henry Normal, Maxine Peake, John Robb and the late Tony Wilson.

In the past Kinofilm has received public funding, as this has become harder and harder to gain in recent years, we need your help to continue!

We want to bring you the 12th edition of the Kinofilm Festival in February 2012:

5 days
200 new short films
5 debut feature films
workshops
panel discussions
top industry guest speakers

The only film festival in the North West of England which will embrace all genres of short film from UK and Europe. 

And you can make it happen!

The Impact

Your support and donations will:

• Make the idea of doing another Kinofilm Festival a reality!

• Kick-start the planning and marketing campaign for Kinofilm 12

• Allow Kinofilm to continue to offer you the chance to see the best in short film from the UK and Europe and provide filmmakers with a platform to show their work

• Widen the festival audience
  

• Offer a resource to the filmmaking community
  

• Help put Manchester back on the map as an international festival destination

That's great for the filmmakers, the businesses of Manchester and the people of Manchester!

What We Need & What You Get

This is our first campaign to raise an initial $3000 to really get the Kinofilm Festival ball rolling. It is a valuable part of the festival budget and will allow us to redevelop our tired and old website and to secure a venue for the festival.

Donating now is a great way of securing tickets or festival passes before anyone else! You'll also get that warm, fuzzy feeling knowing that you're supporting Kinofilm!

It's easy to donate with paypal. You're just a few clicks away from becoming a supporter of Kinofilm.

You can donate as little as $10 (6.50 approx)and in return for your kind donation you will receive special perks. See the list of perks on the right hand side of this page.

Help us raise funds

If you can't make a donation, there are still lots of ways you can help us raise funds!

Tell everyone you know to support Kinofilm!

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If you're a business and would like to be part of Kinofilm, do get in touch,  we have a whole of host of sponsorship opportunities available.

Thank you for your time and support. We hope to see you at the next Festival which you made happen!