Kinofilm has set up a North East branch of Kino. To be known as KINOFILM Sunderland, the new arm of Kino will work in collaboration with new partners in Sunderland to present a series of screenings in new and alternative environs within Sunderland. Screenings will include new shorts by North East filmmakers and communities within Sunderland, special screenings and premiers of new independent features and cult movies.

The first of such events is -

SUNDERLAND LIVE: - Cliffe Parke - Seaburn - Sunderland - Tyne and Wear -

The times of this event is 1pm - 6pm. Look for the Cinema Tent.

NOW WE NEED YOUR NEW SHORTS
We are now looking for more North West shorts for our Autumn season due to start in September. We will soon be updating the web site and hope to have a downloadable form on the site, however, for the time being please email us (using the contact us link in the left hand menue) for an application form to submit your film. We currently have an open call for entries - with no current deadline. Any films received will be considered for the next future events.

GREEN ROOM 8th July 2008

The event on 8th July was another outstanding success echoeing the fact that Kino is Back"

With over a 50% capacity audience at the Greenroom for Kino's first short film night in Manchester for over 2 years, everyone had an enjoyable and rewarding experience. All but one of the filmmakers attended (Abbe Robinson director of "Private Life" was unfortunately unable to attend due to illness) and participated in a question and answer session after each film. The bar was the place to be after the screening were filmmakers networked until the early hours of the morning.

Thanks to all the filmmakers for screening their films and attending the night. Congratulations to David Schofield, Lewis Metcalfe and Kurt Brookes, the team behind the outstanding and excellent films "Ryan" and "Fight". Kino Director, John Wojowski commented; "these guys are fresh from their graduation today and deserve real praise for these films. By far, they are the most accomplished and untraditional short films produced in Manchester in years - on budgets ranging from just £700 to £1400. In three years time I would put money on these guys producing an equally outstanding feature film. Future talent to look out for!"

Read on for the full programme details .

KINO SHORTS - an event for the Not Part Of Festival

Tuesday 8th July 2008 at 8.00pm – 12.00pm, Green Room, Manchester

The second exciting event in our new series of film nights so put the 8th July in your diary now.

The main programme will be a selection of new shorts made by North West filmakers or shot in the North West. Several films will receive their premiere or first public screening in the city. The filmmakers will be present and each film will be followed with a short question and answer session with the director and/or producer of the film in conversation with our host John Robb.

Our friends over in Salford have announced the dates of this year's festival - a whopping nine days - Come-on Salford!!

Announcing the Fifth Salford Film Festival, 15th – 23rd  November, 2008.

Salford Film Festival returns in November for nine intensive days of screenings, seminars, workshops, and special events.

"Diary of A Bad Lad" screening

KINO SHORTS – an event for the Not Part Of Festival
Tuesday 8th July 2008 at 8.00pm. Green Room, Manchester

First of all a great thanks to everyone who turned up at our special screening of “Diary of a Bad Lad”, on our first night Friday 6th June. Just under 100 people turned up and it was a fantastic return to form for Kino. Everyone enjoyed the film and the entertaining Q & A session afterwards.

Thanks also to Michael Booth (Director), Jon Williams (Writer/producer), actor Joe O'Byrne and our host John Robb, for such an entertaining debate. Thanks too Lets Go Global for participation and broadcasting of the event for the web station “Lets Go Global. To see the archive footage of the debate go to the Kino link in the vidoe archive of
http://www.letsgoglobal.tv

NOW WE NEED YOUR NEW SHORTS (read on)

Manchester’s Kinofilm Festival is back with a series of MONTHLY feature and short film screenings commencing in June with the North West produced feature “Diary of a Bad Lad” (18).

Special pre-release screening of “Diary of a Bad Lad” (18) with Q & A.
Friday 6 June 8.00pm
The Greenroom, 54-56 Whitworth St West, Manchester M1 5WW
Admission: £5.00 (Full Price), £3.00 (Concession)
Advance Bookings: 0161 615 0500

The idea behind this latest season of Kino screenings is to highlight the wealth of talent in the North West currently producing low budget feature films. With a number of features produced in the region over the last couple of years – most are without funding and never see light of day. There are presently several such features nearing completion, all made on miniscule budgets and completed through the goodwill and support of friends and colleagues within the industry.

“Diary of a Bad Lad” from Blackburn filmmakers Michael Booth and Jon Williams is one of those very rare films. A gritty Northern expose, which breaks the boundaries of traditional story telling, reaching new levels of independent filmmaking.

Kino Director John Wojowski says; “this is by far one of the best independent features I have personally seen from the North West in over 15 years and is very different than the excellent but standard formulae of the current latest indie Brit flick IN BRUGES. Booth and Williams came out of nowhere and produced a film, which left a lasting impression on me – this is raw film making in the purest sense – a film that needs to be seen”.

KINOFILM MANCHESTER

Eligible: Short Films and First Features

Kinofilm - Manchester International Short Film Festival is back with a new MONTHLY short film and features night in Manchester commencing on 6th June.

We are looking for locally produced shorts (from Greater Manchester and the North West in general) for our second night in July and subsequent nights from September - (note there will be no screening in August). Please note the 6th June night is a special screening of the feature “Diary of a Bad Lad” listed elsewhere in the 2008 postings and on the home web site page).

The season will end late November with a Special Euro Cine event (3-day focus on European cinema) which will act as a trailblazer for the new Kino International Short Film Festival to be launched in 2009 (subject to funding confirmations). For this event we are seeking short films from all European countries (including all former Eastern European countries). Entry application for this event is the same as above.