KINOFILM FESTIVAL 28/MAY - 02/JUNE, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
Above: movie stills from June and the Baba Yaga and Sebastian
MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 12th Edition
SERIOUS ABOUT SHORT FILM A warm welcome from festival director John Wojowski directors, producers - their friends and family - and everyone from across the world who continues to support Kinofilm, not just for the festival, but every month at the Three Minute Theatre. Thankyou to the volunteers who are helping make this happen. And of course everyone who’s spent time watching films. That means you: you reading this, sharing this event and of course, coming as you are: a lover of film, an explorer of the alternative and a true fan of quality cinematography.
What a delight, honour and privilege to bring a free films festival to the streets of Manchester. Kinofilm is proud to be presenting the very best in short film from our own filmmakers here in the region, to Europe, and from across the world - even after 19 years. Our Programme Manager Angela, along with John, Adge, Nada as well as myself have had both the enviable and unenviable task of watching every single entry; whittling down films to worldclass programmes ready for an open audience over six days in wildly different but incredibly vital and sparkling venues: the Three Minute Theatre, Central Library, the Anthony Burgess Foundation, Islington Mill.... Truth be told, there was so much more that we wanted to do with this festival. After losing out on major funding, it's be a real challenge to get things off the ground again. And yet, it's a challenge that we've met, conquered and become shaped by in order to bring back the Kinofilm Festival a large, world-class event - just as it always was. This year, the festival is the goodness of volunteers; filmmakers and their crews, actors, writers,
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Enjoy the free festival. We’ll be back for the anniversary next year!
THE FESTIVAL STRANDS Red Head Shorts Weds 28th May 2014 18:00-20:00 Three Minute Theatre
BAFTA Winners & Nominated Shorts* Sat 31st May 14:30-16:30 Central Library
Quentos De Amor (Romantic Tales) Weds 28th May 2014 18:00-20:30 Instituto Cervantes
The International Panorama 18:00-19:30 Anthony Burgess Centre
Made in Manchester shorts Weds 28th May 20:30-22:30 Three Minute Theatre British New Wave 1 Thurs 29th May 2014 16:00-17:30 Central Library Kino Comedy Shorts 18:00-19:30 Central Library Women In Shorts Fri 30th May 18:00-20:00 Three Minute Theatre British New Wave 2 Fri 30th May 20:30-22:30 Three Minute Theatre Animation Shorts Sat 31st May 2014 12:30-14:00 Central Library
Kino Fantasy Sat 31st May 2014 20:30 - 22:30 Three Minute Theatre 3 Minute Wonders Sun 1st June 2014 13:00-14:00 Gullivers Kino North West Sun 1st June 18:00 - 20:00 Three Minute Theatre Award Winners of Kino 2014 Sun 1st June 2014 20:30-22:30 Anthony Burgess Centre Kino Exposed: Student Shorts Mon 2nd June 18:00-20:00 Three Minute Theatre Best Of The Fest Mon 2nd June 2014 20:30-22:30 Three Minute Theatre
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND EXCEPT FOR BAFTA, at *拢5 per ticket.
Above: movie still from I始LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT
THE VENUES Manchester’s best cultural venues from across the city ANTHONY BURGESS FOUNDATION Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge St, Manchester M1 5BY CENTRAL LIBRARY: LIBRARY LIVE Central Library St Peterʼs Square, Manchester M2 5PD United Kingdom
THREE MINUTE THEATRE Affleck's Arcade, 35-39 Oldham Street Northern Quarter Manchester M1 1JG INSTITUTO CERVANTES
GULLIVERS
326-330 Deansgate Campfield Avenue Arcade Manchester M3 4FN United Kingdom
109 Oldham Street Northern Quarter Manchester M3 5HW
Above: movie still from DESPERTAR (Awakening) 2012
REDHEADS
Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Wednesday 28th May Screenings 18:00 - 20:00 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie stills from The Morning After and Nobbly Carrot
REDHEADS This programme is specially curated for the International Red Head Day, and features films starring red-headed actors. The lineup includes the multi-award-winning short 'The Morning After', directed by David Renaud, and the short 'I'll Be Here All Night', directed by Andrew Parkhill, about a pub singer befriending someone in some most unlikely circumstances.
Charlie Boy Dir: Vicki Kisner 16' 30'/ London/ 2013 A short fictional drama film about a simple story of a brother and sisters' love for each other that often goes wrong. The Dread Dir: James Starkie UK, 2013, 6min 30sec Sufferers of the Dread fear sleep itself, but they soon find it also takes a toll on waking life… The Morning After Dir: David Renaud; Writ: David Renaud/Meg Gifford; Prod: Mia Renaud USA/Canada, ??, 14min 23sec A woman wakes up naked in bed with a sexy stranger and finds he may just be the man of her dreams.
The Big Day Dir: Karl Falconer; Writ: Karl Falconer / Aimee Marnell; Prod: Thomas Williams UK, 2013, 3min 56sec Follow Alice’s experiences on her sister’s wedding day in this affectionate Northern comedy. Nobbly Carrot 7 Dir/Writ: Josh Allott; Prod: Sam Tipper-Hale UK, 2013, 21mins. Fruit and veg vendor Ruby, falls for online DJ Vinyl Lionel and has to shut her laptop and go meet him for real. I'll Be Here All Night Dir/Writ: Andrew Parkhill, Prod: Larry Cowan England/Ireland, 2013, 9min A pub singer tries to entertain a rowdy bar with help from a new fan, but soon finds hecklers are the least of his problems.
Desamour Dir/Writ: Joel Louis Jent, Prod: Manuel Benz, Writ: Annette Lober. UK Premiere. Switzerland, 2012, 9min 16sec A young couple is about to part ways, after realizing their closeness has just been an illusion. Vincent Black Lightning Dir: Cat Bruce UK, 2013, 4min 57sec This animated film is a heartwarming yet tragic love story of Red Molly and James; a film about love, motorbikes and a redheaded girl. Kerby Dir/Writ: Nate Camponi; Prod: Nate Camponi, Nick Crossley UK, 2014, 11min A volatile, intense young kid cruelly intimidates the lady working behind the bar in his dad's old local.
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CUENTOS DE AMOR (ROMANTIC TALES)
Instituto Cervantes Certificate [15] Wednesday 28th May Screenings 18:30 - 20:30 Tickets: Free
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CUENTOS DE AMOR (ROMANTIC TALES) In this special program we explore tales of past, present and future loves in a romantic collection of Spanish and Latin shorts.
El Beso (The Kiss) Dir/Pro: Carlos Davila Pro/Wri: Rob Cavazos 11ʼ50” / Mexico / 2014 Is a kiss between friends ever 'just a kiss'?
Lemon & Chocolate Dir: Gemma Ferrate, 11ʼ38”/ Spain / 2013 / UK Premiere Luke and Lucymeet each other by chanceand end upspending the dayon aphysical and emotionaljourney. Vocabulary Dir: Sam Baixali 15' / Spain/ 2013 The language of love sometimes requires a phrasebook. Two people begin a friendship that brings back lost meaning to their lives.
Marion Dir: Julian Zuazo 18ʼ / Spain / 2012 In the not too distant future Marion will be the woman of every manʼs dreams. Luminaris Dir/Wri/Pro: Juan Pablo Zaramella Wri: Juan Pablo Zaramella 6ʼ / Argentina / 2012 In a world controlled and timed by the light, a common man has a plan that could change his destiny.
Low Cost Dir: Franco Volpi 14ʼ/ Spain / 2014 A couple take a road-trip through the back roads of Alicante, hoping to avoid a seemingly inevitable break-up. Última Sesion (The Last Session)
Dir: Natxo Fuentes 14ʼ / Spain / 2014 As an old cinema is closing down two young people meet for the first time and an old couple are saying goodbye at the last picture show.
MADE IN MANCHESTER
Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Wednesday 28th May Screenings 20:00 - 22:30 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie stills from What Friends Are For and Full Time
MADE IN MANCHESTER This is a programme of shorts focusing on films exclusively made right here in Manchester. So come on out and show your support for our local filmmakers! Catch 'The Dormroom' by Caleb Shaffer, 'Full Time' by Mark Gill, and 'Insomnia' by Drew Lovett, just to name a few.
Manchester, 2014, 12min Checkpost follows filmmaker Shahid Mehboob, after he is shot and wounded on a remote highway in Pakistan.
What Are Friends For Dir: Darren Oakes Manchester, 2013, 6min Theo is a young boy who wants the best of both worlds, yet until he realises that actions have consequence, his life will just keep going round in circles. The Loudest Minds Dir: John Grey; Writ: John Grey, Harry Dyer; Prod: Kate Murphy Manchester, 2013, 15min Together young Pippa West and her imaginary friend Mr. Fizz discover that friendship can be found in even the most unlikely of places. The Dormroom Dir: Caleb Shaffer Manchester, 2013, 4min 10sec Suli Breaks, a spoken word artist, re-enacts formative moments spent in his university dormroom.
Insomnia Dir: Drew Lovett; Prod: Dana Bruce. World Premiere Manchester, 2013, 11min Waking nightmares induced by insomnia drive Sarah to confront her past in the present. A Dance Away Dir: Rico Marshall; Writ: Daniel McCann Manchester, 2013, 14min 14sec Dancer Jenny decides between a life with Mike and her dream of attending dance school in New York. Full-Time Dir: Mark Gill, Prod: Baldwin Li, 2011, 15mins A successful photographer reluctantly returns to his childhood home in the north of England to accompany his father to see his beloved football team.
Checkpost Dir: Aneel Ahmed
BRITISH NEW WAVE 1
Central Library: Library Live Events Space Certificate [15] Thursday 29th May Screenings 16:00 - 17:00 + Q&A Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from SEROTONIN
BRITISH NEW WAVE 1 First in a two-parter showcasing a host of talent from our own shores In our first selection of British New Wave shorts we present thoughtful drama, romantic comedy, experimental documentary and other genre defying tales from the UK including Oscar nominee ʻThe Voorman Problemʼ.
The Voorman Problem Dir: Mark Gill, Pro: 12ʼ / UK / 2011 A psychiatrist (Tom Hollander) is called to a prison to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman (Martin Freeman) who is convinced he is a god. The Hedgehog Dir/Wri: Chris Lee, Paul Storrie, Pro: Stephanie Macindoe 7ʼ / England / 2013 / World Premiere A lone boy dressed as his favourite video game hero encounters a strangely familiar man in a desolate suburban town and discovers a peculiar truth to his existence. Serotonin by Mira Un Lobo Dir/Pro/Wri: Chris Lee,Paul Storrie 4ʼ 35” / UK / 2014 / World Premiere
A traditional street performer battles depression and anxiety in a modern world to do what he loves best. The Caravan Trilogy (Story 1) Dir: Andrew Gunn 8'20' / England / 2013 The Caravan Trilogy (Story 2) Dir: Andrew Gunn 5'50' / England / 2 The Caravan Trilogy (Story 3) Dir: Andrew Gunn 10'30' / England / 2013 An abandoned caravan provides the setting for a genre bending trilogy of dark emotion, visceral menace and dystopian science fiction guest starring David Warner. Help Point Dir/Wri: Andrew Margetson, Pro: Nick Hudson 12ʼ30ʼ / England / 2013 / Regional Premiere Jack has lost his car in a car park. So has Maya. At the Help Point his attempts to charm her donʼt go to plan. One in Five Dir: Mark Davenport, Pro: Fiona Hardingham, Wri: Graeme Brookes 17ʼ / England / 2014 / World Premiere Your colleague. Your neighbor. Your Brother. Your Sister. You? Cowboy Ben Dir: Scott Rawsthorne, Pro: 9ʼ / England / 2014 / World Premiere Desperate, delusional and destitute, Ben (Shaun Dooley) meets a childhood friend Brian (Ramon Tikaram) in a trendy London bar.
BOKEH_YEAH! Bokeh Yeah & Comma Film present
The Timeline Poem Film programme An evening of poetry films – joining poets and filmmakers together to create astonishing new work. The evening will also have Poetry readings from some of the poets involved and music from DJ Juicey Lucy.
Islington Mill, James St. Salford. M3 5HW Thursday 29th May 8:30pm – 11:30pm Come celebrate the results of this literary fusion of poetry and film with screening of the latest round from the Bokeh Yeah! and Comma Film collaboration. Timeline is presented by Bokeh Yeah in association with Comma Film and wishes to thank the many poets who donated their work for consideration in this round of the challenge. There will be further challenges in the further so please keep in touch.
Bokeh Yeah is a Manchester based Filmmaking Academy, working primarily with DSLR cameras. The group runs training sessions, talk, producing films and screenings. This poem film programme is the culmination of their 3rd filmmaking challenge. For more info on Bokeh Yeah! Visit www.facebook.com/BokehYeah Twitter @bokeh_yeah For CommaFilm : www.commafilm.co.uk/
KINO COMEDY
Central Library Certificate [15] Thursday 29th May Screenings 18:00 - 20:30 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from Alles Super
KINO COMEDY Sometimes itʼs the little things that make us laugh! In this diverse selection of comedy shorts we are treated to a hilariously true to life train journey with a typical family in ʻBradford Halifax Londonʼ. On the other side of the world a taxi driver aspires to touch lives through his songs in the sweetly humorous ʻMelvisʼ. Meanwhile it is a day like any other for Tony Bianchi, in Francesco Zuchiʼs award winning magical comedy ʻPiove (Itʼs Raining)ʼ. Melvis Dir/ Wri: Jamie Humphris, Pro: Luigi Iacullo/ Andrew Skarda 9ʼ / Australia / 2014 When he couldn't reach out for his dream, his dream reached out for him... a musical drama about a taxi driver who aspires to touch lives through his songs.
Libre Directo (Free Kick) Dir:Bernabe Rico, 13' / Spain / 2013 Having turned 60, Adela has the chance to win €300,000 and leave her old life behind. All she has to do is kick a ball from mid-field into an open goal during the half-time of a Spanish League football match… With Best Regards Dir/Pro/Wri: Bernhard Wenger, 4'30' / Austria / 2013 Mr Dreamy parks in front of the Café and a shy waitress doesn't dare to go out and talk to him. But her friend has a crazy idea how she can get to know this guy. Alles Super! Dir: Ralf Beyerle 22 / Germany / 2013 A directionless thirty something attempts to give some meaning to his life by roaming the streets as a superhero. El Bicho (The Bug) Dir: Irene Hernanz 7ʼ / Spain / 2013 Susana and Miguel find a bug in the office... Or is it? What starts as curiosity will get the worst of them.
BRADFORD HALIFAX LONDON Dir/Wri: Francis Lee, Pro: Grace Welch 9ʼ / England / 2013 Shot in one take with one locked off camera position. A family take the 10:22 train from Bradford to London on just another 'typical family' outing... The Heebie-Jeebies Dir/Wri: Todd Slawsby, Pro: Roz Weisberg 9ʼ / USA / 2013 After a young boy and girl hear a scary story, they become convinced something terrible is hiding beneath their beds. They may be right...
Piove (Itʼs Raining) Dir: Francesco Zucchi, Pro: Lumaca Film- Lu Pulici, Wri: Francesco Zucchi, Lu Pulici, Josep Piris, Valentina Galli 15ʼ / Italy / 2013 Tony Bianchi, a village doctor has daily encounters with colourful characters that gradually reveal an unexpected truth about his place in the world.
WOMEN IN FILM
Anthony Burgess Foundation Centre Certificate [15] Friday 30th May Screenings 18:00 - 20:30
Above: Movie still from SEPIDEH (2014) // Best Short Film - Paris Film Festival
WOMEN IN FILM Celebrating the very best of female directors in short film This programme showcases the diverse talent of contemporary women filmmakers. Maria Cifuentes uses a womanʼs body as a canvas to explore her inner life in ʻDespertarʼ, Mischa Jakupcak beautifully captures a parent/child relationship in ʻThe Hero Poseʼ, whilst the power games of childhood are explored in the spookily atmospheric world of ʻMerry-Go-Roundʼ. Sepideh Dir: Fani Konstantinou 15 '/ Spain / 2014 / Best Short Film - Paris Film Festival A mother has to move abroad for work and leave her devoted Nanny behind. How can Sepideh find a way of not being separated from the children she loves? Despertar (Awakening) Dir: Maria Cifuentes Caruncho, Pro: Marina Le Guay 4ʼ23” / France / 2012 Despertar is the visual narration of a woman's dream. Her body, imaginary landscape, undergoes symbolic metamorphoses as her dream goes on, calling up the origins of life and the elements that compose it.
Ruslan (above) Dir/Wri: Taisia Deeva, Pro: Wolfgang Boss 10' / UK /Russia / 2014 A child has questions about life and death, but isn't happy with the answers. So he tries to find some of his own. Merry-Go-Round Dir: Esther Lowe, Pro: Manuel Kinzer 19ʼ / Germany / 2012 A spooky childrenʼs story which explores the relationship between siblings by means of a game.
The Bigger Picture Dir/Pro/Wri: Daisy Jacobs 7ʼ / UK / 2014 / UK Premiere Two sons; one elderly mother; no end in sight.ʻThe Bigger Pictureʼ uses giant animated characters in lifesize sets to tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an ageing parent. Moo Dir/Pro Joanna Cabello 9ʼ14” / USA / 2013 Moo! is a coming of age story about a young Latin girl, Cheyenne, who learns through a bovine sized obstacle that she cannot always be in control of a situation… El Bicho (The Bug) Dir: Irene Hernanz 7ʼ / Spain / 2013 Susana and Miguel find a bug in the office... Or is it? What starts as curiosity will get the worst of them.
The Hero Pose Dir: Mischa Jakupcak 12' 15' / USA / 2013 / Award Winner – Cinevic Short Circuit Film Festival A story about a father and daughter, and those precious moments in life when two people are able to pause and connect. The Good, The Beauty and The Truth Dir: Balbina Bruszewska, Pro: Piotr Majewski 7ʼ / Poland / 2012 In a modern world where good, beauty and truth is all but lost, a man clings to an idealised vision of the world.
BRITISH NEW WAVE 2
The Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Friday 30th May Screenings 20:30 - 22:30 + Q&A Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from GET SOME
BRITISH NEW WAVE 2 Our second selection of home grown talent from the UK. Highlights include the Horton Brothers hilarious zombie spoof ʻGet Someʼ starring Warren Brown and John Hannah, and new improv-based drama from Dan Kokotaijlo in relationship disaster short ʻOff Yer ʻEadʼ starring Andrew Shim (This is England).
Get Some Dir/Pro: The Horton Brothers 10ʼ/ UK / 2014 / After a viral pandemic takes its grip on the planet, TV adventurer Hunter Smith fights back by presenting Get Some, a show in which he tracks and kills the infected for the entertainment of the surviving population. Shift Dir: Patrick Ryder/Del Mak, Choreography: Del Mak 4ʼ / UK / 2013 Ever wanted to do something different? A whitecollar worker escapes the confines of his office working environment, creatively exploring & dancing freely through the outside world.
Between fiction and documentary, the dream states of a city are poetically and cinematically explored through the insights of strangers.
Piano and Soul Dir: Thomas Mould, Pro: 15ʼ / England / 2013 / World Premiere Terry is an elderly man coming to terms with the loss of his dearest friend, but will Terry ever find the escapism he so craves?
Off Yer ʻEad Dir: Dan Kokotajlo, Pro: 13ʼ / UK/ 2013 A doomed relationship between a frustrated deaf woman and a lazy man who meet through a smartphone dating application. Geezer Dir/Wri: Jack King, Pro: Hollie Rebecca Bryan 21ʼ/ UK / 2013 / World Premiere An aging recluse is forced to confront his worst fears when an old neighbour returns home. Concrete Sleep Dir: George Haydock 11'29 / UK / 2013 / Award Winner (Kino Exposures 2013)
Iʼll Be Here All Night Dir/Wri: Andrew Parkhill, Pro: Larry Cowan 9ʼ / England / 2013 A pub singer tries to entertain a rowdy bar with help from a new fan, but soon finds hecklers are the least of his problems.
ANIMATION
Central Library Certificate [15] Wednesday 28th May Screenings 11:45 - 14:00 Tickets: Free
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ANIMATION A cross section of animation techniques, from brilliant CGI in the moving tale of ʻLittle Freakʼ to traditional cel painted animation in ʻSebastanʼ which visualises the technicolour imagination of a child escaping from the monochrome world of adult life. New ways of seeing familiar environments are realised by the ingenious ʻDaybreakʼ which uses simple story board layout sheets to animate those half dreaming moments between night and day. And time, space and gravity are redefined through the medium of everyday materials in ʻThe Other Worldlyʼ.
A young deformed boy lives as a side-show freak. When his father asks him to make a birthday-wish he starts to imagine…
Shift Daybreak Dir/Pro: George Ungar, 6m 45s / Canada / 2013 / UK Premiere Opening our eyes each new day, seeing first sights, hearing first sounds. A Very Large Increase in the Size, Amount, or Importance of Something Over a Very Short Period of Time Dir: Max Hattler, Pro: Multivision Festival 2ʼ / UK / 2013 The Big Bang and chaos theories are playfully combined in a set of shifting forms.
Dir/Pro: Max Hattler 3ʼ / UK / 2013 Using the New Age idea of a ʻdimensional shiftʼ as inspiration, science fiction themes combine through abstract, stop motion animation of objects and colour.
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Sausage Dir/Pro/Wri: Robert Grieves 4ʼ / France / 2013 This multi award winning, delightfully retro animation introduces us to two artisan stallholders whose idyllic world is invaded by a devious fastfood vendor!
Dir/Pro/Wri: Daisy Jacobs 7ʼ / UK / 2014 / UK Premiere Giant animated characters in life-size sets tell the darkly humorous tale of caring for an ageing parent.
Best Dir: Steven Spencer, Pro: Nice Monster Studios 7.56 / UK / 2012 An animated depiction of the life of George Best.
The Other Worldly Dir/Pro/Wri: Evan Mann 8ʼ / UK / 2014 / UK Premiere In a mysterious world, this experimental video defies traditional notions of gravity, time and space while exploring the depths of the imagination.
Little Freak Dir/Pro/Wri: Edwin Schaap 3ʼ33” / UK / 2014 / Regional Premiere
Za Edgara (For Edgar) Dir/Wri: Ewa Luczkow, Pro: Mercin Malatynski 5ʼ 30” / Poland / 2013 A glimpse into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, as he struggles with his inner demons.
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ANIMATION LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET Luminaris Dir/Wri/Pro: Juan Pablo Zaramella Wri: Juan Pablo Zaramella 6ʼ / Argentina / 2012 In a world controlled and timed by light, a common man has a plan that could change his destiny.
Gelato Go Home Dir/Wri: Alasdair Brotherson/Jock Mooney, Pro: Richard Barnett @Trunk 3ʼ30” / UK / 2013 / Regional Premiere As the first snow flake settles on cold concrete, the ice cream vans begin to contemplate the harsh winter ahead.
The Good, The Beauty and The Truth Dir: Balbina Bruszewska Pro: Piotr Majewski 7ʼ / Poland / 2012 In a modern world where good, beauty and truth is all but lost, a man clings to an idealised vision of the world.
Sebastian Dir: Vlad Marsavin, Pro: Sharunya Galickaite 18ʼ / Russia/USA / 2913 / UK Premiere Sebastian is an 8 year old boy who lives with his grandmother in an ordinary house in a monochrome world. But when he gets on his bike his imagination takes over...
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BAFTA SHORTS 2014
Central Library Certificate [15] Saturday 31st May Screenings 14:30 - 16:30 Tickets: ÂŁ5
Above: Movie stills from Keeping Up With The Jonses and Room 8
BAFTA SHORTS A feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). "Eight small wonders, stocked with infinite space [...] special screening of the eight short films that competed at the BAFTAs is a joyous subversion of the norm." - Ryan Gilbey, New Statesman
Mim has lived her whole life on a little island with her best mate Danny.
Orbit Ever After
Jess and Jason meet at the bus station in a seaside town, seeing each other in daylight for the first time but threatens to be a regretful experience for both.
Sea View Dir: Jane Linfoot, UK, 2013, 24 mins
Everything I Can See From Here Dir: Sam Taylor, UK, Bjorn-Erik Aschim, 2013, 7 mins In a desolate part of England a game of football comes to a standstill as the ball mysteriously goes missing. Keeping Up With The Joneses Dir: Michael Pearce, UK, 2013, 28 mins Dir: Jamie Stone, UK, 2013, 20 mins Life in space isnʼt easy. And living in orbit, indefinitely, with only your close family for company is even worse. A science fiction romance.
The impeccable wife of an MP confronts the imprisoned reality of her life after being taken hostage by two of her husbandʼs ʻbusiness associatesʼ. I Am Tom Moody
Sleeping With The Fishes - WINNER for Best Short Animation
Dir: Ainslie Henderson, UK, 2012, 7 mins
Dir: Yousif Al-Khalifa, UK, 2013, 9 mins
A surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.
Sonja lives a lonely life as a fishmonger, more at ease with her fish than her customers, until one day a delivery man turns up who looks like a rainbow trout. Island Queen Dir: Ben Mallaby, UK, 2012, 16 mins
Room 8 - WINNER for Best Short FIlm Dir: James W. Griffiths | UK / Poland | 2013 | 7 mins A prisoner makes a fantastical discovery when thrown into a cell with a terse and unsettling inmate.
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA
The Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Friday 30th May Screenings 18:30 - 20:00 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from Narocorrido
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA Spectacular global shorts, including the enchanting story of a simple wooden bench in Christoph Schinkoʼs award winning ʻA Benchʼs Taleʼ, a harrowing tale of corruption and human frailty in Ryan Prowsʼ ʻNarcocorridoʼ, and can we find the mysterious connection between three extreme situations in Martin Roseteʼs breath taking award winner ʻVoice Overʼ?
This multi award winning, delightfully retro animation introduces us to two artisan stallholders who's idyllic world is invaded by a devious fastfood vendor. Voice Over Dir: Martin Rosete 10' / Spain / 2012 / Multi Award Winner A voice over leads us through three extreme situations that are actually the same. Will you discover the connection? Espejos (Mirrors) Dir/Pro: Arley Rojas 6ʼ / Columbia / 2014 A man is about to end his life in pain and discovers a second chance of happiness.
A Bench's Tale Dir: Christoph Schinko, Pro: 12' Austria / 2013 / UK Premiere / Award Winner - Best Shorts Competition La Jolla California The story of a lonesome wooden bench and the hardships it has to endure through nature as well as the human hand. CiGano/Gypsy 18'20" / UK / 2013 / Golden Starfish Nominee Hamptons International Festival Sebastian is a wealthy young man. Zé-Tó is a gypsy. Both think they know the otherʼs type, but both are in for a surprise. Sausage Dir/Pro/Wri: Robert Grieves 4ʼ / France / 2013 / Multi Award Winner
Narcocorrido Dir: Ryan Prows, Pro: Onye Anyanwu 12ʼ / 2012 / USA / Multi Award Winner The drug ballad of a gravely ill border cop's reckless heist of a cartel shipment, sung by a desperate soul destroyed in her wake. Sepideh Dir: Fani Konstantinou 15' / Spain / 2014 / Winner of Best Short Film Paris Film Festival A mother's move abroad for work with her young children causes the nanny to try and figure a way of not being left out. Smile Dir: Matteo Pianezzi 7' 40' / Italy / 2012 / Award winner - Charleston International Festival Behind a clownʼs makeup there is always a man with his story.
KINO FANTASY
Anthony Burgess Centre Certificate [15] Saturday 31st May Screenings 20:30 - 22:30 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from Mouse X
KINO FANTASY The Fantasy shorts explore alternative realities, presenting visions of past and future worlds, and bringing us new perspectives on the present one. In Thierry Lorenziʼs haunting space opera ʻON/OFFʼ the memory of a life once lived on earth is the only thing thatʼs left for a lonely astronaut, whilst in Luca Zuberbuehlerʼs multi award winning ʻLotharʼ a man with a curious affliction must choose between saving the world or saving his toast!
Mouse-X Dir/Wri: Justin Tagg, Pro: Graeme Cox, Julian Francis, Elaine Hynes, Brandon Smith 15' / England / 2014 A man is trapped in a building with a thousand clones of himself, begging the question 'Who are you, if you're not the only you?ʼ
The Hummingbird Dir/Pro/Wri: Rafa Pavon, Pro: Lucas de la Rua Wri: 15' 27' / England/Spain / 2013 A team of filmmakers receive an unexpected call while documenting ʻThe Cosmonautʼ, a film about Soviet lost cosmonauts, in Latvia and Lithuania.
Marion Dir: Julian Zuazo 18ʼ / Spain / 2012 In the not too distant future Marion will be the woman of every manʼs dreams.
Lothar Dir: Luca Zuberbuehler 13' 20' / Switzerland / 2013 / Best Student Short – Los Angeles Movie Awards Whenever Lothar sneezes, things happen to explode. When he breaks his beloved toaster he faces a dilemma.
ON/OFF Dir/Pro/Wri: Thierry Lorenzi, Pro Julian Renaud 13'/France/ 2013 / UK Premiere Obsessed by a mysterious voice message, astronaut Meredith will face a paradoxical condition in order to stay connected to humanity.
Sunset Day Dir/Wri: J.A. Duran, Pro: Laia Gil, Wri: Ferran Grau 14' 52' / Spain / 2012 The 40s. A boy with special abilities is kidnapped by The Corp. After years of training, this boy will be forced to make a decision. How far will he go to get his past back?
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THREE MINUTE WONDERS
Gullivers Pub Certificate [15] Sunday 1st June Screenings 13:00-14:00 Tickets: Free
Above: Movie still from Pig Warmer
THREE MINUTE WONDERS Films that do what they say on the tin. Homey Dir/Writ; Ben Garfield Prod; Harriet HarperJones London, 2012, 2:57 mins. Homey is about a game of British Bulldog being played at an inner-city primary school.
Dir/Writ; Dave Moyle Prod; Dave Moyle/ Miguel Daniel Khan UK, 2014, 3 mins. A Hitman reminisces of his fathers training as he faces his next target, which is a little too close to home...
Visa Dir/Prod/Writ; Maryam Tafakory London, 2013, 3:11 mins. Visa, is about recent immigration changes in the UK that are tearing many families apart.
Phamtasms Dir/Writ; Chew Keng Hao Prod; Keane Tan Singapore, 2014, 2’54”. Our mind is a complicated tool, where all that we experienced are kept within, both good and bad.
HOUSE CLEARANCE Dir./Pro;Terry Wragg Wri: Gaia Holmes 2’ 30’ / UK / 2013 A woman empties her house following the end of a relationship, based on a poem by Gaia Homes. Matchgirl Reloaded Dir/Prod/Writ; Remo Pini Switzerland, 2014, 3’19”. A modernized retelling of Anderson's fairytail "The little Matchgirl" A young woman unsuccessfully tries to keep afloat selling prepaid phone cards. The Next Hit: Family Business
Hunting for Hockney Dir/Prod; Alice Dunseath UK, 2013, 3’13”. To escape from the realities of bereavement, two friends travel across Yorkshire to look for David Hockney. What if you only have a few seconds for the things that matter the most? Modern Man Dir/Prod; Sebastian Solberg Prod; Jassa Ahluwalia Writ: Simon Guerrier New Zealand/UK, 2013, 3 mins. It is a story of an accidental time traveling CAVEWOMAN and her chance encounter with RUPERT on the day he plans to propose to his girlfriend.
THREE MINUTE WONDERS McMurray Manchester, 2014, 3’51”. Moments from now, Thomas will perform his magic show, on stage for the first time... Traders Dir/Prod/Writ; Neale Adams Croydon, 2014, 3 mins. A day in the life of two traders whose families have each worked a market for more than 100 years. SuperDate Dir/Prod/Writ; Sasha Fox USA, 2013, 3’05”. SuperDate is the story of two teens who meet for the first time after months of dating via text only.
Pig Warmer Dir/Prod/Writ; Gavin Irvine London, 2013, 3’22”. Unscrupulous drug dealers offer a luvvie the deal of the century.
Paid Dir/Prod/Writ; Paul Sheeky London, 2013, 3 mins. Caught on CCTV, an attacked prostitute finds that sometimes the victim can become the victor.
Patience, Discipline, Determination Dir/Prod/Writ; Russell Dixon Coventry, 2013, 3 mins. This documentary explores Fabiano's origins, where his spark for bodybuilding came from and what he faces from the public eye where stereotypes are concerned.
Kabaret Freeze Dir/Prod/Writ; Dave Lojek/Maxime Billon Hamburg, 2013, 3 mins. Time stops around the creative people of Hamburgerkino. We can take a look at their faces and observe the situations they inhabit. Seconds Dir/Prod/Writ; Ana Puentes, Juan Guerci, Pablo Martinez Cuba, 2013, 3 mins. Mademoiselle Nimsi Dir/Prod/Writ; Dave Lojek Prague, 2013, 3 mins. Your mind is the trap. Debut Dir; Mike Staniforth Prod; Ryan McMurray, Mike Staniforth, Leighton Co Writ: Ryan
Saving the World Dir/Prod/Writ; Philippa Richford. Brighton, 2014, 2’31”. DoGood and her cohorts are working hard to save the world, but their plans are thwarted when Evil and her Side Kick kidnap the good doctor. One in a Million Dir/Writ; Darren Langands Prod; Nicole Gaskell Manchester, 2014, 2’20”. Terry dreams of winning the lottery. Could tonight be his night? Bourne Septuagenarian Dir; Jason Wingard/Gino Evans UK, 2014, 3 mins. A comedy spoof of the Bourne Identity set in Salford and featuring two ageing assassins.
TWISTED REEL present 30 CENTURY MAN From 1960s pop icon to 21st century avant-garde musician, Scott Walkerʼs musical metamorphosis and increasingly uncompromising attitude to his work makes him revered by many in the business yet largely ignored by the public…30 Century Man charts this enigmatic figures life and music and explores the darkness that imbues both… As part of the Manchester Kino Film festival Twisted Reel, the Northern Quarterʼs regular music based film night, is screening Stephen Kijakʼs 2006 film Scott Walker: 30Century Man. The film looks at Walkers career, from hits like ʻThe Sun Ainʼt Gonna Shine Anymoreʼ to later work ʻClaraʼ, the influence his music had on other artistes and explores the issues that led to the 1960ʼs pin up becoming a virtual recluse. Walker ,whose avant garde musical creations include using raw meat as percussion, speaks frankly alongside interviewees including David Bowie(an executive producer of the film), Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Marc Almond, Alison Goldfrapp, Sting, Dot Allison, Simon Raymonde, Richard Hawley, Rob Ellis, Johnny Marr, Gavin Friday, and Lulu. A critically acclaimed documentary that will appeal to music fans of all persuasions. The screening will be upstairs at Gullivers on Sunday the 1st of June. Before the screening Twisted Reel will also be playing host to the Kino shorts programme (free entry) starting 1pm. Tickets – £3 (special Kino offer) Scott Walker 30Century Man 2.30pm
KINOFILM NORTH WEST
Anthony Burgess Centre Certificate [15] Sunday 1st June Screenings 18:00 - 20:00 Tickets: Free
KINOFILM NORTH WEST A high profile selection of the best short films from across the North West of England. Moments Dir: Chris Cronin; Writ: Jo Gardner UK, 2013, 5min 45sec After a chance encounter with a beautiful and mysterious woman, a young man sets out to win her heart.
My Life Dir: Martin Chart. UK Premiere UK, 2013, 5min 5sec Alone and with no one to turn to, Lawrence sees no way out, but is his torment nothing more than a dream?
The King Is Dead Dir/Writ: Richard Higson; Prod: Will Hall Smith UK, 2013, 8min 20sec Together Lionel, Nicky and Frank will find out who the mole in the organisation is, whatever it takes.
June and the Baba Yaga Dir: Sam Cronin, UK, 2013, 20mins
Treasure Dir/Writ: Joe Cottrell-Boyce; Prod: Aurora Mulligan UK, 2013, 14min 30sec Jobless ex-con Adam is determined to rekindle his relationship with his son and they embark on an adventure together which finds them on the wrong side of the law. Blind Faith Dir/Writ: Gino Evens; Prod: Mike Herbert Manchester, 2013, 29min 30sec Jed, who sleeps the streets of Manchester, is convinced his love for his girlfriend and his spiritual beliefs will turn his life around.
Jig Saw Rashad and Basil Al-Safar UK, 2013, 8mins
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KINOFILM AWARDS: FESTIVAL WINNERS 2014
Anthony Burgess Centre Certificate [15] Sunday 1st June Screenings 20:30 - 22:30 Tickets: Free
KINO EXPOSED: STUDENT SHORTS
Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Monday 2nd June Screenings: 18:00 - 20:00 Tickets: Free Above: Movie still from Fallout Shelter
KINO EXPOSED: STUDENT SHORTS Give a round of applause for the debut works of these student films. Making their entrance are Celia Wickham with 'Mother', Participating flimmakers from LEEDS MU with both 'Fall Out Shelter' and 'Ink', and Bola Akande, MA student from Manchester with'Unearthed', just to name a few. Stay tuned to these guys, it's just the beginning of their adventure in film. Six Strings and Lifeline Dir: Marcus Jones UK, Manchester, 2014, 22mins 62 year old guitarist Steve Jones’ reminisces on his ‘rock n roll’ lifestyle and years as a musician. Ready Dir/Writ: Laura Blake; Prod: Helen Curran UK, Manchester, 2013, 3min Ready is a short film about love, in which two teenaged girls plan to run away together to escape a troubled family life. Some Men Dir: Danny Orwin UK, Manchester, 2013, 11min Some Men explores the dynamics of male friendships as Daniel catches up with old friends after a long trip away.
Ink Dir: Luke Earnshaw, Prod: Julie Daysley, Wri: George Van Howe UK, LEEDS MU, 2014, 7mins Three witches working in Limbo Laundrette late into the night. In a macabre conversation decide on the fate of a poor soul. Fall Out Shelter Dir/Writ:, Oliver Murray, Prod: Megga MoxamMcleod UK, Leeds MU, 2014, 14m 30s A young rocker in 1960s England called George Grant is on the run for a murder he didn't commit, meanwhile a world nuclear war looms.
Hunting for Hockney Dir: Alice Dunseath UK, 2013, 3min 3sec To escape from the realities of bereavement, two friends travel across Yorkshire to look for David Hockney. Mother Dir: Celia Wickham UK, Manchester, 2014, 5min 30 sec 'Mother' is an artists' film/documentary that explores the themes of memory, loss and familial relationships. Delicacy Dir/Writ: Helen Curran; Prod: Sarah Brady. World Premiere UK, Manchester,, 2014, 15min 30 sec During the British retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940, young Private Barnes, and injured Sergeant Thompson take cover in a church and must survive against the odds.
Unearthed Dir: Bola Akande UK/Nigeria, 2013, 9min 23sec An African village girl loses her mother’s money on the way to the shop. Her fear of going home leads to the unravelling of a family secret.
KINOFILM: BEST OF THE FEST
Three Minute Theatre Certificate [15] Monday 2nd June Screenings 20:30 - 22:30 Tickets: Free
Kino Team John Wojowski,
Festival Director; Programmer for North West, Made in Manchester, Student Shorts and Red Heads programmes
Angela Reilly, Lead Programme Manager Jane McConnell, Social & Marketing Consultant Jonathan Hayward, Front of House and Fall Guy John Barnes and Adge Frost, Programme Assistants, Nada Abdulla, Three Minute Wonders Programmer Michael Thompson, Digital Files Editor Nigel Anderson, Digital Files Assistant Seb Kainth, Submissions Coordinator Iris Bagola, International Correspondent Grace Williams, Event Manager Bokeh Yeah Twisted Reel Kino Video & Photography Geraint Davies John Wojowski Jonathan Hayward Suhail Khan, Festival Producer
Principal Team Assistants Iolanda Ameerha Maria Hannah Ansell Fay Jury Members Jason Wingard Rebecca-Clare Evans Steven K. Leadbetter Nigel Anderson Christopher Faith Geraint Davies Alex Stone Video Production Keir Black Jane/Marketing thanks: Film & TV Pro Manchester’s Finest Love Manchester MCR Aid Kosovo Manchester Today Big Phat Writer’s Group Nantwich Film Club BAFTA All filmmakers for submitting their incredible, beautiful films And Marek, John's son, for helping with the festival poster layout. Thankyou, Marek.
KINOFILM THANKS
Above: Movie still from BAFTA Short SEA VIEW
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