🎥 A huge congratulations from the KIFF team to all the selected films! 🎥
U18 SHORT FILMS
FEELING BLUE (UK). Dir. Alex Larner
ME (Ireland). Dir. Adam Flannelly
MEELO – I’D RATHER (UK). Dir. Hari Coles
SHADOWS OF SOHO (UK). Dir. Lucas Dinnin
THE RENCOUNTER (UK). Dir. Noah Boyce
STUDENT SHORT FILM
5/3/0 (Serbia) Dir. Danilo Stanimirović
ANTISOCIAL (Israel) Dir. Ori Chaya Klier
DAD'S DINNER (UK) Dir. Julian Joyce
FREQUENCY (UK) Dir. Zsófia Bujáki
HUMMUS (UK) Dir. Jad Ahmad
MIDPOINT (UK) Dir. Flynn Matthews
MISDIRECTION (UK) Dir. Kurt Sear
MOTHER (Ukraine) Dir. Mariia Felenko
THE DAY I ESCAPED FROM THE FISHBOWL (China) Dir. Shihe Miao
ZUGZWANG (UK) Chris Rej
SHORT FILM
A SYNONYM FOR ART RODGRIC J (USA) Dir. Kasey L. Martin
BISECTED (USA) Dir. Danny Pineros
BULLY (UK) Dir. Martin Stocks
COMBATTERE (Italy) Dir. Andrea Ricciotti
DIRTY WATER (Iran) Dir. Ali Sabokbar
FIVE THOUSAND STARS (UK) Dir. Paul Holbrook
FLY FREE (UK) Dir. Ann HawkerI
UNDERSTAND (UK) Dir. Mark van Heusden
IN YOUR HANDS (UK) Dir. Luigi Sibona
INTERNAL ABYSS (UK) Dir. Heléna Antonio
LAST CALL (UK) Dir. Harry Holland
MONOCHROMATIC (UK) Dir. Karen Bryson
MOUSE! (UK) Dir. Max Fisher
MR. COPYCAT | MR MEN 50th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE (UK) Dir. Kieran Firth-Bernard
MY WEEK WITH MAISY (UK) Dir. Mika Simmons
OPENING UP (UK) Dir. Oz Arshad
OVER THE EDGE (Canada) Dir. Jenna Harder
PUSHING DAISY (UK) Dir. Leah Revivo
RETURNED (UK) Dir. Janet Marrett
ROBUTLER (UK) Dir. James Button
SHUT (Netherlands) Dir. Niels Bourgonje
SPAG BOL (UK) Dir. Brick
THE CLOSEST POINT (UK) Dir. Dilesh Korya
THE DELIVERY (Canada) Dir. Tope Babalola
THE DROP (UK) Dir. Jack Parr
THE EYES OF MARGE (UK) Dir. Lily Howkins
THE FIRST TIME I NEVER MET YOU (UK) Dir. Eric Kole
THE FLIP SIDE (UK) Dir. Rosalie Carn
THE HOLIDAY MAKER (UK) Dir. Harry Mead
THE ORACLE (UK) Dir. Anna Boronea, Stefano Moscone
THE ROPE (Iran) Dir. Reza Sobhan
THE SAME COLOUR AS WATER (Iran) Dir. Hossein Hadinezhad
THE SOLDIER ON SMITHDOWN ROAD (UK) Dir. Barney Pell Scholes, Thomas Harnett O’Meara
THIS SIDE UP (UK) Dir. Barbara Davis
TITS (Norway) Dir. Eivind Landsvik
VARANUS (Iran) Dir. Kiarash Bokaeyan
WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY SUPERHEROES? (UK) Dir. Tom Paul Martin
WILD ANIMAL (UK) Dir. Beth Park
WUSS (UK) Dir. Nadine Wilson
YOURS (UK) Dir. Flaminia Graziadei
DOCUMENTARIES
BEGIN AGAIN (UK) Dir. Yida Zhang, Yuhang Dai
HARAMBE (USA) Dir. Erik E. Crown
I’M STILL HERE (UK) Dir. Franc Vissers, Elizabeth Healey
SISTERS (Italy) Dir. Andrea Vallero
THE SESSION MAN (UK) Dir. Michael Anthony Treen
TORN: THE IVF JOURNEY (Switzerland) Dir. Laura Garcia Broto
VAKLUSH (Bulgaria) Dir. Nikolay Vasilev
FIRST FEATURE
BROTHERS (Kazakhstan) Dir. Darkhan Tulegenov
FINALLY NEARLY GETTING THERE (UK) Dir. James Card
JUST ONE LAST THING (UK) Dir. Alexandra Gillespie
PENDATANG (Malaysia) Dir. Ken Kin
FEATURE FILM
KUSUM KA BIYAAH (India) Dir. Suvendu Raj Ghosh
RAIN TOWN (Malaysia) Dir. Tunku Mona Riza Tunku Khalid
THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO RACE (Aus) Dir. Lynn Hegarty
THE LIST (Paraguay) Dir. Michael J. Hardy
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) Dir. Elliott Hasler
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE PRIZE
HERE’S YOUR HOST (UK) Dir. Daniel Williams
CINE-ADDIS (UK) Dir. Michael William Thomas
THE STORYTELLER (UK) Dir. Joe Crabtree
MADE FOR DUTY OVERSEAS (UK) Dir. Katie King
Kingston International Film Festival is a founding member of the Association of Independent Film Festivals (AIFF).
Matthew Bearne
All communication between myself and the KIFF team has been exceptional. They've gone above and beyond in their efforts to support and encourage. The events they put on, Key Speakers and the awards ceremony, was world class. I urge any filmmaker to enter your film next year.
Adrian Wootton OBE
CEO of FILM LONDON and Kingston Resident
Exactly the kind of rich cultural cinema event that the town and surrounding area so greatly needs.
Annette Westwood
Fantastic programme of films, workshops & events! An AMAZING inaugural Kingston International Film Festival. Huge thanks to the KIFF team for a superb festival experience. Highly recommend submitting to and attending!