Congratulations to all the talented filmmakers officially selected for KIFF 2022!
Short Films
THE CARRIER – (United Kingdom) - Short Film directed by Alex Stockley and Lewis Rees
ROAD TRIP - (United Kingdom) - Short Film directed by Natalie A. Evans
THE NEXT ONE - (United Kingdom) - Short Film directed by Ieuan Coombs
2020 – (Italy) – Experimental Film directed by Heléna Antonio
A FALLEN FRUIT – (Cambodia) - Short Film directed by Amit Dubey
HUNTING BEARS – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Jason Ruddy
YOU FROM THE FUTURE – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Tim Bunn and Joseph Patrick
TRICK SHOT – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Christopher Deans
ANYWHERE BUT HERE – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Julie D. Dunn
ROBIN – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Tristan Shepherd
LEOPARD – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by James Arden
SANTI – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Harry Richards
SNOW FOR WATER – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Christopher Villiers
LIGHTING TESTS – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Tom Nicoll
SEA LIGHT – (Spain) - Short Film directed by John Doe
HI JOHN – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Jordan Pitt and Sinitta Monero
REPARATION – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Jason Verney
CHOICES - DODGE THE KNIFE IN LIFE – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Marcus Vallinari and Laki Pattapola
NORO – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Duncan Roe
GHOSTED – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Duncan Roe
SECRETS OF INTERIOR DESIGN – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Lauren Baino
THE LONG WALK HOME - (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Vanessa Bailey Bail
THE HILL – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Tom Ryder
THE HIDDEN KISS - (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Rosy Hunt
THE HARBOUR - (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Sam Ainsworth
THIS LITTLE GIRL - (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Annette Westwood
CHANGE DIRECTION – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Greta Rafi McMillan
OUT OF TOUCH – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Mohamad Fakhouri
THE BATHTUB – (Spain) – Short Film directed by Sergi Marti Maltas
Short Films
A BRIGHT IDEA – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Patrick Swan and Edward Palmer
THE BOX – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Christopher Mills
A FEAST THAT NEVER COMES – (United States) – Experimental Film directed by Maria Juranic
MY LOVE – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Adam Starkey
WHY WOULDN'T I BE? – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Ella Greenwood
THE FORGETTING DEVICE – (Canada) – Short Film directed by Chris Remerowski
SOUL BROTHERS – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Rory Chiplin
HER MAJESTY – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Rebekah Fortune
BUMP – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Alex Mathieson
NAJI – (Islamic Republic of Iran) – Short Film directed by Hosein Torkjoosh
FISHWIFE – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Beth Park
STAYING (AROS MAE) – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Zillah Bowes
HOME – (United Kingdom) – Short Film directed by Robert Pugh
Documentaries
ALCINDO - THE FILM - (Portugal) – Documentary directed by Miguel Dores
BRIGHT LIKE THE SUN – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Thida Nathalie
WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Noella Mingo
IPP UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Jane Mingay
SAL – (Mexico) - Documentary directed by Paco Álvarez:
KINGSTON UPON THAMES – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Luke Whatley-Bigg
HOW TO ESCAPE THE ILLUSION OF REALITY – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Harjaap Singh
AN ENCOUNTER WITH BANTING – (Canada) – Documentary directed by Isabelle Depelteau
BLACKWATER MOUTH TOLLESBURY CREEK JUMPING LADZ – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Tilly Shiner
DUCHENNE BOYS – (Islamic Republic of Iran) – Documentary directed by Sohrab Kavir
RHYTHMS OF MIGRATION – (United States) – Documentary directed by Stephen McNally, John Wass
CINEMA NOW – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Louis Holder
SHROVETIDE – (United Kingdom) – Documentary directed by Louis Hollis:
THUNDERPUSS – (United Kingdom) – Short Film Animation directed by Steven Seller
FEELING THROUGH – (United States) – Short Film directed by Doug Roland
FOR THE CLEAN UP – (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Short Film directed by Mohammad Moravej
MIREYITA – (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) – Short Film directed by Orangel Lugo
POLES – (United Kingdom) - Short Film directed by Kieran Bourne
Feature Films
YONLU – (Brazil) – Feature Film directed by Hique Montanari
THE BALLAD OF BILLY MCCRAE – (United Kingdom) – Feature Film directed by Chris Crow
SINGLE SLIPPER SIZE 7 – (India) – Experimental Feature Film directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban
MANFISH – (United Kingdom) – Feature Film directed by Marc Coleman
SWEET DISASTER – (Germany) – Feature Film directed by Laura Lehmus
BLANK – (United Kingdom) – Feature Film directed by Natalie Kennedy
THE UGLY TRUTH – (Germany) – Feature Film directed by Krishna Ashu Bhati
FERRYMAN – (United Kingdom) – Feature Film directed by Darren Bender
COLD – (United Kingdom) – Feature Film directed by Claire Coaché and Lisle Turner
STIEKYT – (South Africa) – Feature Film directed by Etienne Fourie:
Student Short Films
SLEDGE – (Uzbekistan) – Student Short film directed by Suxrob Qodirov
COME SIT WITH US – (United Kingdom) - Student Short Film directed by Nicholas Holmes
THEY CAN'T. SO I MUST – (Canada) – Student Short Film directed by Dara Eshaghian
RING – (China) - Student Short Film directed by Haoyu Zhang
BREACH – (United Kingdom) - Student Short Film directed by Damien Eoin Fowler
PASS – (Iran) – Student Short directed by Elika Abdollahi
YOU ARE A GOOD KID – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Bhavishay Kher
BECOMES MARMALADE – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Seb Hind
SHADOW – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Natapong William Collins
DESOLATION – (United Arab Emirates) - Student Short Film directed by Tom Clancy and Zaid Sater
EXPERIENCE – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Jessica Rooke
AN UNKNOWN REALITY – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Pedro Pucheu Lima Peralta
LIGHT HEARTED – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Dylan Scott
WEIGHING – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Martina Amoretti
WE ARE REALLY GOING TO DIE - A ONE-SHOT FILM – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Nicholas Holmes
NIGHT OF THE LIVING PEPPERONI – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Roland Konan
BETWEEN THE LINES – (United Kingdom) – Student Short Film directed by Jinda Satgunarajah and David Ilgenstein
NO WAY OUT – (United States) – Student Short Film directed by Caleb Bergner
LIFELINE: THE BROTHERS WHO HOLD THE SAME BREATH – (Turkey) – Student Short directed by Abdullah Şahin
VIEWPOINT – (Islamic Republic of Iran) – Experimental Student Short directed by Mohsen Mohammadi:
Submissions for Short Screenplays are still Open!
Submissions for short screenplays are open until May 31 2022. Use Waiver Code: EXTSCRNPLAY to submit!
Festival Patrons
KIFF is produced by:
Thanks to all KIFF partners:
Dame Vanessa Redgrave
A career spanning six decades winning an Academy Award, a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, two Primetime Emmys, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Vanessa is also the recipient of a BAFTA Fellowship, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame
Mike Newell
Undoubtedly one of the UK’s most prominent film and television directors and producers. Mike won the BAFTA for Best Director for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Following the success of his films, Mike then went on to direct the films Donnie Brasco (1997) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).