KIFF 2025
6-8 JUNE 2025
KIFF NEWS
Creative Youth and KIFF share a deep commitment to fostering creativity, extending beyond our summer festivals to provide opportunities for emerging artists in Kingston and beyond throughout the year.
We host monthly sessions at FuseBox for young filmmakers, fostering connections and collaboration. This initiative, driven by our KIFF Youth Steering Group, brings together university, college, and sixth-form students to shape the future of the artistic landscape in our borough.
KIFF and Creative Youth join for FILMBOX
KIFF 2024 HIGHLIGHTS REEL
KIFF 2024 AWARD WINNERS
Congratulation to all our 2024 Winners and a huge thanks to everyone who submitted their film and who helped make the Festival a resounding success.
Rotunda Award
BEST U18 SHORT
Feeling Blue | Alex Larner
Blue Elephant Films Award
SCRIPT TO SCREEN
Mash Up | Barry C Staff
New Day Pictures Award
EDWEARD MUYBRIDGE PRIZE
The Storyteller | Joe Crabtree
Lipsync Award
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Finally Nearly Getting There
James Card
Verve Award
BEST STUDENT SHORT
Midpoint | Flynn Matthews
Liteworx Award
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Session Man | Mike Teen
VMI.TV Award
BEST SHORT FILM
Monochromatic | Karen Bryson
Panavision Award
BEST FEATURE
The Appleton Ladies Potato Race
Lynn Hegarty
Kingston International Film Festival is a founding member of the Association of Independent Film Festivals (AIFF).
Reviews & Testimonials
We love feedback! We want to make KIFF a truly wonderful experience for filmmakers and film lovers alike. Here's just a taste of the feedback we've recieved from last years' festival.
James Card
KIFF is, without doubt, one of the best film festivals I have ever attended. Communication from the whole team was excellent throughout - both in the lead up to, and the festival itself. Everyone was so welcoming, enthusiastic, and supportive. My only regret is that I do not yet have another film ready to submit for next year... but I'm sure I'll go along anyway. Cannot recommend KIFF highly enough.
Dilesh Korya
Really lovely Festival. Staff and support exceptional. Thanks for screening my film! Really enjoyed being there and meeting the other filmmakers. All the thought and effort made to help emerging filmmakers.
Jenna Harder
Fantastic festival! Especially for being so young! It’s only going to get better. Wonderful programming, great venue, lovely people. As a Canadian filmmaker, a lot of the industry panels were pretty UK industry centered which is to be expected, I still learned a TON from the pitching panel. Q&A’s were great. Screening quality was fantastic and well attended.
