Hosted by KIFF 2025 charity, PHASE Worldwide, ambassador Rosie Swale-Pope will talk about her epic, journey as the first person in history to have undertaken an epic solo, unsupported run around the world.

Rosie has visited almost every culture imaginable and visited hundreds of schools on her travels. Her global experiences talk of hope and a love of humanity. Includes a short film made by students in one of the hardest to reach schools in Rugin, Nepal and a short documentary made by primary school students in Richmond upon Thames.

ACCESS NFTS shows us a way into the industry through 'Art Department' & Prop Making as part of our 'Routes into the Industry' - Programme. 

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More Info to follow soon! Part of our 'Routes into the Industry' -Programme. 

You want to work in the film industry – Where do you start? A panel of industry professionals available to answer all your questions and offer their advice on the various different skills you need and how to open doors into the industry. The panel includes, Adrian Wootton OBE CEO of Film London, Access NFTS representative, Film Fixers, Screenskills and more. 

Chasing Nothing - Short Drama
A terminally ill musician rediscovers his purpose in life through friendship with a spirited young busker & songwriter.

Still Here / Immerdar - Short Drama
A Berlin musician receives news that his estranged mother is dying. Once released into his care, they both discover that dying can be beautiful in nature.

Perspective - Short Drama
Perspective is a journey in the nuances of the modern world and exploring how people can view the same situation very differently. 

Triptych - Short Horror 

A high-end art dealer is haunted by a mysterious force from her past that threatens to destroy everything she's built.

STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions - Short Comedy
A motley crew of promiscuous individuals find themselves forced together in their very worst nightmare: the local STI clinic. Opening up farcical truths and mind-altering revelations, they're catapulted towards a climax of excruciating consequences...

​Goodnight, Papa - Short Drama
'Goodnight, Papa' is a tale about the effects of familial sacrifice through the passage of time.
Collage - Short Comedy
A girl who works in a museum tries to convince another co-worker that two visitors are flirting. And how does she know? Scientific studies say that there are six signs that show one person's attraction to another.

The Removed - Short Drama

The Removed examines the life long effects of forced adoption and one woman's search for a lost past.
How To Break Up - Short Comedy
A young couple at the end of their tether plan the most spectacular public break-up of all time.
Reawakening - Feature Drama 

John (JARED HARRIS) and Mary (JULIET STEVENSON) have lived with desolating grief and the agony of uncertainty for the past ten years. Their only child, Clare, disappeared without trace when she was fourteen. 

Facilitated by Fiona Gillies from

My Smash Media.

YOUR ONE BIG CHANCE!

You have 3 minutes to convince a producer to make your Film! Fiona will talk about and demonstrate how to make the best of those 3 minutes. The techniques the dos and don’ts, what you must include and what you should leave out.

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Films made by students at schools from around the world as young as 8 years old will be screened for the first time.International Films- from Nepal, Ukraine, Cuba, Cambodia and Alaska using techniques from 1920’s silent cinema and snapshots of lives in schools all over the world.UK Short Documentaries – from schools across the UK, several by children at schools here in Kingston about people, places or things of local interest.Featuring interviews with a genetic scientist, opera singer, stuntmen and the founder of Candy Kittens. 

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Shouting at the Sea - Short Drama
Shouting at the Sea is a celebration of the friends who know your soul. After years apart, Joe and Katherine (Harry Michell, Maddie Rice) reunite in the seaside town where they grew up.
Winter Song - Short Horror
A composer’s reality unravels at an isolated Yorkshire house, as she battles the demands of work and early motherhood.

Devil's Guitar - First Feature Psychological Drama  

Alex is an unsuccessful country musician. He returns to his hometown in the heart of the Brazilian midlands, a village threatened by industrial agriculture that consumes original forests and challenges settler’s traditional ways of life.​

This red carpeted event will bring together young filmmakers from across the country to showcase their creativity.
A live performance from local primary school musicians playing live to the premiere of the Kingston 2025 film celebrating the life of Eadweard Muybridge, with archive footage showing Kingston through the ages.
 

Very special guests from the film industry presenting a range of awards for those young filmmakers who have submitted their short films to the Children’sInternational Film Festival this year for excellence in almost every discipline of filmmaking.

Facilitated by Fiona Gillies from

My Smash Media.

Throughout the day Fiona will have been working with pre-selected candidates on their pitch. This is your chance to watch them as they deliver their pitches to an industry panel who will offer their feedback.

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