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ABOUT

Kingston International Film Festival brings independent filmmakers, industry professionals and the local community together for three
glittering days of screenings, workshops, and events, culminating on the Sunday evening Awards Presentation. As well as the striking KIFF
Awards, the winners will receive their magnificent prizes, the total value of which is over £50k.  For details of our 2023 prizes
see our winners page.

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KIFF provides a platform for filmmakers from around the world, and in particular up and coming talent, to showcase their projects on the big screens of the Odeon, the Curzon, Rose Theatre, and an outdoor screen in the riverside setting of Canbury Gardens. As well as screenings,
we offer workshops and masterclasses facilitated by leading industry professionals along with some great networking events.

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Kingston upon Thames, just 16 mins from central London, is the perfect setting for a film festival. On the banks of the Thames
with it’s riverside restaurants and pubs it is also an historical market town with a vibrant atmosphere.

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Come and visit us 21st – 23rd June 2024 and enjoy the very best of film at our FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE!

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"Our long-term ambition is to build the festival into an internationally recognised event that showcases the work of the world’s leading independent filmmakers, as well as becoming the premier platform for discovering remarkable new British talent.”

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David Cunningham, Founder & Festival Director.

Our Ambassadors

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KIFF PATRONS

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THE COMMITTEE

KIFF Team

David Cunningham         Founder & Festival Director                                              

Stephen Cranny               Festival Producer & Programming Director                      

Jelena Lützel                   Deputy Festival Director                                                   

Steve Hill                          Creative Director                                                                  

Harriet Bonnichon          Director of Marketing        

Peter Simmons                    Technical Director         

 

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Shirley Cunningham       Festival Operations Director

Kathryn Woodvine          Arts Commissioner, RBK                   Anna Coverdale               PR Consultant
Gareth Brown                  Festival Development 

Alexander Kairo            Technical Co-ordinator

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