KINOFILM Festival

09/10/2026

Great vibes at Kino Shorts 86. Massive thanks to everyone who came along last night. All the filmmakers, Niamos centre, Kino team, audience members and those we came to network.

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE
Dir: Sam Conlon, Wri: Hannah O'Malley. Pro: Ethan Bracegirdle,
A PORTRAIT OF IRENE ICHABOD
Dir/Wri: Jacob Varley, Co-Wri: Rowan Mackenzie Pro: Aidan Carrol,
GUM
Dir/Wri/Prod: Carol Fitzgerald, Wri: Dan Lovatt, Co-Pro: Thomas Jackson
RITUAL
Dir/Wri: Norman Yousafi, Co-Wri: Sabastian Roberts. Pro: Amelia Straiton. Maya Deren ,jemmarosenthal.
500 HENCHMEN
Dir/Wri/Prod: Steve Hester,
THE WARLOCK’S INTERN
Dir/Wri: Jake Thomas, Co-Wri: Maia Charlton, Pro: Chloe Chan, Wren Owens
BARK FOR ME
Dir/Wri/Pro: Lewis Ainsworth
SUPERNOVA AND GALLOP
Dir/Wri/Pro: Adam Gregory, Co-Pro: Kadambari Ramesh,



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Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU

07/10/2026

RITUAL

Dir/Wri: Noman Yousafi, Co-Wri: Sabastian Roberts. Pro: Amelia Straiton, UK, 2026, 3:42 mins

In this quiet, experimental film inspired by Maya Deren, a solitary woman drifts through the sunlit rooms of a house. As she reads at a table, looks through an open window, and moves slowly between the garden and the house, these ordinary moments begin to blur together, as though she is caught somewhere between reality and memory.

KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night, plus Networking at NIAMOS, Hulme, Manchester. Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm.

Tickets available now. Links in bio. And pinned post.

Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU



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06/10/2026

This Thursday "KINOFILM FESTIVAL presents KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night at , Hulme, Manchester. Our Autumn season starts on Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm. Tickets available now.
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Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU





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05/10/2026

KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night, plus Networking at NIAMOS, Hulme, Manchester. Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm.

A PORTRAIT OF IRENE ICHABOD
Dir/Wri: Jacob Varley, Co-Wri: Rowan Mackenzie Pro: Aidan Carrol, UK, 2025, 19:20 mins
A dodgy art dealer thinks he has struck gold when he discovers an unknown painting by famous artist Irene Ichabod. However, when strange and unexplainable things start to happen, he begins to wonder if he has gotten more than he bargained for.

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Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU



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04/10/2026

Bark For Me
Director Lewis Ainsworth
Willow, a self-styled punk misfit obsessed with transgression, navigates a day of chaotic friendships, kink, and class resentment in a decaying city. When he hires a do******ix to humiliate him, the session exposes an uncomfortable truth: the degradation he seeks isn’t a performance, but the reality of his everyday life.

KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night, plus Networking at NIAMOS, Hulme, Manchester. Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm.

Tickets available now. £5 * Links in bio.

Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU





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04/10/2026

SUPERNOVA AND GALLOP
Dir/Wri/Pro: Adam Gregory, Co-Pro: Kadambari Ramesh, UK, 2025, 18:14 mins
Supernova and Gallop tells the story of Lindsay and Tanya, two best friends who have been making a web series together for a number of years. After an embarrassing incident, Tanya no longer wants to continue the web series and wants to move on and grow up. Lindsay, however, wants her to see that it was never about the views — it was about their friendship. The film is a light-hearted look at friendship, growing up, and why creating things just for the sake of it matters.

KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night, plus Networking at NIAMOS, Hulme, Manchester. Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm.

Tickets available now. £5 * Links in bio.

Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU





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03/10/2026

https://kinofilm.org.uk/coming-soon-kino-shorts-86-thur-8th-oct-2026/

After a bank heist got busted, a group of bird themed criminals must plan to escape their fate but struggle when they realise that one of their own set them up!

02/10/2026

Red Rose Protocol,
Directors : Imran Naushad, Aron Dhari and Zilwood Crawley
Synopsis: Caine has been double crossed by his own team. He must make his way to the extraction point.

KINO SHORTS 86" - Local, Manchester and North West Short Film Night, plus Networking at Niamos , Hulme, Manchester. Thurs 8th October at 7.00pm.

Tickets available now.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kinofilm-presents-kino-shorts-86-tickets-2002378682542?aff=oddtdtcreator

Venue Address: NIAMOS, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Manchester M15 5EU





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02/10/2026

Have you made a short film ? Do you want a movie screening 📽️🎬🎉 🚨North West / Northern Filmmakers
We are still taking submissions for our KINOSHORTS Autumn 2026 season. Please read the full post for how to submit your films. Please note films should be from England’s North West.

KINO SHORTS - the North West of England’s original short film night.

Send your latest short film to
[email protected]

Get your films in now if you want to be included.
Please note films that you submit should not be on line for public view, if they are then your film is not eligible.

Filmmakers should be able to attend the screening of their film.
Requested film details:
Film Title.
Running Time.
Director / Producer and Writer credits.
Short Synopsis.
Year and place of production.
Submitter contact details and location.
Social media handles - Instagram, Twitter !

Additional criteria: Please confirm any screenings or any scheduled screenings particularly within Greater Manchester. Please also confirm the film is not publicly available on line. Finally, please confirm that you can the attend the screening and partake in Q&A if selected.

KINO SHORTS - the North West's England original short film night.

Send your latest short film to
[email protected]