KINOFILM FESTIVAL is pleased to announce the edition 87 of our KINO SHORTS NorthWest filmmakers event in Manchester, taking place 2nd Nov 26

KINOFILM presents KINO SHORTS 87

Get ready for a night of cinematic magic with KINOFILM presenting KINO SHORTS 87. Join us on Monday 2nd November 2026 at 7.20pm (doors open at 7.00pm) at NIAMOS (formatlly Nia Centre), for a showcase of local, Manchester and North West short films that will leave you inspired and entertained. Don't miss out on this opportunity to support local and regional filmmakers and immerse yourself in the world of cinema. Couple that with Filmmaker Q&A's and networking at the bar, what more could you ask for. See you there!

PLEASE NOTE, TICKETS ON SALE NOW - from 23rd October

Kinofilm Festival is pleased to announce the start of our Autumn season of KINO SHORTS our Greater Manchester and NorthWest filmmakers event in Manchester. For our Autumn season we are moving venues so we the events will take place at NIAMOS Reaical Arts Centre (formally the Nia Centre) in Hulme, Mnachester. Please Note: For those that have not been there before the address is as follows: Niamos, Warwick Street, Chichester Road, Hulme, Manchester. M15 5EU

There will be Q&A's with the filmmakers interviewed by our guest host Jeremiah Quinn, Salford University Media course lecturer and independent filmmaker. There will be time for networking during the mid programme break and after the event.

There will be 80 min programme of short films with Q&A's with the makers following both parts of the evening and a networking session following each Q&A to discuss more and meet with fellow filmmakers.

The Venue has a bar with a wide range of drinks open before the event, during the intermission and after the event.

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

TICKETS ARE £5.00 in advance (plus booking fee) AVAILABLE ONLY ON EVENTBRITE. Tickets will be available on the door priced £6.00 (CASH ONLY).

Please book in advance. Details of the programme below.

Kino Shorts 87, Programme Monday 2nd November 2026, commencing at 7.20pm prompt (please note doors open 7.pm)

For full details of the programme go to our web site www.kinofilm.org.uk or social media channels

Tickets on Sale to the public from Sun 28th Septemberat 12noon. Available here on Eventbrite!

Programme Details

PART 1.

AMONG THE TREES

Dir/Wri: Alice Brown, Wri: Pro: Lucy Lidstone, UK, 2025, 7:19 mins

A grieving man forms a strange obsession with a tree in his garden. Believing that it is his partner reincarnated, he attempts to unravel the mystery and get as close to her as he can.

TURING

Dir: Sophie Jayne Doyle, Wri/Prod: Jeremiah Quinn, UK, 2025, 4:12 mins (Bolton University)

Turing is a reflective short based on the life of Alan Turing and his arrest in 1952, narrated by Sir Stephen Fry and underscored by a recording of his 'Bombe' enigma machine.

OUIJA GO OUT WITH ME

Dir/Wri/Pro: James Kennedy, UK, 2024/5 16:33 mins

Since the death of her boyfriend, Harriet Thomas has been traversing the hell of online dating scene but without success. Following yet another bad date Harriet accidentally finds a Ouija board in the attic, sparking an idea: can she just channel her dead boyfriend and continue the relationship?

UNTITLED MIX

Dir: Matthew Williams, Wri: Dylan Bellamy, Prod: Emily Green, UK, 2026, 12:40 mins

An ambitious young DJ and his stoner sidekick have their friendship tested as they attempt to get airtime on a local pirate radio station.

FOLLOWED BY Q&A THEN INTERVAL AND NETWORKING

PART 2.

SHOULD I SET OUT INTO THE NIGHT

Dir: Lasse Poser, Wri: Petri Tervo, Pro: Joe Stacey, UK, 2026, 8 mins

A short film based on Petri Tervo’s unpublished novel ”Iva” (Mockery). Shall I set out to wander into the night, into another’s voice?

TOO MUCH CONTROL

Dir/Wri/Prod: Steven Doyle, UK, 2026, 3:35 mins

Film about a strained relationship between a step father and step daughter.

RAAT JAAGAY

Dir: Mahnoor Nawab, Wri: Ahmed Umar Ayaz, Pro: Asad Chaudry, Pakistan, 2026, 16 mins

A young mother’s long night of waiting forces her to confront the fragile space between hope and despair, and the future that awaits beyond it.

SHOTTER

Dir/Wri/Pro: Jack Parker, UK, 2026: 8:26 mins

An actor portraying a controversial movie character asks himself the question; am I wrong to create?

DROWNED GAMBIT

Dir/Wri: Seren Mercer, Pro: Kieran Sexstone-Powell, UK, 2026, 8:38 mins

Anne Bonny plays a game of chance against Davy Jones to win back her soul, but there is more on the line than she knows.

FOLLOWED BY Q&A

Film Programme length 80 mins plus Q&A’s

Links:

https://www.kinofilm.org.uk

https://confidentials.com/manchester/hulmes-playhouse-theatre-stages-first-theatre-production-in-25-years

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