Festival:

Kino London Short Film Festival 2026

Sun 30 Aug 2026

Kino Short Film connects emerging filmmakers with audiences who crave something outside the mainstream. From first time filmmakers to Oscar winners, Kino supports indie and emerging talent at every stage of their journey – with funding, on set, in the festival circuit, and beyond.

Our annual festival returns to take audiences on a journey through the short films of the most interesting emerging voices working today.

We’re infamous for curating a broad selection of diverse national and international shorts with delightful tangents into a variety of genres and styles.

With a special focus on narrative & documentary cinematic shorts crafted exclusively by emerging talent, KLSFF is where you can discover genuine, exciting, and original independent voices.

August 28-31 at The Garden Cinema and art’otel London Hoxton.

Full Programme: kinoshortfilm.com/klsff-2026

Upcoming Screenings

Kino Industry Session: An Invitation to Collaborate 18

Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver) infamously said “Screenplays are not works of art. They are invitations to collaborate on a work of… Read More
Sun 30 Aug
13:30

Kino London Short Film Festival: The Doc Block 18

Exploring the realities of life’s challenges, quirks, and defining moments, these emerging documentarians deliver a powerful genuineness to their subjects as… Read More
95m.
Sun 30 Aug
14:00

Kino London Short Film Festival: Dystopian Present 18

Endless screen time, online hatred, pandemics, racial divisions, escalating violence, failing healthcare systems, impending climate disaster… oh the joys of modern… Read More
103m.
Sun 30 Aug
16:00

Kino London Short Film Festival: She Shoots 18

She Shoots is a curated collection of short films from emerging female filmmakers, each bringing a distinctive creative voice to the screen… Read More
105m.
Sun 30 Aug
18:10

Kino London Short Film Festival: Dystopian Future 18

With incoming inequality soaring, AI starting to overtake human jobs, and calloused governments acting in the best interests of corporations vs… Read More
100m.
Sun 30 Aug
20:20