Discover how short films can generate more than festival laurels. In this talk ZB Siwek will share his practical strategy for packaging shorts into commercially viable feature-length anthologies. He will reveal how he distributed and marketed his past anthologies which allowed them to consistently hit the Top 10 Prime Video charts, reach global audiences, generate revenue and create long-term opportunities for filmmakers.

Some of his short film anthologies include:

- Afterlight (#4 on the Prime Video UK Top 10 Movies)

- Merge (#6 on the Prime Video UK Top 10 Movies): 

- Insidious Tales (#7 on the Prime Video UK Top 10 Horror Movies)

ZB Siwek is a producer, distributor and founder of Cine Circle with over 15 years of experience working across film development, funding, production and distribution. He has produced, executive produced, financed and advised on more than 100 short films, feature films and series through the Cine Circle Film Fund, his short-film distribution work and his wider experience supporting independent productions from development through to release.

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.