KIFF Kick-Off International Film Festival
KIFF KICK-OFF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is an independent festival that was established in 2021. Previously, it operated under the name KINOGRAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
The fourth edition of KIFF begins on April 24, 2024, and the winners will be announced during the KIFF Awards Ceremony on November 24, 2024 at the KULTURA Cinema in Warsaw.
From December 6 to 8, 2024 in Rome, in the CANOVA22 Gallery will host a presentation of the films that won the 4th edition of the festival.
Aplications
We welcome submissions from everyone – professionals, students, and amateurs alike – anyone can make an interesting film and submit it to KIFF. The ideal film for the Kick-Off is one that has a good, interesting story, a message to the world, shows an exceptional person or situation, draws attention to important topics or raises awareness about freedom and equality. The videos must be of good quality, but do not have to be shot with professional equipment – any technique is possible.
The first selection made by film influencers will select the TOP 10, whose jury – composed of well-known and awarded filmmakers and producers – will select the winners – TOP3 from each of the six categories.
The KIFF jury will award its prizes, and an audience award is also planned, voted on during the TOP 10 screenings on November 22-23, 2024 at the Rejs Cinema in Warsaw.
The KIFF awards ceremony will take place on November 24, 2024 at the Kultura Cinema in Warsaw.
This year, for the first time, the TOP3 review from 6 categories will also take place in Rome on December 6-8, 2024 at the CANOVA22 Gallery.
Festival Categories
Category “I”
Short Film.Films between 3 and 30 minutes in length
Category “II”
Feature Film. Films between 31 and 130 minutes in length
Category “III”
Film music.
Category “IV”
Documentary
Category “V”
LGBT+
Category “VI”
Dance.
Jury KIFF 2021 – 2024
Kasia Adamik
Juror
Director, screenwriter and film producer. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris and the prestigious Institute St. Luc in Brussels. She directed, among others: “Boisko bezdomnych”, “Janosik: Prawdziwa historia”, “Pokot” and “Amok”), TV series “Absentia”, “1983” for Netflix, “Głęboka Woda”, “Pitbull”, “The Border” for HBO, TV theaters.
Fiorenza d’Alessandro
Juror
She studied at the Roman Ballet. Danced with Rudolf Nureyev at the Boston Ballet, at the Opera. In 2010 she joined the Marco Fontana Acting Coach Association at Actors Studio West (NYC) and at the UCLA School of Theatre and Film in Los Angeles. Founder of Spoleto Ballet and the Human Arts Association; collaborated with Cinema Exchange – Independent Cinema and Art, founded in New York, chaired by Martin Scorsese, created to promote the artistic encounter of American independent cinema. Makes short films and documentaries for Rai Educational and Rai Cinema. Founder of Harmonic-natural Dance, yoga and dance. Founder of the CANOVA22 Foundation and Association.
Fabio Canino
Juror
Italian actor, television personality, radio host and television presenter. He made his debut as an actor and theatre author; he has staged, among others, the comedies The Tempest by William Shakespeare and Histoire du Soldat by Igor Fëdorovič Stravinsky. In 1999, he brought “Carosello” to the stage, directing it. After a period spent in the USA, he successfully brought to Italy the unpublished theatre texts “Making Porn” by Ronnie Larsen. Presenter of the satellite network GAY.tv, He hosted programmes on Rai Radio 2, Play Watch on Play Radio (together with Francesca Zanni), and the satirical news programme Tg Show on the Sky Show channel (2007) and Votantonio, a programme broadcast during prime time on Rai 2.
Ewa Ewart
Juror
Journalist, director and producer of documentary films. She is an award-winning director and producer of documentary films. She specializes in groundbreaking films and films that speak strongly to the audience. She has made many investigative and political documentaries as well as programs on social issues. She collaborates mainly with TVN24 and TVN24 BiS.
Dariusz Jablonski
Juror
Producer, director, screenwriter, founder and CEO of Apple Film, studied directing at the famous Łódź Film School. After the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1990, he became one of the first independent producers in Central and Eastern Europe. He is the executive producer of all Apple Film productions, creatively initiating many of them.
Piotr Jaxa
Juror
Cinematographer and photographer, graduate of the Cinematography Department of the National Film School in Łódź, has made dozens of documentary and feature films all over the world – his works have been shown and won awards at festivals in Cannes, Mannheim, Kraków, Los Angeles and Berlin, among others.
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Juror
Born 29/04/1953, died 21/05/2024. Polish composer. Author of music for over 70 feature films and documentaries, as well as Polish and American theater performances. Winner of the Academy Award for music for the film “Finding Neverland”. Virtuoso playing with two strings on Fidoli by Fischer.
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
Juror
Polish director, author of films such as “The Last Call”, “By Touch”, “White Marriage” and “Departure”. Winner of many film awards, in 2021 she was honored with the Jantar Czterdziestolecia award for “The Last Call”.
Alek Pietrzak
Juror
Cinematographer and photographer, graduate of the Cinematography Department of the National Film School in Łódź, has made dozens of documentary and feature films all over the world – his works have been shown and won awards at festivals in Cannes, Mannheim, Kraków, Los Angeles and Berlin, among others.
Schedule
24.04
Opening of applications
24.05
Early birds
deadline
24.09
Deadline for submission of films
24.10
Announcement of TOP10 results
22 – 23.11
Screenings of TOP10 films
24.11
Gala KIFF 2024 and Awards ceremony
6-8.12
Presentation of Finalist Films in Rome, Italy.
Discussion panel.
Prizes and Awards
Main prizes for the TOP 3 among all submitted films in all categories:
#1 – feature movie
Prize: €500 + electronic statuette + certificate
#2 – short film
Prize: electronic statuette + certificate
#4 – music
Prize: electronic statuette + certificate
#4 – documentary feature and short
Prize: electronic statuette + certificate
#5 – LGBT+ feature and short
Prize: electronic statuette + certificate
#6 – Dance feature and short
Prize: electronic statuette + certificate
Audience Award voting during the TOP 10 shows in November 2024. The Audience Award is a non-financial award – an electronic statuette, diploma + certificate.
ENTRY FEE IN EUROS:
SHORT MOVIE (3-30 min)
Early Bird
Standard: 44,59 €
Gold: 39,01 €
Regural
Standard: 61,30€
Gold: 53,50 €
FABULARY MOVIE (31-130 min)
Early Bird
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
Reguraly
Standard: 89,17 €
Gold: 72,45 €
MUSIC
Early Bird
Standard: 35 €
Gold: 30 €
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Early Bird
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
Reguraly
Standard: 89,17 €
Gold: 72,45 €
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Early Bird
Standard: 44,59 €
Gold: 39,01 €
Reguraly
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,30 €
LGBT+ FEATURE
Early Bird
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
Reguraly
Standard: 89,17 €
Gold: 72,45 €
LGBT+ SHORT
Early Bird
Standard: 44,59 €
Gold: 39,01 €
Reguraly
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
DANCE FEATURE
Early Bird
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
Reguraly
Standard: 89,17 €
Gold: 72,45 €
DANCE SHORT
Early Bird
Standard: 44,59 €
Gold: 39,01 €
Reguraly
Standard: 61,30 €
Gold: 53,50 €
Discount for film schools
30% – discount for film schools that send a request for a code to email: school.discount@kiff.com.pl.
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