My first time at KINO

I've already written about that I am surrounded by people in Sydney who are all into filmmaking. So yesterday I've attended the 78th Sydney KINO (which is a very popular toppic in my circle of friends here). For 15$ we got pizza and two drinks of choice and nearly two hours of entertainment. Shortmovies from local and international producers were shown, all of them (should have) applied to the following rules:

• The movie must be not longer than 5 minutes.
• No advertisements. (I wonder if such obvious and cheap productplacement like in "Return of the Killertomatoes" with George Clooney would be allowed)
• Premier of the movie at KINO with the KINO logo in the end of the movie
• The movie must be maid for KINO

If one or more rules are broken by a filmmaker he or she gets challenged. Until the challenge is fullfilled (means screened at KINO) he is not allowed to show any other movie at KINO.

KINO is all around the world, not only in Sydney but also for example in Mauritius, in Hamburg and also in Vienna (next Screening on the 16th of January at the Schikaneder, check it out!).
Here is a list in which other citys KINO takes place.

The best about this event is that it is non-competitive but all about collaboration and networking with people who are interested in cinematogrophy as well. Newcomers are always welcome and it just feels like coming to an open family when you see how the people in the audience and the moderator are interacting and making fun of each other in a way you can only do it with people who trust and know each other well and may have even worked together.

The most outstanding movie from yesterday evening was produced in Hamburg during an annual collaboration weekend, where KINO-people come together to produce a complete movie within 48 hours.

Kino Rhapsody from HamburgerKino on Vimeo.

Go on reading what other experiences with movies I had in Sydney when I wrote About coming back to work.