Kino 11 Wrap Up

Thank you all for making Kino 11 an absolute blast last night. It may have been our best one yet as we settle into our new home at Vibe Live with a much more suitable set-up. A screen was erected in the centre of the room and we crammed the space with seats, those who missed out on a seat found comfort in the cushions provided at the front.

With no programming done at Kino London, it is always interesting when themes do start to emerge between the films across one evening. At a previous screening we seemed to have been overwhelmed with a number of filmmakers who were really excited about love. Kino 11 it turned out was all about the music, with a number of filmmakers presenting either music videos or films driven by soundtrack.

This was only highlighted by the presentation of a new music video from Oddyssey before an electrifying live performance from Rosie Oddie, the band's charming, striking lead singer. Any fans must make sure to surf over to http://www.myspace.com/oddysseymusic or catch them at The Black America Exhibition at Shoreditch Town Hall on 26 November.

A number of Kino regulars showed up at the screening with some of their best work yet. These included Alle Segretti, the Stifani twins, Warren Chapman and Kino London organiser Samuel Hilton with a film he made in collaboration with filmmakers from Paris and Berlin from the international Kino network. Amongst the newcomers was Matt Edmonston, an audience member who happened to have a film in his pocket and decided halfway through the night that he wanted to screen it.

Complete Screening List:

Alasdair Brotherston - Bottom of the River
James Hyland - Blackbird
Alle Segretti - Quickie
Tim Hawkins - Fear of Darkness
Tom Dean - Solitude
Ben Slotover - Shhh
Gary Ashkam - The Heights
Stifani Bros - The Ouseburn Valley
Simon Horrox - Quantum Suicide
Warren Chapman - Elisa und die luftblasen...
Samuel Hilton - Tektonik Gizmo
Matt Edmonston - Grandpa's Magic Green House

Two filmmakers walked away with challenge films owing to broken rules. Samuel Hilton will have to deliver a film on 'I thought you were my mother' and Matt Edmonston will bring us a film that 'recreates John Lesley's life story using puppets in a classic three act story where each act is 1m long.'

Filmmakers' raffle prizes saw Simon Horrorx and Gary Ashkam take home memberships with Prince Charles Cinema, Tom Dean, Alasadair Brotherson and Tim Hawkins got DVDs courtesy of Artificial Eye, and Alle Segretti and Matt Edmonston got double passes to Curzon Cinemas.

Thanks to all the people that gave up time to make the night work and thanks especially to all the filmmakers that took the plunge and screened a film.