The night
October’s film night is a special one: the best of the Manchester Kinofilm festival 2026, a hand-picked selection of award-winning Italian and Spanish short films.
After the programme, a local film-maker shows their own short and answers questions about it. The night is free and open to members and non-members, but space is limited.
The programme
Italian winners
- Winner
Camera con vista · A Room with a View
Two long-term patients share a hospital room; one describes the view, the other draws it.
- Runner-up
Finché morte non ci separi · Until Death Do Us Part
Fifteen years into Heaven, Delia hears where her husband ended up.
- Joint third
Oltre la collina · Beyond the Hill
A nervous illustrator, a café and a stuck bathroom door.
- Joint third
Grandi speranze · Great Expectations
A mayor builds a chairlift for his grandmother, and it gets out of hand.
Spanish winners
- Winner
Un día perfecto · A Perfect Day
A reunion with old friends at a lakeside house, and a big decision.
- Runner-up
La culpable · The Culprit
A chaotic interview with a lifelong cinema professional.
- Third
Una cabeza en la pared · Head on the Wall
A matador with nowhere to go after bullfighting is abolished.
Local film-maker
- Premiere
Blossoms Across Borders
Directed by Mohammed Eskandar, who stays to answer questions.
