International Digital Film Festival Kinofest (Festivalul International de Film Digital Kinofest) was founded in 2007 by Valentin Partenie. Kinofest promotes the new wave of films, and the independent productions. The contest brings together some of the most impressive directors, animators, producers, graphic-designers, media artists and musicians from all over the world. PROGRAMMES Kinofest is organised in various sections, some competitive, and some non-competitive: The Competition has three sections and takes place in the main event of the festival. The winners (one for each section) is designated by the juries. The films presented in the competition are the finalists of a preliminary selection from all the submited films. FICTION ANIMATION MICROMOVIE The Off-concours section presents many films, in a non-competitiv screening. The projected films are awarded films, but, from various reasons, they couldn't be present in the competition. Parallel Sections - These are non-competitive programmes dedicated to discovering other aspects of digital cinema. The Official Selection The Kinofest curator is Valentin Partenie. He selects the films for the main event of the festival: for the Competition and for the Off-concours. JURIES Juries are formed of specialists: directors, animators, film producers, film critics, directors of photography, graphic-designers, etc.
Awards Best FICTION Best ANIMATION Best MICROMOVIE EVENTS The main event of the festival takes place at the end of October or at the beggining of November. During the three days are screened the competitive films (the juries designate the winners), the off-concours films, and other productions. Also, the main event ends with concerts and the Gala.
The first two editions of Kinofest took place at MNAC (NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART BUCHAREST), and the third - at the Light Cinema (Liberty Center).
Kinofest propose other events, during the year: reloaded screenings in other cities, promotion events, etc
Impact The festival has become an important Romanian showcase for international films.
CONCERTS The Kinofest events host also concerts of important Romanian bands,artists from the new underground wave. External links Kinofest Official Website www.kinofest.com
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