Exclusive: Kinolime Shorts Competition Winner Will Be Named Today
Summary
The audience-voted winner, chosen from three judge-picked finalists, will be revealed after 2:30 p.m. ET and receives a $7,500 grant to make the film.
"Kinolime will announce the winner of its 2026 Shorts Competition today, Monday, Nov. 9, after 2:30 p.m. ET. The winning writer receives a $7,500 grant to produce the short, a $500 festival submission stipend and mentorship from Kinolime's producers, plus promotional support once the film is finished, according to the competition's published guidelines.
The competition was free to enter, open worldwide and limited to narrative short screenplays of 5 to 20 pages, with up to three entries per writer. Kinolime's team read every submission and selected a top 26, audience votes cut that field to 10, and judges chose three finalists on story quality, production feasibility and originality before a final public vote decided the winner. Public voting closed on Nov. 8, according to the competition page. Writers keep full rights to their scripts; accepting the grant gives Kinolime a non-exclusive license to promote and screen the finished film."
