The judges have narrowed it down. Now it’s your turn.
Three films made it to the final round of the 2026 Kinolime Short Film Competition. Read their loglines, share the ones that stand out, and vote for the film you want crowned.
The Duel and the Dye
Logline: When their terminally ill father decrees that a fencing duel will decide the family inheritance, two estranged professional fencer siblings – one biological, one adopted – must confront whether fighting for his approval is worth the cost of their relationship.
TOURISTEN
Logline: Whilst their vacation in Colombia, the unspoken differences of a German tourist couple sharpen into a moral conflict, as they get involved in a potentially violent nightly manhunt.
The Tannest Man on the South Side of Chicago
Logline: Across four decades on the same Chicago porch, an Italian American patriarch smokes, tans, and grouses his way through life, becoming a neighborhood legend to everyone but for the family that has to deal with him.
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