2026 Kinodrome - Official Schedule
The following is the full program of 2026 Kinodrome (2 days). Every artist in attendance has a free access (including their partner or guest). The programs include content with mature themes, implied violence, strong language, or sexual scenes that may be unsuitable for younger (under 16) or highly sensitive audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. The festival takes place at Best Western in Strongsville, Ohio, USA. The tickets for visitors are available online: TICKETS.
DAY 1 - SATURDAY, September 12
11:00am - 12:30pm
Program 1: Ultra-Short Content, Experimental Films, Music Videos and Hybrid Media
-- The titles playing in this program:
Brainrot
A Peace of Mars
Guns
I Thought I Was a Monk
All Sixes and Sevens
InConSisTent
Just Say No
Maybe Next Year
Meat - the Weapons
Ritual 1
Ritual 2
The Horror
Them
This is Your Brain
Where Fall Never Ends
Butterflies (J. Villalta)
It’s Such a Bliss
Minecraft
Never Turn Back
Robot Baby
Tears
Teeth
ATROM
Dear Kevin
I Don’t Even Have to Close My Eyes
I Have to Talk to Her
Once I was a Roman Soldier
Ritual3
Summer School
Dreams and Strangeness in the Garden
No Discharge in the War
(short Q&A w/filmmakers in attendance)
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Program 2: Short Documentary and Live-Action Films
Accessibility and Ballot
Alone
Confrontation
Cool Headed Girl
Cut Your Wings
Deadliest of Species
Bullet
(short Q&A w/filmmakers in attendance)
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Program 3: Short Live-Action Films (various genres)
Pink Room
A Touch of Clash
A Watched Life
Black Saturday
Cornerstone
Future Tense
Grand Gestures
Holy Crap
It Must be Done
Mind
Pantomime
The Hot Seat
(short Q&A w/filmmakers in attendance)
5:45pm to 6:45pm
Lecture and Panel Discussion:
Micro-Budget World: How to Transition from Short Film to Feature Film Production
-- if your portfolio includes only short films and you want to step up to something much bigger, this is the presentation for you (presented by Bruno Tatalovic, producer and Kinodrome Founder, whose work includes live-action and documentary feature films, distributed via Prime and Tubi); everyone who attends this lecture will get a surprise Kino-gift!
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Filmmakers' Mixer and Open Discussion:
Free Food, Drinks and Cinema Chat!
-- meet artists in attendance, share experiences, relax, and have a good time...
(end of day 1)
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DAY 2 - SUNDAY, September 13
11:00am to 12:50am
Program 4: Animated Content, Alternative Motion Media and Live-Action Shorts
Out of Sync
Picture Taker
The Last Shot
Ratcatchers
Shady Lakes
Work Order
Butterflies (S. Kulcsar)
Corporate Greed
Cupid School
Glitchboy
Judgement Day
Night of the Living Fish
Pauwi
Pop Marilyn
Puppet
The Tomato Hamster
Chicken, Theater, and Mr. Birke
The Bones in the Basement
Red Body
The Hunt
2pm to 3:50pm
Program 5: Narrative Shorts (various genres) / Photography Finalists / Screenwriting Finalists
Murder on the 8 Train
The Inner Critic
The Loss
The Order of St. John-The Hunt
The Shell
A Date with Desdemona
All of You
Feedback
The Language of Love
Mirror Born
The Understanding of Me
The Boy Toy
The Idealist
There's No Planet B!
Times Have Changed
Transporter
Tumor
Whistle
Deep Inside of Her
She Makes A Moving Picture
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Photography Contest Selections (presented on the big screen)
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Screenwriting Contest Selections (script titles and writers' names shown on the big screen)
4:30pm to 5pm
Kinodrome Awards Ceremony
-- presentation of festival awards to artists in attendance
-- final comments and closing by festival founder
(end of day 2)