KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Rotunda continues its support for the Kingston International Film Festival as a founding partner and was delighted to present our sponsorship award for the best U18 Short Film this June.
Huge congratulations to winner Aissatou Sow for her brilliant short film – Forget Me Not.
Rotunda looks forward to monitoring Aissatou’s mentoring journey which will see her receive the latest version of Final Draft, the industry standard writing software, as well as 20 hours of mentoring from a writer/director on their new project as part of the Rotunda U18 award sponsorship prize.
KIFF aims to bring the film community together along with industry professionals from all over the globe for three days of screenings, workshops and events.
For more details on the future festival plans, click here.
Rotunda KIFF Mural, in support of Kingston International Film Festival
Who is the artist?
Sky High is a local street artist in Kingston upon Thames with a background in Graffiti, Street Art and Mural painting. Sky High’s community artwork can be found in Tolworth, Norbiton, Croydon, Hoxton and Kingston and draws upon local culture, nature and art themes.
The mural brings together a cumulation of everything that makes Kingston upon Thames a destination for culture, art, film, and creative talent.
In an aim to support the next generation of filmmakers, creators and innovators Rotunda partnered with KIFF to bring the world of arts and entertainment together and to provide space for local talent to emerge and grow.
Taking you on a pictorial journey through the film reel, the mural is a visual representation of the contemporary and cultural heritage in Kingston upon Thames and highlights some of the key makeup of the borough.
- Eadweard Muybridge (Kingston upon Thames 1830 – 1904) was one of the world’s most innovative and influential photographic pioneers. His extensive studies of humans and animals in motion played a critical role in the history of photography and the moving image. To capture the first action shots of a galloping horse, he used multiple cameras in different positions.
- The iconic ‘Out of order’ of 12 tumbling red phone boxes by David Mach is synonymous with Kingston upon Thames.
- The Rose Theatre is the largest producing theatre in South West London offering a comprehensive programme of live theatre and music and modelled on the original Elizabethan Rose Theatre on London’s Bankside.