Minikino Film Week

Also known as: MFW, Bali International Short Film Festival

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Minikino Film Week (MFW), also known as the Bali International Short Film Festival, is an in-person festival of short films organised by Minikino, a Denpasar-based organisation working with short film since 2002. The first edition took place in 2015. Screenings run in micro cinemas and art houses, while a travelling pop-up cinema team brings projections to villages and public spaces across Bali, alongside community screenings. Films compete in international and national competitions, with awards for fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and children's shorts.

The Short Film Market, launched in 2019, hosts the national exchange programme Indonesia Raja, the Southeast Asian network S-Express, the 34-hour Begadang filmmaking competition and a short film library for accredited guests. An education section, added in 2024, works with children and schools. Since 2020 the festival has prepared selected films with closed captions and audio description for deaf and blind audiences. The 13th edition runs from 17 to 23 September 2027.

Country

Indonesia

Dates

17 September 2027 — 23 September 2027

Awards and prizes

Prizes of Minikino Film Week 13 (2027): - MFW Best Short Film of the Year: IDR 5,000,000. - National Competition Award: IDR 5,000,000. - Best Children Short, Best Fiction Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short and Best Experimental Short: IDR 1,000,000 each. - All award winners are offered a two-week artist residency at MASH Denpasar for up to two members of the team (travel not included).

Festival rules

Rules for Minikino Film Week 13 (2027): - Short films up to 25 minutes including credits, released or premiered after 1 January 2025. - Submissions through FilmFreeway or Short Film Depot. Selected films are screened without a screening fee. - International competition: the film must be an Indonesian premiere. National competition: the film must be a Bali premiere. - Films with dialogue are presented in the original language; selected films need English subtitles as an .srt file and a clean version without burned-in subtitles. The festival produces Indonesian subtitles. - Preferred screening file: Full HD 1080p, 24 or 25 fps, H.264 MP4, stereo audio, 16:9. - Entry fee waivers and discounts for Indonesian directors and producers, students and alumni of the previous edition are requested by email before submitting.

Contacts

minikino.org
info@minikino.org — General enquiries
waiver@minikino.org — Entry fee waiver and discount requests
filmfreeway.com — Film submissions (FilmFreeway)
shortfilmdepot.com — Film submissions (Short Film Depot)
+62 878-5368-6813 — Office, Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 WITA
Minikino (Yayasan Kino Media), Jl. Pulau Madura No.5, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia — Festival office