Kinolime.in is a platform for South Asian indie filmmakers, where the community picks what gets produced. Submit your short film script for a US$7,500 production grant and US$500 festival stipend.

Submit. Get Voted. Get Made.

An Indie Production Studio That Actually Produces

• Global Community • Local Stories • Real Production

Kinolime is an indie production studio that finds exceptional scripts through community discovery, then makes them. Since our founding, we've built a 35,000+ member global filmmaker community and developed a model that works: filmmakers submit scripts, the community champions the best ones, and we produce the winners.
South Asian filmmakers are already one of the largest communities on Kinolime. The Shorts Competition is how we're building for you.

35,000+ global filmmaker community
Multiple scripts in active production
Winners working with BAFTA-nominated directors
Films shooting in 2026

Real Money. Real Production.
We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

Every filmmaker knows the frustration—endless competitions, broken promises, scripts that go nowhere. Kinolime is different. Our South Asia Shorts Competition isn't about collecting submissions. It's about finding the next great voice from South Asia and giving you the resources and platform to bring your vision to life.
US$7,500 Production Grant
Real money for your production budget. No strings, no payback. Make your film the way you envision it.
US$500 Festival Submission Fund. Get your finished film seen on the festival circuit.

Film School? Self-Taught? Working Professional? You Belong Here.

If You Have the Story, We Have the Platform

First-time writer? Experienced director looking to experiment? Working in regional language cinema? Based in Mumbai, Dhaka, Karachi, Colombo—or Toronto, London, New York? If you have a short film script rooted in South Asian experience, this is for you.

Short films (3-15 minutes runtime)
Scripts submitted in English (films can be shot in any language)
South Asian stories—complex, specific, honest
Scripts ready for production consideration
Filmmakers committed to the craft

From Competition to Production

Stories We've Brought From Page to Screen

THE WAIF (2024) Winner of our competition. BAFTA-nominated director Stephen Fingleton attached. Expected release 2027.
MOB MENTALITY (2025)Winner in active development. Real production. Real filmmakers.

“I’ve never seen anything like it — submit your script, win, and they actually make your movie.” — Fred Lebow, Co-writer of While You Were Sleeping

Why South Asia

You Found Us. Now We're Building for You.

South Asian filmmakers have become the second-largest community in Kinolime's global competition.
Your stories deserve more than a seat at the table. They deserve real backing.
This is Kinolime catching up to a community that was already shaping what we do. The Shorts Competition is our first step to champion the filmmakers who've already proven they belong here.

Submit. Get Voted. Get Made.

• Global Community • Local Stories • Real Production

Real Money. Real Production.
We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

If You Have the Story, We Have the Platform

Stories We've Brought From Page to Screen

Three Steps. One Winner.

You Found Us. Now We're Building for You.

Competition

Company

Site Info

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• Global Community • Local Stories • Real Production

Real Money. Real Production.
We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

If You Have the Story, We Have the Platform

Stories We've Brought From Page to Screen

Three Steps. One Winner.

You Found Us. Now We're Building for You.

Submit. Get Voted. Get Made.

• Global Community • Local Stories • Real Production

Real Money. Real Production.We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

If You Have the Story, We Have the Platform

Stories We've Brought From Page to Screen

Three Steps. One Winner.

You Found Us. Now We're Building for You.

Competition

Company

Site Info

Resources

• Global Community • Local Stories • Real Production

Real Money. Real Production.We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

If You Have the Story, We Have the Platform

Stories We've Brought From Page to Screen

Three Steps. One Winner.

You Found Us. Now We're Building for You.

Real Money. Real Production.
We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.

Real Money. Real Production.
We Don't Just Discover Scripts. We Make Them.