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Est. Kinshasa 2019 • 2,400+ short works
KORT
KORT
SHORT
FESTIVAL
Kinshasa Short Form Festival — Films, Stories & Ideas in Under 20 Minutes. We produce, screen and distribute films under 20 minutes — from communes of Kinshasa to Goma, Lubumbashi and the world.
2.4Kfilms archived
87mobile screenings
340creators trained
19provinces reached
SHORT FILM ✦ SHORT DOCS ✦ MICRO ANIMATION ✦ PHONE CINEMA ✦ SHORT STORIES ✦ KINSHASA ✦ GOMA ✦ LUBUMBASHI ✦ SHORT FILM ✦ SHORT DOCS ✦ MICRO ANIMATION ✦ PHONE CINEMA ✦
01 — ABOUT KORT.CD
Small format.
Huge Congo energy.
Huge Congo energy.
Kort means “short” — and we turned constraint into culture. No big budgets, no waiting. Just sharp stories told fast, screened everywhere.
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Mobile Cinema Unit
Projector + speaker + moto = cinema anywhere
Projector + speaker + moto = cinema anywhere
We are Kinshasa’s home for everything short — films, docs, animation and written stories from DR Congo.
Founded in 2019 in Matonge, KORT.CD started as a WhatsApp group sharing 3-minute videos. Today it’s a lab, archive, festival and distribution network. We train youth to shoot on phones, edit in 48 hours, and screen the same week in markets, schools and rooftops.
✦ Our mission
Democratize cinema in DRC: 1 phone, 1 story, 1 screening. Every commune deserves its own screen.
✦ Our rule
Nothing over 20 minutes. If you can’t move us in 20, you can’t move us in 120.
2019 — WhatsApp Cinema
First 12 shorts shared, screened in Lemba with bedsheet screen.
First 12 shorts shared, screened in Lemba with bedsheet screen.
2022 — KORT Lab opens in Gombe
Editing suites, sound booth, 340 graduates to date.
Editing suites, sound booth, 340 graduates to date.
2024 — 87 mobile screenings
From Kivu to Kasai, 48k spectators outdoors.
From Kivu to Kasai, 48k spectators outdoors.
2026 — KORT Festival 7th edition
120 films, 3 days, Stade des Martyrs open-air finale.
120 films, 3 days, Stade des Martyrs open-air finale.
02 — WHAT WE DO
Labs, screens
& distribution
& distribution
Four tracks. One obsession: short, sharp, Congolese stories that travel. All programs are free for under-25 creators.
KORT Lab
48H Film Sprint
Shoot Friday, edit Saturday, premiere Sunday. Mentors, phones, gimbals provided.
Mobile Cinema
Cine-Moto Tour
Solar projector + moto. Markets, schools, refugee camps — cinema where there is none.
Animation
Mikili Toons
Lingala micro-animation for kids. 2-minute episodes made by Kinshasa illustrators.
Publishing
Short Stories Prize
1000-word fiction in French, Lingala, Swahili. Winners filmed as shorts.
03 — SHOWCASE 2025
Frames from
the streets
the streets
Still from “Nganda Nights”, “Taxi Jaune”, “Mama Elikya” and 120 other shorts premiered this year.
12 MIN • COMEDY
Taxi Jaune — Gombe Drift
A taxi driver races to deliver a wedding dress across traffic. 42k views in 3 days.
8 MIN • DOC
Mama Elikya
Portrait of a market mother funding 5 kids’ school with fried plantains.
15 MIN • POETRY
Fleuve / River
Drone + poem over Congo River at dawn. Festival opener 2025.
04 — FESTIVAL 2026 • OCT 15-17
3 NIGHTS.
120 FILMS.
1 RIVER.
Main stage: Place du Cinéma, Kinshasa + simulcast in Goma & Bukavu. Free entry. Competition: Best Short, Best Phone Film, Public Prize.
| Day 1 — Phone Cinema Night | 18:00 → 23:00 |
| Day 2 — Docs & Animation | 17:00 → 23:30 |
| Day 3 — Finale + Awards | 19:00 → 00:00 |
05 — CREATORS
Faces of KORT
Directors, editors, writers — average age 21. 60% women in 2025 cohort.
Divine Mbuyi
Director, 19 — “Taxi Jaune”. 3 films, 1 award.
Jonathan Ilunga
DOP phone cinema, Goma unit lead.
Gracia Ntumba
Animator — Mikili Toons S2.
Patrick Lukusa
Sound & rumba scores, 40 shorts mixed.
06 — JOURNAL / NEWS
Latest from
Kinshasa studio
Kinshasa studio
Premieres, open calls, lab diaries and festival news. Updated weekly by our editors.
How to submit a short film to KORT.CD?
Prepare a link, poster, 2-line synopsis and duration. Films must be under 20 minutes, with French or English subtitles. Use the contact form below — we reply in 72h.
Do I need a professional camera?
No. 70% of our selection is shot on phones. Story first, pixels second. We lend gimbals and mics at the Lab.
Where can I watch KORT films?
At mobile screenings, at the annual festival, and in our Kinshasa screening room (Gombe, Tue-Sat). Journal posts announce every premiere.
07 — JOIN • SUBMIT • PARTNER
Got a 5-minute story? Let’s screen it.
Lab admissions, festival passes, school screenings. 12 Av. de la Nation, Gombe, Kinshasa. Open Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00.
No spam. One email per premiere + monthly open calls.