A 15 day Independent Film Festival which covers previews and premieres of UK, American, European and World Cinema. We present Features, Documentaries, Animations, and particularly indie films from across Europe. We also present a series of Open Air screenings in Priory Park, Chichester.
Half of the programme is new and half is made up of retros, centenaries and tributes. Talks by filmmakers and tutors support strands in Festival. Visiting filmmakers, actors producers, critics, Q&As. Recent Guests: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Daniel Brühl, Elaine Page, Steve Coogan and Michael Radford all introduced their films.
Venues:
New Park Auditorium - 115 capacity
New Park Studio - 40
Picture Palace - 14
Priory Park Open Air Screenings - 1,000
St John's Chapel (silent films with live organ) - 120
Guildhall - 100
There is no festival competition.
We do however present Audience Awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Independent Film and Best Short.
New categories may be introduced for awards.
Films eligible should be premieres, previews or new releases for the UK.