Chichester Cinema at New Park

22nd Chichester International Film Festival:
15 August – 1 September 2013

The highlight of the Cinema’s year is the 18-day Chichester 15 to September 1. The 22nd film festival will launch with two open air screenings on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August in Priory Park across the road from the cinema. Last year’s were 'Guys and Dolls',starring Marlon Brandon and Frank Sinatra, and Special Preview 'Brave', the latest Pixar animation film.

Audiences can enjoy over 100 feature films during the biggest film festival in the South East plus Q&As with visiting directors and talks supporting the programming. Over half the films shown are Previews and Premieres, the remainder rubbing shoulders with Classics and Retrospectives on major players in the Film world as well as tributes.

Opening and Closing Gala Preview or Premiere Films include Dinner hosted by Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Blanc around the corner from the 34 year old independent cinema.

Festival Sponsors: the 2012 film festival was enabled by Hentys Corporate, Creative England, the University of Chichester and by Festival Patrons who sponsor individually chosen films. Contact Carol Godsmark, Press & Marketing for 2013 sponsorship details. pressandmarketing@chichestercinema.org or 01243 538810.

The Cinema’s cinematic equipment includes digital projection, satellite, 35mm projector, digital sound plus the facilities to screen a number of other formats including VHS, S-VHS, Digi-Beta, DVD and BluRay.

2013 Festival details are out in late June, early July.





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Over 4,500 flock to the 18 day 21st Chichester International Film Festival.

The Chichester International Film Festival bucked the lowering festival attendance trend with 4,500 coming from many parts of the South-East to celebrate a wide range of films. The festival ended its 18 day run with 'Hope Springs', the Gala Special Preview film starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, the festival screening 93 films including over 40 premieres and previews of new films rubbing shoulders with classics from the Silent Era to retrospectives and tributes from all periods.

The 4,500-strong audiences were invited to vote for premieres and previews, the Audience Award going to 'Untouchable', the Surprise Film from France, 'Little Nicholas', also French, gaining Second Place. The UK Premiere, 'Now Is Good', starring Dakota Fanning, and filmed in Brighton and the Witterings, took a highly-regarded Third. Two Iranian films, 'About Elly' and 'Circumstance' joined the top ten ranks as did David Hare’s 'Page Eight' and 'Hope Springs'. The Documentary Award was scooped up by local film-maker Silvie Collier’s 'To Dance Like a Man'.

Over 100 people attended one of the highlights of the festival, a rare screening of Lon Chaney’s 1925 classic horror film 'Phantom of the Opera' with live organ music composed and played by Ben Hall, Head of Music at the University of Chichester with special guest soprano Elizabeth Pow.

Twenty visiting film makers and speakers included Derek Jacobi, Sarah Miles and Virginia McKenna as well as Pete Czernin, 'Now is Good’s producer and Michael Cowen ('Belle du Seigneur' producer).

Roger Gibson, the festival’s artistic director, said to a capacity audience at the final film that, "despite a possibly difficult year due to the Olympics and other factors, we ended up with far better than expected audiences, 500 coming to the Open Air Screenings, 'Brave' and 'Guys and Dolls' too." He thanked principal sponsors, Hentys Corporate, Chichester University, Brasserie Blanc and Creative England for their support "and the wonderful projectionists and cinema team led by Walter Francisco."

Premieres and previews returning in the Autumn Season’s new programme include 'The Imposter', '360' (Jude Law, Rachel Weisz), 'Berberian Sound Studio', 'Now is Good', 'Hope Springs', About Elly and Untouchable, the Audience Award winner.

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THE 21st CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCE AWARDS




Feature Film Voting results:

UNTOUCHABLE - 96.43



LITTLE NICHOLAS - 87.77

NOW IS GOOD - 85.88

PAGE EIGHT - 85.24

ROMEOS - 81.25

ABOUT ELLY - 80.98

LAWLESS - 80.17

THE LODGER - 79.76

CIRCUMSTANCE - 78.63

FALSE TRAIL - 78.13

SHADOW DANCER - 77.71

HOPE SPRINGS - 77.39

CLOUDBURST - 75.63

HYSTERIA - 73.19

LOVE CRIME - 72.29

TABU - 71.88

LONDON 2012 FILMS - 68.18

SOUND OF MY VOICE - 66.07

SHE IS NOT CRYING - 65.38

THE FOURTH STATE - 63.48

ON THE ROAD - 63.45

THE BIRD - 63.04

IN THE DARK HALF - 60.94

360 - 57.69

HAPPY HAPPY - 56.41

ON THE SHORE - 53.33

LOLA VERSUS - 37.50

BELLE DU SEIGNEUR - 35.22



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Documentary Voting results:

TO DANCE LIKE A MAN - 96.15



FALLS THE SHADOW - 88.04

REVEALING MR MAUGHAM - 85.47

SAMSARA - 75.50

THE IMPOSTER - 67.50

F FOR FAKE - 37.50



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FrightFest Horrors:

GRABBERS - 84.48

V/H/S - 75.00

BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO - 70.37

ELEVATOR - 66.67

[REC]³ GÉNESIS - 65.00



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Insufficient votes Features:

THE RETURN OF LAZARUS

GANGLAMEDO

PURSUIT

BELLEVILLE TOKYO



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Insufficient votes Documentaries:

DAVID JONES BETWEEN THE WARS

NICKY’S FAMILY

OLD AGE AND LOVE

PILOT FATIGUE

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