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January 2024
Chichester Filmmakers Launch Event
27th January 2024
Roussillon Park, Chichester
Hosted By: Petrina Rodwell and Jonathan Brooker (co-Founders)
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Attended by a diverse and wide-ranging audience from the local community, Education, Film Industry, from Chichester, West Sussex, East Sussex and Hampshire. The morning's event celebrated Chichester and the FIlm Industry with guest speaker's presenting topics including:
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Adam Ethan Crow (multi-award winning writer / director) - His feature film thriller, 'LAIR' (Amazon UK)
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Grace Couzins - Editorial Assistant (Paramount Studios) - talking about professional career networking, and editing workflow approach for 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning'
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Gavin Saville (Lecturer in Film at Ravensbourne University, Director of WildIndie Film Festival, Co-Founder of Let's Make FIlms) - Talking about the many aspects of the process of Film Production from Development through Shooting and Post-Production
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Supported By: Chichester Community Development Trust (*A Registered Charity)
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February 2024
Chichester Filmmakers
Funding campaign launched to raise funds for the
development and training of local skills and community
from Chichester and the surrounding areas.
The aim is to provide financial assistance to either fund youth or aspiring professionals with a mix of hands-on film production experience and professional film industry training,
as defined by
ScreenSkills UK
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GoFundMe campaign launched to raise additional funding for the production / shoot of
The Barn in April 2024.
Funds will be used to supplement essential makeup and costume materials, and rental of equipment to supplement the crew's own resources which are being given for free to
help local skills development.
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Supported By: Chichester Community Development Trust (*A Registered Charity)
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March 2024
The Barn - PreProduction: Script Table Read (click here)
The Barn - PreProduction: Crew Location Visit and Scene Planning (click here)
The Barn team welcomes Kate Winslet (photo)
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The 96th Oscars Awards takes place in L.A. - 10th March 2024
April 2024
Chichester Filmmakers' Production Team
The formal application for Charity Status has started. If awarded, Charity status will open the door to apply for, and, secure, public funding as a part of fulfilling our aim to provide skills development, hands-on training and career development to the local community, within actual film production projects.
Film Shoot counts down to 15th April and Shoot Day #01
13th April: Final rehearsals and costumes checks completed for The Barn
12th April: Final kit and equipment checks completed for cameras, lighting, rigging, sound, visual effects, costume, makeup, green room
12th April: Final team to crew The Barn is confirmed
11th April: Final cast is confirmed
10th April: Final documentation is printed
9th April: Locations and Props are confirmed
8th April: Shoot Schedule & Shoot Script is finalised
4th April: Final storyboard is approved
Warhol features at London Independant Film Festival (LIFF)
Directed by our good friend, Adam Ethan Crow, the award winning film is to be screened on 26th April 2024 at 9pm,
at the Genesis Cinema, London (click here for details).
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May 2024
The Barn - Production Update
Filming completed on 19th April, and involved shooting at 6 locations at Weald & Downland Museum, and St.Andrews Church near Arundel
Post-Production has started, and will occupy a team of a dozen specialists with editing, sound, foley, music and scoring, and visual effects (VFX), as well as Old Chapel Productions, Shouting Sound & Motion Productions, and assistance from professionals from Ravensbourne University (London), Mission Impossible editorial team, Framestore UK, NewPark Cinema (Chichester).
The Barn - Showcasing Our Cast
A special showcase page will begin to show off the cast for The Barn from 16th May. Designed to add more content, photos and background information for each of our cast during the lead up to the Premiere in August 2024.
For more information, please click HERE or click on the CAST SHOWCASE button on the Film Productions page.
The Barn - Showcasing Our Wonderful Crew
A special showcase page will begin to show off the crew for The Barn from 21st May. Designed to add more content, photos and background information for each of the crew during the lead up to the Premiere in August 2024.
For more information, please click HERE or click on the CREW SHOWCASE button on the Film Productions page.
June 2024
Chichester International Film Festival
The Barn scheduled for public screening during the film festival during August - dates to be confirmed
The Barn premiere is confirmed and scheduled
Come and meet the Chichester Filmmakers team during the Film Festival
The Barn - Production Update
Additional supplemental filming takes place for The Barn with thanks to Paul Burton, Jakub Bors, Jazz Thomas, St.Andrews Church (Ford)
Additional Voice Over session recordings begin
Visual Effects (VFX) begins with use of Blender and Maxon
Old Chapel Productions begins upgrade to editing suite for full theatrical Dolby ATMOS surround sound editing
Music mixing and editing for the film-score commences
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Chichester International Film Festival
The Barn is scheduled for public screening during the film festival this August - dates to be confirmed
The Barn premiere is confirmed and scheduled for Cast & Crew and Production Team.
Come and meet the Chichester Filmmakers team during the Film Festival.
July 2024
The Barn Test Screening
19th July - The 1-hour test screening for The Barn was hosted by Chichester Cinema today, with Mark the wizard projectionist in the driving seat and attended by Jonathan Brooker (Director), Paul Burton (Editor), Petrina Rodwell (Producer), Matt Goddard (Assistant Producer), and Matt Summerfield (co-composer). Test screening is a critical moment during the creation of a film. Critical because its the first time the post-production team get to experience the result of their weeks, days and nights of hard intense work. The Barn is scrutinised in detail on a big screen in a cinematic surround sound room.
Thankfully, this was a good day. The film's grading and colouring is looking good, the stylising and production design is looking good, the titles and credits looks good, dialogue is almost there and the general sound quality is good. Only the film-score requires some attention (which at this stage is fairly normal). Now on to a week's mixing and tweaking to ready The Barn for its debue premiere on 4th August.
We can't wait !!
left to right: Matt Goddard, Jonathan Brooker, Mark Hoare, Paul Burton, Matt Summerfield
Press Packs for The Barn
A selection of informative packs and posters for Press and the Media have been released today (12th July).
Details are available from press@ChiFilm.studio and by clicking here.
August 2024
Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester Cinema, Newpark
22nd August 2024
The Barn
Premiere Screening
Public Screening
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Come and meet the team
Chichester Filmmakers
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22nd August - 8:15pm: Public creening of The Barn as part of the Festival's Film Shorts Showcase​
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15th August: The Barn has been selected by Chicago's Crown Point International Film Festival for Narrative Short
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4th August: Premiere of The Barn. Red carpet gala with fizz, photos, interviews and networking. Click Here for more on THE BARN project and production
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The Barn begins Film Festival circuit including it's first ever public showing at Chichester International Film Festival. (click here for more)
September 2024
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THE BARN Dominates our news again this month with the start of the film's Festival and Awards season. All Awards, Mentions, Selections, and the full list of film feestivals that have received The Barn in to their submissions inbox are listed on The Awards & Festival page, under Film Productions. Or simply click here
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REALE Film Festival, Milan, awards The Barn with Honourable Mention for Best Film
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Athens International Arts Film Festival awards Honourable Mentions to The Barn for Best Director, Best Editor, Best Short Film
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The International Sound & Film Music Festival has shortlisted The Barn for its prestigeous Crystal Pine Award. The festival takes place 11th to 13th October in Samobor, Croatia.
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Robinsons Film Awards (Campania, Italy) awards Best Editing to Paul Burton and The Barn
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Chicago's Crown Point Film Festival awards Best Narrative Short Film to Jonathan Brooker and The Barn, and awards Best Actor in a Short Film to Peter McCrohon for his part as William in The Barn.
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South American Film Festival, South Film & Arts Academy Festival awards a plethora of wonderful awards to The Barn, including:
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Best Indie Short Film​ (The Barn)
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Best Director (Jonathan Brooker)
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Best Cinematographer (Ian Coulson DoP)
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Best Production (Petrina Rodwell, Producer)
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First place Audience Award. (The Barn)
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Honourable Mention to Jasmine Thomas (Ellen) for Lead Actress
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Honourable Mention to Isabel Saunders for Costume Design​
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October 2024
What's Next for Chichester Filmmakers? - Jonathan Brooker gives an interview with Sussex Newspapers. (click here to watch), read the Chichester Observer article here.
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The Barn is to be screened at L.A's Skiptown Film Festival on 5th November
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The Barn is selected by Stockholm City Film Festival
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The Barn receives a Nomination for the much sought after Horizon Award for Best Film Score at the prestigious International Sound & Film Music Festival (Croatia), beating more than 900 other entries from around the world. We would like to congratulate THE FILM FACTORY composer Silvestar Kolbas for winning the 2024 Horizon Award. Click Here to see The Barn award in SoundTrackFest press Click Here for the ISFMF website
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Chichester Filmmakers becomes a C.I.C. On 1st October 2024, Chichester Filmmakers was officially granted the status of Community Interest Company or C.I.C, with our own unique registration number. From this day we will be accounting for all donations and investments, income and spend which is reported annually to HMRC. But more importantly, CIC status will go a long way to opening a number of key doors to release funding to Chichester Filmmakers.
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Instagram News
Our original 'Chichester_FilmMakers' instagram account which was created in 2023 shortly after the birth of Chichester Film Makers, has become inaccessible due to an authentication issue which Instagram are not able to resolve.
We have now created a new instagram account which to all intense and purposes will replace it. The new Instagram account is ChichesterFilmMakers (ie. without the underscore). All other Instagram accounts owned and managed by Chichester FilmMakers (see list on About page) have already been re-directed to the new Instagram account. The old instagram account cannot be de-activated or switched off, so will continue to exist for perpetuity. We are so lucky to have reached 615 followers, and hope we can regain this following with the new ChichesterFilmMakers instagram account.
November 2024
21st November: The London LiftOff Festival selects The Barn for Best Short Film, and, for their Distribution Awards category
19th November: The Barn is being selected By Golden Short Awards for Best Short Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography
17th November: The Barn's film has been updated today. The update includes: Revised colour grading to better match the vision for style, look and feel which were created during post-production by Jonathan Brooker (Director), Ian Coulson (Cinematographer) and Paul Burton (Editor).
5th November: The Barn is being screened at Skiptown Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. Where the Barn is also selected for a possible award.
1st November: The Barn has been selected for the LINK International Film Festival, taking place from 3rd December
News Letters: The first of our new monthly newsletters e-mails will start on 1st December. Please signup on the Home Page with your e-mail address to receive the newsletter, which will include news, film production news and updates (not found on the website), forthcoming events, and a little editorial piece about someone that has been involved with one of the films projects that we have either produced or supported.
December 2024
News Letters: The first of our new monthly newsletters e-mails will start on 1st December. Please signup on the Home Page with your e-mail address to receive the newsletter, which will include news, film production news and updates (not found on the website), forthcoming events, and a little editorial piece about someone that has been involved with one of the films projects that we have either produced or supported.
1st December: The Golden Shorts Film Festival awards a WIN to The Barn for Best Producer, together with 3 runner-up nominations for Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Short Film. With a nomination to it's annual film festival for Best Producer.
January 2025
Chichester FilmMakers Annual Event
25th January 2026
Chichester Cinema & New Park Center
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Tickets available from 25th November
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Details to be confirmed, but will include at least the following:​
Guest Speakers
Screening of THE BARN in the auditorium
Networking
Projects & Film Productions for 2025
News of new activities for film makers
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Supported By: Chichester Arts Forum, Chichester Cinema, NewPark Centre, Chichester City Council​
