DEBUT EVENT 2024
Chichester FilmMakers
Debut Event
27th January 2024
Our First Ever Event
supported by
Chichester Community Development Trust
Guest Speakers:
Adam Ethan Crow
Writer / Director (Lair, Warhol, The Conversation)
Gavin Saville
Lecturer, Virtual & Post-Production, Ravensbourne University
Festival Director (Wild Indie)
co-Founder of Lets Make Films
Grace Couzins
Editorial Assistant, Mission Impossible 6 & 7
Paramount Pictures UK
Agenda - Part I
Introduction To Chichester FilmMakers
Trailer for Lair (Adam Ethan Crow)
Guest Speakers
Adam Ethan Crow - Your journey in to making films with Q&A
Gavin Saville - A film's journey from Development to Distribution
Grace Couzins - Your journey from university graduate to Mission Impossible
What's Next ?
Networking + Refreshments
Agenda - Part II
The Barn - PreProduction Launch
Venue:
Rousillon Park
Community Hall
Chichester
West Sussex
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
THE BARN
Red Carpet Premiere Screening
Chichester Cinema
4th August 2024
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Production, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
ANNUAL EVENT 2025
Chichester FilmMakers
Annual Event
25th January 2025
Chichester Cinema & New Park Film Center
Guest Speakers:
Howard J. Ford
Writer / Feature Film Director with films in the Netflix top 10
Mark Adams
Major Film Festival Director & Film Producer
Stephen Baysted
Film Score & Games Composer
Professor Of Music, University of Chichester
Agenda
Introduction To Chichester FilmMakers
Guest Speaker: Mark Adams
film festival director & film finance
Navigating Cannes Film Festival
Screening: Cannes Uncut
Guest Speaker: Stephen Baysted
film score & games composer
The Importance Of Sound & Music In The Movies
Cinema Screening: The Barn
with Trailers for DarkGame, The Ledge, Escape (Howard Ford)
Projects, Productions, Updates
+
Cast & Crew Calls
Screening: PaperCut (Issie Collier)
Guest Speaker: Howard Ford
film director (Netflix UK top-10)
My Journey In To Blockbuster Film Making
Networking & Refreshments
Event Photos
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
SPRING 2025
Chichester FilmMakers
Spring Event
25th April 2025
New Park Film Center, Chichester
Guest Speaker:
Darren Black
Writer / Director / Acting Coach
Associate Lecturer, Creative Industries
University of Chichester
Agenda
Introduction To Chichester FilmMakers
Guest Speaker: Darren Black
Your Journey In To Film Making
Screening:
The Death Of Us (trailer)
Out Of Bounds
with Q&A, Annabella Rich (Writer / Director / Actor)
Projects, Productions, Updates
+
Cast & Crew Calls
VileBites (Chris Millward, Writer / Director)
'Is It' (Jay Natrajan, Writer / Director)
Final Truth (Jonathan Brooker, Writer / Director, for Chichester FilmMakers)
Networking & Refreshments
Event Photos
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
SUMMER 2025
Chichester FilmMakers
Summer Event
25th July 2025
The Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester
Agenda
Introduction To Chichester FilmMakers
Extended Update: Final Truth (feature film)
with BTS Photos from the Chase Scene shoot in May
BTS Video from the Chase Scene shoot
Sneak Peak of the Cleopatra mockup scene
BTS content can be found on the Final Truth project page (click here)
Screenings
Artificial (short film by Theo Palmer-Marshallsay)
The Writ (short film by Ketan Majmudar)
Worn Edges (trailer by Tobey Gannon)
Q&A
Aritificial - Mark Chapman
The Writ - Ketan Majmudar
Worn Edges - Tobey Gannon
Projects, Productions, Updates
+
Cast & Crew Calls
VileBites (Chris Millward, Writer / Director)
Networking & Refreshments
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
AUTUMN 2025
Chichester FilmMakers
Autumn Event
25th October 2025
New Park Film Center
Featuring Special Guests
Kate Cheeseman (BAFTA winning Director)
Carol Younghusband (writer for film, TV & Theatre)
Presenting their film BLUE ROOM
Talking about their journey & experiences
And introducing their latest film BETWEEN THE PIERS
Film Screenings
Worn Edges by Tobey Gannon
Solstice by Sam Cooke
Trailer for The Vilebites
Production Updates
The Vilebites (Chris Millward & Paul Burton)
Final Truth, by Jonathan Brooker & Chichester FilmMakers
Introducing New Productions
The Last Crone, by Lisa Strain (Ashton Films)
Across The Quiet, Never Forget, Promotion, by Ryan Lackenby
Event Photos
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, ELDR Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
Winter Event 2026
31st January 2026
The Assembly Room
North Street
Chichester
Films Screened
Reined In (short)
The Body Is Watching Me (short)
Featuring Screened Trailers (see below)
BoneKeeper (feature)
Charlie Shaw's Revenge (feature)
Production Updates
The Last Crone (short)
The Death Of Us (feature)
Automatic (feature)
Final Truth (feature)
Production Launches
Single Player (short)
Divitae
The Writer Comes Home
All film productions mentioned above (including cast & crew calls) can be found on our listings page by clicking here
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Eldr Productions, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
SPRING 2026
Chichester FilmMakers
Spring Event
25th April 2026
Content will appear here after the event
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Production, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
SUMMER 2026
Chichester FilmMakers
Summer Event
July date to be confirmed
Content will appear here after the event
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Productions, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
Autumn 2026
Chichester FilmMakers
Autumn Event
October date to be confirmed
Content will appear here after the event
Supported By
Chichester Arts Forum, Lets Make Films, Wild Indie, NewPark Centre,
Chichester Community Development Trust, Old Chapel Production, Sussex Film Office, IMDb
Sponsored By
Chichester Cinema, Chichester International Film Festival
Chichester City Council
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