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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

Locations: Weald & Downland Museum

Grace Couzins pictured with Eddie Hamilton (Editor)

Gavin Saville (in medieval armour)

Adam Ethan Crow (left) with Jack Black (right)

Ditto Film & Adam Ethan Crow

Grace Couzins, Editorial Assistant

THE BARN

Red Carpet Premiere Screening

Chichester Cinema

4th August 2024

Premiere Photos + Information Are Contained In THE BARN pages

THE BARN (official poster) by Chichester FilmMakers, , featuring Jasmine Thomas.

Chichester Cinema and New Park Film Center

The Barn premiere poster with Jonathan Brooker (left), Lena Richardson (right)

The Barn. PreProduction poster

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

New Park Centre & Cinema, Chichester

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

The Barn by Chichester FilmMakers, Written / Directed by Jonathan Brooker

DarkGame, featuring Ed Westwick, Directed by Howard Ford

The Ledge directed by Howard Ford

Escape directed by Howard Ford

PaperCut (short film) by Issie Collier

Guest Speaker: Howard Ford

Guest Speaker: Mark Adams

Guest Speaker: Stephen Baysted

Cannes Uncut, by Mark Adams

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

Chichester Cinema and New Park Film Center

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

Worn Edges (trailer) by Tobey Gannon

The Write (short film) by Ketan Majmudan

Artificial (short film) by Theo Palmer-Marshallsay

Tobey Gannon (Worn Edges)

Ketan Majmudar (The Writ)

Mark Chapman (Artificial)

Final Truth (feature film production) by Chichester FilmMakers

The Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester

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

More content will appear here soon

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

BLUE ROOM. Written by Carol Younghusband. Directed by Kate Cheeseman

BETWEEN THE PIERS. Written by Carol Younghusband. Directed by Kate Cheeseman

THE LAST CRONE by Lisa Ashton

PROMOTION (concept). By Ryan Lackenby

NEVER FORGET (in pre-production) by Ryan Lackenby

ACROSS THE QUIET (in production). Written / Directed by Ryan Lackenby

WORN EDGES. Written / Directed by Tobey Gannon

THE VILEBITES. Written by Chris Millward.

Chichester Cinema and New Park Film Center

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

ELDR Productions

January 2026

Chichester FilmMakers

Annual Event

31st January 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

SPRING 2026

Chichester FilmMakers

Spring Event

April 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

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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