Festival Venues 2026

The auditorium at New Park is the central location for the Film Festival. It seats 115 people and is equipped with all the latest cinema projection technology. There will be five screenings per day during the Film Festival, including the Opening and Closing Galas.

Our state-of-the-art, 80-seat pop-up cinema returns. It comes complete with air-conditioning, plush seating & superb sound and projection! Space for one wheelchair and both stepped and ramped access. The Lumiere is situated on site. Please follow access routes from the Centre bar. Who knew a repurposed military vehicle could be so such fun?!

NB We are losing a few parking spaces to accommodate The Lumiere. Please ensure you leave enough time for parking and make use of all nearby car parks during the Festival. Thank you.

We are very grateful to Kevin and Mary Lou from the Windmill Cinema, Littlehampton for their part in bringing the Lumiere auditorium to the Festival.

This has been the location of our Open Air Screenings for 14 years. Capacity is 1,000.
Bring a picnic basket, blanket or chair and be part of one of the most fun events in the Festival.
For 2026, we present Star Wars: A New Hope, Babe, Pretty Woman, Jurassic Park and Song Sung Blue.

Parking: The closest parking is the Northgate Car Park and the New Park Road Car Park.
Access: The park is fully accessible

This much loved local cinema will play host to 11 screenings.

Parking: There is a pay-and-display car park in front of the cinema. THE CAR PARK IS FREE AFTER 6pm EVERY DAY. There are a number of disabled parking bays near the cinema entrance & parking is free for Blue Badge holders
Access: 4 wheelchair spaces which can be booked in person and online. The wheelchair spaces at both ends of the front row on a flat floor. Access flat throughout. Disabled toilet. Induction loop in auditorium.

We are very grateful to Kevin and Mary Lou from the Windmill for their part in bringing the Lumiere auditorium to the Festival.

This year we introduce a new venue to the Festival – CineVic at The Victoria Institute in Arundel.

Four nights. Four specially selected documentary films. Four very diverse topics. Poet in residence, Chris Warren Adamson, will be enhancing each screening with his unique take on the film of the night.

Parking: Parking on street; Mill Road carpark (Free after 6pm); or Crown Yard carpark.
Access: Unfortunately no disabled access.

We are delighted to welcome the Picturedrome Cinema in Bognor Regis to the cinema fold for the first time in 2026.

This historic cinema - entertaining audiences continuously since 1918 - will host two screenings:
Cold War and Kanal.