Festival Venues 2025

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 new state-of-the-art, 80-seat pop-up cinema 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 13 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 2025, we present Walk the Line, Wicked, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Top Gun and Bob Marley: One Love.

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

St John’s Chapel is a rare example of a Georgian proprietary chapel, and home to our Silent Films with live musical accompaniment since 2012. A gothic venue with wonderful atmosphere. This year we present Sunrise accompanied by live piano, accordion, flute and harp.

Parking: There is no dedicated parking for St John's but the Cattle Market car park a 5 minute's walk away with plenty of space - https://www.chichester.gov.uk/carparks.
Access: The chapel is fully accessible via a ramp at the main entrance

Open again after a year of refurbishment following the fire in 2024, this much loved local cinema will play host to six 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.

The third screen at the New Park Centre. It may be the smallest (13 seats) but more than makes up for it with it's Shepherd Hut design and original 1940's cinema fittings (seats, lights etc).