CHISWICK IN FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Chiswick in Film Festival (CIFF) returns for it’s third edition, championing the cinematic connections of our West London community with a diverse programme, held across an exclusive, celebrity Q&A weekend. CIFF celebrates films shot in Chiswick or made by Chiswick residents, and also features a Young Film-makers Competition for ages 10-17 or 18-25 judged by Academy Award-winner Colin Firth.
James Ivory (Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Call Me By Your Name), George MacKay (1917, Pride, Captain Fantastic), Mark Burton (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Madagascar), Suzanne Mackie (Calendar Girls, The Crown), Tim Firth (Kinky Boots, Greatest Days), Valerie Leon (The Spy Who Loved Me, Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb) and more join us at the cinema for a very special weekend.
Chiswick in Film Festival 2024 is kindly sponsored by The London Bath Co. – superior, fully fitted bathrooms and kitchens – from design to installation.
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James Ivory (Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Call Me By Your Name), George MacKay (1917, Pride, Captain Fantastic), Mark Burton (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Madagascar), Suzanne Mackie (Calendar Girls, The Crown), Tim Firth (Kinky Boots, Greatest Days), Valerie Leon (The Spy Who Loved Me, Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb) and more join us at the cinema for a very special weekend.
Chiswick in Film Festival 2024 is kindly sponsored by The London Bath Co. – superior, fully fitted bathrooms and kitchens – from design to installation.
Want to find out more about the Young Filmmakers’ Competitions?
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About CIFF
The festival is presented in close partnership between The Chiswick Calendar and The Chiswick Cinema.
The festival team are The Chiswick Calendar’s Editor Bridget Osborne, director and screenwriter Rob Sprackling, BAFTA-winning editor Andrea Carnevali and the cinema’s Programme and Marketing Manager Chris Parker.
The festival team are The Chiswick Calendar’s Editor Bridget Osborne, director and screenwriter Rob Sprackling, BAFTA-winning editor Andrea Carnevali and the cinema’s Programme and Marketing Manager Chris Parker.
Opening Night:
1917
+ George MacKay Q&A
Considered one of the greatest films of the 21st century, with over two hundred award nominations including at the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director; Sam Mendes’ pioneering war epic demands to be experienced on our largest screen.
BAFTA-nominee George MacKay joins us in person with Film Club’s Andrea Carnevali on stage for a post-film Q&A.
BAFTA-nominee George MacKay joins us in person with Film Club’s Andrea Carnevali on stage for a post-film Q&A.
Kids Club:
Madagascar + family friendly Q&A
Act casual, you didn’t see anything…but you will! The writer of the highly anticipated new Wallace & Gromit film celebrates the twentieth anniversary of this vibrant animated classic with us.
After the film Mark Burton and Rob Sprackling deliver a great way of learning about the basics of animation or film-making for the whole family.
After the film Mark Burton and Rob Sprackling deliver a great way of learning about the basics of animation or film-making for the whole family.
Calendar Girls + Q&A
You’ll be left with an exuberant smile after this beloved, heart-warming classic comedy about a group of friends who decide to raise money for a local hospital.
Producer Suzanne Mackie (Misbehaviour, The Crown), writer Tim Firth (Kinky Boots, Greatest Days) and original Calendar Girls Tricia Stewart and Angela Baker join journalist Jo Coburn at the cinema for a Q&A after the film.
Producer Suzanne Mackie (Misbehaviour, The Crown), writer Tim Firth (Kinky Boots, Greatest Days) and original Calendar Girls Tricia Stewart and Angela Baker join journalist Jo Coburn at the cinema for a Q&A after the film.
Howards End + Q&A with James Ivory
This three-time Academy Award winning classic simmers with rich feeling and sensational politics. You’ll love it so.
Academy-Award winner James Ivory joins Bridget Osborne before the film to discuss his legendary career, and for a very special announcement. An absolutely unmissable evening.
Academy-Award winner James Ivory joins Bridget Osborne before the film to discuss his legendary career, and for a very special announcement. An absolutely unmissable evening.
Free Screening:
The Hunt for Gollum
+ Crew Q&A
One of the most successful fan films of all time, and so popular now in production by Peter Jackson as a major blockbuster, this mini-epic is a testament to cinematic passion and the enduring influence of Tolkien.
Director Chris Bouchard and editor Lewis Albrow join us in person for a post-film 15th anniversary Q&A.
Director Chris Bouchard and editor Lewis Albrow join us in person for a post-film 15th anniversary Q&A.
Free Screening:
Young Film-makers’ Award Ceremony
After the success of last year’s competition, we’re thrilled to hold an expanded competition for young filmmakers in Chiswick and surrounding areas, judged by Academy-Award winner Colin Firth.
We will screen the top three films from each category (10-17 or 18-25) in this session, and announce and provide the prizes for the winning entry.
Tickets are free but you are encouraged to book ahead.
We will screen the top three films from each category (10-17 or 18-25) in this session, and announce and provide the prizes for the winning entry.
Tickets are free but you are encouraged to book ahead.
Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb
+ Valerie Leon Q&A
A notorious Hammer Horror production, plagued with a turbulent behind the scenes story, this supposedly cursed film stars Bond girl Valerie Leon in a supernatural adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel Jewel of the Seven Stars.
Screen legend Valerie Leon joins her agent Barry Langford in person for a post-film Q&A.
Screen legend Valerie Leon joins her agent Barry Langford in person for a post-film Q&A.
Closing Night:
Lord of the Flies
+ Cast Q&A
Peter Brook’s Palme d’Or nominated adaptation of the beloved William Golding novel about a stranded group of young boys who attempt to govern themselves, celebrates its sixty-first anniversary this year.
Actor Simon Surtees joins us in person, with fellow cast members Nicholas Hammond, Tom Gaman, Kent Fletcher, Nicholas Valkenburg dialling in via satellite for a post-film Q&A.
Actor Simon Surtees joins us in person, with fellow cast members Nicholas Hammond, Tom Gaman, Kent Fletcher, Nicholas Valkenburg dialling in via satellite for a post-film Q&A.
