A UNIQUE viewing experience has been unveiled by the town’s Pavilion which will showcase short films from around the world.
The productions were submitted to the organisers of the Sussex International Film Festival (SIFF) which was held at the venue last year and awarded film makers for their contributions in a variety of categories.
From Sunday 21 April, the ‘Sunday Special’ showings will show some of the 700 entries which were received by the judges (list below).
Gareth Jones from SIFF said: “When we opened the Festival Short Film Competition last year we rapidly received over 700 entries. There were very many excellent films sent to us that couldn’t win because they were not PG, so we have decided to screen selections of those once a month on Sunday afternoons. This first one is themed around Comedy and the films selected are very funny indeed. The programme is timed to allow you to have lunch before or an early dinner after the screenings.”
The events will run on 21 April, 19 May, 23 June, 21 July, 18 August, 15 September and 20 October, and tickets are priced at only £5.
Below is the programme for the 21 April showing. Buy tickets here
Mr. Mimoto
A British film by Govind Chandran. Under orders from their employer, Frankie and Darlene take Mr. Mimoto hostage. There’s only one problem: he claims he’s not Mr. Mimoto! Is he lying? Is this all just a ploy? Or have they mistaken him for someone else?
Buy The Elephant
A Russian film by Vyacheslav Popov. Mikhail gets a job as a sales manager. Instead of an interview, he is offered a test – if he can sell the elephant to the Sales Director, he’ll get the position. Can he win someone else’s game by someone else’s rules?
Coffee Place
A film from the Republic of Korea, by Soo-min Park. A triptych of films where unusual events happen in one small cafe.
Anxiogene
A French film by Gaspard Mathevet & Emilien Fabrizio. A romantic meal that ends in disaster. A frenzied chase with four furious Mariachis. A corporate meeting escalates into a saloon fight. Here is the magnificent and hectic life of Mr. Périchon, or rather his dreams and his anxieties?!
The Barbershop
A British film by Monsieur Alam. Set in the colourful and larger than life world of Andrew the barber, The Barbershop explores through darkly humoured drama what it means to be a Londoner. We meet Andrew’s interesting and comical array of customers and visitors in a film that looks at friendship, community, love, fear, and diversity in the UK’s ever changing and dynamic multicultural capital.
Lady What Does
A Sussex film by Lisa Harmer and Sara Jordan. Lady What Does explores the strong bond between a woman and her cleaner who face a terrible mess. Will the cleaner help clear things up as usual or meet a sticky end?
A dark comedy that touches on vimmnoir (a cleaner’s nightmare)
Fatih the Conqueror
A French film by Onur Yagiz. This Saturday is a Turkish wedding day at Espace Venise (France). Huddled in a car in the parling lot, Fatih, 21, wants to get married. He has set his sights on Ipek, Recep’s sister. But neither Murat, his best friend, nor Recep, nor even Ipek are aware of this yet.
Robert The Sorcerer
A French film by Les Frères Michel. At the end of his rope, Robert enters a strange hotel. The whole world is against him, but an extraordinary experience opens his eyes.
Gossip
A Sussex film by Emily Isaacs. A hairdresser struggles to keep her business afloat while dealing with kids, needy clients, and an intimidating landlord.
