23 October 2024
James Ivory, George MacKay and more to make special, in person Q&A appearances for the third edition of Chiswick in Film Festival
November 15th – 17th 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.
This year BAFTA rising star nominee George MacKay opens the festival, discussing his work in the acclaimed multiple-Academy Award-nominated 1917. Suzanne Mackie and the team behind beloved comedy Calendar Girls mark it’s twentieth anniversary with us. The co-director of the new Wallace and Gromit film Mark Burton revisits his work on family-smash-hit Madagascar for a special Kids Club screening, perfect for youngsters wanting to learn more about how films are made.
Academy Award-winner and legendary producer James Ivory travels over from America to return to Chiswick to discuss his beloved classic Howard’s End. The cinema will make a very special announcement on the night also.
The team behind the beloved-fan film The Hunt for Gollum join us for a free-screening to mark the film’s fifteenth anniversary, ahead of Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis’ anticipated adaptation.
The Young-Filmmakers Award Ceremony presents the top three films submitted in each category with the winners receiving their awards, following Colin Firth’s judging. Bond girl Valerie Leon discusses her role in the infamous Hammer Horror film Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb. Closing the festival is the sixty-first anniversary of Lord of the Flies, where Torin Douglas and the surviving cast of the film, both in person and via satellite discuss its impact and legacy.
Presented in partnership with The Chiswick Calendar. The festival team are The Chiswick Calendar’s Editor Bridget Osborne, The Chiswick Cinema Programme & Marketing Manager and film-maker Chris Parker, BAFTA-winning editor and Film Club host Andrea Carnevali and award-winning screenwriter Rob Sprackling.