Film Sussex

09/10/2026

Join us at Depot Cinema this coming Tuesday as we start to make our movies. Just a couple of places left, amazing value, pay-in-two options available: https://store.filmsussex.org/product/script-to-screen

09/10/2026

Join us at Depot Cinema, Kitchen & Bar this coming Tuesday as we start to make our movies. Just a couple of places left, amazing value, pay-in-two options available:

Script to Screen: Hands-On Filmmaking CourseCreate a cinema-ready 4K film with this complete, in-person filmmaking course.Course Overview: - Start Date: October 13th, 2026 - 8 In-Person Session + 2 Shoot Days - Price: £350Course Locations & Details: - Lewes (Depot) 13/10/2026Sessions: - 5 x...

02/10/2026

Hands-on Filmmaking at Depot Cinema, Kitchen & Bar from the 13th. Just a few spots left for 2026.

Find out more today:

Script to Screen: Hands-On Filmmaking CourseCreate a cinema-ready 4K film with this complete, in-person filmmaking course.Course Overview: - Start Date: October 13th, 2026 - 8 In-Person Session + 2 Shoot Days - Price: £350Course Locations & Details: - Lewes (Depot) 13/10/2026Sessions: - 5 x...

20/09/2026

Script to Screen returns to Depot Cinema, Kitchen & Bar. Our popular filmmaking course starts on October. Limited places, grab yours today:

Script to Screen: Hands-On Filmmaking CourseCreate a cinema-ready 4K film with this complete, in-person filmmaking course.Course Overview: - Start Date: Sept 22nd, 2026 - 8 In-Person Session + 2 Shoot Days - Price: £350Course Locations & Details: - Lewes (Depot) 22/09/2026Sessions: - 5 x 2-...

26/08/2026

Just a few tickets left for this years session at FrightFest. Join Jen Handorf, Chris Collier, Katie Bonham, Stewart Sparke and Andy Edwards for a deep dive into getting your film made.

14/08/2026

https://filmsussex.substack.com/p/funding-distribution-tax-credits

Getting tips from filmmaker on taking the non-dependent route.

10/06/2026

Film Forward is up and running.
Every Wednesday evening, Sussex filmmakers are showing up, saying what they're going to do, and coming back having done it. Plus access to Film Sussex kit to actually make it happen.
£9.99 a month. Cancel anytime. Join us this Wednesday.
https://filmforward.substack.com/subscribe

08/06/2026

We've secured support for Notebook to Script, and that means the price has dropped to £69 for everyone.
Six Thursday evenings. A completed short screenplay by the end. Real feedback, real structure, and people around you doing the same thing.
If you've been thinking about it, now's the time.
https://store.filmsussex.org/product/from-notebook-to-script

08/04/2026

One weekend. One film. One shot at a festival screening.
The Film Sussex - Crossing The Screen Weekend Film Challenge is open now. Make a film between 24–26 April, and if you’re in the top twenty, you screen at the 10th Eastbourne International Film Festival on 7 May.
The winner goes to Made in Sussex Film Festival 2027, competing for the Best Director prize. Last year it was worth £10,000.
Shoot entirely in Sussex. Maximum five minutes. Spaces are limited.
Link in bio to enter.

08/04/2026

Have you ever wanted to make a film and actually see it on screen at a festival?

Here's your chance.

We've partnered with Crossing The Screen, the 10th Eastbourne International Film Festival, to bring you a weekend film challenge unlike anything we've run before.

Friday 24 April at 9pm you receive your mandatory elements.
By Sunday 26 April at 11:59pm you upload your finished film.
The top twenty screen at Crossing The Screen on Thursday 7 May at 6pm, and each selected team gets four tickets to the screening.

The winner goes forward to Made in Sussex Film Festival 2027, where they'll compete for the Best Director prize. Last year that prize was worth £10,000.

Rules are simple: shoot entirely in Sussex, over the weekend, using all mandatory elements. Maximum five minutes.
Spaces are limited, grab yours here:

In partnership with Crossing The Screen - 10th Eastbourne International Film FestivalMake a film in a weekend. Screen it at a festival. Friday 24 April, 9pm: receive your mandatory elements. Sunday 26 April, 11:59pm: upload your finished film. The top twenty screen at Crossing The Screen on Thursday...