Duke of York's / Fri 06 Nov / 6:00pm
I SEE BUILDINGS FALL LIKE LIGHTNING
OPENING NIGHT FILM The latest film by acclaimed director Clio Barnard is a bittersweet drama about a group of friends in Birmingham. Oli, Patrick, Shiv,... read more
Duke of York's / Sun 15 Nov / 9:00pm
ELSINORE
CLOSING NIGHT FILM Andrew Scott takes centre stage in a moving biopic depicting the tumultuous final months of a renowned British actor’s life. Best known... read more
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CINECITY 6-15 NOVEMBER 2026
Fri 06 Nov / 6pm
Duke of York's
15
I SEE BUILDINGS FALL LIKE LIGHTNING
OPENING NIGHT FILM The latest film by acclaimed director Clio Barnard is a bittersweet drama about a group of friends in Birmingham. Oli, Patrick, Shiv,... Read more
Sat 07 Nov / 2pm
Depot
The Archivist (Q&A)
In a battle against time and technology, can ‘Britain’s greatest living folklorist’ find a home for his vast and self-funded archive of irreplaceable audiovisual material? ... Read more
Sat 07 Nov / 5pm
Duke of York's
12A
Sun 08 Nov / 11am
Duke of York's
12A
ALL OF A SUDDEN
Award-winning Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes his French-language debut with a compassionate study of ageing, mortality and friendship. Marie-Lou, the director of a French nursing... Read more
Sun 08 Nov / 3pm
Dukes at Komedia
Sun 08 Nov / 3:15pm
Depot
KING AUK (Q&A)
In May 1813, on the remote Orkney island of Papa Westray, a local hunter collected a flightless seabird for a bounty placed by a private... Read more
Sun 08 Nov / 5:45pm
Duke of York's
Sun 08 Nov / 8:30pm
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
36-hour Film Challenge 2026
How long does it take to make a film? Weeks? Months? Years? What happens when you have 36 hours? That’s the challenge for students from... Read more
Mon 09 Nov / 5:45pm
Depot
18
Mon 09 Nov / 6pm
Dukes at Komedia
Mon 09 Nov / 6:30pm
Fabrica
DRAW TO FILM – Quay Brothers Animations
Animations from the Inner Sanctums Collection / 1973-2013 A one-off ‘Draw to Film’ event for anyone who wants to explore drawing, mark-making, music and... Read more
Mon 09 Nov / 8pm
Duke of York's
15
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY (Q&A)
Set in a New Zealand town during the summer of 2006, this queer coming-of-age drama vividly captures what it’s like to be a teenager trying... Read more
Tue 10 Nov / 6pm
Duke of York's
PAPER TIGER
Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson deliver impressive performances in a 1980s New York-set thriller that reveals the repercussions when two brothers strike a... Read more
Tue 10 Nov / 6:30pm
Fabrica
15
NEW VOICES
SHORT FILMS FROM LOCAL FILMMAKERS AGED 16-25 SELECTED FROM OPEN SUBMISSIONS SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE FUTURES AT METFILM SCHOOL. A GENTLE APOCALYPSE DIR: BELLA ECHEVERRI. 9... Read more
Tue 10 Nov / 8:30pm
Dukes at Komedia
15
Tue 10 Nov / 8:30pm
Depot
The Illusion of a Quiet Night
Filmed during a single night by forty filmmakers and hundreds of citizens across Ukraine, The Illusion of a Quiet Night paints a broad collective portrait... Read more
Wed 11 Nov / 6pm
Dukes at Komedia
Wed 11 Nov / 6:30pm
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
15
I SEE BUILDINGS FALL LIKE LIGHTNING
OPENING NIGHT FILM The latest film by acclaimed director Clio Barnard is a bittersweet drama about a group of friends in Birmingham. Oli, Patrick, Shiv,... Read more
Wed 11 Nov / 6:30pm
Fabrica
15
CINECITY OPEN
LOCALLY-MADE SHORT FILMS SELECTED FROM OPEN SUBMISSIONS TO THE FESTIVAL. DEAD TO DOOR DIR: KATE LLOYD. 12 MINS. Liz is working her evening shift at... Read more
Wed 11 Nov / 8:15pm
Duke of York's
15
Thu 12 Nov / 5:50pm
Depot
THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING
The lives of two female teachers in 19th century Edinburgh are ripped apart by a malicious accusation in this intense drama. Marianne Wood and Jane... Read more
Thu 12 Nov / 6pm
Duke of York's
Thu 12 Nov / 6:30pm
Fabrica
12
SON OF THE WHITE MARE
Born from a horse, a human boy with godlike strength embarks on an epic quest deep into the Underworld, meeting a colourful cast of eccentric... Read more
Thu 12 Nov / 8:30pm
Dukes at Komedia
15
Fri 13 Nov / 6:15pm
Duke of York's
TENDER LOVING CARE
Mike Leigh’s latest film – widely rumoured to be the last that he will direct – is a rich and compelling portrait of friendship, family... Read more
Fri 13 Nov / 8:15pm
Depot
Fri 13 Nov / 9:30pm
Fabrica
18
Melting Vinyl presents: The Phantom of the Opera (live score)
One of the greatest horror films of the silent era, the first film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s gothic tale is suitably operatic in scope, replete... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 1pm
The Dance Space
Brighton Screendance festival: Glitch, Grain, Ground
A selection of experimental dance films that work with grainy, faulty and glitchy images to explore experiences of migration, displacement and loss. Plus discussion with... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 2pm
Dukes at Komedia
Sheep in the Box
In a not-too-distant future, a grieving couple welcome a humanoid robot version of their deceased seven-year-old son, Kakeru, into their home to help process their... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 2pm
Fabrica
U
MAYA, GIVE ME A TITLE
Michel Gondry’s imaginative animated comedy brings together a series of inventive stories inspired by ideas from Gondry’s daughter, Maya. It was created using a combination... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 4pm
The Dance Space
Brighton Screendance festival: Screendance invites
Guest curators from the world of screendance select arresting, beautiful and thoughtful films connecting with themes of loss, migration, forgetting and rupture. Guest curators include Alexandrina Hemsley,... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 4pm
Depot
15
Nuisance Bear (Q&A)
The sub-Arctic town of Churchill, Manitoba, lies along the migratory path of thousands of polar bears whose lives are shaped by the thawing and freezing... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 6pm
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
ULTIMATE THUNDER (Q&A)
Award-winning documentary following a Leeds punk band comprised of musicians with learning disabilities, Down syndrome and autism as they chase their dream of performing for... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 6:30pm
The Dance Space
Brighton Screendance festival: Homegrown
A celebration of dance on screen, featuring an eclectic mix of films by artists from across the South East, selected from an open call. The Homegrown... Read more
Sat 14 Nov / 8pm
Duke of York's
Sun 15 Nov / 1:30pm
Depot
SILENT FRIEND
In the heart of a botanical garden, in a German university town, stands a majestic ginkgo tree that bears witness to three generations of people... Read more
Sun 15 Nov / 5:30pm
Duke of York's
A LONG WINTER (Q&A)
Director Andrew Haigh (All Of Us Strangers, 45 Years, Weekend) returns to the screen with an atmospheric story set among the snowy mountains of Colorado. ... Read more
Sun 15 Nov / 9pm
Duke of York's
Sat 21 Nov / 1:30pm
The Garden Cafe, St Ann’s Well Gardens
WHERE WAS THE FILM STUDIO?
A free walk & talk with film historian Frank Gray that explores the Smiths’ lives at St Ann’s Well Gardens and visits the location of... Read more
Sat 21 Nov / 3pm
The Garden Cafe, St Ann’s Well Gardens
WHERE WAS THE FILM STUDIO?
A free walk & talk with film historian Frank Gray that explores the Smiths’ lives at St Ann’s Well Gardens and visits the location of... Read more
Tue 24 Nov / 6:30pm
Fabrica
The Film Programmers Get Together
An introduction and networking event for newcomer and established film programmers. Do you love cinema and fancy running your own film night or event? Or have... Read more
Thu 26 Nov / 6:30pm
The Garden Cafe, St Ann’s Well Gardens
THE FILM FACTORY – BERTIE & LAURA’S FILMS
St Ann’s Well Gardens in Hove has a very special place at the birth of British cinema as it was here that the pioneering filmmakers... Read more