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  • Crown Point International Film Festival (Chicago) has nominated The Barn in a number of categories for its Annual Best of The Fest awards.   details here

  • The Barn is Nominated by Liverpool Indie Film Festival, and is Selected by Folkestone Film Festival

  • The Barn gets a NEW Trailer - see it here

  • ANNUAL EVENT (25-JAN-25)  -  A BIG thank you to everyone that came along to our Annual Event.  Content from the day is now available on our News & Events pages, including information of our up and coming screenwriting & filmmakers competitions, and future film projects such as Final Truth.

  • Chichester FilmMakers is featured in a number of newspapers across West Sussex

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  • London Director Awards (UK), makes THE BARN a Finalist for Writer/Director with Best Original Idea.

  • ​THE BARN has attracted 53 film festival awards​

  • Chichester FilmMakers C.I.C awarded financial seed support for its 2025 community programme

  • ​August 2024 - The Premiere and Gala for THE BARN held at Chichester Cinema

  • ​March 2024 - The day  Kate Winslet  joined the cast of THE BARN for a 4 hour script read

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Learn More About Our Annual Event
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 Next Event  

  26-APR-25  

Screening Of:  PAPERCUT - A film by Issie Collier
Trailer - The Barn by Chichester FilmMakers
The Barn - awards

AWARDS

Winner of Best Actor, Crown Point International Film Festival
Winner of Best Director, Crown Point International Film Festival
Nominated for Best Short Film, Digital Griffix Film Awards
1st Place Audience Award, Five Continents International Film Festival
Nomination for Horizon Soundtrack Award, International Sound & Film Music Awards (Croatia)
Winner Best Fantasy Film Award, Five Continents International Film Festival
Winner Best Costume Design Award, Five Continents International Film Festival
Nomination for Best Short Film, Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival (USA)
Winner Best Art Direction Award, Five Continents International Film Festival
Nomination for Terrifying Short Film, Top Indie Film Awards (Tokyo)
Winner of Best UK Short Film, LINK International Film Festival, UK
Nomination for Best Music Award, Top Indie Film Awards (Tokyo)
Winner of Best Producer Award, Golden Short Film Festival
Nomination for Best Actress Award, Top Indie Film Awards (Tokyo)
Nominated for Best Producer award, Veneto International Film Awards (Italy)
Winner of Best Director Award, Hollywood Gold Awards
Nominated for Best Director award, Veneto International Film Awards (Italy)
Winner of Best Fantasy Short Film Award, Hollywood Gold Awards
Nominated for Best Cinematography award, Veneto International Film Awards (Italy)
Winner of Best British Short Film Award, LINK International Film Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Short Film, Athens International Art Film Festival (Greece)
Winner of Best Original Idea Award, REALE Film Festival (Italy)
Winner of Best Editing Award, REALE Film Festival (Italy)
Honorable Mention for Best Editing, Athens International Art Film Festival (Greece)
Winner of Best Short Film Award, South Film & Arts Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Short Film, East Village New York Film Festival (USA)
Winner of Best Cinematography Award, South Film & Arts Festival
Honorable Mention, Best Cinematography, Five Continents International Film
Winner of Best Production Award, South Film & Arts Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Production Design, Athens International Art Film Festival (Greece)
Honourable Mention: Best Production Design in a Short Film (The Barn), Athens International Film Festival
Winner of Best Director Award, South Film & Arts Festival
Honourable Mention: Best Editing of a Short Film (The Barn), Athens International Film Festival
1st Place Audience Award, South Film & Arts Festival
Special Mention, Director of a Short Film, Jonathan Brooker,  at Five Continents International Film
Honorable Mention, Sound Design, Five Continents International Film
Nomination for Best Editing, Barcelona Indie Awards

AWARDS

Semi-Finalist, Best Short Film, Stockholm City Film Festival
Finalist for Best Editing, Golden Short Film Festival (Italy)
Nominated for Best Short Film, Liverpool Indie Awards (UK)
Winner of Best Narrative Short Film, Crown Point International Film Festival
Winner of Best Short Film, Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival
Finalist for Best Director, London Film Director Awards
Winner of Best Director, Amsterdam New Cinema
Finalist for Best Short Film, Lulea International Film Festival (Sweden)
Winner of Best Cinematography, Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival
Finalist for Best Short Film, RS FilmFest (Bristol)
Winner of Best Drama Award, Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival
Semi-Finalist, Best Short Film, DUMBO Film Festival (New York)
Honorable Mention for Best Short Film, REALE Film Festival (Italy)
Honorable Mention for Best Lead Actress, South Film & Arts Academy Film Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Costume Design, South Film & Arts Academy Film Festival
Winner of Best Short, Crown Point International Film Festival
Kate Winslet with Cast of The Barn
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