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SURPRISE FILM 2026

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Special Event

Typically one of the hottest tickets of the Film Festival, the Surprise Film is a unique one-off screening where you will only know the film when the opening credits are projected on to the screen.

FROM 21 Aug

Date and Times

Fri 21 Aug
18:15
Auditorium
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In Detail

I can reveal that this year’s film has an advisory certificate of 15, will be nationally released some time in the next six months, and has very kindly been released to the Chichester International Film Festival by a prominent distributor.

Oh, and for the first time in a few years, it will be in English - no subtitles.

Can this year’s selection be another Audience Award Winner as a few past Surprise Films have been (‘Pride’ and ‘Untouchable’)?

Take a leap of faith and join us for this exciting cinema experience on the last Friday of the Festival.
Running time: Under two hours.

Fri 21 Aug 18:15 - Auditorium

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