Our Values and Aims

Our Values

Collaborative

We love working with partners to make our cinema the very best it can be for the community

Caring

We welcome everyone and are committed to being accessible and providing a lovely experience for all of our customers

Passionate

We love what we do and sharing memorable experiences with our customers

Innovative

We are always thinking about the future and what we can do to make things even better and we welcome new ideas and partnerships

Our Aims

Over the past 40 years, our purpose has grown and evolved, but at the heart of everything we do is a simple idea: creating a welcoming, inclusive community cinema where everyone can enjoy culture, education and great shared experiences.

To enrich the cultural life of the community and champion independent cinema

To foster and support community cohesion

To fight social isolation

To inspire, educate and create opportunities for young people

Our aims are to:

create meaningful employment and volunteering opportunities while securing a sustainable future for the cinema, supporting both the local community and the wider economy.
improve wellbeing and strengthen community connections by supporting vulnerable and isolated people, including the elderly, disadvantaged and disabled, as well as those who may not otherwise have access to mainstream cinemas. Through our outreach work and study programmes, we aim to make cinema accessible to everyone.
support young people and the challenges they continue to face, particularly since the Covid pandemic. That’s why we created Film Club for 15–25 year olds, giving younger audiences a space to connect, discover film and feel part of a community. We also offer both short remote placements and longer-term work experience opportunities for students every year.
help ease the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis by offering Free Family memberships, reduced Film Club tickets, discounts for Blue Light card holders, under 25s and unemployed people. We also work closely with partner organisations to provide free tickets to a range of special events.
play our part in protecting the environment through our annual A Greener Screen festival — a carefully curated programme of films, talks, workshops, events and collaborations that explore environmental challenges, celebrate the beauty of nature and inspire action to protect it. Working alongside a wide range of community partners, Chichester Cinema creates space for conversation, collaboration and positive change — encouraging future generations to value and care for the natural world.