2016-2017 Season
Tangerines (8.42)
Grandma (6.89)
Mustang (7.99)
The Witch (4.81)
The Battle of Algiers (8.15)
The Lobster (4.77)
Marguerite (7.35)
Mia Madre
Anomalisa (6.35)
Rams
Tale of Tales
Annie Hall (7.95)
Victoria
A Touch of Sin
Our Little Sister (7.91)
The Pearl Button (Cancelled and replaced by Hunt for the Wilderpeople)
Sing Street (7.98)
Gueros (5.13)
Love & Friendship (7.81)

Venues:
St Mary’s Creative Space
Little Theatre (for Margeurite only)
Grosvenor Museum

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
Julieta
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Clan
Fire at Sea
Dheepan
Embrace of the Serpent
Hell or High Water
Plus Chester Animation Festival

Venue:

Festival Church, Queen Street, Chester

2014-2015 Season
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gloria
Under The Skin
Wadjda
Behind The Sun
Joyeux Noel
Oranges and Sunshine
In a Better World
Sunshine on Leith
The Broken Circle Breakdown
Lilting
Dabba
You Will Be My Son
Before The Winter Chill
Barbara
Locke
We Are The Best!
The Moo Man (7.46)

Venues:
St Mary’s Centre
Little Theatre, Newtown
Grosvenor Museum
Cathedral Refectory (for Before the Winter Chill)
The Steam Mill

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
Before The Winter Chill (part of the season)
Museum Hours
Barbara (part of the season)
Calvary
Of Horses and Men
Rome, Open City
Plus Chester Animation Festival

Venues:
Chester Cathedral Refectory
St Mary’s Centre
Grosvenor Museum

2013-2014 Season
Argo (8.3)
The Spirit of the Beehive
Untouchable (8.91)
Berberian Sound Studio (3.67)
The Hunt (8.35)
Lore (7.73)
We Have a Pope (7.02)
Tetro (6.07)
The Hedgehog
The Angels’ Share
False Trail
A Late Quartet
Amour (7.94)
Mao’s Last Dancer (8.63)
Even The Rain
Shadow Dancer
Grave of the Fireflies (7.97)
Headhunters (7.86)

Venues:
Little Theatre, Newtown
St Mary’s Centre
The Steam Mill

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
Mao’s Last Dancer (part of the season)
I’m So Excited
The Great Beauty
Even The Rain (part of the season)
Paris-Manhattan
The Deep
Fitzcarraldo
Including the First Chester Animation Festival

Venue:
St Mary’s Centre

2012-2013 Season
Hanna
The Well Digger’s Daughter (7.95)
Gorbaciof
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
A Separation
Midnight in Paris
The Source
Abel
Animal Kingdom
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Free Men (8.05)
Essential Killing
The Skin I Live In
A Royal Affair
The Deep Blue Sea
Monsieur Lazhar
Plan B
Breathing (7.95)
Incendies

Venues:
Little Theatre, Newtown
St Mary’s Centre
The Steam Mill

2011-2012 Season
The American
The Bicycle Thieves
Morning Glory
White Material
[REC] plus short
Vincere
Winter’s Bone (7.58)
My Afternoons with Margueritte
The Bothersome Man
Of Gods and Men
Samson and Deliliah
Police, Adjective (3.45)
Whatever Works
Yella
Skeletons
Fish Story
London River
Alamar (7.54)
Agora

Venues:
Little Theatre, Newtown
St Mary’s Centre
The Steam Mill
Planned but not used: Univeristy of Chester Riverside Theatre

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012
Blue Valentine
The Illusionist (Double bill)
Round Ireland with a Fridge (Double bill)
The Headless Woman
Fish Story
The Kreutzer Sonata
I Am Love
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (with live piano accompaniment)

Venue:
St Mary’s Centre

2010-2011 Season
Honeydripper
Wings of Desire (6,25)
Fear and Trembling
MicMacs
The White Ribbon
Disgrace
The Fall
Belle de Jour
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The Lemon Tree
Pour Elle (Anything for Her)
The Last Station
Cinema Paradiso
Die Welle (The Wave)
Le Concert
A Prairie Home Companion
Half Moon
Lourdes
The Big Lebowski
(NB Audience ratings not recorded except for Wings of Desire)

Venues:
Little Theatre, Newtown
St Mary’s Centre
The Steam Mill

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011
The Maid
The Concert
The Secret in Their Eyes
Everlasting Moments
Four Minutes
A Prairie Home Companion

Venue:
St Mary’s Centre

2009-2010 Season
Paris, Texas (7.75)
The Reader (8.47)
Il Divo (6.15)
In Bruges (7.63)
After the Wedding (7.64)
Ten Canoes (6.61)
The Band’s Visit (7.52)
Sophie Scholl the Last Days (8.44)
Lift to the Scaffold (7.38)
Syndromes and a Century (4.40)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (7.62)
The Night of the Sunflowers (7.89)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (6.18)
Burn after Reading (7.15)
Paris, je t’aime (6.98)
Fermat’s Room(5.78)
Transylvania (6.32)
Be Kind Rewind (5.25)

Venue:
Little Theatre, Newtown
Steam Mill

2008-2009 Season
The Young Girls of Rochefort (4.66)
The Long Day Closes (6.95)
The Kite Runner (8.62)
V for Vendetta (7.03)
Havana Blues (6.77)
12:08 East of Bucharest (5.98)
The Edge of Heaven (7.72)
The Last Mistress (6.63)
Jindabyne (7.06)
Golden Door (7.51)
Still Life (5.23)
Someone Else (6.52)
The Violin (7.26)
Garage (6.46)
Private Property(7.26)
Not Here to be Loved (7.26)
Grow Your Own (7.82)

2007-2008 Season
Journey To Italy (5.74)
Volver (8.03)
Three Times (5.24)
Harry He’s Here To Help (7.08)
Little Fish (6.80)
The Farewell: Brecht’s Last Summer (6.12)
Tsotsi (8.60)
Kirikou And The Sorceress (7.65)
Black Cat, White Cat (6.65)
Solas (7.66)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (6.77)
Far From Heaven (7.56)
Kitchen Stories (6.72)
For Your Consideration (5.53)
Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train (4.96)
Little Miss Sunshine (8.94)
Two Stage Sisters (6.15)
The Taste of Others (6.64)

2006-2007 Season
Jour de Fete (6.76)
La Spagnola (7.36)
The Motorcycle Diaries (8.74)
The Polish Bride (7.07)
Kinky Boots (8.18)
I’m Not Scared (7.40)
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (5.55)
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (6.42)
The Merchant of Venice (8.05)
Machuca (8.46)
Aprile (4.34)
Only Human (8.03)
The Return (7.43)
The Chorus (7.99)
Whisky (6.05)
Hukkle (5.83)
Head On (7.41)
Untold Scandal (7.15)
On a Clear Day (7.58)

2005-2006 Season
On The Waterfront (8.31)
La Ville est Tranquille (7.01)
Rabbit Proof Fence (7.99)
Sping, Summer, Autumn, Winter…Spring (7.59)
Dark Water (6.24)
Red Lights (6.32)
Since Otar Left (7.72)
Finding Neverland (7.57)
Young Adam (5.89)
The Red Violin (8.12)
The Consequences of Love (7.01)
La Kermesse Heroique (7.56)
House of Sand and Fog (6.84)
Solaris (5.89)
The Station Agent (8.15)
Sideways (7.14)
The Sea Inside (8.38)
Enduring Love (6.33)

2004-2005 Season
Casablanca (9.37)
Whale Rider (7.95)
Happy Times (7.25)
Goodbye Lenin (8.18)
M (7.08)
Etre et Avoir (8.16)
Springtime in a Small Town (6.08)
Bright Young Things (6.94)
Bad Education (7.06)
Rosetta (6.03)
Tokyo Story (6.90)
Ripley’s Game (7.29)
Elling (8.74)
Belleville Rendezvous (7.48)
Tillsammans (6.95)
The Son of the Bride (8.02)
Saltwater (6.97)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (8.05)

Our website was commended at the 2005 Film Society of the Year Awards.

2003-2004 Season
Dr Strangelove (7.76)
Eloge de L’Amour (2.67)
Pandaemonium (7.71)
La Belle Et La Bete (7.59)
Curse of the Jade Scorpion (7.32)
Neuve Reinas (7.52)
The Navigators (7.46)
Heftig og Begeistret (6.81)
The Quiet American (7.94)
L’Hommue Du Train (7.97)
Frida (8.48)
Auf Weidersehen Amerika (6.92)
Pather Panchali (6.30)
El Espinazo Del Diablo (7.57)
Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention) (8.47)
Luzhin Defence (7.90)
The Warrior (6.21)
Lawless Heart (7.03)

2002-2003 Season
Capricious Summer (5.97)
The Hidden Fortress (6.65)
Apt Pupil (6.91)
Tous Les Matins Du Monde (6.52)
The Third Man (8.69)
Night Shapes (6.55)
Chocolat (6.21)
Am I Beautiful? (7.34)
The Dish (7.57)
Butterfly’s Tongue (8.33)
Little Otik (6.18)
At The Height Of Summer (6.33)
Love And Death On Long Island (6.04)
The Circle (5.72)
The Closet (8.90)
Buena Vista Social Club (8.47)

CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2003
At The Height Of Summer
Monsoon Wedding
Talk To Her
Best In Show
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Love And Death On Long Island

Venue:
Chester Steam Mill

2001-2002 Season
Brigitta (5.27)
The Cider House Rules (7.17)
West Beirut (7.70)
One More Kiss and He’s Dead! (5.07)
You Only Live Once (6.15)
Regeneration (8.15)
Happy Together (4.63)
The Impostors (7.28)
No More Mr Nice Guy (7.63)
Plein Soleil (7.36)
Vor (The Thief) (8.10)
Beau Travail (5.29)
23 (6.57)
The End of the Affair (7.31)
Wintersleepers (7.98)

2000-2001 Season
An Ideal Husband (7.60)
Gods & Monsters (7.10)
Todo Sobre Mi Madre (7.85)
Afterlife (4.60)
Phantom Of The Opera (7.23)
Conte D’Automne (7.10)
Den Comedian Harmonists (7.33)
Cookies Fortune (6.93)
Run Lola Run (7.91)
Tango (6.26)
Three Seasons (7.60)
Rushmore (7.20)
Rien Ne Va Plus (5.52)
Pi (4.91)
Trains & Roses (7.69

CHESTER FILM FESTIVAL 2001
Rien Ne Va Plus
Boy Levi
The Thief
The Road
Central Station
Pi

Venue:
Chester Steam Mill

1999-2000 Season
Eve’s Bayou
Nights Of Cabiria
Hana-Bi
The Apple
The Spanish Prisoner
Zero Effect
The Truman Show
Dancing At Lughnasa
La Vie Revee Des Anges
The Eel
Hilary & Jackie
Karakter
Gadjo Dilo
Festen

1998-1999 Season
La Vita E Bella
Sheltering Sky
Three Penny Opera
The Ice Storm
The Taste Of Cherries
Wings of the Dove
Good Will Hunting
Mrs Brown
As Good As It Gets
Kundun
24 7
Chasing Amy
Ma Vie En Rose
Mrs Dalloway
The Sweet Hereafter

1997-1998 Season
Marius et Jeannette
Fargo
Ridicule
Gabbeh
Small Faces
Le Confessional
Things To Do In Denver When Your Dead
Flirting With Disaster
The Last Supper
Microcosmos
Antonia’s Line
A Self Made Hero
The Crucible
Twelfth Night
Big Night

1996-1997 Season
When The Cat’s Away 
Heavenly Creatures
Funny Bones
The Promise
Nelly & Mr Arnaud
Richard III
Secrets & Lies
Il Postino
Bullets Over Broadway
Burnt By The Sun
The Flower Of My Secret
Smoke
Shanghai Triad
Carrington
The White Balloon

FILM FESTIVAL 1997
Withnail & I 
Breaking The Waves
Dead Man
Leon
Carrington
Kansas City
The Pillow Book
The Neon Bible
Devil In A Blue Dress
Brassed Off

Venue:
Chester Steam Mill

1995-1996 Season
Mighty Aphrodite
Belle Epoque
Bandit Queen
Priest
La Reine Margot
Dazed And Confused
Clerks
La Colonel Chabert
Second Best
Amateur
Exotica
Cronos
The Hudsucker Proxy

FILM FESTIVAL 1996
Shallow Grave
Land And Freedom
Ed Wood
Quiz Show
The Hudsucker Proxy
Vanya On 42nd Street
Le Feu Follet
We Don’t Want To Talk About It
Sonatine
The Usual Suspects
The Big Sleep

1994-1995 Season
Burnt By The Sun
The Blue Kite
True Romance
Savage Nights
Surviving Desire: Three by Hal Hartley
La Scorta
Bhaji On the Beach
The Scent Of Green Papaya
The Wedding Banquet
La Crise
Used People
The Piano
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Viktor Und Viktoria
Three Colours: White

1993-1994 Season
The Hour Of The Pig
L627
Unforgiven
Raise The Red Lantern
Flirting
Un Coeur En Hiver
Black Robe
The Unbelievable Truth
Husbands & Wives
Night On Earth
Leon The Pig Farmer
Orlando
The Ox
Waiting
Mediterraneo

FILM FESTIVAL 1994
Tatie Danielle
Like Water For Chocolate
Tango
The Stolen Children
Simple Men
Three Colours: Blue
Raining Stones
The Ox
Naked
Bad Behaviour
The Story Of Qiu Ju
Leolo
Daughters Of The Dust

Venue:
Chester Steam Mill

1992-1993 Season
Farewell My Concubine
Thelma & Louise
Uranus
Company Of Strangers
Ay Carmella
American Friends
Belle De Jour
Hearts Of Darkness
High Heels
The Committments
The Big Picture
Everybody’s Fine
Boyz ‘N’ The Hood
Delicatessen
Proof

1991-1992 Season
Alice    
Reversal Of Fortune
Milou En Mai
Crimes & Misdemeanours
Les Enfants Du Paradis
Goodfellas
Cyrano De Bergerac
Mr & Mrs Bridge
Millers Crossing
The Grifters
A Taxing Woman
Beautiful Dreamers
Farewell
Postcards From The Edge
Romauld & Juliette

FILM FESTIVAL 1991
Tilai
Romauld & Juliette
The Comfort Of Strangers
Metropolitan
A World Without Pity
C’Est La Vie
“Prawns, Cockles, Muscles, Whelks”
Freedom Is Paradise
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
The Hot Spot
Miami Blues
The Sheltering Sky
Wild At Heart
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Another Woman

Venue:
The Little Theatre, Newtown

1990-1991 Season
Crimes And Misdemeanours
Celia
Time To Die
No Way Out
Mapantsula
Dangerous Liaisons
Veronico Cruz
The Dressmaker
Dead Poets Society
The Legend Of The Holy Drinker
My Left Foot
Le Grand Chemin
Crossing Delancy
Cinema Paradiso
Music Box
Jesus of Montreal

Venue:
The Little Theatre, Newtown

FILM FESTIVAL 1990
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Roger And Me
Strapless
Venus Peter
New York Stories
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Sweetie
Yaaba
The Legend Of The Holy Drinker
Married To The Mob
Things Change
Hard Times

Venue:
The Little Theatre, Newtown