Cheltenham International Film Festival is back this September 2024, bringing a diverse and thought-provoking programme of cinema to the town, showcasing established and emerging filmmakers side-by-side.
The event features a variety of special guests from model, Beatles muse and photographer Pattie Boyd, to legendary director Tony Palmer appearing this year.
Brand-new for 2024, there's a comedy strand which includes a screening of Arthur's Whiskey starring Diane Keaton, Lulu and Patricia Hodge; and a discussion of the role of political satire in film and TV with Jonathan Pie, House of Cards creator Michael Lord and Alan B'Stard creator Maurice Gran, hosted by Dick Fiddy from Not The Nine O’ Clock News.
For music fans, screenings include A Hard Day's Night, followed by Pattie Boyd — who was married to George Harrison and later Eric Clapton — sharing her memories of the film's release; Leonard Cohen: Bird On A Wire with Tony Palmer discussing how the film was made, lost and rediscovered; and Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter marking the 150th anniversary of the Cheltenham composer's birth.
Its annual Best Film competition showcases the very best work from emerging filmmakers, with this year's shortlist being comprised of My Wonderful Stranger by Johanna Pyyko; Yurt by Nehir Tuna; The Dog Thief by Vinko Tomicic; We Have Never Been Modern by Matej Chlupacek; and Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati.
And following the success of directors like Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook, South Korea is its Country in Focus, with screenings including crime drama A Normal Family by Hur Jin-ho; spy thriller Phantom by Lee Hae-Young; quirky romance Flowers Of Mold by Hye-Jung Shim; and supernatural fantasy Dr. Cheon And Lost Talisman by Kim Seong-Sik.
Cheltenham International Film Festival takes place from Friday 13 to Sunday 22 September 2024 and is being hosted at TIVOLI Cinema.
