CINECITY The Brighton Film Festival is a prominent film festival that has been celebrating cinema in Brighton and the surrounding area for over two two decades. Established in 2003, it presents a diverse program each November, featuring premieres, previews, archive treasures, live soundtracks, retrospectives, and discussions. The festival showcases international cinema, offers first looks at highly anticipated titles, and aims to stimulate the production of new work while engaging audiences with different aspects of moving image culture. Patrons of the festival have included notable figures such as Nick Cave and Ben Wheatley.