BRIGHTON ROCKS 20 - 25 JUNE 2023

This year's festival will take place over six day in four iconic Brighton venues. ​

DUKE'S AT KOMEDIA is the younger sister to Brighton's iconic Duke of York's is a two-screen cinema with bar and kitchen in the heart of the city's swining North Laine district. We are delighted to be returning to the site of the first ever Brighton Rocks International Film Festival.

ALPHABET (formally RIALTO) is a former Gothic Chapel in the heart of Brighton that is now a bohemian and stylish theatre. The venue boasts a screening space with 90 seats, beautiful art deco bar and labyrinth of corridors, making it the perfect forum for indie and underground filmmakers to share experiences and get their creative juices flowing. 

THE ACTORS (formally The Marlborough) is a historic venue, situated at 4 Princes Street, Brighton. It has been associated, since the 1970s, with the LGBTQIA+ community. It houses an arts space presenting theatre, film and music throughout the year.

​FABRICA is a visual arts society based in a former Regency church in the heart of Brighton, which has commissioned cutting-edge visual art installations for over 25 years. ​

Brighton Rocks 5th Festival (22-24 July 2022) screened 125 films to an audience of more than 500 attendees and received funding and support from the British Film Institute (BFI). Our Guests of Honour included the director Ben Wheatley, the actor & director Gareth Tunley and screenwriter William Nichols. 

The physical festival will be supplemented by
​online screenings at the Rocks Screening Room.