Programme

September 1, 2026 videoclub is 20! videoclub is celebrating 20 years of existence this year! And what an incredible 20 years it’s been – starting with pop-up screenings in Brighton in 2006 to delivering over 300 projects and screenings in collaboration with UK and international partners by 2026. We’ve worked with over 1,000 artists and reached audiences in the millions through web, broadcast, exhibitions,...
July 29, 2026 Meet the artists: Vital Capacities residency, August 2026 Resident artists, August 2026 clockwise from top left: Sophie Hoyle, Mariette Moor and Helen Stratford For the 12th Vital Capacities residency, we partner with Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network and Wysing Arts Centre to work with UK-based artists. From 1 August, artists Sophie Hoyle, Mariette Moor and Helen Stratford will join Vital Capacities to...
July 29, 2026 Selected 16, UK tour – 30 July-06 October Selected 16 film trailer contains excerpts from artists’ work in the programme. Trailer soundtrack: I AM THE WORLD by Che Applewhaite / Swan Drama. Selected 16 A screening of bold new artists’ moving image works from across the UK Selected 16 presents a vibrant collection of new short films by some of the most exciting...
June 23, 2026 About the films and artists in the Selected 16 programme Selected 16 is a programme of work by early career artists, nominated by artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2025 – Arwa Aburawa & Turab Shah, Morgan Quaintance, George Finlay Ramsay and Hope Strickland. The programme presents work by eight artists from across the UK in a touring programme, including Chanthila Phaophanit, Che...
April 30, 2026 Queer Worlds – film screening, 28 May Queer Worlds – film screening programme Queer Worlds brings together a collection of 15 short films by LGBTQIA+ artists from the UK and around the world, presented as a single-screen programme. Spanning animation, documentary, experimental film and poetic fiction, the works offer a rich and varied reflection on contemporary Queer life. Across the programme, artists explore themes of...
April 18, 2026 We Are Warriors, the Cab Road tunnel, May 2026 Dreamy Place and videoclub are supporting In Between Time to present We Are Warriors – a captivating light and sound installation – in the Cab Road tunnel beneath Brighton Railway Station for Brighton Festival 2026. We Are Warriors is an immersive sound and light installation, described by audiences as ‘a wonderground’. ‘Awe-inspiring’, ‘utterly raw’ and ‘heartbreakingly...
April 8, 2026 Queer Worlds – artists’ film exhibition at Colonnade House, Worthing – 26 May-7 June Queer Worlds – Exhibition of films by LGBTQIA+ artists from across the globe Tuesday 26 May – Sunday 7 June at Colonnade House, Worthing + film screening on 28 May Queer Worlds brings together a collection of 15 short films by LGBTQIA+ artists from the UK and around the world, presented as a single-screen programme....
February 20, 2026 Shoreham outdoor film trails – 3, 10 and 17 March 2026 videoclub presents Shoreham Queer Film Trails – a series of three free outdoor screenings bringing bold, intimate and imaginative LGBTQIA+ moving image works into the public spaces of Shoreham. Across animation, documentary, experimental film and poetic fiction, the programme gathers artists from across the globe who explore identity, memory, technology, grief and desire through personal...
February 2, 2026 Brighton & Hove’s Film Pioneers – free screening, 3rd Feb 2026 Free screening of films by Brighton & Hove’s Film Pioneers at The Hop 50+ Centre on 3rd February with talk by Dr. Frank Gray Hove in 1900, alongside London, Paris and New York, was at the forefront of the birth of cinema. This talk will introduce and explore the work of the Hove-based innovators George...
January 25, 2026 Queer Night at the Museum, Brighton – 6th Feb videoclub presents a curated programme of artists’ film and video as part of A Queer Night at the Museum, bringing together UK and international artists whose work explores queerness, gender, the body and identity through personal, political and speculative lenses. 🎟️Tickets, location and date Date and time: 6 February, 7:30-11pmVenue: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery,...
January 24, 2026 Double Act – an immersive VR experience exploring the origins of British cinema (16-22 Feb) Double Act is a free immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience that invites audiences to step inside the birth of British cinema at Hove Museum of Creativity this February. Double Act is a new VR experience created by artist Jess Starns and creative technologist Tom Ward, available to experience between 16 and 22 February at Hove...
December 7, 2025 Call for film submissions by LGBTQIA+ artists & filmmakers – deadline: 25 Jan 2026 Call for film & video submissions from LGBTQIA+ artists and filmmakers for Queer Night Watch Shoreham videoclub is curating three new Queer Night Watch outdoor film trails, taking place in February and March 2026, with film & video works projected onto buildings around the town of Shoreham (UK). Work will also be shown as part...
December 6, 2025 Bright Winter Nights X Dreamy Place – 27 & 28 Nov Experience the Magic of Bright Winter Nights X Dreamy Place at Bolsover Castle Join us for an extraordinary evening where art, community, and light converge to illuminate Bolsover Castle in a whole new way. On 27 and 28 November, witness the stunning transformation of this historic landmark as it becomes the canvas for a large-scale...
November 3, 2025 Play Back Forward exhibition at Hove Museum of Creativity – 4 Oct 25 – 12 Apr 26 Play Back Forward explores the legacy of Brighton and Hove’s early film pioneers, George Albert Smith, Laura Bayley Smith, and James Williamson. The exhibition weaves together archival films, creative responses by young people, and new collaborative works by artists Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin. Exhibition dates and times: 4 October 2025 – 12 April...
November 3, 2025 The Film Factory – Bertie & Laura’s films – screenings on 8 and 15 Nov + exhibition Where cinema history was made – relive the magic on screen with a special screening in St Ann’s Well Gardens Step back into the birthplace of British cinema with an unforgettable evening dedicated to the work of pioneering filmmakers George Albert Smith and Laura Bayley Smith. At St Ann’s Well Gardens – the very place...