Chippenham Film Club was formed to bring films to the town that would not normally be seen on the big screen in Chippenham. Anyone can attend Film Club Screenings, but members get discounted tickets.
The April 2026 screening is on Tuesday 14th April at 7.30pm and is the 2023 movie 'The Zone Of Interest' written and directed by Jonathan Glazer. This is a historical drama loosely based on the novel of the same title by Martin Amis. The story focuses on the life of German Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family in their home next to the concentration camp.
'The Zone of Interest' premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2023 to critical acclaim. The film received five Academy Awards nominations (including Best Picture), winning Best International Feature, becoming the first non-English British film to do so, the film also picked the Oscar for Best Sound. The film won the Grand Prix at Cannes and three British Academy Film Awards, becoming the first film to win both Best Film Not in the English Language and Outstanding British Film. It also received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards; and was named one of the top five international films of 2023 by the National Board of Review. 'The Zone of Interest' has become regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2020s and the 21st century.