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Depot to host launch of Make it Short filmmaking competition

Friday 6 Oct Depot is to host the launch of a filmmaking competition with a £100 prize donated by Brighton Film School. The competition, called Make it Short, is part of the Lewes Short Film Festival taking place on 14 and 15 October. Budding filmmakers will be...

Dinosaurs come to Depot as part of Lewes Fossil Festival

Saturday (16 Sept) Dinosaurs will once again walk the earth, as Depot takes part in this weekend’s Lewes Fossil Festival. On Saturday (16 Sept) a model dinosaur can be viewed at Depot, a scaled down prototype of a giant dinosaur which it is hoped will find a...

Depot sponsors Lewes learning disability project

Sunday (17 Sept) Depot cinema has sponsored the making of a short documentary film about Zest, the Lewes learning disability project. The seven minute film by Rosie Baldwin, which will be screened at Depot each day from Sunday (17 Sept), highlights the work of Zest, a...

Depot to launch Arab film thread Alwan Arabia

Wednesday (20 Sept) Depot is to introduce a new Arabic film thread, beginning this Wednesday (20 Sept) with an evening of the food, drink and cinematic tradition of the Lebanon. The series, Alwan Arabia, will be screened on the third Wednesday of each month. It opens...

Depot Recognised Twice At Sussex Heritage Trust Awards 2017

A chance meeting between two Lewes residents who share a passion for cinema resulted in the purchase of a once redundant warehouse and the creation of a multi-million pound award-winning independent community cinema. The brainchild of Carmen Slijpen and Robert Senior,...

Meet The Staff: Oliver Burton – Box Office

Bump into Oliver ‘Ollie’ Burton at Depot and you’ll be greeted by a smile and welcome that makes you feel instantly at home. He enthuses a genuine interest in people and films. He’s found his calling and Depot film-goers can only benefit by...