Festival Focus 2024: South Korea

The Country in focus for our 2024 Festival is: South Korea For the 2024 edition of Cheltenham International Film Festival, we are excited to make Korea our country of focus. South Korean cinema is perhaps the most vibrant film industry in the world at the moment and, while Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, Mother, The Host) and Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave) might have garnered most attention for their…

CineYouth

CineYouth 2025 – Cheltenham International Film Festival CineYouth is our year-round programme dedicated to inspiring young people to discover cinema — not just as entertainment, but as a powerful art form and a possible career. We believe the future of film depends on connecting under-25s with stories that reflect their lives, voices, and communities. In 2025, CineYouth expands with new screenings and workshops across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, reaching audiences who…