Parties, Pop-Ups, & Networking Events
Opening Night Party
Friday, April 22 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, $30 online or at the door, at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
226 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380
OPEN to the PUBLIC. Celebrate the kick off of the 2020-21 West Chester Film Festival! Enjoy a great evening of cocktails, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and camaraderie.
Ticket price includes admission to the 7:00 pm Friday night film block!
Meet filmmakers, directors, actors and sponsors. Open to the public with
tickets available online or cash at the door. Space is limited so get your tickets early!
Art/Experimental Film Appreciation Workshop
Saturday, April 23 at 12:45 pm, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
226 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380
Watch a collection of seven Art and Experimental film and then learn more about Art Films with our free workshop!
The collection of films shown at this workshop includes:
All Her Precious JPEGS (on yellow)
Wake
Shot by Sasha
Life Is Not A Journey
half past four
Play
The Note
Pop-Up – SciFi Film Collection
Saturday, April 23 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm, $5, Good, Bad, & Ugly
158 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380, Underground Bar of Stove & Tap
Watch a collection of five Science Fiction films featuring Earth swallowing blackholes, the Blob, loving robots. space travel, and the end of the internet. Food & Drink will be available for purchase from Good, Bad, & Ugly during this block of films.
The collection of films shown in this Pop-Up Collection includes:
blackhole.
AND-1139
Blobsville
The Uncanny Valley
Capsule
Pop-Up – Horror/Suspense Film Collection
Saturday, April 23 from 10:00 – 11:00 pm, $5, Venue Details Coming Soon
Watch a collection of six Horror/Suspense films.
The films shown is our Horror/Suspense Collection are:
DRIP
A Paper House
Errie
Boolala
The Dark Thought
Bad Hair
Pop-Up – Coffee & Cartoons Film Collection
Sunday, April 24 from 10:30 – 11:30 am, $5, at The Split Rail Tavern
15 N Walnut St, West Chester, PA 19380
Watch a collection of seven animated films. Brunch and drinks will be available during this collection of some of the best animated films of the 2020-21 season. Some of these films may not be suitable for children.
This collection of films includes:
Memorable
Daughter
Cyclove
Cotton Cloud
Sister
Negative Space
Maestro
Closing Night Awards Party
Sunday, April 24 from 6:30 – 10:30 pm, $40 online or at the door, at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
226 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380
OPEN to the PUBLIC Please join us for THE best deal in Chester County! A fun wrap-up to the Film Festival weekend. “The Chester,” the West Chester Film Festival beloved Award, is a one of a kind blown glass sculpture designed by Brett Walker and hand-crafted by Ryan Blyth. The Chester will be awarded to the Best Animation, Art/Experimental, Drama, Documentary, Comedy, Student, PA Filmmaker and to the H. Paul Fitzpatrick’s People’s Choice film. The Best Woman Filmmaker receives a $500 award presented by the Regional Center for Women in the Arts. Beverages and light nosh will be provided. Following the Awards Presentation, you’ll get to see some of the award-winning films one last time! Tickets may be purchased online, throughout the Festival weekend at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, or at the door on Sunday night.4