Welcome to the 13th Parish

The 13th Parish is Jersey’s International Film Festival, which this year took place on May  23rd -26th. We bring the very best of contemporary film to the island – new work from all  over the world, in every genre, carefully curated for your entertainment and amazement.  

2024 was a very successful year for us, which saw a steady growth in audience numbers and  submissions from local and international film-makers. Our Kino film-making project attracted more  participants (and made more films) than before, and the ‘Wall is a Screen’ cinematic tour of St  Helier was once a gain a big hit. The Virtual Reality experience, featuring the work of David  Lobser, was definitively out of this world, and massively appreciated. We have to thank our  international partners, Off-Courts Kino (Trouville), Wall is a Screen (Hamburg) and Jamie Pallot (New York) for their enormous contributions to our project. 

A first for this year was the inclusion of film programmes from the Portuguese Film Agency, to  mark the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, and from the National Film Board of Canada,  for films that made connections between Jersey and Quebec. We were also delighted to have two  directors from the United States, John Schulz and John MacDonald, who not only shared their  excellent work but discussed it with us. Rebecca Coley, a local film-maker and festival director in  her own right, was ‘in conversation’ as part of a talks series kindly supported by Soroptimists  International.  

Our venue partner is the excellent Jersey Arts Centre and we are especially grateful for the  continued support of the Government of Jersey through the Creative Island Partnership. 

Each year the reputation for this young and ambitious festival grows, both at home and on the  international festival stage. You are most welcome to join us on this adventure. We look forward to  seeing you very soon! 

À bientôt