ESSEX INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
In 2025 Charles Sharman-Cox, together with actress Lily Streames and Netflix producer/director Iain B. MacDonald set up the the Essex International film festival.
Supported by Essex County Council’s Arts and Cultural Fund the festival presented a dynamic range of screenings, masterclasses and workshops for filmmakers and film lovers across the county of Essex.
After its gala opening at the Curzon Cinema, Colchester, the festival transferred to the Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich, before relocating to the Mercury Studio, Colchester and finally to the Studio Theatre, Chelmsford for yet more screenings, masterclasses and the closing awards ceremony.