John Madden, director of Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Shakespeare In Love, heads the guest-list at the 10th Chichester Film Festival.

Amelie, Battle Royale and Baise Moi are amongst the international titles screening at the event, which runs from August 23 to September 9. Other previews and premieres include Brotherhood Of The Wolf, from France, Iran's The Circle and Eureka, from Japan.

UK films getting a screening include New Year's Day and Pandaemonium, while the US is represented by such fare as Ghost World and Sidewalks Of New York.

Terence Davies, who most recently directed The House Of Mirth, is the subject of a retrospective.