The film element of the festival will be dedicated to celebrating the talents of filmmakers both locally and across the globe. Talented filmmakers are competing for an award in the following categories; Best UK Filmmaker, Best International Filmmaker, Best Animation and Best Documentary.

The judges are Ray Johnson, who received an MBE for his work as Director of the Staffordshire Film Archive; Tony Ealey, director of Eek Films whose animation feature credits include Disney and Universal; Graham Phillips, expert Documentary Film Maker and Historian Author; and Darren Washington, produced Memories of Spode and on a documentary set around house music called "Its A wOnkumentary" in collaboration with Soul Mekanik.

Culture

Sunday, the 28th of April, 2012, 12-15pm
The Mitchell Arts Center, Broad St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 4HG

Dance/Drama

Sunday 28th April 2013, 6-8pm

Mitchell Arts Center, Broad St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent