A short film scripted by and starring marginalised young people from Salford has won the Salford Film Festival Award, beating off competition from professional film makers from all over the North West.Cloud 8.5, a bizarre but brilliant drama featuring God, the Devil and inmates in a holy jail, was the first film ever made by the group of socially excluded 16-18 year olds who had never been near a movie camera before. The film was co-produced by RipRoar Productions and Creative Industries In Salf...

Once again the Sheffield International Documentary Festival has enjoyed a resounding success. Between the 10th and 16th October 2005, an international crowd descended on the Showroom Cinema to be involved in the UK’s premiere event for documentary film. There were nearly 9,000 admissions and delegate pass sales were up over 13% on 2004. The festival also welcomed over 45 filmmakers from around the globe who came to support their films.This year saw one new competition, the Sky One Development ...