If ever you needed your faith restoring in the electric hum of creativity that surrounds you in Manchester; look no further.

Manchester Film Festival introduces some of the world’s finest independent cinema to the city.

Manchester is renowned for its film making, but the lack of funding for independent film-makers and an increasing reliance on Crowdfunding could create difficulties for potential directors.

Award-winning short film Sophie’s Fortune captures the cinematic style of old school blockbusters in a fraction of the running time and on a fraction of the budget

Manchester-born stars are set to appear in a new crime flick which is due to be filmed right here in the city centre next month.