Stratford-upon-Avon festival to highlight filmmaking talent

Film-making talent from across the Midlands will be celebrated at a festival.

The Big Picture Festival will take place across Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and surrounding villages.

Tickets will be available on a "pay what you can" basis to allow as many people as possible to attend, festival curator Brian Harley said.

The event, from 25-28 May, will include a screening of Bafta-nominated filmmaker Shona Auerbach's film Rudy.

The movie is about a girl who sneaks off to Coventry with her skateboard where she finds herself falling for another skateboarder.

The festival will also include the winners and runners up of a short film contest which will highlight the best of the Midlands' filmmaking talent.

Volunteers have also been urged to come forward to help run the festival by not-for-profit arts organisation Live and Local.

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