Filmmaker Challenge: 6 Short Films on Sheffield

Returning for the third year running, we are delighted to present our Filmmaker Challenge 2025. Six early-career UK filmmakers have been selected to undertake the challenge of making a film on the fly, with a micro budget and equipment support. Working to a tight deadline, filmmakers will respond to the festival theme of Where Perspectives Meet, with only the deadline as a commissioning constraint. All filming is to be undertaken in a single day in and around Sheffield.

Join us for a screening of the finished films + Q&A with the filmmakers and mentor, and see Sheffield through the eyes of our exciting new talents.

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