As part of the 2021 Staffordshire Day celebrations, we held the first ever Staffordshire Day Film Festival!

We launched the competition, in association with Staffordshire Film Archive, in February and it attracted more than 60 entries from across the county.

The six categories are: Drama/Comedy, Documentary, Mini-Movie, Animation/Experimental, Young Film-Maker, and Business in the Community.

The judges whittled them down to 18 finalists - three in each category - and the winners were announced in a virtual event on Staffordshire Day, Saturday 1st May 2021.

This year's winners

Drama/Comedy

Rush, by Kieran Shayle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRJUoAJWLvA

Documentary

Greenwood Dreams, by Perry Moore & Conrad Nelson: https://vimeo.com/476872286

Mini-Movie

Longing for Steam, by Ben Wiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2RQ3NrGwQ

Animation/Experimental

Philip Astley – Inventor of the Circus, by Severin Gammon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6diQz3tNwc

Young Film-Maker

The Uniting River, by Thomas Pointon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5anP-jYKc

Business in the Community

Bound by Clay, by Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire Women's Network: https://vimeo.com/inspiredfilm/review/339959793/f46ec75519

OVERALL WINNER

Greenwood Dreams, by Perry Moore & Conrad Nelson

And the nominees are...

Drama/Comedy

Cereal, by Anna Mayers: https://vimeo.com/425483169                             

Clockwise, by Leleh Ali Pour and Mohammadreza Mazarei:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wTRnFH9yAc

Rush, by Kieran Shayle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRJUoAJWLvA            

Documentary

Carrying Hope, by Ben Wiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrKls1JxiQ      

Greenwood Dreams, by Perry Moore & Conrad Nelson: https://vimeo.com/476872286

The Manifold Valley, by Peter Durnall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpyf1dMSJko

Mini-Movie

Longing for Steam, by Ben Wiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2RQ3NrGwQ

LUNA, by Isobel Richards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyuBG7C7wE4            

The Butcher, by Oscar Bell, Olivia Costello, Ginny Dyess, Sonia Ryszczuk, Joe Taplin, and Will Fielding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koeAAsBbH8Y

Animation/Experimental

Mid-Light Crisis, by Matthew Hubble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXe2-h1nQm8                

Philip Astley – Inventor of the Circus, by Severin Gammon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6diQz3tNwc

Taking Up Space, by Cynthia Coady: https://vimeo.com/467730890                             

Young Film-Maker

The Uniting River, by Thomas Pointon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c5anP-jYKc

Five Alive News, by Stoke Minster School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYyaHfsaco      

Thunder News, by Stoke Minster School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgzm4nZW6oo

Business in the Community

Bound by Clay, by Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire Women's Network: https://vimeo.com/inspiredfilm/review/339959793/f46ec75519

The Staffordshire Hoard, by The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtk0MdEYBN0

Lichfield Tourism, by Visit Lichfield: https://vimeopro.com/inspiredfilm/lichfieldtourism/video/368065528   

Other notable entries

The standard of entries was so high that some fantastic films unfortunately missed out on the final three in their category.

You can watch them here:

Brindley’s Mill, Leek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJJpnUimmE0

Canal Safari - Sideway to Wedgwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKbK_xoFGfo

Colin’s Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCawEC1nGbg

Derek and Sheila: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0O3QLISuKM

From Jamaica to Stoke-on-Trent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2OodYdeP1k

Looking Out for Leek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl_bvBDYej8

Mindful Moments in Hanford and Trentham: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanwalker90/51138125545/in/album-72157718078778386/lightbox/

Origins of the Spitfire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiiuQqYmu2A

Potters Go Underground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateZzxgysVA

Rhythm and Torsion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOyzRF73LEw

Staffordshire Adventures - Cannock Chase: https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/18274994

The Blake Mere Mermaid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEfNNzy6YPw

The Modeller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDnelUD51r4   

The Tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMLx-8975ds

Walking the Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V7mOEBXfXU

Wander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk96OMhSxIw

World Juggling Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9wlvsgAL1k

YMCA Burton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0T9_R4L88A