Stafford Film Festival is Staffordshire's international film festival. We screen independent film from around the world to audiences in Staffordshire, England, and put the work of our filmmakers in front of the industry.
2027 EDITION
Public screening: Sunday 5 September 2027, Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This date and venue are provisional.
Industry screening: a private screening in Stockholm, Sweden, for distributors and industry professionals. It is not open to the public.
The festival may change the dates, venues or format of any screening. Changes are published here and at staffordfilmfestival.com.
Grand Prize $500. Second Prize $250. Prize money can only be paid to a PayPal account.
WHAT SELECTED FILMMAKERS CAN EXPECT
A public screening. Every Official Selection film is screened publicly at a festival screening in Staffordshire, Stockholm or another location the festival chooses.
A Q&A after each session. Meet the audience and the other filmmakers before, after and in the intervals.
Filmed interviews. Finalists and winners may be invited to a filmed interview, published as a feature on the festival website for you to share.
Distribution contacts. Finalists are presented to the festival's distribution contacts.
Official laurels for every selected film.
A dedicated Staffordshire programme for filmmakers from the county.
A jury that reads the work. Every entry is scored point by point by an international jury. Selection and awards rest on the scores.
AI FILM
We give AI film a serious home, with its own categories and its own awards: AI Short Film, AI Animation, AI Music Video and AI Feature Film. Every entry declares its use of AI, and AI generated work competes only against AI generated work.
The full award categories and the winners archive are at staffordfilmfestival.com.
Michael S.U. Hudson, Founder and director
