Say hello to Indieflicks
Manchester is a city full of wonder and has even been dubbed one of the top 10 most exciting cities in the world by TIMEOUT. The city's Northern Quarter itself is a hub for creatives and alternative styles, from fashion bloggers to food fanatics. However this one's for Manchester's budding filmmakers.
Say hello to IndieFlicks: a monthly film festival held in the heart of the city, which showcases not only local film but short movies from all around the world.
After having to move venue due to such high demand, the film festival is now located at Texture, however the films are also played simultaneously in Sheffield and London, and then again the following day in Liverpool.
"In a way, you we have a big national audience; if we can get every venue synced together, we could potentially have 1,000 person crowd."
The event runs on the first Wednesday of every month and consists of 5 short films from independent filmmakers all around the world. The audience is then given the opportunity to vote for their favourite; when the votes from all of the venues have been collected, a winner is announced, followed by a Q and A with the directors themselves.
Founder John Pank hopes that people will be inspired by the quality of the films screened at the film festival and will motivate budding filmmakers to recreate the skills they see in the films they create.
"We wanted to make sure we had a film night that people would go to, and be inspired by the quality." John said.
After starting the project three years ago with his best friend, the film festival began to "snowball" towards success, John said, with "100% positive reviews" since it began in 2015.
The festival is certainly entertaining, with different genres of films being played across the night. A bar is stationed at the back which offers a more laidback attitude to the night and also sells peculiar flavours of crisps and popcorn.
For those who are interested in getting their short films shown at the festival, follow this link to submit your film for a fee of $3 (roughly £2). The creators sort through all submissions and choose which 5 they think are best to show at the next Indieflicks film festival.
If you are interested in simply attending the festival to watch the films, tickets can be bought on the Indieflicks website and also on Funzing for £6.