The 8th Leeds Young People's Film Festival, which is presented by Leeds City Council and is in partnership with the Northern Film School, will show that the future of cinema is in safe hands.
With three days of special events it will see young people from across the country visit the city to screen their latest work and find out more about working in the film industry.

The festivities with begin on Friday 30th March, 5.30pm, at Vue Kirkstall with FILM ACADEMY CLASS OF 2006 - A CELEBRATION. This will be the culmination of the Leeds Film Academy, a year-long, Arts Award accredited moving image programme in the area for 12-15 year olds from local High Schools, all funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund which aims to improve services and narrow the gap in priority areas of Leeds.

The Leeds Film Academy has consisted of film screenings and workshops led by professionals currently working in the industry and the participants have spent the past few weeks shooting a film utilising the knowledge they have gained. The final work will be shown for the first during this event, which will also be an exciting award ceremony.