Funding totalling £96,500 has been awarded to support a project celebrating the people, places and heritage of Stoke-on-Trent.
Community interest company Framescape has launched the Love Stoke 100 initiative which invites local residents to create and share their own short films which champion the area.
The money has come from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
An informal drop-in event takes place tomorrow, 21 March, giving people the chance to learn more about the project, share ideas and receive hints and tips on how to produce a short film.
Director Dan Waterman said: “We are looking for people to come together and to help create something quite special for the area by celebrating our people, places and heritage with film so we can share these with the wider world as we aim to continue to promote local people, places and heritage.
“One hundred films in total will feature, which we will collate and broadcast to show all the positives in Stoke-on-Trent. They will be hosted online via a special dedicated website as well as shown via YouTube.”
Love Stoke 100’s drop-in event will take place between 4pm and 6pm on Friday 21 March at Framescape, The Bank, 1 Campbell Place, in Stoke.
Dan added: “We cannot wait to welcome everyone where we will be able to share thoughts and ideas together and also provide tips on how to record the films – whether that is on a mobile phone or another device.
“We are here to help and to ensure we do something really good for the city, the 100-year centenary celebrations and the future.”
The team is also working with local schools and colleges to provide young people with the opportunity to learn more about the city’s heritage and film making in fully funded sessions run by professional film makers.
Further community events will be held throughout the year.
All of the films will be shown at a special celebratory event.
Prizes up for grabs for the best entries include a Go Pro Camera, Stoke City tickets and passes to Waterworldand Alton Towers.
