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The 2026 winners and honourable mentions are announced
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THE 2026 WINNERS AND HONOURABLE MENTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
Eighteen winners and twenty honourable mentions across eighteen categories, chosen by the international jury from the 2026 official selection.
The running order for the 6 September screening
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THE RUNNING ORDER FOR THE 6 SEPTEMBER SCREENING

Sunday 6 September at the Mitchell Arts Centre runs as three separate programmes of short films with two intervals, and one ticket covers the whole afternoon. Here are the times.

Free parking at Tesco for the 6 September screening
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FREE PARKING AT TESCO FOR THE 6 SEPTEMBER SCREENING

Filmmakers and audience coming to the Mitchell Arts Centre on Sunday 6 September can park free at Tesco Extra on Clough Street. Here is exactly what you need to do on arrival.

The 2026 UK screening is confirmed at the Mitchell Arts Centre
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THE 2026 UK SCREENING IS CONFIRMED AT THE MITCHELL ARTS CENTRE

Sunday 6 September 2026 at the Mitchell Arts Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, open to the public. How the day will run, and what we are waiting on before the programme is published.

Every winner from the 2025 Stafford Film Festival
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EVERY WINNER FROM THE 2025 STAFFORD FILM FESTIVAL

The full results from the festival's first in person edition, held at the Stafford Gatehouse Theatre in January 2025.

Stafford Film Festival announces 2026 screenings in Stockholm and Staffordshire
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STAFFORD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 SCREENINGS IN STOCKHOLM AND STAFFORDSHIRE

A private industry screening in Stockholm on 2 August, and a public screening at the Mitchell Arts Centre, Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 6 September.

SCREENING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FESTIVAL NEWS
Plus the next call for entries, announced on the newsletter first.