Carl Whiteley, 33, from Scunthorpe, wrote the script for The Empire, a comedy mash-up of Star Wars and The Office three years ago

Manchester will play host to a brand new immersive pop-up cinema with an exclusive preview of independent thriller Keeping Rosy, starring Shameless actress Maxine Peake and Inbetweeners’ star Blake Harrison.

Rachel Leathley, 53, from Manchester, died last year after fighting a crippling illness for ten years, leaving behind her five children, whom she had brought up as a single parent for almost 15 years

White Settlers, starring Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams, is a nightmarish story of a couple who escape from city life to live in an isolated Scottish cottage

Luke Hupton has written, directed and produced 27 Memory Lane, a ‘whimsical but dark northern fairy-tale’, thanks to backing from Kickstarter and Mark Dunnett, song-writer for the Oprah Winfrey Show.

MM’s top five Penguins on World Penguin Day.

Howie B is the godfather of the 90’s trip hop scene

Richard Ayoade’s latest film, The Double, is based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novella and stars Jessie Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska

The horror classic, which has terrified audiences for over half a century, will be screened alongside the British Sinfonietta on, led by Anthony Gabriele on Friday

Grimm Entertainment are bringing an exclusive premiere James Franco’s new film to Manchester Dancehouse theatre this week in a treat for movie maniacs.

Award winning producer of El Mariachi and global hit Desperado, Carlos Gallardo, is coming to Manchester as a guest speaker in a film master class available for budding directors, producers and writers.