{"id":68450,"date":"2026-03-06T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=68450"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:40:02","slug":"adventure-film-festival-returns-to-celebrate-local-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/adventure-film-festival-returns-to-celebrate-local-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure film festival returns to celebrate local talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SHAFF, or Sheffield Adventure film festival, is returning for its 20th year with 105 submissions from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The films chosen hope to shed light on both global adventures but also local ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PressPack_PromoImage_9-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Celebrating 20 years of ShAFF. 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I&#8217;ve had local adventures heading out to the Peak District and doing exciting things, but there&#8217;s also quite a lot of focus on climate and environmental issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival is taking place from 20 to 22 March, with films being shown throughout the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival hopes to encourage all those who attend to get out and see the outdoors, no matter what age.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathew said: \u201cit&#8217;s really inspiring to see people making films, it shows me that I can still go out and have adventures for many more years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s actually quite a few films this year showing parents who are now taking their kids on adventures and making films about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as this, Mathew said that the festival works alongside Sheffield Hallam University by helping them to provide them with something that&#8217;s a bit more realistic than a classroom environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThey&#8217;re given a brief to make a poster for the films that they&#8217;ve watched. 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