{"id":70687,"date":"2026-05-01T09:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=70687"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:42:29","slug":"showroom-cinema-to-host-sheffields-first-working-class-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/showroom-cinema-to-host-sheffields-first-working-class-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Showroom Cinema to host Sheffield\u2019s first Working Class Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sheffield\u2019s first festival celebrating the history of working class film is set to take place from 8-10 May at the Showroom Cinema.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Working Class Film Festival will screen over 35 films of varying lengths and genres, with some entries coming from countries such as Palestine, Ukraine and France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival director Elle Short said: \u201cEight percent of the workforce within the film and television industry come from a working class background, as opposed to nearly 41% of other workforces defined as working class, so there\u2019s clearly an access issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about trying to send up a signal flare to highlight this issue and to sort of bring on board major stakeholders to try and improve access.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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