A YOUNG Filmmaker from Northwich has won an international award.

This year, the Josiah Media Festival will celebrate its 11th consecutive year as one of the world’s longest-running film festivals exclusively for young filmmakers 21 and under.

Based in San Antonio, Texas, this festival has received increased international attention and participation each year.

During the 2017 call for entries, arts group URBAN-15 received more than 1800 entries, 217 of which were eligible for adjudication by a panel of filmmakers and film critics.

Out of these 217 films hailing from 38 countries, we have now selected the 54 best that will screen at this year's festival.

To the Water that Steams by Tyler Gordon-Fordyce from Northwich, who attends the University of Gloucestershire, has won third place in the festival’s experimental film category.

Since its founding, young filmmakers participating in the Josiah Media Festival have gone on to receive acclaim at other film festivals worldwide, garner attention from national and international media, and begin thriving professional careers.

This year’s Josiah Media Festival will take place at the URBAN-15 Studio in San Antonio from Thursday, October 19 through Saturday, October 21.

There will be 54 selected entries, including twelve prize-winning films in four genre categories (animation, narrative, documentary, and experimental).

An awards ceremony will follow the final screening, featuring live Skype conversations with winning filmmakers from around the world.