Dudley College of Technology Artsfest and Filmfest 2025 launched on Tuesday, 17th June, with a fantastic open evening attended by hundreds of people from the Black Country, Birmingham and beyond.

The event, which ran from 5pm until 9.30pm was attended by the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Peter Lee, senior members of staff from Dudley College, students past and present and all staff who teach at our Evolve, Inspired and Dudley Sixth campuses.

Also there on the night was Chief Executive and Principal of Dudley College, Diana Martin, who said:

“Artsfest 25 opened on Tuesday, 17th June and I had the pleasure of showing the Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley around the exhibition. The standard of creative work on display was exceptional across all disciplines – graphics, photography, visual arts, games design, fashion, performance and media.

This year, it was great to bring together the exhibition from our Dudley Sixth learners with the Creative Industries departments. The work of our A-Level artists was equally fabulous. I was incredibly proud of all students and staff who bring Artsfest together.”

During the evening, several students were presented with their Journey of Success awards, which are awarded to learners who have made particularly outstanding progress during their time with us.

After everyone had viewed our students’ fantastic exhibitions, people were welcomed into our purpose-built Evolve Theatre for this year’s Dudley College Filmfest awards.

Curriculum manager, Sian Taylor, helped compere the event, which showcased a wide range of superb films in different categories produced by our media and animation students.

The winners on the night were:

> Level 2 student, Joey Hickey, for his advert, The Gumheads
> Level 3 student, Pierce Kerin, for his animation, Bad, Bad Blood
> Level 3 student, Lucas Baggott, for his games project
> Level 3 student, Amelia Lee, for her Chinese Satellite music video
> Level 3 student, Darren Nzoukeu, for his factual film about boxing
> Level 3 student, Cameron Golding, for his short film, Late Night Bite
> Tommy Smith, who won the Best in Festival award
> Anjely Cisarova, who won the One to Watch award

Check out the showreels from the big night below:

FilmFest 2025 Showreels

Well done to everyone who took part! Here is a selection of pics from this fantastic evening showcasing the incredible talents of our students. We hope you enjoy them.