The Ramada Tamworth Hotel will be the HQ for the International Film Festival England 2008. The hotel will be the venue for screenings, film making seminars networking opportunities, and the gala awards banquet to be held on Friday June 13th.

The film festival already has nearly 200 entries submitted from across the world competing in 22 different categories including best British feature film, best student film, best film under 20 minutes, best music video and best documentary.

Top names have already submitted films, including Antonio Fargas, best known as Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch, and Stephen Daldry of Billy Elliot fame.