FILM-MAKERS of the future have been hard at work creating their own "mini-Hollywood" in Ryedale.

An award-winning film about rural life during the Second World War will be shown to raise funds for charity next month.

In November, a second historical film will be premiered in Ryedale.

Both movies were made by pupils at Malton School and volunteers at the Ryedale Folk Museum.

The first film, called Ryedale - This Countryside At War, will be shown at the local authority's headquarters at Ryedale House in Malton on Tuesday, October 17, to raise money for Ryedale Charities Together.

The film features experiences of the war, with pupils interviewing older people and using their memories to re-enact their lives.

The teenagers wrote the script and performed the dramatisations themselves.

Last month their work was recognised at an awards ceremony by the Royal Television Society.

The chairman of Ryedale District Council, Pamela Anderson, said: "The film is a fabulous glimpse into just what life was like for people during the Second World War. It also highlights the way that people of all ages can work together to ensure that history can be recorded in an innovative and interesting way."

After the success of the first film, Malton School and the folk museum decided to make a second. They secured a £44,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and filming has recently been completed.

The film, Heather And Maple, is now being edited and will be shown to the public for the first time in early November. It explores the link between the Royal Canadian Air Force and RAF Wombleton in Ryedale.

Mike Benson, curator of the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole, said: "I was so impressed with the pupils' work. The relationship we have built up with Malton School is fantastic."

Tickets for the October showing of Ryedale - This Countryside At War cost £7.50, including wine and canaps, and are available by phoning Jane Graham on 01653 600666, extension 201.