A mixed media festival is coming to Birmingham next month aimed at involving more young people in film, photography and design.

Called Equinox, it is part of Birmingham Digital Week and will have five community outreach days in locations around Birmingham.

There will be workshops, screenings, talks, events, media, visuals, DJs, venues and champions of the media community.

The festival will culminate at a surprise location with the West Midlands Mixed Media Awards to recognise the work which has been achieved by young people.

Anisa Haghdadi, chief executive of arts organisation Beatfreeks, is leading the festival.

She said: "Equinox is a truly exciting prospect to celebrate the diversity in our media as well as the diversity in our people.

"Following in the footsteps of the greats, such as Flatpack, we feel it's increasingly important to celebrate, showcase and inspire quality and creative work from young media makers in film, photo, design and digital.

"We're delighted to be collaborating with so many exciting partners and the icing on the cake is that the festival and awards will be part of Birmingham Digital Week with major partners such as the BBC."

The deadline for nominations is February 20 and Equinox runs from March 16 - 20.