Councillor Keith Cunliffe, deputy leader of Wigan Council said: “Leigh is a brilliant place full of young people who have so much to offer and so much potential”.
The Lottery Winners are set to play Leigh Sports Village on 30 May – the first time the band have been a headline act at a stadium.
The documentary plans to chart “the highs and lows of touring” as the band fine-tune their route to the gig.
Since forming in 2008, the band have seen two of their albums reach No.1 in the charts whilst also having supported Robbie Williams across his UK and EU stadium tours this summer.
Natasha Hawthornthwaite, co-founder of Northern Heart Films – the production company assisting the creation of The Lottery Winners documentary called it a “perfect coming together of screen, film and music”.
“At the moment there are limited entry points to the industry for aspiring talent, yet, this industry contributes £125 billion to the economy.
“It’s really encouraging to see Wigan Council reinvesting 100% of the profits into supporting local aspiring filmmakers [and] I’d love to see other areas follow Wigan Council’s lead.”
As well as the documentary project, Wigan Council has donated to local arts organisation, Curious Minds, to offer ring-fenced grants of up to £500 to young people aged between 11 and 18.
The band’s documentary will soon feature at international film festivals.