

WINNERS BELOW!
MOST RECENT EVENT · OCTOBER 18th, 2025
THE ODEON, WREXHAM
COMING SOON
EVENT ARCHIVE
2025
MOST RECENT LINEUP
This is the International Film Festival of Wales's eighteenth year and we were back in Wrexham to celebrate some incredible independent film!
This festival aims to promote and support independent filmmaking, providing opportunities for independent filmmakers to have their films screened at great red carpet-style venues to a passionate audience of film professionals, film students, journalists and the general public.
SCREENING 1 - SHORT FILMS


BRAIN SPACE
8m | Laura Tofarides
Propelled into her own mind, Rhi explores the thoughts, fears and impulses that shape our internal world. When her inner child is threatened by the shadows of her own trauma her fear turns to anger & she must fight back to regain control. From desperation to acceptance, she learns to choose life.
FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
17m | Arnold T Rice
Burnt-out home carer Kate finds herself in uncharted territory when her favourite cranky client Doug drops some unexpected news.
VIRUS
4m | Markus Gjengaar
A music video exploring the idea of revenge and how it consumes us as a virus. Through the film we get to see two boys discovering an abandoned place together, but the urge for violence takes over and leads down to a destructive path for them both.
BUTTY
8m | Liz Cartwright
An awkward father-daughter relationship told through bacon butties.
STREETVET
24m | Stephanie Keelan
StreetVet is a short film that delves into the incredible work of vet Jade Statt and the StreetVet team, a dedicated UK-wide network of volunteer vets and nurses who have swapped the practice for the pavements to provide free veterinary care to the pets of those experiencing homelessness.
SCREENING 2 - SHORT FILMS

ACHIEVEMENT
13m | Owain Hopkins
After a tragedy occurs in their small Welsh town, two friends look back over their lives, trying to piece together the reasons for what occurred.
NAND - SOS
4m | Aleksandr Irinarkhov
In a world where nature has retaliated against humanity's destruction, mutants — half-human, half-plant beings — began to appear. Society rejected them, isolating them in "treatment" zones, while flowers were declared illegal. People caught possessing or transporting flowers faced persecution akin to drug charges. Meanwhile, among the followers of a flower cult, a myth emerged: a Messiah could be awakened through a ritual, one who would destroy technology, restore the natural world, and bring harmony back to Earth.
THE STORK
8m | Stephen Gallacher
A character driven comedy following well intentioned, but clueless parents of a queer woman wanting to start a family via artificial insemination using Norwegian semen ordered online – a popular method for queer couples. However, typically, the receipts of said semen tend to sign for their important delivery but on this occasion they’re not in but, (un)luckily, one set of parents are! On delivery, there is a slight altercation that results in the sample being destroyed leaving the delivery driver and parents in a bit of sticky (or rather NOT sticky) situation that needs to be rectified before their daughter returns home.
CROYDON COWGIRL
15m | Phoebe Barran
Cindie finds herself at the centre of a skewed fairytale when, spurred on by her best friend Crystal, she visits a fortune teller, who reveals that Prince Charming is on his way...
THE PEOPLE OF PONTYPOOL
20m | Charlie Grayson
Six people, six stories, one home. Pontypool. A small town in South Wales filled with derelict buildings and struggling business. However, six people, tied together with threads that connect their separate stories tell their lives and why they love their home town in this slice of life observational documentary.
FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS
THE JOY OF FALLING
When Amelia falls for Joseph, she’s pulled into his messy life, and together they try to keep things from falling apart.
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Edward Tramaseur
PRODUCERS
Edward Tramaseur, Scott Peebles & Dan Gould
KEY CAST
Bethany Gregson, Ward J Harries & Danny Carine
FRED & MARV
In "Fred and Marv," Fred, a street-dwelling optimist, hits the jackpot when Marv, a kind-hearted but unlucky soul, hands him a winning lottery ticket. With newfound wealth, Fred buys a lavish mansion and extends an invitation to Marv to join him. Their lives take a comedic turn when Marv loses his job due to an unfortunate incident involving his boss's dog.
Things escalate when Fred and Marv accidentally cause the demise of Mrs. Hefler's second pooch, sparking a legal battle that confines them to a one-mile radius around their new home for a decade. Joined by their witty housemaid Wendy, the trio navigates life under the watchful eye of the law while concocting schemes to settle the score with Mrs. Hefler.
As they face one misadventure after another, "Fred and Marv" promises hilarious antics and unexpected twists in their quest for revenge and redemption.
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Martin Portlock
PRODUCER
Amy Upton
KEY CAST
Martin Portlock, Fred Newnes, Andy Moore & Toby Osmond
The International Film Festival of Wales Dragon List is for screenplays of outstanding quality. These projects are up for the title of Best Unproduced Screenplay.
THE WINNERS!
BEST FEATURE FILM
FRED & MARV
THE JOY OF FALLING
BEST SHORT FILM
ACHIEVEMENT
BRAIN SPACE
BUTTY
CROYDON COWGIRL
FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
NAND - SOS
STREETVET
THE PEOPLE OF PONTYPOOL
THE STORK
VIRUS
BEST DIRECTOR
ARNOLD T RICE | FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
EDWARD TRAMASEUR | THE JOY OF FALLING
OWAIN HOPKINS | ACHIEVEMENT
STEPHEN GALLACHER | THE STORK
BEST ACTOR
KEIRON SELF | BUTTY
DAVID STERNE | FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
WARD J HARRIES | THE JOY OF FALLING
TOM ROSENTHAL | THE STORK
BEST ACTRESS
MEG LEWIS | ACHIEVEMENT
KATY TREVOR | FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
BETHANY GREGSON | THE JOY OF FALLING
SIOBHAN FINNERAN | THE STORK
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
RICHARD HARRINGTON | ACHIEVEMENT
ARAM MARDOURIAN | CROYDON COWGIRL
PAUL CHAHIDI | THE STORK
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MARED WILLIAMS | ACHIEVEMENT
MELANIE WALTERS | CROYDON COWGIRL
SARAH SEGGARI | CROYDON COWGIRL
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
VIRUS
FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP
THE JOY OF FALLING
ACHIEVEMENT
BEST STUDENT FILM
THE PEOPLE OF PONTYPOOL
THE WELSH DRAGON AWARD
BUTTY
THE RISING STAR AWARD
MARTIN PORTLOCK
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY WINNER
AEG | TRUST ME
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY COMMENDATIONS
ADELE THACKRAY | WALTER
RUPERT MILES | COLLECTOR OF SOUNDS
MARCELLA H. SMITH | BERWICK TOWER
LYNN ELLIOTT | THE SCRIPT, A CELTIC HORROR TALE
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