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MOST RECENT EVENT · OCTOBER 3rd, 2026
THE ODEON, WREXHAM
2026
MOST RECENT LINEUP
This was 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
MARI LWYD
10m | Charlie Grayson
An ancient tradition from South Wales. The MARI LWYD. A short documentary from the perspective of the very beings that arrive with the Mari Lwyd every winter solstice.
I WANT TO FEEL IT IN MY HEART (by Henry Coke)
4m | Martyn Thomas
Music Video
FINN
10m | Sullivan Tarrant
Two young boys, Indy and Finn, bond over imaginative filmmaking adventures in the forest of their childhood. Indy, a spirited boy captures their playful battles against 'make-believe' beasts, while Finn, his quieter companion, finds courage in their shared escapades. As separation looms, their bond is tested, forcing them to confront the bittersweet truths of growing up and letting go.
JUSTICE
12m | Eleri B Jones
What happens when the ones who are meant to protect us become the ones we need protecting from? Two women contemplate their fate after a life changing incident.
MARCHING FOR MAERDY
10m | Chris McGaughey
On 5th March 1985, after a year-long miners' strike, the miners of Maerdy Colliery marched back to work with the support of the whole community at their side – the community that had stood together through one of its toughest periods. It wasn't a march of defeat, but one of dignity and a show of strength in the Maerdy community.
SCREENING 2
CORTEX ALPHA
15m | Omar Bradosti
Cortex Alpha is the cutting-edge of modern medical treatment. So when Zora Bartos enrols, she is hopeful they can cure her. As the procedure unfolds and she learns more about the facility, Zora discovers there's more to the facility than meets the eye.
THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
10m | Jordan Roberts & Helena Hill
Two strangers collide in a Welsh forest, each trying to bury a body. Bound by accident, irony, and the desperate etiquette of keeping up appearances, they’re forced into a reluctant partnership.
BLUR THEORY
2m | Terry Blade
In a neon-stained city where intimacy is mediated by screens and chaos sits inches from performance, a drifting young witness moves through shifting realities in sensory armor, chasing a beat, a body, and a way back to themselves.
YR WYDDFA
16m | Sander Blom
An estranged father and daughter climb the mountain Yr Wyddfa together. Along the way, it becomes clear why they haven't talked to each other for so long and which occassion brings them together today. Is their love strong enough to overcome old pain?
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 AWARD WINNERS!
BEST SHORT FILM
BLUR THEORY
CORTEX ALPHA
FINN
I WANT TO FEEL IT IN MY HEART
JUSTICE
MARCHING FOR MAERDY
MARI LWYD
THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
YR WYDDFA
BEST DIRECTOR
OMAR BRADOSTI | CORTEX ALPHA
SULLIVAN TARRANT | FINN
JORDAN ROBERTS & HELENA HILL | THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
SANDER BLOM | YR WYDDFA
BEST ACTOR
GIDEON GAMBLE | FINN
JORDAN ROBERTS | THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
PETE PICTON | YR WYDDFA
WOODROW THOMPSON | FINN
BEST ACTRESS
CIARA KAIGHN ADAMS | YR WYDDFA
COLINE ATTERBURY | CORTEX ALPHA
HELENA HILL | THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
TORI LYONS | JUSTICE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
NED CLAMP | MARI LWYD
SAMUEL LANE | CORTEX ALPHA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
PATRICIA CARRON SMITH | MARI LWYD
RINA MOHONEY | CORTEX ALPHA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CORTEX ALPHA
FINN
I WANT TO FEEL IT IN MY HEART
YR WYDDFA
BEST STUDENT FILM
FINN
THE WELSH DRAGON AWARD
THE ETIQUETTE OF MURDER
THE RISING STAR AWARD
CHARLIE GRAYSON
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY WINNER
LIFEGUARDS | THOMAS LEWIS
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY COMMENDATIONS
DURNING ROAD | PAULA MCCOOL
IN THE VALLEY OF HOOPS | BEN HOPWOOD
MOTHSKIN | JOANNE STOCKDALE
THE CARAVAN | CRAIG TUDOR JAMES
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