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NEXT EVENT · OCTOBER 3rd, 2026
THE ODEON, WREXHAM
2026
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
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.
LAST YEAR'S 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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