Ffilm Ifanc on Tour

In a year when cinemas have come back to life, there has been much to celebrate within Welsh filmmaking, with notorious major horror releases like Censor, Saint Maud and The Feast highlighting Welsh talent in a booming indie scene. Ffilm Ifanc is giving a voice to the young people of Wales, making them a part of the growing film and media landscape that Wales is forming. 
 
Ffilm Ifanc will be launching their tour programme at selected venues all over Wales with their first screenings at Pontio (Bangor) on Wednesday 8th December starting at 7pm. After Pontio, the tour will visit Ty Pawb (Wrexham) on 13th January, Cell B (Blaenau Ffestiniog) on 18th January, Yr Egin (Carmarthen) on 25th January, Aberystwyth Arts Centre on 29th January, Torch Theatre (Milford Haven) on 1st February. This tour will offer new opportunities and support for young filmmakers to get their films onto the big screen and in front of new audiences.
 
"We are able to show films from young people who have the ability to change the world. We are allowing the voices of tomorrow to have a platform to show what they're capable of. It is amazing being part of something that wants to see change and development," Ellie Lancaster, Ffilm Ifanc Member. 

Thomas Elliot Griffiths is a young filmmaker and director of The Break and Sticks and Feathers. One of Thomas's films will be part of the touring programme. Thomas says, "Events like the Ffilm Ifanc team have curated here are so important for the culture and creative growth of Wales. They've done a tremendous service to young filmmakers in Wales and the stories they strive to tell. To be part of something like this fills my heart with pride, and I am extremely grateful to have my work professionally presented to new audiences around the country."
 
“Mae bod yn rhan o Ffilm Ifanc wedi bod yn broses anhygoel. Rwyf wedi cwrdd nifer o bobl sydd – fel fi - eisiau bod yn rhan o arddangos talentau pobl Ifanc yng Nghymru. Being part of Ffilm Ifanc has been an amazing process. I have met several people who- like me – want to be part of showcasing young talent in Wales." Osian Andrew, filmmaker and Ffilm Ifanc member
 
Rhiannon Wyn Hughes, MBE, director of the Wicked Wales International Youth Film Festival, which screens short films made by young filmmakers from all over the world, says," We have been aware for many years of the many talented young filmmakers we have in Wales who were making films. Ffilm Ifanc now provides new opportunities, curated by young people, to get these films put onto the big screen. This happens first with the tour in Wales, and then we want to support Wales's young talent onto a global stage."