Film festival to make a splash

GET ready to dive into a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival is bringing a brand-new collection of spectacular oceanthemed films to the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, on Thursday, September 23.

Returning as a live theatre tour, the Ocean Film Festival features a collection of the world’s best ocean films, with seafaring adventure, carefree characters and incredible marine life.

This year’s line-up includes an iceberg-dodging kayak expedition, the extreme sport of skimboarding and much more. “We can’t wait to set sail back into theatres with our latest inspirational collection of ocean films,” said tour director Nell Teasdale.

“Witness intrepid human-powered challenges, mind-boggling marine life and incredible ocean cinematography, without getting your feet wet!”

The Ocean Film Festival originated in Australia, with the aim of inspiring people to explore, respect, enjoy and protect the oceans.

As well as mesmerising films, each screening will see a free prize giveaway to win ocean-related goodies. None of the films on the live tour were shown in the Ocean Film Festival’s virtual events over lockdown.

“We’re so excited to share our latest collection of films and to bring together ocean-loving communities around the UK,” added Nell. “So dive into a night of ocean adventure – up on the big screen!”

To find out more, watch the trailer and book tickets, visit www. oceanfilmfestival.co.uk.

Film highlights include From Kurils With Love about a ragtag Russian marine biologist called Vladimir who stows away on a boat filled with adventure junkies (and a worldrenowned cybersecurity expert) to reach one of the last paradises on Earth and Changing Tides, which sees university friends Lucy and Mathilde tackle an ambitious kayaking trip along the Inside Passage, down the coast of Alaska and Canada.