Film festival to put capital on movie map
Cardiff International Film Festival
VENUES across Cardiff will screen an exciting line-up of films from across the globe as part of the first Cardiff International Film Festival later this month.
From the iconic Pierhead Building and Millennium Centre to the Vue and Odeon cinemas, the city will play host to a range of movies from October 27 to 29.
The Film Festival will show close to 100 films over the three days, with filmmakers and movie fans set to converge on the capital.
The festival will end with a glamorous, star-studded awards evening at the Millennium Centre on October 29.
Rahil Abbas, founder and director of Cardiff International Film Festival, said the event would help put Cardiff on the movie map.
“I started the festival because I wanted Wales to be a true international venue for filmmakers from all over the world, and also to provide an opportunity for Welsh filmmakers to show their films to a global audience,” he said.
“I am passionate about providing a space for the creative industry to grow and prosper in Wales.
“Establishing a festival such as this is an expression of my ambition to establish a successful, vibrant international film festival for our capital city.”
Two charity partners are supporting the festival – Race Equality First and Swansea Young Carers.
As part of the arrangement a group of young carers from Swansea will have the opportunity to attend specially arranged screenings of animation films.
Cardiff International Film Festival is endorsed and supported by various bodies and high-profile individuals, including Welsh actors Michael Sheen and Matthew Rhys and Bollywood stars Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Sheen, originally from Port Talbot, has supported the venture from the outset.
He said: “I’m really excited about the prospect of the new Cardiff International Film Festival, and the opportunity it gives to both welcome films from all around the world and promote our own homegrown films in both the English and Welsh languages.”
To find out more about the festival visit www.theciff.co.uk