FOCUS Wales FILM

28/05/2026

2026 WINNERS 😁 ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY, MUISC VIDEO & EXPERIMENTAL 🎬

ANIMEIDDIO - ANIMATION
Wales Extinction by Molly Allen
International Troll Story by Oliver Smith

ARBROFOL - EXPERIMENTAL
Wales Blondi by Jack Salvadori
International Insaneness by Tian Ding

FIDEO CERDD - MUSIC VIDEO
Wales Modern Man by Benjamin Pritchard, Felix Lawson, Luca Lawson
International Chokin’ by Kai Straw

DOGFEN - DOCUMENTARY
Wales Hollow Mountain by Mark Griffiths
International Shepherd Boy by Joao Queiroga

15/05/2026

2026 WINNERS 👀 FEATURES, DRAMA & COMEDY

FEATURE FILMS:
Y Llechen Aur / Best Film
Effi o Blaenau - Marc Evans, Leisa Gwenllian and the Entire Cast & Crew.

Best Director
Celyn Jones for Madfabulous

Best Actor
Buliana Simon for Aisha Can’t Fly Away

SHORT FILMS: DRAMA
Wales - Finn by Sullivan Tarrant
International - Hariksee by Eva Rini May Cragg

SHORT FILMS: COMEDI - COMEDY
Wales The Quackening by James Button
International The Man That I Wave At by Ben S Hyland

12/05/2026

FOCUS Wales 2026!! 😍 Thank you to everyone that helped make our festival so special this year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We’ll be sharing news of our WINNERS, some SPECIAL NEWS and opening up submissions and passes for 2027 very soon so stay tuned…😌



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08/05/2026

TONIGHT @ Odeon Wrexham 5pm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Effi o Blaenau Welsh Premiere event!

“A tremendous performance from Gwenllian’ ★★★★’ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Join us at Odeon Wrexham from 5pm Friday for the Welsh Premiere of EFFI O BLAENAU directed by starring .gwenllian

5pm Red Carpet Reception from
6pm Film Screening
7.45pm Q&A with Director & Star .gwenllian 😁

Then immediately into 2026 Awards Cermeony and 8.30pm Odeon!

+ ticket holder afterparty from 10pm at HWB 🙌

06/05/2026

at FOCUS Wales!

Join us at Odeon Wrexham from 5pm Thursday for an unforgettable night! 🌸 It’s the North Wales Premiere of MADFABULOUS directed by starring

5pm Red Carpet Reception from
6pm Film Screening
7.45pm Q&A with Director & writer Lisa Smith 😁

Ticket holder afterparty from 10pm at HWB 🙌

05/05/2026

TALENT TALKS at FOCUS Wales FILM 🎬 Open to all wristband holders 😁

We’re delighted to welcome to team behind FLOCK, Other Life, Ty Unnos and Box of Frogs to the festival this year for special screenings and discussions 😌

Thurs 7th-Sat 9th May at Grove Park Theatre, Wrexham! All tickets linked in bio 😁

We made a £70,000 Welsh Short with Film4: FLOCK 🐑
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We made docs with BFI Doc Society and The Uncertain Kingdom 👾🏠
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We made a Wrexham short film with Welsh TV legends 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Can’t wait to see you there!

04/05/2026

The best new DRAMA Short Films from Wales and around the world in our BAFTA Cymru-Qualifying Short Film Competition.

DRAMA 3
Friday 8th May | 10.45 AM - 12 PM
Grove Park Theatre, Wrexham

1. If Birds Believed in God by Samer Saifan
A Palestinian man strives to be a photographer in New York City, but experiences surreal psychological visions as he struggles with generational trauma.

2. Finn by Sullivan Tarrant
Two young boys, Indy and Finn, bond over imaginative filmmaking adventures in the forest of their childhood. As separation looms, their bond is tested, forcing them to confront the bittersweet truths of growing up and letting go.
"Understated and beautiful."

3. Hariksee by Eva Rini May Cragg
A couple spends their summer in the forest. He tries to catch a fish while she jollies around him full of love and life.

4. Big Steps by Junbo Qiu
Six-year-old Sammy was living a carefree life - until his mother gave him a gift that quietly prepared him for a world without her.
"A simple story brilliantly told. I needed tissues!"

01/05/2026

We’re really pleased to have Samaritans joining us in for FOCUS Wales 2026. They’re here to listen, whatever you’re going through.

You’ll find them at Tŷ Pawb 12-5pm and Llwyn Isaf 5-10pm throughout the weekend 🎪 Samaritans Cymru

28/04/2026

The best new OPEN CATEGORY Short Films from Wales and around the world inside our BAFTA Cymru-Qualifying Short Film Competition.

OPEN CATEGORY
Friday 8th May | 10am-10.45am
📍Grove Park Theatre, Wrexham

1. Making Beauty by Tammy Salzl
A young artist tries to beautify the world. But in the wake of loss and change, her pursuit of perfection takes a savage turn.

2. Spoken Movement Family Honour by Daniel Gurton
Dance & movement. In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the oppressive control of her abusive father. At the family dinner table, heated arguments reveal the deep rift between them as they confront the scars of their shared history.

3. FANTASMA by Mikey Slavich
Movement, fashion, music and landscape.
Set in the fleeting twilight before its day. Inviting both legend and future generation. Within the silent desert...

4. RING RING by Adrian León
A grieving son buys an old phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his dead mother.

28/04/2026

26/04/2026

LLEOLIADAU : VENUES 🧭 feast your eyes and save your copy of our venues map for FOCUS Wales 2026! 🎫 focuswales.com