WOW Wales One World Film Festival

WOW Wales One World Film Festival 📽The longest-running film festival in Wales
Oct 2025-March 2026
WOW's 25th edition: 20-28/03/2026
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📽Showcasing thought-provoking, eye-opening films from places you rarely get to see on screen. Online & in local cinemas across Wales - Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Mold - and beyond!

We’re hiring: SPOTLIGHT Project Producer / CoordinatorWe’re looking for a Producer/Coordinator to support the delivery o...
15/04/2026

We’re hiring: SPOTLIGHT Project Producer / Coordinator

We’re looking for a Producer/Coordinator to support the delivery of WOW’s SPOTLIGHT work in South West Wales.

📍 Remote + travel across the region
🗓 Deadline: Wed 6 May, 11:00am (BST)

Full details + how to apply: wowfilmfestival.com/post/we-re-hiring-spotlight-producer-coordinator-1

And the WOW 2026 Audience Award winners are…🏆 Best Feature Fiction - All That’s Left of You by Cherien Dabis🏆 Best Featu...
30/03/2026

And the WOW 2026 Audience Award winners are…

🏆 Best Feature Fiction - All That’s Left of You by Cherien Dabis
🏆 Best Feature Documentary - Super Nature by Ed Sayers
🏆 Best Made in Wales Short - Moving Sound by Sadia Pineda Hameed

Thank you to everyone who voted, and congratulations as well to all the filmmakers who were part of this year’s programme.

The results were incredibly close across all three categories, which says so much about how warmly these films were received by everyone. 💛

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A dyma enillwyr Gwobr y Gynulleidfa WOW 2026…

🏆 Ffilm Ffuglen Orau – All That’s Left of You gan Cherien Dabis
🏆 Dogfen Orau – Super Nature gan Ed Sayers
🏆 Ffilm Fer Orau Made in Wales – Moving Sound gan Sadia Pineda Hameed

Diolch i bawb a bleidleisiodd, a llongyfarchiadau hefyd i’r holl wneuthurwyr ffilm a oedd yn rhan o raglen eleni.

Roedd y canlyniadau’n hynod o agos ym mhob un o’r tri chategori, sy’n dweud cymaint am ba mor gynnes y cafodd y ffilmiau hyn eu croesawu gan bawb. 💛

And just like that, it’s a wrap.Now that WOW 2026 has wrapped, all of us here at WOW want to send the biggest thank you ...
29/03/2026

And just like that, it’s a wrap.

Now that WOW 2026 has wrapped, all of us here at WOW want to send the biggest thank you to all of you who joined us and helped make this 25th edition so special.

From our small team here, smiling very brightly because of you, thank you for being part of this year’s festival. It was such a special journey across Bangor, Swansea, Fishguard and Aberystwyth, and we’re so grateful to everyone who came to screenings, stayed for conversations, supported the festival, and helped make this year feel so warm, generous and alive.

Thank you for putting these smiles on our faces. We really couldn’t be more thankful.

If you joined us this year, we’d really appreciate you taking a moment to fill in our audience survey. It includes a few important questions that help us reflect on this year’s festival, plan our next steps, and make WOW even better for everyone. The QR code is on the second slide.

Link: forms.gle/MUWKVF5zQMLNJJZN9

Thank you for being part of WOW ❤️ See you all again very soon!

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A dyna ni – mae WOW 2026 drosodd.

Nawr bod WOW 2026 wedi dod i ben, mae pob un ohonom yma yn WOW eisiau anfon y diolch mwyaf at bob un ohonoch a ymunodd â ni ac a helpodd i wneud y 25ain ŵyl hon mor arbennig.

Gan ein tîm bach ni yma, yn gwenu’n eang iawn diolch i chi, diolch am fod yn rhan o ŵyl eleni. Roedd hi’n daith arbennig iawn ar draws Bangor, Abertawe, Abergwaun ac Aberystwyth, ac rydyn ni mor ddiolchgar i bawb a ddaeth i’r dangosiadau, a arhosodd am y sgyrsiau, a gefnogodd yr ŵyl, ac a helpodd i wneud eleni deimlo mor gynnes, hael a bywiog.

Diolch i chi am roi’r gwên hyn ar ein hwynebau. Allwn ni ddim bod yn fwy diolchgar.

Os ymunoch chi â ni eleni, bydden ni’n gwerthfawrogi’n fawr pe baech yn cymryd eiliad i lenwi ein harolwg cynulleidfa. Mae’n cynnwys ychydig o gwestiynau pwysig sy’n ein helpu i fyfyrio ar ŵyl eleni, cynllunio ein camau nesaf, a gwneud WOW hyd yn oed yn well i bawb. Mae’r cod QR ar yr ail sleid.

Dolen: forms.gle/MUWKVF5zQMLNJJZN9

Diolch am fod yn rhan o WOW ❤️ Welwn ni chi gyd eto yn fuan iawn!

28/03/2026

MARI LWYD: today at 🎬🐴✨

Charlie Grayson’s haunting, playful hybrid documentary that reimagines an ancient Welsh tradition from a fresh angle: told from the perspective of the very beings who arrive with the Mari Lwyd each winter solstice.

Blending interviews (in character) with animation, the film leans into Charlie’s love of horror and folklore, aiming for something timeless - less “about a folk club”, more about the tradition itself, as if it’s speaking directly to us across time.

Catch it today as part of WOW × DIFF Shorts (Wales ↔ South Africa). FREE event, followed by a conversation after the screening with the Durban International Film Festival's co-curator of this project Helene Naicker.

🎬 WOW × DIFF Shorts
📍 AradGoch, Aberystwyth
🗓️ Saturday 28 March
🕡 6pm
🎟️ FREE (booking recommended): wowfilmfestival.com/walessouthafricashorts

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MARI LWYD: heddiw yn 🎬🐴✨

Dogfen hybrid swynol a chwareus gan Charlie Grayson sy’n ail-ddychmygu traddodiad hynafol Cymreig o ongl ffres: wedi’i adrodd o safbwynt yr union fodau sy’n cyrraedd gyda’r Mari Lwyd bob heuldro’r gaeaf.

Gan gyfuno cyfweliadau (mewn cymeriad) ag animeiddio, mae’r ffilm yn cofleidio cariad Charlie at arswyd a llên gwerin, gan anelu at rywbeth amserol - llai “am glwb gwerin”, mwy am y traddodiad ei hun, fel petai’n siarad yn uniongyrchol â ni ar draws amser.

Daliwch hi heddiw fel rhan o WOW × DIFF Shorts (Cymru ↔ De Affrica). Digwyddiad AM DDIM, a sgwrs ar ôl y dangosiad gyda chyd-guradur y prosiect hwn o Durban International Film Festival, Helene Naicker.

🎬 WOW × DIFF Shorts
📍 AradGoch, Aberystwyth
🗓️ Sadwrn 28 Mawrth
🕡 6pm
🎟️ AM DDIM (argymhellir archebu): wowfilmfestival.com/walessouthafricashorts

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 4 🎬It’s hard to believe that today is the final day of WOW 2026.Our 25th edition com...
28/03/2026

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 4 🎬

It’s hard to believe that today is the final day of WOW 2026.

Our 25th edition comes to a close today in Aberystwyth, after days of screenings, conversations and shared cinema across Bangor, Swansea, Fishguard and Aberystwyth. It’s been a very special festival already, and we’d love to end it with you.

Today is the last chance to join us for this year’s programme, with films from Wales and around the world across AradGoch and the Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

📍AradGoch
6pm: WOW x DIFF Shorts - a FREE screening of Welsh & South African shorts

📍Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
12.30pm: Hen
2.30pm: OCA
5pm: Manok + Director's Q&A, in collaboration with
7.45pm: All That’s Left of You, supported by Palestine Solidarity Aberystwyth Solidariaeth Palestina, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ceredigion-Ymgyrch Cefnogi Palesteina, and the Ceredigion Community Film - Ffilm Gymunedol

We hope to see you for one final day of WOW.

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FFILMIAU’R DYDD - Aberystwyth, Diwrnod 4 🎬

Mae’n anodd credu mai heddiw yw diwrnod olaf WOW 2026.

Daw ein 25ain rhifyn i ben heddiw yn Aberystwyth, ar ôl dyddiau o ddangosiadau, sgyrsiau a phrofiadau sinema a rannwyd ym Mangor, Abertawe, Abergwaun ac Aberystwyth. Mae wedi bod yn ŵyl arbennig iawn yn barod, a byddem wrth ein bodd yn ei gorffen gyda chi.

Heddiw yw’r cyfle olaf i ymuno â ni ar gyfer rhaglen eleni, gyda ffilmiau o Gymru ac o bedwar ban byd yn Arad Goch ac Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth.

📍 AradGoch
6pm: WOW x DIFF Shorts - digwyddiad AM DDIM

📍 Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
12.30pm: Hen
2.30pm: OCA
5pm: Manok + Holi ac Ateb gyda’r cyfarwyddwr, mewn cydweithrediad ag Aberration Events
7.45pm: All That’s Left of You, gyda chefnogaeth Palestine Solidarity Aberystwyth Solidariaeth Palestina, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ceredigion-Ymgyrch Cefnogi Palesteina, a Ceredigion Community Film - Ffilm Gymunedol

Gobeithiwn eich gweld am un diwrnod olaf o WOW.

🎟️ wowfilmfestival.com

FREE EVENT on the last day of WOW in Aberystwyth on Saturday 28 March 🎬🌍If you’re picking one thing to catch before WOW ...
27/03/2026

FREE EVENT on the last day of WOW in Aberystwyth on Saturday 28 March 🎬🌍

If you’re picking one thing to catch before WOW wraps up, make it WOW × DIFF Shorts: a rare chance to see this Wales ↔ South Africa cultural exchange on one shared screen, right here in Wales.

Co-curated with the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), the programme brings together 3 Welsh shorts + 3 South African shorts, followed by a post-film conversation with our visiting DIFF co-curator Helene Naicker.

And the exchange continues beyond Wales: the Welsh films in this strand will travel to Durban later this year, screening as part of the official programme of DIFF (23 July-2 August 2026).

🎬 WOW × DIFF Shorts
📍 AradGoch, Aberystwyth
🗓️ Sat 28 March
🕡 6pm
🎟️ FREE event (booking required - link in bio)

Huge thanks to Festivals Connect Fund for making this exchange possible, and to for the collaboration.

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DIGWYDDIAD AM DDIM ar ddiwrnod olaf WOW yn Aberystwyth ddydd Sadwrn 28 Mawrth 🎬🌍

Os ydych chi’n dewis un peth i’w weld cyn i WOW ddod i ben, gwnewch iddo fod yn WOW × DIFF Shorts: cyfle prin i weld y gyfnewidfa ddiwylliannol Cymru ↔ De Affrica hon ar un sgrîn a rennir, yma yng Nghymru.

Wedi’i gyd-guradu gyda Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), mae’r rhaglen yn dod â 3 ffilm fer o Gymru + 3 ffilm fer o Dde Affrica ynghyd, ac yna sgwrs ar ôl y ffilm gyda cyd-guradur DIFF sy’n ymweld, Helene Naicker.

Ac mae’r gyfnewidfa’n parhau y tu hwnt i Gymru: bydd y ffilmiau Cymreig yn y strand hwn yn teithio i Durban yn ddiweddarach eleni, gan gael eu dangos fel rhan o raglen swyddogol DIFF (23 Gorffennaf – 2 Awst 2026).

🎬 WOW × DIFF Shorts
📍 AradGochAradGoch, Aberystwyth
🗓️ Sad 28 Mawrth
🕡 6pm
🎟️ Digwyddiad AM DDIM (mae angen archebu – dolen yn y bio)

Diolch yn fawr i British Council a’r Festivals Connect Fund am wneud y gyfnewidfa hon yn bosibl, ac i Durban International Film Festival am y cydweithrediad.

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 3 🎬We’re back in Aberystwyth today for Day 3 of WOW, with films and conversations at...
27/03/2026

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 3 🎬

We’re back in Aberystwyth today for Day 3 of WOW, with films and conversations at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centreytharts and AradGoch

Today at AradGoch, we’re very pleased to share our 'Made in Wales' Shorts programme, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers. Over at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centreytharts, the day continues with 'The Shepherd And The Bear' and 'A Useful Ghost'.

📍 Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
5.30pm: The Shepherd and the Bear
7.45pm: A Useful Ghost

📍 AradGoch
6.30pm: 'Made in Wales Shorts' + conversation with the filmmakers

We’d love to see you there.

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FFILMIAU’R DYDD - Aberystwyth, Diwrnod 3 🎬

Rydym yn ôl yn Aberystwyth heddiw ar gyfer Diwrnod 3 o WOW, gyda ffilmiau a sgyrsiau yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre ac AradGoch

Heddiw yn AradGoch, rydym yn falch iawn o gyflwyno ein rhaglen Made in Wales Shorts, ac yna sgwrs gyda’r gwneuthurwyr ffilm. Drosodd yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre, mae’r dydd yn parhau gyda The Shepherd and the Bear ac A Useful Ghost.

📍 Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
5.30pm: The Shepherd and the Bear
7.45pm: A Useful Ghost

📍 AradGoch
6.30pm: 'Made in Wales' Shorts + sgwrs gyda’r gwneuthurwyr ffilm

Byddem wrth ein bodd yn eich gweld chi yno.

🎟️ wowfilmfestival.com

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 2 🎬✨Thank you to everyone who came along to Day 1 in Aberystwyth and joined us for t...
26/03/2026

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 2 🎬✨

Thank you to everyone who came along to Day 1 in Aberystwyth and joined us for the start of this final stretch of the festival!

Today WOW continues at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre with three more screenings as part of the closing chapter of our 25th edition:

2.30pm: How Deep Is Your Love
5.30pm: Super Nature + Q&A with director Ed Sayers, hosted by Mars da Silva Saude
8pm: Her Will Be Done, in collaboration with Abertoir Horror Festivaloirfest

🎟️ Link in bio

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FFILMIAU’R DYDD - Aberystwyth, Diwrnod 2 🎬✨

Diolch yn fawr i bawb a ddaeth i Ddiwrnod 1 yn Aberystwyth ac a ymunodd â ni ar gyfer dechrau rhan olaf yr ŵyl. Roedd yn bleser mawr agor ein rhaglen yn Aberystwyth gyda chi.

Heddiw mae WOW yn parhau yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre gyda thri dangosiad arall fel rhan o bennod olaf ein 25ain rhifyn:

2.30pm: How Deep Is Your Love
5.30pm: Super Nature + Holi ac Ateb gyda’r cyfarwyddwr Ed Sayers, wedi’i gynnal gan Mars da Silva Saude
8pm: Her Will Be Done, mewn cydweithrediad ag Abertoir Horror Festivalrfest

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer Diwrnod 2 yn Aberystwyth.

🎟️ wowfilmfestival.com

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 1 🎬✨Today WOW arrives in Aberystwyth for the final stretch of this year’s festival, ...
25/03/2026

FILMS OF THE DAY - Aberystwyth, Day 1 🎬✨

Today WOW arrives in Aberystwyth for the final stretch of this year’s festival, and the closing chapter of our 25th edition.

After screenings in Bangor, Swansea and Fishguard, we’re very glad to be bringing WOW to Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre and AradGoch from 25–28 March for four more days of cinema, conversation and special events as we celebrate 25 years of WOW Wales One World Film Festival.

We begin this afternoon at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre with:

5.30pm: The President’s Cake
7.45pm: Pyre

🎟️ Link in bio

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FFILMIAU’R DYDD - Aberystwyth, Diwrnod 1 🎬✨

Heddiw mae WOW yn cyrraedd Aberystwyth ar gyfer rhan olaf gŵyl eleni, a phennod gloi ein 25ain rhifyn.

Ar ôl dangosiadau ym Mangor, Abertawe ac Abergwaun, rydym yn falch iawn o ddod â WOW i Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre ac AradGoch rhwng 25–28 Mawrth ar gyfer pedwar diwrnod arall o sinema, sgyrsiau a digwyddiadau arbennig wrth i ni ddathlu 25 mlynedd o Ŵyl Ffilm WOW Wales One World.

Rydym yn dechrau’r prynhawn yma yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre gyda:

5.30pm: The President’s Cake
7.45pm: Pyre

🎟️ wowfilmfestival.com

24/03/2026

WOW arrives in Aberystwyth this Wednesday 25 March 🎬

We open our four days in town with 'The President’s Cake' at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre, and it’s a very special film to begin with.

This was the first ever Iraqi feature film to screen in competition at Cannes in 2025, where it won both the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award and the Caméra d’Or.

Set in 1990s Iraq, it follows a young girl sent on an impossible mission: to find the ingredients for Saddam Hussein's birthday cake.

Join us from 25–28 March in Aberystwyth for the final four days of WOW 2026. At Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre & AradGoch

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Mae WOW yn cyrraedd Aberystwyth ddydd Mercher 25 Mawrth 🎬

Rydym yn agor ein pedwar diwrnod yn y dref gyda The President’s Cake yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre, ac mae’n ffilm arbennig iawn i ddechrau gyda hi.

'The President's Cake' oedd y ffilm Iracaidd gyntaf erioed i gael ei dangos mewn cystadleuaeth yn Cannes yn 2025, lle enillodd wobr Cynulleidfa Directors’ Fortnight yn ogystal â’r Caméra d’Or.

Wedi’i lleoli yn Irac y 1990au, mae’n dilyn merch ifanc sy’n cael ei hanfon ar genhadaeth bron yn amhosibl: dod o hyd i’r cynhwysion ar gyfer cacen pen-blwydd yr arlywydd.

Ymunwch â ni o 25–28 Mawrth yn Aberystwyth ar gyfer pedwar diwrnod olaf WOW 2026, yn Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre ac AradGoch

🎟️wowfilmfestival.com/the-presidents-cake

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