Cynon Valley Film Festival 2024

‘If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed’ – Stanley Kubrick

CVFF23 Best Director Award winner Lowri Palfrey (Heri) and Festival Director Nigel Evans (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)

In Wales the land of film, the hills are alive. CVFF2023 awards were presented to…

  • Lowri Palfrey (Best Director – Heri)
  • Tom Howe (Best Animation – Milk First)
  • Sion Eifion (Best Welsh Film – The Theory Of Tomorrow)
  • Rachel Pedley/Avant Cymru (Best Local Film – The Witness)
  • Ellis Beynon and Tom Watkins (Best Narrative Short – Jack-O)
  • Mared Rees (Best Welsh Language Film – Our Home The Sea)
  • Luke Walters (Best Comedy – I Made War Of The Worlds)
  • Meyrick Tilley (Best Student Film – The Day After)
  • Matt Allen (Best Narrative Feature – Everything After)
  • Richard Beecher (Best Documentary – Twm Sion Cati, Polishing The Welsh Stone)
  • Richard Beecher (Best Documentary – Twm Sion Cati, Polishing The Welsh Stone)
  • James Morris and Maria Tilt (Best Music – Ghosts)
  • Paul Birkett and Andrea Janovowska (Festival Director’s Award – Forgotten In Time)
Tom Watkins and Ellis Beynon receive the Best Narrative Short Film Award for film’ ‘Dad’Jack-O’: (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
Tom Howe got the Best Animation Award for his film ‘Milk First’ (pic by Mark Watkin Price)
Julia Silezin presents the Beth Winter MP Award for Best Welsh Film to Sion Eifion for his film ‘The Theory Of Tomorrow’ (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
Amanda Webber from Anrhegion Cymreig presents the Best Student Award to Meyrick Tilley for his film ‘The Day After’ (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
Luke Walters and Jamie Carroll took the Best Comedy Award for their film ‘I Made War Of The Worlds’.
Robert P Bruce receives the Best Local Film Award for Rachel Pedley and Avant Cymru’s film ‘The Witness’.
Richard Beecher got the Best Documentary Award for his film ‘Twn Sion Cati, Polishing The Welsh Stone’. (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
Ruth Jones takes the Best Experimental Film Award for her epic Kith. (pic by Karin Mear).
Paul Birkett and Andrea Janovowska receive the Festival Director’s Award for Forgotten In Time.
Matt Allen and Phil Braithwaite get the Best Feature Narrative Award for Everything After from Phil Jones. Also pictured Peter Pascoe (pic by Karin Mear)
Tom Howe receives the Accessible Wales Best Animation Award for ‘Milk First’ from Morian Morgan deputising for Richard Jones. (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
James Morris won the Best Music Award for his film Ghost co-produced with Maria Tilt. (pic by Mark Watkin Price)
This year’s festival was officially opened by the legend that is Judy Toms. (pic by James Woodward/Dunnwood Photography)
CVFF23 Judging Panel
The CVFF23 Trailer

Cynon Valley Film Festival 2023 has been created by proudly accepting entries on FilmFreeway, the world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests. Look out for CVFF24 and enter your film via FilmFreeway.com.

Cynon Valley Film Festival takes place at St Elvan’s Church in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf in South Wales, UK. Films will be screened from Friday – Sunday October 14-16, 2022 https://filmfreeway.com/CynonValleyFilmFestival

Thanks to our sponsors Anrheigion Cymreig, Bradleys Coffee, Accessible Wales, Penhill Jones, Vikki Howells AM and Beth Winter MP.

Cynon Valley Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests. Enter your film via FilmFreeway.com.

Contact: Nigel Evans 07926 196714

St Elvan’s, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK, CF44 7AB

maxencala@gmail.com
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