Swansea Bay Film Festival

The Swansea Bay Film Festival was a film festival that took place in Swansea, Wales. It was criticised for being poorly run, and participants said that they felt "duped" or "scammed".[1][2]

Festival mission

This is a festival that promises to "honour the individual voice".[3][4] Its goal is to provide a worldwide public forum for independent and experimental film makers and to offer educational outreach.[4] The Swansea Bay Film Festival is a qualifying festival for the British Independent Film Awards.[4][5] The Academy of Media, Recording, Interactive, Television and Stage Arts (AMRITSA) are organising the event and the festival's "Special Selection Committee" will comprise seasoned filmmakers, representatives from The City and County of Swansea, The Dylan Thomas Centre, and The Department of Adult and Continuing Education at Swansea University.[4][6]

Critical response

Winners

2010 - main categories

2009 - main categories

2008 - main categories

2006 - main categories

References

  1. ↑ "Is Swansea scamming international film-makers?".
  2. 1 2 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/27/swansea-bay-film-festival-disaster
  3. ↑ bbc.co.uk, May 29, 2008, "Swansea Film Festival:, Retrieved September 26, 2009
  4. 1 2 3 4 by Binda Singh, festivalfocus.org, Swansea Bay Film Festival information, Retrieved September 26, 2008
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ amritsa.com, website of The Academy of Media, Recording, Interactive, Television and Stage Arts (AMRITSA), Retrieved September 26, 2008
  7. ↑ "Anything Cannes can do we can do ... closer.(News)". Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales). June 15, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  8. ↑ http://www.montereyherald.com/marccabrera/ci_15238957
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf6f6cIKvCQ
  10. ↑ Wales Online Report
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