We also raised £90 on our small charity stall this year, which we’ll round up to £100 and donate to Médecins Sans Frontières.

‘Til next time…!

The Abertoir audience voted THE OLD DARK HOUSE (James Whale, 1932) as their favourite classic feature of the festival – screened on a perfectly dark and stormy day in Wales!

The top voted new feature film at Abertoir 2025 – and by some margin! – is MĀRAMA, directed by Taratoa Stappard. We were joined by Taratoa for a Q&A after our UK screening of this remarkable film, which releases next year in New Zealand and Australia. We hope to see it more widely in the UK soon!

The winner of the Abertoir Short Film award and this year’s Méliès d’argent is GRANDMA IS THIRSTY, directed by Kris Carr. The film will now go on to compete for the Méliès d’or for Best European Short Film, among all the other Méliès d’argent winners. We’re rooting for you, Kris!

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Thank YOU so much for coming! 🖤