“Bringing the best films to the Vale of Glamorgan”
Vale Venues is an exciting new pilot project which will see the development of a partnership between eleven mixed arts centres and community cinemas in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Taking inspiration from Off Y Grid, the project was first trialed with Film Hub Wales, in the summer of 2018 at the Barry Weekender. As part of BAFTA Cymru’s Cinemor, the Vale Venues launched shared marketing, alongside a screening of Welsh made film, Human Traffic. The project will be coordinated by the Memo Arts Centre, in Barry in 2018.
By working together, the network aim to generate greater awareness of each venue’s programme, particularly for rural and community audiences that might not otherwise visit their spaces to watch film. Their main goals are to:
The Vale Venues Coordinator will start with series of ice-breaker projects in 2018, that would provide participating venues with the opportunity to establish workable models, and deliver a film festival in 2019.
The network will explore feasibility for a film festival that encompasses and celebrates film under the theme ‘Discovery’, the Wales’s Government tourism theme 2019. It would include unique cinema events across the venues, spanning from summer to Christmas 2019.
The venues involved in the project include:
Snowcat Cinema At Penarth Pier Pavilion
Ystradowen Community & Sports Association
For more information about Vale Venues screenings and venues head over to their Facebook page or check the Barry Memo page.
