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18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: Short Films Competition
Over a number of months earlier in the year, Abertoir has been receiving short films for our competition. The response was phenomenal, we had entries from all over the world but sadly there just wasn't enough room to show all of the excellent entries.…
18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: Opening Film and more guests!
We’re pleased to reveal the opening film of the festival, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, screening in digital 3D! A classic science fiction movie that holds up even today as one of the most iconic films from that era. Rarely screened in 3D, we…
18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: First Announcements
We think we’ve kept you waiting long enough, so are you ready for not one, not two, but three #Abertoir2019 announcements?! 2019 marks 100 years since the birth of Donald Pleasence, an absolute giant of UK screen acting. We’ll be marking the occasion with…
03 Apr 2019
Abertoir 2019: Dates announced!
We're pleased to reveal the dates for Abertoir 2019 - the festival will be taking place 19-24th November, at Aberystwyth Arts Centre as usual! We'll look forward to seeing you...and remember, in Aberystwyth, no one can hear you scream...
02 Dec 2018
Abertoir 2018 Winners!
We think it’s fair to say that Abertoir 2018 proved to be one of the biggest and best yet – and we’re still recovering! But it’s about time we wrapped things up on the year with the festival’s winners. Keep an eye out soon…
25 Oct 2018
Terror at the Tramshed - Cardiff - 28th Oct
Can't wait for the full festival? To whet your appetite, we're joining forces with Fractured Visions to present a special Cardiff all-day event! A meagure £25 will get you six films at the lovely Tramshed cinema, and we have a terrific lineup of some…
13 Oct 2018
One Month To Go!
With just one month to go until we kick off Abertoir 2018, and as we work hard to finalise our amazing line-up for films, we thought we’d mark the day with a few more teases of what we’ve got in store this year! We’re…
We’re pleased to announce that festival passes for Abertoir 2018 are now on sale! For just £60, join us at Camp Abertoir for our 13th edition, and celebrate six days of brand new preview screenings, classic films, guests, talks and special events! Read on…
We’re thrilled to announce that our 2018 guest of honour will be Sean S Cunningham! Director and producer of Friday the 13th – which of course we’ll be screening - Sean is one of the most famous names in the slasher genre, and we’re…
13 Aug 2018
Opening/Closing Announcement
It’s August the 13th, which means it’s time to start revealing what we’ve got in store for you this year! It’s our 13th festival, and what better genre to celebrate than the slasher movie - we invite you all to join us at Camp…
Abertoir is pleased to partner with Cardiff Mini Film Festival to present a ‘Best of’ selection of short films this June 23rd. Screening as part of their Twisted Tales Night, we’ve hand-picked some of the best short British horror to have screened at Abertoir…
13 Apr 2018
Abertoir 2018 dates are here!
It’s Friday the 13th! So what better time to tell you the dates for the 13th year of Abertoir?! There’s even a bit of a clue about this year’s theme…it’s subtle, but we’re sure you’ll spot it ;)Abertoir returns on Tuesday, 13th November (of…
20 Nov 2017
Abertoir 2017 Winners!
The festival is over for another year and we’re thrilled to announce the winner of the Short Film Competition and the highest voted features by the audience throughout the past six days. We’re extremely pleased to announce that Mab by Katie Bonham won both…
24 Oct 2017
2017 Full schedule revealed!
The news you've all been waiting for has arrived - take a look at the 'what's on' menu up above for the full line up of films, events, guests and more that'll be taking place at Abertoir 2017! We hope you're as excited as…
18 Sep 2017
2017 Poster Revealed!
We're absolutely delighted to be revealing our poster for this year's Abertoir! Courtesy of our brilliant artist Pete Stevenson, who most certainly got carried away when we told him about the films starring black cats, this is the image that will be swirling its…
11 Sep 2017
Short Films Competition 2017 Selection!
We're very pleased to unveil this year's line-up for the Abertoir Short Films Competition! We've spent weeks watching through some incredible short films, and we've singled out the best of the bunch for our festival audience to decide an ultimate winner! Congratulations to all…
