Chapter Queer Short Film Prize 2025

On Tuesday 3rd June 2025 we were proud to present the finalists for this year's Chapter Queer Short Film Prize:

Gal Pal - Sophie Hardcastle, Katy Mendo & Jordan Wallace
Smwtch - Jona Milone
The Closet - Thomas Walters + Charlotte Cousins
Pink - Yassa Khan
Rosemary - Temilorun Enemuwe + Megan Stanley
Please Think of the Narwhals - Richard Price
Clecs/Gossip - Jane Campbell and Harri Shanahan
Trailblazers - Sobia Bushra
We Are The Pulse - Eugenia Taylor

And the winner is ... Trailblazers! Plus a special commendation goes to Pink. Huge congrats to all the filmmakers and thanks to everyone who came!

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: June 2025

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Angelina’s Colourful Life - Inga Burrows

Liminal - Macey Hopkins, Kyle Williams and Jack Phillips

The Gardener - Efa Blosse-Mason

Make A Wish - Jake Thompson and Alexander Griffiths

Pluen Wen: Babies Born Asleep - Matt Colin Evans

The Detectorists - Sarah-Jane Walsh and Natalie Clements

They’re Just Thoughts - Ethan Mack

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: May 2025

Forget-me-nots.

Tidy House - Doug Dezzani
Cast Me Down + Little Fears - Ben F. Roberts
A Glass House - Charles Strider and Red Wade
Sol - Maya Valdes Santos and Nathan Raikes
Big Deal - Bella Thompson

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: April 2025

Connecting services:

Lost and Found - Daniel McGowan and Hijinx
Cursedbound - Samantha Peacock
Human Resources - Tilly Shakesheff
Together Apart - Damilare Williams
Pierre’s Tale - Mariclare Carey-Jones
Benched - Ryan Leston

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: March 2025

Duck!

Pigeon Laughs Festival 2025 teaser - José Fortuna
Bare Shelves - Brennig Hayden
The Great Caerphilly Cheese Heist - Andrew Creak
A Chat About Ducks - Natasha Walton and Alexander Nikolatos
Madam - Andrew Vidgen, Cheryl White and Owain Hopkins
Knackered - Django Pinter and Glyn Owen
The Quackening - James Button

BFI Future Film Festival 2025

On Saturday 22/02/2025 Chapter presented this two-part shorts showcase for the BFI Future Film Festival:

BFI Future Film Festival 2025 Highlights 

A Few More Minutes, Please - Dylan Scott and Betsy Finlay Sheil
ESC - Pamela Simoes Gomez and Olivia Timms
Road to 75 - Niya Taylor
Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood-Sucking Freak - Heath Virgoe
next stop is... - Stephen Han
Heavy - Eve Grant
Their Accounts - Hannah Kate Cameron Hunter
We're Not in Essex Anymore - Grace Talbot
Last Night In Irl - Ola Adediji
Singularity - Conor Mullin
TFH! - Fraser Scott and Alexander Halford
How The World Is Going To End - Vladislav Motorichev
The Dogs - George Moore Chadwick
REBIRTH - Joel Claudio and Joel Maisanda

New Welsh Voices In Film

Sun Worshippers - Molly Allen

Searching For Sunday - Georgia Day

Sports Resort - Participants of the BFI Film Academy Short Course in Cardiff by Bulldozer Films

Respect Changes Everything - Magmatic Stories, Urban Stamp and Urban Circle Newport

The Closet - Tom Walters and Charlotte Cousins

Milodfa - Amelia Lloyd and Christopher Harris

Fisitor - Llyr Titus and Panad Productions

Satu - Year Of The Rabbit trailer - Josh Trigg

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: February 2025

This goes deeper than we could have possibly imagined.

Canary Bones - Kyran Davies
Powered by AI - Matthew Botten
The Green Lady - Robert Brown
Train Appreciation Society - Johnny Maya
The Woman In The Plastic Skin - Thomas George
The Clementine Effect - Ross Merrills

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: January 2025

It's all about commitment to one's art.

Control Room - Jacob Hodges and Haydn Wakeling
1 In 5 Sheep - James Button and Oscar Garth
Maroon Fist - Volenté Lloyd
Daddy Superior - Benjamin Partridge

Chapter MovieMaker presents: New BFI-supported Shorts From Wales

For this special event on Monday 2nd December, we were very pleased to showcase new shorts produced for BFI Film Academy and BFI NETWORK Wales:

The Last Time - Emily Burnett and Laura Southgate
Smwtch - Jona Milone
Sun Worshippers - Molly Allen
Sisyphus - Pablo Stutt Castro
Neon Masquerade - Ash Kriengsak

SEVEN - Krystal S. Lowe and Stephane Atina
Grappling - Toby Cameron and Simon Pax-McDowell
Mother’s Day - Emily Burnett and Laura Southgate

BFI Film Academy events are delivered in Wales by Chapter and supported by National Lottery funding.

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: November 2024

Exit signs:

Baggage - Liam O’Brien
Brown Girls - Bablu Shikdar
A Postcard From Bill - Andrew Creak
Inbound - Emma Downes
Wild Animal - Beth Park and Molly Murphy
The Hepburns: This Is Not England - Rhys Cannon
Whispers Of A Samurai - Jake Thompson and Alex Buss
Conditions - Austin Charlesworth and Diminished Responsibility

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: October 2024

Who's this clown?

Scopophobia trailer - Aled Owen and Ioan Ings
The Sin-Eater - Kelly Holmes and Matthew White
Annwn - Ffion Pritchard
Below - Ben F. Roberts and James Vodden
Inheritance - Denis Curej
Smile - Matt Botten
The Quackening trailer - James Button, James Morris, Oscar Garth and Paul Marke

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: September 2024

With friends like these, who needs anemones?

Just Friends - Rebs Fisher-Jackson and Lauren Fisher-Jackson
Zaid: From Ugliness to Beauty - Mohammed Dabani
Bleddyn: The Choir - Mark Nova and Declan Young
Studs - Edward Russell and Jack Carey
Crab Sticks - Dan McCadden
Noise - Victoria Lowry
Film - Matt Botten

Deaf Gathering Cymru

On Friday 6th September, we were delighted to host this short film showcase for Deaf Gathering Cymru:

Threshold - Sofya Gollan

If Not Now, Then When? - David Ellington and Nikki Harris

Saf’s Misadventure - Safyan Iqbal

L’éclosion (The Blooming) - Audrey Sangla

Deaf Resilience by Morpheyes Studio (based on Dandelions by Clayton Valli)

Y Bywyd Byddar - Nel Mai

By Hand - Rhys Prichard

Terminal Velocity Tango - Naim Ali Ahmed

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: August 2024

Shared experiences.

Collaboration - Martin Cannon

Rhiannon - Sarah Mallabar
The Finland Post - Shane Simon and Outlaw Film Productions
It’s Probably Nothing - Rob de Haan and Going Nowhere
Boys Night - Rob de Haan and Going Nowhere
Pee Fright - Matt Colin Evans
NOOKEE: Claroscuro - Eric Fraser and Roccoco

July 2024: Cymru Drwy Lens

On Monday 1st July we were very pleased to present Cymru Drwy Lens (Wales Through A Lens), a Welsh-language short film showcase for the BFI Film Academy, hosted and programmed by Osian Andrew. Here was the line-up:

Pentre Fi - Ffion Pritchard
Adra Ni Y Môr - Mared Rees
O'r Blaen - Ben F. Roberts
Sownd - Eva Marloes
Ty ar y Mynydd - Sion Jones
Cwch Deilen - Efa Blosse-Mason
Y Pitch - Meilyr Rhys

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: June 2024

That's gotta hurt.

The Bending Of The Whip - Peter Collins and Arcadian Owls
LOYD: Dead No Longer - Edward Russell
GRIEF - Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Connor Allen and Music Theatre Wales
Nibbling of the Night - Gabi Bania
Out In The Cold - Austin Charlesworth
Headache - Leon Williams

Chapter Queer Short Film Prize 2024

On Monday 20th June 2024 we were delighted to screen the finalists for this year's Chapter Queer Short Film Prize:

Diomysus: More than Monogamy - Emily Morus-Jones

Just Friends - Rebs Fisher-Jackson

Tipsy Sugar Flipping - Amber Clarke-McGrath

Hounds of Annwn - Bryony Evans

And the winner is ... Diomysus: More than Monogamy! Plus a special commendation goes to Tipsy Sugar Flipping. Congrats to all the filmmakers and thanks to the lovely audience!

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: May 2024

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Small Change - Carmen Medway-Stephens
The Chess Game - Nikolai Gabrysh
interbeing - Music Theatre Wales
Kool Chronicles - Jei Palanivel
4 Nights - Rob de Haan

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: April 2024

This is Wales! (mostly)

Achievement - Owain Hopkins
Wales on 16 - Alister Malcolm
The Game - Harvey Evans and Operasonic
Jessinton Cole: Where Are You Now - John Ninnis
Hellblazer: Highway 2 Hell - Luke Blight
The Daughter I Never Had - Tommy Cowell
End Of Days - Mimi Templar-Gay and Jack Carey
Baby Teeth - Alex David and Arcadian Owls

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: March 2024

Speed is of the essence.

Forget Me Not - Carmen Medway-Stephens and Simon Huntley
Life After Death - Rebs Fisher-Jackson
Grandma Knows Best - Jake Thompson and Arcadian Owls
The Sound Collector: Rewilding - Natalie Clements
Tape 39 - The Archive of Simon Waters - Luke Russell
Pie-Man Shows His Extraordinary Reflexes - Johnny Maya