THE eighth Wicked Wales international youth film festival will be taking over Rhyl Town Hall for days to celebrate young filmmakers from across the world from October 19-22.

Rhyl businesses have joined forces with Wicked and will be screening films in their shops as people walk in the town.

Films can be seen at GB Games, Rhyl Create, Spectrum Gaming and High Street Hwb.

Sol Cinema, a solar-powered mini cinema, will be coming to Rhyl from Friday to Sunday (October 20-22), helping to transform the town hall area into a film quarter.

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The festival’s international reception will this year welcome Ukrainian refugees in Denbighshire, and celebrate the cultures from their home country that they have brought to Wales.

Ruth McElroy, chair of Ffilm Cymru, will lead the official opening of the festival at 6.30pm on October 20.

From 8pm that night, 190 award-winning short films will be premiered on Wicked Wales’ YouTube channel.

Gaming activities will be part of the festival for the first time, with gamers able to visit the mobile Prestige Gaming van on Friday afternoon, and on Sunday morning, take part in the Super Mario  gaming competition on the big screen.

This will be followed by the screening of gaming film “Ready Player One” on Sunday afternoon.

As well as screening 190 films from 29 countries, the festival will show four feature films: “I, Daniel Blake”, “Matilda the Musical”, “Mavka” and “Ready Player One”.

I, Daniel Blake will be screened at Rhyl Town Hall at 6pm on October 19 (adults £2, children £1).

Matilda the Musical will be shown at Rhyl Town Hall at 2pm on October 21 (adults £2, children £1).

Mavka will be shown at Rhyl Town Hall at 6pm on October 21 (adults £2, children £1).

Ready Player One will be screened at Rhyl Town Hall at 1pm on October 22 (adults £2, children £1).

An awards ceremony will then be held at 7pm on October 22 Rhyl Town Hall.

More details and tickets can be found on the Wicked Wales website: www.wickedwales.com.

Rhiannon Hughes, festival director, said: “We have been delighted with the response from the Rhyl community and businesses to support the festival this year.

“Lots of films being screened all over the town and in response to our consultation with young people, we will be introducing gaming activities to the festival.”