11/06/2020

Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have announced that the 14th edition of the Cardiff based festival will go online this October, and will be available for free. They also confirmed that the £30,000 Iris Prize, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation, will be presented to a filmmaker to produce another short film on Saturday 10th October. The festival will open on Tuesday 6th October and close on Sunday 11th October, with all screenings, talks and events available…

28/09/2018

 Major international film festival launches at Cineworld Cardiff in October 35 Short films compete for the 2018 Iris Prize 20 countries represented bringing together films featuring contemporary dance, brutal violence and challenging stories about gender Seven feature films to receive UK Premiere in Cardiff Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning singer Heather Small will return to the Iris Prize Festival to be on the judging panel The 12th Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival will begin at Cineworld Cardiff on Tuesday…

11/09/2018

By Kate Morgan On Wednesday night Cineworld hosted the world premiere of A Discovery of Witches. The television adaption of a trilogy of books by author Deborah Harkness is set to hit the small screens on September 14th on Sky One The invitation to the premiere for Sky One’s A Discovery of Witches foretold of a red carpet, drinks, canapés and photo ops. So of course, yours truly jumped at the chance. Enter an awkward budding journalist (aka me), a…

10/07/2017

250 cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month (including additional screenings for the summer holidays) right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism. The complete listing of locations is in ‘notes to the editor’ below for ease of reference. Cineworld cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the first Sunday of every month. Their next showing is Captain Underpants on Sunday 6th August at 11am….

03/07/2017

Cineworld Cardiff is pleased to announce the arrival of action-packed blockbuster, Spider-man: Homecoming, in the multi-sensory cinematic experience of 4DX from 5 July 2017. Stimulating all five senses, 4DX works in perfect synchronicity with the film to give the viewer a true taste of the onscreen action in a truly distinctive and personal way. High-tech motion seats will have the audience gasping as they experience the effects of wind, water, fog, snow, tickling, strobe lights and vibrations in sync with…

05/06/2017

250 cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism. Cineworld cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the first Sunday of every month. Their next showing is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul on Sunday 4th June at 11am. Showcase cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the second Sunday of every month. Their next showing…

26/09/2016

– Cineworld Cardiff has added next generation cinema experience to its current offering – – The cinema will host the first ever 4DX auditorium in Wales – Cineworld Cardiff has announced it is the first cinema in Wales to house 4DX, a revolutionary and immersive cinematic experience. Following on from the successful launch of 4DX in the UK in 2015, the new experience launched on 16th September 2016. Introduced from South Korea and considered to be the biggest innovation in cinematic technology, the Cineworld…

09/08/2016

– Cineworld Cardiff to add next generation cinema experience to its current offering – – The cinema will host the first ever 4DX auditorium in Wales –  Today, Cineworld Cardiff has announced it will be the first cinema in Wales to house 4DX, a revolutionary and immersive cinematic experience. Following on from the successful launch of 4DX in the UK in 2015, the new experience is set to launch on 16th September 2016. Introduced from South Korea and considered to be…