WOW FILM FESTIVAL
ABERCON 2025
10am - 5pm, Saturday 29th March, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Abercon is West Wales's very own inclusive anime convention. Enjoy beautiful animations on the big screen, brilliant drop-in workshops, fantastic stalls and of course, the COSPLAY competition! This year's theme is "Masquerade" so put on your best costumes and join us for a day of community and celebration.
In partnership with Mencap Ceredigion, supported by the Arts Council of Wales.
Abercon 2025 opening celebration!
Join us in the cinema for an uplifting musical celebration of the anime genre.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Sat 29/03, 11am
Free event (in cinema)
‘Made in Wales’ Animation Shorts
Enjoy some of the very best animation shorts made in Wales/by Welsh filmmakers, including two shorts from Ceredigion Animation Club.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
Sat 29/03, 1pm
(in cinema)
The Colors Within (U)
Totsuko sees friends' colorful auras and music as dazzling displays. Forming a band with two outsiders, they embark on a heartfelt journey of self-discovery.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
Sat 29/03, 3pm
(in cinema)
Drop-in Animation Workshop
Get crafty, make and animate a mask with Charlie and Hannah. A free, drop-in animation workshop running throughout the day
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
In the theatre foyer (upstairs)
Sat 29/03, 10am-5pm
Stalls, Games, and All-Anime Fun
Organised by WOW with West Wales Animation Club. Supported by the Arts Council of Wales.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
In the theatre foyer (upstairs)
Sat 29/03, 10am-5pm
Animate A Hedgehog With Nathan Erasmus
Get creative at our hands-on workshop! Craft your own adorable hedgehog using plasticine and sesame seeds, then bring it to life with stop-motion animation on a mini film set. Perfect for young storytellers and aspiring animators!
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
In the theatre foyer (upstairs)
Sat 29/03
Cosplay Winners Announced
Aberystwyth Arts Centre:
Theatre foyer bar
Sat 29/03, 2.30pm
Made in Wales' Animation Shorts
Falling For Greta
Gustavo Arteaga, 2024, 11'16''
When love comes knocking Greta’s world is turned upside down. As her passion grows complications follow but change is coming in the shape of water.
Creu Cymuned / Creating Community
Ceredigion Animation Club, 2024, 14'
This touching, funny and thoughtful animation celebrates the power of creativity, nature and community. It was made in workshops run by WOW Film Festival's animation club in collaboration with Mencap Ceredigion.
Fish Chicken UFO
Nadia Barbu, 2024, 3'24''
An unconventional tribute to the filmmaker's late father.
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Fantasy Lightforms
Ceredigion Animation Club, 2024, 10'
Dragons, sea gods, a fire fox, magical moths and a tremendous terrapin come to life in this imaginative piece. Made by members of the Ceredigion Animation Club, an animation club for people with learning disabilities, their friends and families.
The Littlest Hoglet
Tom Hooker, Nathan Erasmus, 2024, 6'26''
A young hedgehog's brave adventure to find his way home, narrated by the unmistakable Chris Packham.
Tweet Us Equally
Ceredigion Animation Club, 2024, 10'
In tribute to Jan Kench of Mencap Ceredigion, who helped found Abercon, here is another chance to enjoy an entertaining and thoughtful animation about 'our rights'.
