Swansea Bay Film Festival - Critical Response

Critical Response

  • Director Michael Attardi says, "The Swansea Film Festival is better than Cannes."* On the other hand, the festival has been described by previous participants as "a sham" and "the worst film festival.". In June 2011 The Guardian headlined the Swansea Bay film festival as a 'disaster' Catherine Zeta-Jones has resigned as patron of the Swansea Bay Film Festival and Michael Sheen has resigned as vice president following criticism of the festival.

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