Bold New Welsh Opera Film to premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival

Severn Screen is proud to be part of Tanau’r Lloer / Fires of the Moon—a groundbreaking Welsh-language opera film set to premiere at the prestigious 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival on 18 August 2025, ahead of a UK cinema release this autumn.

Commissioned by S4C and Channel 4, Tanau’r Lloer is a striking fusion of opera and cinema. Inspired by moments from Caradog Prichard’s modern classic novel Un Nos Ola Leuad, the film is not a direct adaptation but a bold reimagining, deeply rooted in the haunting, slate-quarrying landscapes of North Wales—now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Directed by Chris Forster with a screenplay by award-winning filmmaker Marc Evans, the film is co-produced by Afanti, OPRA Cymru, and Severn Screen, with Kirsten Stoddart producing. The richly atmospheric score, composed by Gareth Glyn, is brought to life by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, alongside a powerful libretto from Iwan Teifion Davies and Patrick Young.

Read the full press release here