THERE will be a Welsh language finale to the Ffilm Ffest Mai 2007 at Ammanford Miners' Theatre on Friday at 7pm, honouring the on-screen work of well-known local actor and director Dafydd Hywel.

Dafydd Hywel has enjoyed a long and varied career both in front of the lens and behind it. He has appeared on the small screen with roles in High Hopes, Holby City, Peak Practice, Dangerfield, The Bill and Pobol Y Cwm to highlight just a few.

He has played characters in Rebecca's Daughters, The Blackheath Poisonings and We Are Seven, among others and has directed several features.

He is also chief executive of Cwmni Mega theatre company, established in 1994, and responsible for quality Welsh language theatre productions.

In the Welsh language films "I Fro Breuddwydion" and "Rhosyn a Rhith" (both without English subtitles), Dafydd takes the lead in both roles and fully demonstrate one of Wales' most accomplished and talented exports.

Directed by Ken Howard, I Fro Breuddwydion (Penny For Your Dreams) is a heart- warming tale of love based on the life of famous travelling actor-turned-film pioneer William Haggar and his actress wife Sarah (Sue Roderick).

This love story also relates the vagaries of the travelling life, the stiff competition facing innovators in the show and cinema field, and the excitement (or fear on Sarah's part) generated by the new medium of film.

In Rhosyn a Rhith (Coming Up Roses), (usherette Mona (Iola Gregory) and projectionist Trevor (Dafydd Hywel) embark on an illicit venture to save The Rex (Aberdare's only surviving cinema) from council plans to turn it into a car park. Directed by Stephen Bayly.

Tickets are £4. Call the box office: 0845 226 3508/09/10.