I feel like this might be a question I have to answer a lot! So I’m going to share it here!
Tir Ddraig can be translated to Red Dragon or Mainland Dragon! The Red Dragon, also known as Y Draig Goch, of course being the mascot for Wales. A symbol of courage, bravery and independance (traits held by all the filmmakers that I know), it’s a creature that we’re proud to display on our national flag.
The Dragon is of course intrinsic in our history, having been used by Welsh Kings in the 5th Century to demonstrate authority after the romans turned tail. The dragon was used as a symbol of revolt by Owain Glyndwr against the English Crown in 1400. Another Pembrokeshire boy called Henry Tudor used a red dragon on top of the Tudor colors of white and green during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
That particular translation is convenient as well! To nobody’s surprise, there are a lot of people out there who like Dragons! There are many Dragon Production Companies and Dragon Film Festivals and even a Red Dragon Creative Awards. Not to mention the initials RDFF have been claimed by the Rain Dance Film Festival. However, what took a shameful amount of time for me to realise was that a simple translation into the correct language for the location would solve all these problems!
We’re excited to share our festival with everyone and hopefully we can do the dragon who’s name we’re borrowing some justice.
TIR DDRAIG FILM FESTIVAL 