Catherine Zeta-Jones Backs Welsh Festival 5/26/08

Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has lent her support to a little-known film festival in her native Wales - insisting the event will help breed "local talent".

The Entrapment star has signed up as a patron of the Swansea Film Festival, which kicks off on Saturday (31May08), and she hopes her celebrity status will help raise awareness of young actors in her home country.

She says, "I feel that the possibilities are endless as it gives local talent both in front of and behind the camera the chance to express themselves creatively."