Our Policies

This document plots Ffilm Cymru's strategy for the future of Welsh film.

Reviewed and refreshed March 2023.

Film should be for everyone. It has the potential to depict our unique struggles and joys, improving our sense of belonging; it can help us to understand ourselves and each other better; and it can transport us, if only for ninety minutes, into a world of boundless possibilities. However, there are still huge portions of society who are prevented from accessing and benefiting from film in the way that others do. 

Our Film For Everyone plan builds upon our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2018-2022, to guide both our own activities and those we support. This plan is in line with our 2018-24 Strategic Plan, Welsh Language Plan and forms the foundation for our Strategic Plan 2024-30. It incorporates our responsibilities as a delegate of the Arts Council of Wales and the British Film Institute. It is also informed by consultation Ffilm Cymru has undertaken with people with lived experience and expertise as well as our stakeholders, a review of our current activities and the diversity data we hold, as well as the broader legislative context, specifically the Equality Act and the Welsh Language Act.

As of April 2018, the UK Government requires all companies and organisations of over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data. As a small organisation, Ffilm Cymru Wales has voluntarily published its report, which was calculated through the government’s Gender Pay Gap Reporting Service.  

This document outlines how Ffilm Cymru is and will continue to meet its commitments in relation to the Well-being of Future Generations legislation.

The Act is unique to Wales and invites a distinctive approach for Welsh companies to consider sustainability and public responsibilities in an imaginative and forward-thinking way.

We are excited to offer and share impactful, valuable and progressive practical action that delivers against the Well-being of Future Generations objectives, and look forward to continuing to learn from others as they similarly implement their plans.

This document  sets out information relating to how we use personal information relating to individuals we have dealings with, including industry professionals, funding partners, sponsors, investors, course participants, investment beneficiaries, suppliers, customers and website users.

It also sets out information about what rights individuals have in relation to their personal information and various other matters required under data protection law.

Everyone should expect to be free from harassment, sexual harassment and bullying and be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

This Code provides practical guidance and presents a template that can be adapted to circumstance by companies and individuals seeking to promote a safe and healthy workplace where all workers, irrespective of sex or status, are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. It should be shared widely and prominently with those who engage with your work including employees, partner organisations, service providers, trainees, volunteers, attendees at auditions.

Ffilm Cymru welcomes feedback from members of the public, (potential) applicants and representatives of other organisations. This feedback helps us to identify future needs; informs how we adapt our services and improve efficiency and effectiveness.

In the event that you’d like to make a complaint, the procedures above cover all Ffilm Cymru Wales’ activities.

Ffilm Cymru Wales’s Safeguarding Policy aims to support the work of Ffilm Cymru Wales in the delivery of programmes linked to children, young people and vulnerable adults. This Policy will inform and guide those involved in projects and programmes funded by Ffilm Cymru Wales and can be used by staff and external delivery agents in carrying out their work on behalf of Ffilm Cymru Wales. 

Ffilm Cymru Wales is committed to providing its services bilingually and will treat Welsh no less favourably than English.  We will promote the use of the Welsh language through our activities and services and we will encourage Welsh speakers who deal with us, wherever practical, to use the language of their choice.

Ffilm Cymru Wales is dedicated to advancing a sustainable film sector, which is inclusive, innovative, and green. 

Since 2006, we have provided funding, training, and guidance to emerging and established Welsh filmmakers, offered exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales, engaged people of all ages and abilities in creative learning, developed skills and career paths through a range of training programmes, and co-developed approaches that help people in the sector to work differently.