Lee Walters

Chief Executive Officer

Pronouns: He/Him 

Lee is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of all areas of the organisation, including film development and production, skills and training, film exhibition and green sustainability. 

Lee is a Creative Industries professional who has led Ffilm Cymru Wales as CEO since 2023. Lee is also Chair of BAFTA Cymru. 

Prior to this he enjoyed a varied 15-year career at the BBC culminating in a communications-focused role as Senior Change Manager delivering BBC Wales’ new headquarters to the centre of Cardiff.   

On leaving the BBC, he joined Cardiff University where he was Programme Manager on Clwstwr - an ambitious five-year programme that supported companies and freelancers to create new products, services and experiences for the screen.  

Before joining Ffilm Cymru he worked as the Senior Producer/Fund Manager for Media Cymru, responsible for the management of the R&D Delivery team, as well as delivering and overseeing Media Cymru’s main secondary funding competitions.