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After a two-term tenure as Chair of Ffilm Cymru Wales, Prof. Ruth McElroy will be standing down in December 2024. Here, she reflects on her time with the development agency for Welsh film, how the organisation has evolved over the past six years, and Ffilm Cymru Wales’ impact on the screen sector.

The development agency for Welsh film has selected nine new shorts to develop through their Beacons scheme, supported by BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

The Climate Stories Fund will support Research and Development (R&D) projects leading to innovative ways to inspire audiences.

Amanda Rees will lead Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Board from December, helping to steer the development agency for Welsh film through a new stage of its evolution.

First-look pictures have been released for the feature film Madfabulous, a fantastical reimagining set in the late 19th Century and inspired by the flamboyant life of the fifth Marquess of Anglesey. 

Ffilm Cymru Wales and Media Cymru have invested £307,675 in the development of seven innovative projects aiming to make Wales’ screen sector greener. 

Ahead of their Unity Film Festival, we met Hijinx's Dan McGowan to tell us all about what they have in store.

Ila Mehrotra’s feature documentary will be released in UK cinemas from 13th November by Cosmic Cat.

Abertoir Horror Festival returns for its 19th year, with a theme centred on killer animals and vengeful nature.

Ffilm Cymru Wales are looking for a great communicator, with good organisational skills and administrative experience, to coordinate our work to support filmmakers. 

The organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival are proud to announce that Dima Hamdan has won the prestigious Iris Prize supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation for her film Blood Like Water.

To celebrate the BAFTA Cymru award nominations, we sat down with Chuck Chuck Baby filmmaker Janis Pugh to discuss how working in a north Wales chicken factory inspired her film, the importance of sharing local stories, and how Ffilm Cymru Wales has supported her creative journey. 

To celebrate the BAFTA Cymru award nominations, we caught up with Spectre of the Bear director Josh Hicks to chat about getting the short animation made, casting Bill Nighy and Craig Roberts, and the mystery behind nostalgic crisps. 

To celebrate the BAFTA Cymru award nominations, we sat down with Ren to talk about their personal inspiration for the film, creating a safe space on set, and helping people understand queer identities. 

Alice Lowe’s Ffilm Cymru Wales funded sci-fi rom-com will be released in UK cinemas by Vertigo Releasing from 11th October. 

The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival touring programme returns to Wales this Autumn with another excellent line-up of films, featuring a selection of short films, the latest blockbusters and some old favourites.

New projects include Cellb’s celebration of Welsh film, music and language in memory of Emyr Glyn Williams, and Theatr Gwaun’s special cinema season to welcome a new community of film fans to Fishguard.

The 35 films that have made the cut for the prestigious international Iris Prize and will be screened in person at the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – a celebration of global stories and Cardiff charm have been revealed.

Production has commenced on 19th century-set Madfabulous, a British alternative period feature film shooting in Wales.

Ffilm Cymru Wales has chosen Keefa Chan to make a short documentary about how Newport’s Chartist mural has inspired the city’s creative community. 

We are looking for a Finance Officer to help support the company with its financial administration.

An exciting opportunity to develop a wide range of live-action, animated, and documentary feature films led by Welsh talent has arisen at Ffilm Cymru Wales. 
 

Ffilm Cymru Wales, in partnership with Newport City Council, presents a four-week festival of free film industry training for the people of Newport. 

The animated adventure sails into UK cinemas from 2nd August. 

Do you want to gain new skills or enhance existing skills in live creative events and/or digital reporting and be part of an exciting new arts project in the city? Looking to gain new skills for creative industries?

The Ffilm Cymru Wales funded musical will be winging its way to UK cinemas through Studio Soho from 19th July. 

The Ffilm Cymru Wales funded drama will be released in UK cinemas by Signature Entertainment from 5th July.

Ffilm Cymru Wales would like to invite applications for a number of short, entry-level trainee positions on a documentary short film in Newport.

Vertigo Releasing is excited to announce the acquisition of Timestalker, the sophomore feature from British writer, director, and actress Alice Lowe (Prevenge).

As we embrace the next chapter in the Ffilm Cymru Wales story, we are looking for an exceptional individual to lead the Board and senior team in support of our ambitions for film in Wales.

Production Company Mad As Birds is delighted to announce that Callum Scott Howells  will play the role of the coming of age, rebellious aristocrat, Henry Paget in the British Independent film due to commence shooting this Summer directed by Celyn Jones.

These informal 121s are for filmmakers seeking tailored guidance on applying to our Beacons Short film fund.

Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK Wales are taking five emerging documentary filmmakers to Sheffield DocFest this month.

Ffilm Cymru Wales supports another five independent cinemas and a film festival serving exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales.

Media Cymru and Ffilm Cymru Wales are launching a new Development Fund, which aims to turn the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) into a hub for sustainable media production.

Filming has begun on Scotland based production Mission, reuniting BAFTA winning collaborators Paul Wright (For Those In Peril) and George MacKay (Femme).

The GREAT 8 showcase, which presents new UK feature films from some of the UK’s most exciting first and second-time filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers, has announced eight new projects for this year’s edition, taking place in the run-up to this year’s Cannes Marché.  

All June, our new skills hub in Swansea is hosting activities, training courses and events to help you get your Foot In The Door of the creative industries.

The Ffilm Cymru Wales funded drama will be released in UK cinemas by Picnik Entertainment from 10th May.

Four new Welsh language feature films are to be supported for development as part of Creative Wales’ Sinema Cymru Fund.

Feature film Mission, written and directed by BAFTA-winning Paul Wright shooting in Glasgow supported by Ffilm Cymru Wales, BBC Film and Screen Scotland, is looking for a Shadow Post-Producer to join the team.

Are you a filmmaker with ties to Newport, eager to capture the vibrant essence of your city's creative spirit? Ffilm Cymru Wales is inviting applications from Newport-born or based filmmakers to delve into the heart of Newport’s creative community and showcase what makes Newport truly unique. 

From animated family adventure to time-twisting rom-com and LGBTQ+ celebrations, there’s a Welsh film for everyone on the way. Keep an eye out for these Ffilm Cymru funded films coming to cinemas and screens at home this year.

Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are offering up to five people the opportunity to attend Sheffield DocFest as part of a Ffilm Cymru delegation, from 12th to 17th June 2024. 

Kensuke’s Kingdom features the voices of Academy Award and BAFTA winner Cillian Murphy, BAFTA winner and Academy Award Nominee Sally Hawkins and Academy Award Nominee Ken Watanabe as Kensuke.

Picnik Entertainment has acquired UK distribution rights for Rebel Wilson led drama The Almond and the Seahorse. A theatrical release has been set for May 10th.

Alice Lowe’s sci-fi rom-com celebrates critical acclaim following its world premiere at SXSW.

Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights to Janis Pugh’s debut feature Chuck Chuck Baby. The film has also been picked up for UK & Eire (Studio Soho), Scandinavia & Baltics (NonStop), Germany & Austria (Salzgeber), Spain (Yoda Pictures), Airlines (Aardwolf) with further territories in negotiation.  

Tickets are now on sale for the fifth biennial Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF), a hybrid event held in person 25-28 April 2024 in Chapter, Cardiff with online events continuing until 12 May.

The BFI, filmmakers and industry leaders today overwhelmingly welcomed the introduction of a 53% expenditure credit (equating to a tax relief of approximately 40%) for UK film productions with a budget up to £15m.

A new feature film part funded by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales and Ffilm Cymru is set to be screened at the world-famous international music and film festival, SXSW in Austin, Texas later this week.

Learn all about the film and TV industry in Wales and try out some creative activities behind the scenes.

Learn all about the film and TV industry in Wales and try out some creative activities behind the scenes.

Ffilm Cymru, Spring Films & Penbryn Film are inviting applications for a paid trainee placement working as a Trainee Impact Producer on the documentary film India’s 1st Best Trans Model  Agency.

My Extinction Ltd. is looking for a Welsh/Wales-based Trainee Production Coordinator to work on a feature documentary for a period of 30 days that will be spread out across 4 - 5 months.

WOW Wales One World Film Festival is delighted to announce its 2024 line-up, featuring a captivating selection of films from around the globe, championing a cinema without borders.

Brides, the debut feature from acclaimed theatre director and Screen Star of Tomorrow Nadia Fall and screenwriter Suhayla El-Bushra (Ackley Bridge, Becoming Elizabeth) has wrapped filming in Wales, Turkey, and Italy. 

CineRegio, a network of regional film funds in Europe, has launched the Manifesto for Sustainable Filming during The Berlin International Film Festival.

We have moved to a new office in W2, Cardiff.

The development agency for Welsh film has selected four new short films to progress into production through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery. 

The fifth Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) - held 25-28 April 2024 in Chapter, Cardiff with online events continuing to 12 May - will include screenings of 96 short films made in 23 countries around the world, as well as three major, animated feature films.

As part of Skills For Swansea, in partnership with Gower College Swansea, Ffilm Cymru have partnered with local creative organisations to offer fantastic 5-day paid work experience placements. 

We are looking for an outstanding project manager with experience of overseeing and delivering complex government funded projects in a small team, and to tight deadlines.

The development agency for Welsh film is developing eight new short films through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

The Screen New Deal Transformation Plan for Wales sets out plans for addressing energy use and waste.

Continuing with a virtual presence since its entirely online 2020 edition, Abertoir’s aim is to reach horror fans in Wales and beyond who might not otherwise have an opportunity to attend a festival this year.

Ffilm Cymru Wales supports seven film festivals and community cinemas serving exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales.

The development agency for Welsh film has appointed Lee Walters to lead the organisation into the next act of its story.

Marking the occasion with a focus on “18” and coming of age as a horror fan, the festival will celebrate some of the genre’s finest cult classics and stage fascinating presentations from industry experts on the distribution and classification of horror films.

In Geraint Morgan’s horror Geronimo, an anxious arcade owner reluctantly tries out a sleeping app, but the soporific voice sends him to a waking nightmare from which he may never escape.

In Peter Darney’s drama G♭, following a debilitating stroke, 84-year-old cellist Ceri seizes the opportunity that a carer shortage brings to use a dating app and invite sex worker Iestyn for a visit. 

Siôn Marshall-Waters’ documentary Forest Coal Pit is an intimate super 8mm portrait of two elderly brothers who live together on a small farm in the Black Mountains, south Wales. 

Charlotte James’s coming-of-age drama Doss House explores two teenage girls’ experiences of friendship, romance, and how emerging adulthood is filtered through the lens of male desire.

Inspired by the true story of the legendary ‘Ladies of Llangollen,’ Tracy Spottiswoode’s period drama Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night sees Sally and Eleanor scandalise society and escape the fate their families have planned for them.

We are looking for someone with legal and business affairs management experience and qualifications, who can work across the company to support specialist managers in our drive to support the film sector.

A fund to support Welsh language feature films with international, big screen potential is now open for applications.

The Writers Lab UK & Europe announces its selection of 15 participants and its honourable mentions for the Lab that supports women and non-binary writers over 40.

Join Ffilm Cymru Wales, BFI NETWORK Wales and BFI Doc Society at Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Team Abertoir has been hard at work over the past several months and are pleased to present the first wave of programming for the 2023 festival.

The Greening the Screen Fund will grow products, services and processes to improve the environmental sustainability of the screen sector in Wales.

Organisers of the Cardiff-based festival offering the largest LGBTQ+ short film prize in the world have immense pleasure and pride in revealing the full programme for this year’s Iris Prize.

As Pauline Burt prepares to step down from her role as founding CEO of Ffilm Cymru Wales, we reflect on the seismic shifts and successes that have shaped the Welsh film landscape during her 17-year tenure.

Ffilm Cymru Wales is seeking an experienced and connected Industry Placements Manager for Wales with experience of supporting trainees and productions in film and TV, both in a small team, and to tight deadlines.

Artemisia Films are delighted to announce that its feature film Chuck Chuck Baby, funded by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, BBC Film and Ffilm Cymru Wales, will have its World Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20th August.

Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival are thrilled to announce the shortlist of 15 films competing for the Iris Prize Best British Short supported by Film4 and Pinewood Studios.  

We are looking for someone with strong financial management credentials, who can also work across the company to support specialist managers in our drive to support the film sector.

We are seeking a new CEO with energy and vision to lead Ffilm Cymru Wales to the next stage of its evolution. 

An exclusive first clip from hand-drawn animated feature Kensuke’s Kingdom has been unveiled ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.

Ffilm Cymru is developing a pool of freelancers to assist our team with the assessment of filmmaker funding applications - from shorts, to career development, to features.

Join Ffilm Cymru Wales at Green Man Festival 2023 for a celebration of Welsh short filmmaking talent.

Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are taking five emerging documentary filmmakers from Wales to Sheffield DocFest this month.

The GREAT8 showcase has announced eight new projects selected for this year’s edition taking place in the run-up to this year’s Cannes Marché, including the Ffilm Cymru funded Chuck Chuck Baby.

Ffilm Cymru Wales is seeking three to four individuals that offer a range of professional insights and lived experiences to join our Board over the next six months.

Organisers of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film festival have announced a brand-new training initiative to help develop excellence in storytelling with moving image.

Rhys Marc Jones’ drama Father of the Bride follows Christian as he tries to deliver the best man’s speech at this brother’s wedding after an awkward propositioning by the father of the bride. 

The package sets out increasing support for children’s television and animation television and continuing support for film, high end television and video games.

Andrew Legge’s Ffilm Cymru funded sci-fi will beam into UK cinemas from 7th April through Signature Entertainment.

Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are offering up to five people the opportunity to attend Sheffield DocFest as part of a Ffilm Cymru delegation, from 14th to 27th June 2023.

The full programme of Cardiff Animation Festival’s fourth, mini edition 24th-25th March 2023 has now been announced, and tickets are now on sale.

Starting on Friday 3 March the ever-popular WOW Film Festival returns to six cinemas across Wales. With eight UK premieres and one world premiere there’s lots to tempt audiences back to the cinema.

The cross-cultural romance directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd, from a screenplay by Floyd, is now in post-production.

Eight short films from the 2022 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation are available to tour across the UK in 2023.

BFI awards £15.2M National Lottery funding over three years to 11 UK-wide strategic partners as it begins to implement its recently published 10-Year National Lottery Funding Strategy from April 2023.

Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected six new short films to progress into production through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

Creative freelancers and SMEs in the Cardiff Capital Region and across Wales with an idea for new products, services or experiences in the media sector can apply for up to £10,000 of seed funding, thanks to the launch of the Media Cymru Innovation Pipeline. 

Organisers of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film festival have announced that submissions are open for the 17th edition of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival to be held in Cardiff, Tuesday 10 October to Sunday 15 October 2023.

Biggest ever film and TV training project has given a Foot in the Door to hundreds in Newport on the back of an exceptional year for the Welsh film industry.

Ffilm Cymru Wales welcomes the Welsh Parliament Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee’s inquiry report on the impact of increasing costs on sport and culture in Wales.

In Zillah Bowes’ portrait of rural life in mid Wales Staying (Aros Mae), a woman from the city makes a brief but life-changing connection with a hill farmer and the landscape. 

Mac Nixon’s dark drama Jackdaw follows a mysterious and troubled loner, who is called upon to assist terminally ill people end their lives. This heavy burden unfolds as a nightmare when the time comes to deliver on a promise he does not want to keep.

Samantha O’Rourke’s offbeat comedy Jelly follows a bored and world-weary woman down a path to an underground escape filled with jelly, hope and the girl of her dreams.

Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected twelve new short films to be developed through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

The Welsh Government has announced that £180,000 will be made available to support the development of Welsh Language film and provide financial support to develop talent and ideas.

Iris Online is over and Jim, directed by Tom Young has been announced the winner of the Iris Prize Co-op Audience Award for 2022.

We are seeking a new Sustainability Manager to lead our Green Cymru programme - a unique opportunity to support screen sector professionals to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The full line-up is here for the physical edition of Abertoir 2022. 

We at Ffilm Cymru Wales are deeply concerned by the news of recent cinema closures.

Shooting has commenced in Wales on Alice Lowe’s reincarnation rom-com Timestalker, a tale of one woman’s unrequited love spanning several centuries. 

Media Cymru will help develop businesses and individuals within the sector with a series of funding rounds, training, research, and opportunities over the next five years.

Tarneit, directed by John Sheedy (Australia), has been announced the winner of the Iris Prize 2022, Cardiff’s International LGBTQ+ Short Film Prize, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation.

We are seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in their day-to-day work, and ensure the smooth and efficient operation of Ffilm Cymru Wales.

We are seeking a Freelance Event Assistant to help our Foot In The Door team deliver an event in Newport.

Film submissions for the 2023 edition of the FOCUS Wales Film Festival are now open! The film festival will take place on the 5th and 6th May 2023, with live screenings, panels, networking sessions and more in Wrexham City Centre.

Are you a fluent Hindi speaker looking for a chance to get your foot in the door of the film industry? Ffilm Cymru & Creative Wales are seeking a paid post-production trainee for documentary Being Hijra.

Twelve new feature films will be shown during the 16th annual Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, including three films directed by previous Iris Prize alumni.

IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to The Almond and The Seahorse, ahead of its World Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival, starring Rebel Wilson in her first dramatic role. 

Also revealed are the two juries for the main prizes, with Bard Ydén, senior programmer at the Norwegian Short Film Festival, chairing the international jury, and Tim Highsted, Senior Film Editor of acquired feature films for Channel4, chairing the Best British jury.

The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival returns this autumn with another excellent line-up of films for audiences in Wales.

This year, the festival returns in person from 11 – 16 October. The box office opens on 16 September, with full festival passes, day tickets, and weekend tickets available.

Ffilm Cymru Wales are delighted to be one of the partner organisations who are able to signpost entry-level talent to BAFTA’s career development bursary. 

An exciting opportunity to executive produce a wide range of live-action, animated, and documentary feature films led by Welsh talent has arisen at Ffilm Cymru.

The Ffilm Cymru funded Welsh-language eco-horror will be released in UK cinemas on 19th August by Picturehouse Entertainment.

A pop-up cinema and creative events space hosted by Ffilm Cymru will land in Newport city centre, this summer.

CAF is also offering resources, events and support services to help companies and freelancers become sustainable.

The Ffilm Cymru funded documentary will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 15th July by Bohemia Media.

From 29th July 2022, Creative Wales’ production funding for film will be delivered via Ffilm Cymru Wales through a new collaboration for independent feature film with Welsh talent at its heart.

We are seeking a Youth Officer to help engage young people through our work in film education. 

Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are taking five emerging documentary filmmakers from Wales to Sheffield DocFest this month.

Picturehouse Entertainment is delighted to launch the new trailer and poster for Lee Haven Jones’ Welsh-language eco-horror The Feast / Gwledd, which will be released in cinemas on 19th August. 

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jay Bedwani and funded by Ffilm Cymru, Donna is is an intimate and candid portrait of the inspiring trans activist, artist and performer Donna Personna.

This summer, a popular Netflix series is shooting in south Wales, and Ffilm Cymru’s Foot in the Door programme has opportunities for local people to be a part of production.

The GREAT8 showcase, which presents new UK feature films from some of the UK’s most exciting emerging filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers, has announced the eight films selected for this year’s edition taking place in the run-up to this year’s Cannes Marché.  

Organisers of Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have  announced details of the five shortlisted projects through to the final stage to be the first film commissioned by the new Iris Prize Documentary Film Finance Fund.

Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are offering up to five emerging filmmakers the opportunity to attend Sheffield DocFest as part of a Ffilm Cymru delegation, from 23rd to 28th June 2022.

The BFI, BBC Film and Ffilm Cymru Wales backed debut feature stars Louise Brealey and Annabel Scholey.

Led by S4C, Arts Council of Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK Wales, Y Labordy is a professional development programme for emerging film, television and theatre producers that have the ability to work in the Welsh language. 

Events include masterclasses with BBC & HBO’s His Dark Materials, Aardman Animations, Netflix’s City of Ghosts, Nickelodeon’s It’s Pony and Oscar® nominee Joanna Quinn – plus animated karaoke! 

Over the past year, the development agency for Welsh film has invested a further £280,183 of National Lottery funding in the development of 12 new feature films from Welsh filmmakers. 

Hartswoodfilms are inviting applications for a paid nine week placement shadowing director Lee Haven Jones on the production of new BBC1 thriller Wolf. 

The first short films produced through our Ffolio scheme with BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales are available to watch here.

The 21st edition of their unique festival runs online from Friday 25 February until Sunday 13 March.

The international festival returns in-person 7–10 April 2022 and online 7–24 April.

This is an invitation to tender for the evaluation of online and face-to-face training and development programme ‘Foot in the Door’ funded through Newport City Council and the UK Government Community Renewal Fund. 

Funded by Ffilm Cymru Wales and written by Tom Barrance, the pack is available in English and Welsh.

The development agency for Welsh film has commissioned seven new short films to go into production through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery. 

Film and high-end TV productions filming in Wales over next 12 months 
encouraged to participate

A total fund of £60,000 will support three documentary films with an annual request for ideas from filmmakers each January.

The festival is looking for amazing LGBT+ short and feature films and has 11 awards to hand out including the internationally coveted £30,000 Iris Prize supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation.

We’re looking for a great communicator, with good organisational skills, to coordinate our work to support filmmakers.

Ffilm Cymru is the development agency for Welsh film. We work across the sector from script to screen, including supporting film education, skills and training.

From heart-warming comedy to bloodthirsty horror, a host of fantastic Ffilm Cymru funded films were released in 2021 and are now available to watch from home over the festive period. 

Sara Sugarman’s Ffilm Cymru funded comedy-drama will be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 14th January.

Young filmmakers and curators from all over Wales have joined forces under the banner of Ffilm Ifanc to showcase the triumphant films of the next generation of young filmmaking talent in Wales.

Inspired by the extraordinary real-life events sparked by tenacious hairdresser Liz Evans (Samantha Morton), Save The Cinema illustrates how the resolve of a small Welsh town, inspired by the magic of cinema, was able to bring Tinseltown to their doorstep.

The IMMERSDIFF programme at the CULTVR Lab presents international fulldome films to audiences in Wales for the very first time, thanks to the generous support of Ffilm Cymru and the High Commission of Canada in the UK.

The 15 LGBT+ films shortlisted for the 2021 Iris Prize Best British Short Supported by Film4 will be broadcast on Channel 4 and streamed on All 4, beginning Monday 29th November.

We’re looking for a candidate who will drive forwards our skills and training activity, at a pivotal point in our company and the creative sector’s growth. 

Led by S4C, Arts Council of Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK Wales, Y Labordy is a professional development programme for emerging film, television and theatre producers who have the ability to work in the Welsh language. 

As world leaders, environmental experts and members of the scientific community gather in Glasgow for UN Climate Conference COP26, Ffilm Cymru and Clwstwr are delighted to announce the three innovative environmental projects selected to be developed with support from their Green Cymru Challenge Fund.

Dylan Williams' heart-warming documentary will be released in UK cinemas from 5th November.

The film features a voice cast including Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy.

Ffilm Cymru Wales, BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales have commissioned four new short films and four innovative audio projects through Ffolio, their platform for creative talent in Wales.

The announcement was made prior to the 2021 Iris Awards in Cardiff, by outgoing Chair Andrew Pierce, who leaves the role after almost seven years. 

The development agency for Welsh film has selected twelve new short films to be developed through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

In our new series of videos, we’re introducing you to some of the people and organisations that make up Wales’ vibrant and diverse creative community. 

The critically acclaimed film, which features a cast of Welsh stars, has been impressing audiences around the world in recent months. This will be the Welsh premiere of the film and its only UK screening outside of London Film Festival in 2021.

The Colour Room will be released on Sky Cinema and in cinemas on 12th November. The exclusive trailer, as well as a second look image of Phoebe Dynevor and Matthew Goode as their characters Clarice Cliff and Colley Shorter was also released.

Baba, directed by Sam Arbor and Adam Ali, has been announced the winner of the Iris Prize 2021, Cardiff’s International LGBT+ Short Film Prize, sponsored by The Michael Bishop Foundation.

Sky unveils a first look image of Samantha Morton in the Sky Original film Save The Cinema.

Organisers of Iris Prize are delighted to announce the full programme of screenings and events for its 15th year, which runs in Cardiff from 5th to 10th October and online until 31st October.

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival returns this month as Chapter’s first visiting film festival since lockdown measures ended.

The sector development agency for Welsh film is looking for three to four individuals that offer a range of professional insights and lived experiences to join our Board.

Iris Prize is honoured to welcome a group of diversely talented individuals who have excelled in their chosen fields as jury members, judging the films in Best British and the international Iris Prize categories.

ECOSINEMA is a series of films and talks combining cinema and environmental awareness.

The Ffilm Cymru funded caper welcomes you to the Wild West of Wales from 27th August.

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Ffilm Cymru funded debut feature Censor, starring Niamh Algar, will be unleashed in UK cinemas on 20th August by Vertigo Releasing.

media.cymru will make region a global hub for media innovation and production.

The ‘West Walian Western’ will be released in the UK by Signature Entertainment on 27th August.

The UK-wide review in close collaboration with industry aims to set direction of travel for future growth and competitiveness.

They are pleased to announce a new multidisciplinary innovation fund, which looks to advance solutions to key environmental challenges within the film industry in Wales.

Ffilm Cymru is seeking a Training & Event Coordinator to support delivery of a series of networking events, masterclasses and training sessions as part of its BFI NETWORK Wales offer for new & emerging writers, directors and producers. 

Ffilm Cymru Wales are looking for an accessible house for a 2.5 day film shoot on 11th, 12th & 13th July 2021.  

Principal photography has completed on Burial, the second feature from British writer/director Ben Parker (The Chamber), starring Charlotte Vega, Tom Felton and Harriet Walter, and produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (Muscle) for Stigma Films.

The heart-warming and hopeful Dream Horse, starring Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale and Joanna Page, will be galloping into UK cinemas from 4th June.

The Filmarket Hub platform and Edinburgh International Film Festival have launched the Celtic Screen Talent Showcase - a virtual pitch event dedicated to feature films and scripted series in development by talent from the six Celtic nations. 

In our new series of videos, we’re introducing you to some of the people and organisations that make up Wales’ vibrant and diverse creative community. 

As cinemas in Wales begin to reopen their doors to audiences again, discover what wonderful films you can experience on the big screen at your local independent cinema.

Ffilm Cymru has worked with the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) to produce bilingual infomercials for cinemas to share with their audiences about a safer screening experience.

In our new series of videos, we’re introducing you to some of the people and organisations that make up Wales’ vibrant and diverse creative community.

As part of our career development support for future documentary feature filmmakers, Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales are offering the opportunity for five new & emerging directors and producers to attend the 2021 virtual edition of Sheffield DocFest.

Three more fresh short films from first time filmmakers will be made through Ffolio, the platform for creative talent in Wales.

IFC Midnight announced today that they are acquiring North American rights to the Welsh-language supernatural revenge horror Gwledd / The Feast, directed by BAFTA-winning television director Lee Haven Jones in his feature debut. IFC Midnight will release the film in Fall 2021.

In our new series of videos, we’re introducing you to some of the people and organisations that make up Wales’ vibrant and diverse creative community.

Mad As Birds and Rep Production SF have started principal photography for Rebel Wilson’s first dramatic role in The Almond and The Seahorse. Bankside Films is handling international sales whilst Picnik Entertainment is overseeing UK Sales. 

The development agency for Welsh film has announced the five short films commissioned to go into production through their Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery.

Vertigo Releasing are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Censor, which they will be releasing theatrically in the UK and Ireland on 20th August 2021.

Efa Blosse-Mason’s short film Cwch Deilen is a Welsh-language animation exploring the joy and fear experienced in the early days of a relationship.

Clare Sturges’ short film The Arborist is a poignant drama starring Catrin Stewart as a woman that must overcome the profound grief and guilt she shares with her estranged brother Joe (Rhodri Meilir) before she can let go of their dead sister.

Joseph Ollman’s short film Bitter Sky is a coming-of-age drama set in the wild terrain of 90s mid-Wales starring Darci Shaw as the troubled, tough and incredibly bright Nia, who’s living estranged from her mother with her adopted father Roy (Richard Harrington).

Tina Pasotra’s debut narrative short, co-written with producer Alice Lusher stars Yasmin Kaur Barn as Rupi, a young woman who sacrifices all that she has ever known to start a new life in Wales with her two young daughters.

Inspired by the novel “White Ravens” by Owen Sheers, Sion Thomas’ dark drama Dirt Ash Meat tells the tale of Rhian and her brother Dewi as they struggle to keep the Welsh hill farm they inherited from their father running during the devastating foot and mouth outbreak of 2001. As the disease reaches their doorstep Rhian tries to control her increasingly unstable brother.

In Hannah Daniel and Georgia Lee’s comedy drama Burial, identical triplets get in a fight at their father’s funeral. Insults are overheard, secrets come to light and family tensions are stretched way past breaking point.

30 teams, bringing together scientists, technologists, engineers, artists and mathematicians from across the UK, took part in a three-month research and development process to reimagine a festival of creativity.

From heart-warming comedy to bloodthirsty horror, there’s a Welsh film for everyone on the way. Keep an eye out for these six Ffilm Cymru funded films coming to cinemas and screens at home soon.

Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films announces their support for the UK & Irish venture, joining US Lab supporters Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Oprah Winfrey.

National Lottery funding to support the UK-wide response to the coronavirus pandemic has exceeded £1 billion according to new figures released.

As the development agency for Welsh film, we are pleased to see the recommendations in the Welsh Parliament Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee’s report ‘Long-term Recovery from COVID-19.’

Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Censor, which had its World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival opening the Midnight Section, and will also be part of the Berlinale Panorama section in March.

The contemporary Welsh language horror will have its World Premiere at the innovative film and media festival this March.

Ffilm Cymru Wales is offering a unique opportunity to support screen sector professionals and companies in Wales to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The annual Welsh-African film festival, Watch-Africa Cymru, goes online in 2021 bringing together Africa and Wales to celebrate African cinema.

The development agency for Welsh film’s latest Film Exhibitor Fund awards are supporting independent cinemas and film festivals in Wales to continue to entertain and inspire their audiences amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The latest round of Ffolio, a platform for creative talent in Wales that is part of BBC Introducing Arts, is looking for fresh, unique audio projects.  

Organisers of the Iris Prize have launched a Wales-wide, three-year project working with community groups from across the country to discuss issues faced by LGBT+ people.

Production has commenced in Wales for new Sky Original film Save The Cinema, which will be available in cinemas and on Sky Cinema towards the end of 2021.

Ryan Andrew Hooper’s directorial debut The Toll will premiere at Glasgow Film Festival this February. 

Screen Work 2020 is the first comprehensive survey of workforce, training and education needs for Film, Television, Animation, Games, VFX and Post-Production in the Cardiff City Region.

The two products form the cornerstone of albert’s offering to the industry helping TV and Film productions to measure their carbon impact as well as take active steps towards reducing it.

The BFI Film Audience Network’s Inclusive Cinema has launched a practical guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences, and staff, which challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020.

Celebrating its 15th edition, the Cardiff (UK) based festival, will take place in October 2021.

Prano Bailey-Bond’s love letter to 80s horror will have its World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January.

The UK and EU concluded a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in December 2020, which sets out the terms of our future relationship.

These latest Ffilm Cymru funded films are available for you to stream or download and watch from home now.

A £3 million research and development programme gets underway this week, to progress open, original and optimistic ideas that could go on to become one of ten major creative projects, each designed to reach millions, bring people together and showcase the UK’s creativity and innovation globally in 2022.

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the past eight months exceptionally difficult for many people and organisations, including Wales’ wonderful cinemas.

Ffilm Cymru has invested production funding in Celyn Jones’ directorial debut as it heads into pre-production.

Bankside Films have announced that Andrew Legge’s Sci-Fi Feature L.O.L.A. has completed principal photography on location in Ireland.

Creative & Cultural Skills launches a programme of activity across Wales to ensure more diverse talent can aspire to careers in the creative industries.

Bring home the best of the fest with FrightFest Presents.

Two of Britain’s greatest young acting talents Emilia Jones and George MacKay star in this haunting psychological drama.

The team behind Eternal Beauty, shot on location in Wales with Welsh cast and crew, and screening in cinemas now, has partnered with the Film and TV Charity to raise awareness of mental health behind the scenes.

Tickets & Early Bird passes on sale now.

Picturehouse Entertainment is thrilled to be releasing Lee Haven Jones’ directorial debut Gwledd (The Feast) into UK cinemas. The film’s release date has not yet been set.

The rescheduled spring 2020 festival will go ahead online throughout the rest of 2020.

Previously announced voice cast includes Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and rising star Raffey Cassidy set to star in Frank Cottrell-Boyce adaptation of Michael Morpurgo best-selling novel.

Cardiff’s International LGBT+ Short Film Prize have announced the shortlisted films in competition for the world’s largest international LGBT+ short film prize.

Last updated: 6th May 2022.

Bulldog Film Distribution are proud to announce the release of Craig Roberts’ Eternal Beauty in cinemas and on demand from Friday 2 October 2020.

Bankside Films has announced its acquisition of L.O.L.A., directed by Andrew Legge which starts principal photography on 7th September on location in Ireland.

As part of a new collaboration between BBC Cymru Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK which aims to shine a light on emerging filmmakers across Wales, actress Hannah Daniel, alongside director Georgia Lee has written, directed and stars in a new comedy drama. Burial sees Hannah play the role of identical triplets attending their father’s funeral.

BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales, Arts Council of Wales and Ffilm Cymru have commissioned five more short films through Ffolio, their new platform for creative talent in Wales.

Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired North American rights to Craig Roberts’ feature film Eternal Beauty.

The third round of Ffolio, a platform for creative talent in Wales that is part of BBC Introducing Arts, is now open for applications.

Bankside Films today announced that it has boarded sales on Gwledd (The Feast), the directorial debut of Lee Haven Jones.
 

Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have announced that the 14th edition of the Cardiff based festival will go online this October, and will be available for free.

In their latest round of development funding Ffilm Cymru Wales invests a further £97,500 of National Lottery money into eight new films from Welsh talent.

Nine new short films made by Welsh talent will be developed with support from Ffilm Cymru and BFI NETWORK Wales’ Beacons fund, in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales.

Six exciting short films will be made through Ffolio, the new platform for creative talent in Wales from disciplines other than film or TV.

The festival runs 2-5 April - tickets on sale now!

As the world celebrates women’s rights and achievements on International Women’s Day, find out more about the forthcoming Ffilm Cymru-funded features written, directed and produced by talented women filmmakers.

Young people from across Wales will apply their creative, digital and communication skills to make their own films and have them shown in cinemas and online thanks to three new film education projects funded by Ffilm Cymru.

IFC Films is acquiring U.S rights to the film starring Eddie Izzard and Dame Judi Dench.

More people will be treated to exciting and social cinematic experiences at festivals, cinemas and community pop-up screenings across Wales.