11/06/2020

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. They also confirmed that the £30,000 Iris Prize, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation, will be presented to a filmmaker to produce another short film on Saturday 10th October. The festival will open on Tuesday 6th October and close on Sunday 11th October, with all screenings, talks and events available…

31/01/2020

    Film4 boards the Iris Prize Best British Short as sponsor, in three-year agreement to acquire rights to screen the 15 shortlisted films at Film4 on All 4  “…with a strong track record for supporting British film making, this is the perfect partner for Iris. We are so excited!”  Organisers of Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have today (28 January 2020) announced details of a new three-year sponsorship agreement with British producer/broadcaster Film4. The agreement will see Film4 acquire…

14/10/2019

Image Credit: BAFTA/Rex Shutterstock   13 October 2019: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has announced the winners of the 2019 British Academy Cymru Awards. The awards honour excellence in broadcasting and production within film, games and television in Wales and inspire the next generation of creative talent. The ceremony was hosted once again by BBC Radio 1 presenter, Huw Stephens, at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, where presenters included Ruth Jones (Gavin and Stacey,…

11/10/2019

Cai Morgan – Various You are nominated for ‘Various’, so does that mean you are a ‘Jack of all trades’ then Cai? [Laughs] Maybe yeah but with the job that I do, I produce a lot of content online. I don’t produce TV programmes or films that go out in cinemas, and my audience is on the internet. That could be a 15 minute film about Ketnipz (A teenage cartoonist who takes Instagram by storm) for S4C, or a short film about…

11/10/2019

How impressive is the list of nominee’s for this year’s BAFTA Cymru? We are pleased because we have had the highest number of entries to date, so it means that it’s not all about BAFTA Cymru, it’s about the people that we celebrate and it shows that the industry seems to be in a really good place. We also worked out that there are (more than) 60 productions that have been recognised, yet last year there were only 40 something….

15/10/2018

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has announced the winners of the 2018 British Academy Cymru Awards. The awards honour excellence in broadcasting and production within film, games and television in Wales and inspire the next generation of creative talent. The ceremony was hosted once again by BBC Radio 1 presenter, Huw Stephens, at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, where presenters included producers Barbara Broccoli OBE and Michael G. Wilson OBE; actress Elen Rhys…

11/10/2018

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has  revealed the names of some of the nominees, presenters and other special guest attendees for this Sunday’s British Academy Cymru Awards, which is taking place at the St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales on 14 October.     Stars of the big and small screen are set to attend the 27th BAFTA Cymru ceremony, which honours excellence in performance and production within film, games and television in…

05/10/2018

BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming and acclaimed presenter and broadcaster Mavis Nicholson revealed as Special Award recipients       The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has revealed the Special Award recipients for this year’s British Academy Cymru Awards, taking place on 14 October 2018, as announced at last night’s BAFTA Cymru Nominees Party.   BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming (whose most recent credits include Wonder Woman…

18/09/2018

  On the 6th September the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, announced the nominations for the British Academy Cymru Awards, honouring excellence in broadcasting and production within film, games and television in Wales.   The announcement was made live for the second year running on Facebook by Elin Fflur.   The 27th ceremony will take place on 14 October 2018 at St David’s Hall, Cardiff and will be presented by Huw Stephens for…

31/03/2017

  The Awards will take place on Sunday 8 October 2017 Cardiff, 30 March 2017: BAFTA Cymru-winning actor Michael Sheen has joined BAFTA Cymru in encouraging Welsh talent working in the vibrant film, television and games industries to self-nominate for this year’s Awards, which will take place on Sunday 8 October. Michael Sheen, who has received seven nominations across BAFTA’s Film, Television and Cymru Awards, and was presented with the BAFTA Cymru Sian Phillips Award in 2007, has joined the…