The BBC has announced two new factual commissions at Wales Screen Summit. Both commissions are being produced out of Cardiff and are being made by South Shore. Catherine Catton, BBC Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment & Events, commeted: “These two new shows showcase the food, passion and creativity of people all across the UK and […]
Afanti Events has announced that Hollywood A-List actor, Luke Evans, will headline the line up at the forthcoming Wales Screen Summit on 15-17 May 2023 at Cardiff’s Parkgate Hotel. The Welsh actor who has amassed a vast resume of acclaimed stage, television and film roles, will discuss his expansive career including his recent starring role in the BBC’s variety performance, Showtime […]
S4C, the public broadcaster and the only Welsh language television channel, has green-lit Y ‘Sgubor Flodau (The Flower Barn) and recommissioned (Cymry ar Gynfas) Welsh on Canvas from award-winning Cardiff based independent production company, Wildflame Productions. Y ‘Sgubor Flodau (The Flower Barn), a 6 x 60 series, is a brand new original factual entertainment format. Each week in this warm and moving series […]
S4C and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) have announced details of a brand-new screenwriting course which is designed to help writers develop their cinematic voice in the Welsh language. The six-month O’r Sgript i’r Sinema course, funded by Creative Wales, will allow participants to hone their writing skills for the big screen – from the initial concept through to […]
The BBC has announced new feature length drama Men Up, made by Quay Street Productions and Boom, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in a co-commission with BBC Wales. Written by Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Men Up is inspired by the remarkable true story of one of the world’s first medical trials […]
Afanti Media has announced the return of the Wales Screen Summit on 15-17 May 2023 at Cardiff’s Parkgate Hotel. Speakers confirmed to date include: Chief Content Officer, UK at Paramount, Ben Frow; BBC Director of Unscripted, Kate Phillips; Chief Content Office for Channel 4, Ian Katz; Chief Executive Officer, S4C, Sian Doyle; EVP of Content at All3Media International Maartje Horchner ; Managing Director of Business Development […]
Great Point Media, the London-based media group that has invested more than £500 million into the creative industries worldwide, is collaborating with Fields Park, US-based Volume Global and Media Cymru, a consortium of creative and educational institutions in South Wales, to build a virtual production hub at Great Point Seren Studios in Cardiff. In addition […]
The BBC is marking one hundred years of broadcasting in Wales. On Februay 13th 1923, in a small room on the first floor in Castle Street, Cardiff, Sir John Reith, Controller of the BBC spoke the first words which were broadcast by the BBC in Wales. To celebrate this historic milestone, the BBC is offering […]
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. Applications for the first Media Cymru Seed Fund round open on […]
Abacus Media Rights has sold S4C’s Welsh-language crime caper, Dal y Mellt, to Netflix. This will be the first Welsh-language drama licensed on Netflix and will stream this April in the UK. Dal y Mellt (which translates to ‘Rough Cut‘) was released in October 2022 on S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer, garnering critical acclaim and proving […]