Prix Europa Festival, Berlin
Grant awarded to: Hannah Loy Ymddiried’s Contribution: £1,100 Ymddiried Media Grants Cymru gave me one of the best starts I can think of for launching my audio production company. Back in 2014, whilst at the BBC, I made my first ever radio documentary called The Lost Women of British Jazz. This documentary went on to […]
MA Animation course at the University of South Wales
Grant awarded to: Gabi Bania Ymddiried’s Contribution: £2,900 Thanks to the wonderful help of Ymddiried: Media Grants Cymru, which supported me with a £2,500.00 scholarship I was able to take up an MA Animation course at the University of South Wales.. The further £400.00 grant which I received, allowed me to invest in software and […]
NFTS ‘The Directors’ Prep Course’ BBC Glasgow
Grant awarded to: Clare Sturges Ymddiried’s Contribution: £700 towards fees and expenses The course was run by experienced Swedish director Jonas Grimes, and was designed to help newer drama directors advance and hone their skills in prep. The course was run across two days in sunny central Glasgow. It covered many aspects of the work […]
Free post production training!
Gorilla Academy is the training side of Gorilla Post and they’ve recently been awarded some government Creative Skills Funding to deliver post production training to people in the TV and Film industry working or living in Wales. They have entry level session like “how to be a runner”, data wrangling and Introduction to Media Composer […]
Poppy Jasper Film Festival, San Francisco
Short Film ScreeningGrant awarded to: Lowri PalfreyYmddiried’s Contribution: £1,800 After becoming a mother in 2019 work as an actor had been put on hold and then extended due to lockdown. I was desperate to be creative and work, but with no sign of any auditions I took to writing something that I could be in. […]
NFTS, MA Screenwriting Course
Grant awarded to: James Davies Ymddiried’s Contribution: £6,500 over 2 years I was fortunate enough to receive financial support from Ymddiried: Media Grants Cymru to study MA Screenwriting at The National Film & Television School from 2022 to 2024. For my first year, I received £3,000 and for my second year, I received £3,500. These […]
Madison – The Journey of Making the Film’
Our workshop project ‘Madison – The Journey of Making the Film’ took inspiration from writer Bethan Marlow’s experiences and track record in creating community theatre projects. We wanted to build a community of young LQBTQ+ creatives and involve them in the journey of making the film, whilst providing opportunities to expand their industry knowledge and […]
Foot in the Door
Ffilm Cymru Wales believe that a strong and sustainable Welsh film industry needs to be open to everyone, no matter a person’s background, financial means or experience. We work with partners, including Housing Associations, Welsh Broadcasting Trust, local authorities and job centres, to connect people who might not otherwise think a career in film was […]
Culture Change Conference, March 28-29, 2023
Earlier this week, our chair, Siwan Jobbins attended Media Cymru’s Culture Change Conference at the Atrium in Cardiff. The conference focused on well-being and better, fairer and greener work practices within the screen sector. One of the sessions was about the skills and training opportunities there are in Wales. If you’re looking for training opportunities, […]
Editing MA at the National Film and Television School
At the end of 2017, I was offered a place on the prestigious two-year Editing MA at the National Film and Television School. Despite my lucky break, it was the scholarship from Ymddiried that in reality empowered me, a single mother-of-two, to commit to the MA.
Houdini Course, Escape Studios
Due to Covid pandemic this course ran online instead of from Escape Studios London classroom. I joined the other 4 students every Monday and Wednesday night from 7pm to 10pm over the 20 weeks. I had used Houdini before but without any formal training. We started from basics of application. An introduction to interface and […]
Cardiff Animation Festival
Cardiff Animation Festival ’22 brought together the animation industry, fans and aspiring animators for a packed hybrid programme of animated short films, features, masterclasses, talks, performances, industry events, an exhibition, networking events and parties.