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 […]
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 […]
Filmonomics
With the support of £576.00 from Ymddiried: Media Grants Cymru, I had the privilege of joining the Filmonomics 23/24 Cohort, alongside 17 other filmmakers. This program, spanning four months from December 12, 2023, to March 2024, provided a comprehensive blend of business training aimed at nurturing both creative and commercial skills, tailored particularly for UK-based […]
MA Playwriting & Scriptwriting
Finn James Ymddiried Media Grants Cymru gave me the ability to pursue my passion: writing for the screen and stage. I used the grant to help fund my studies doing an MA in Playwriting & Screenwriting in St Andrews University. Studying in the U.K. can be near enough unaffordable and the grant allowed me to have a bit […]
London Film Festival
Tina Pasotra At the start of the year I had the opportunity of shadowing some of the post production process for feature film Unicorns, written by James Krishna Floyd and co-directed with Bafta winning filmmaker Sally El Hosaini. They invited me to the premier of Unicorns at London Film Festival and thanks to this fund […]
Training opportunity
Shafin Basheer I am a recent graduate in MA Filmmaking from Bangor University and it was there that I discovered my passion for directing and began to hone my craft. I have won the RTS Cymru Student Award in 2022 for my documentary film and began my career as a documentary filmmaker. While I was […]
Post production shadowing opportunity on ‘The Last Omen’
Mathew David Not long after graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, I played the lead in Iris Prize short Burger, which won a Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival 2014. Since then I have worked behind the camera on over 9 Iris Prize produced LGBTQ+ short films including Arkasha […]
MLitt Playwriting and Screenwriting
Verity Campbell In 2020 I was given an unconditional offer to study MLitt Playwriting and Screenwriting at the University of St Andrews. It was one of the happiest moments of my life and in an uncharacteristically wise move, I decided to defer my place until September 2021 in the hopes that I would be able […]
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 […]