BAFTA Cymru hosts 100+ events a year for our members and the public, with an aim to celebrate the work of Wales' creative industry professionals.
Find out more below about our events strands and previous events.
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TV Previews including Q+As with cast and crew
Frequency: Up to 36 a year
Location: Cardiff / Bangor / Caernarfon
Audience: BAFTA Cymru members and partners
Previous events:
- Wolf Hall finale + Q&A with Assistant Location Manager & Art Department Assistant. Watch the film from the event here
- TIR Preview + Q&A
- Safe House Preview + Q&A
- Yonderland Preview
- Educating Cardiff + Q&A
- Hinterland Series 3 preview + Q&A - see the photos here
- Doctor Who Series 9 launch + Q&A
- Dim ond y Gwir + Q&A - see the photos here
- Philip Jones Griffiths Documentary at the Frontline Club, London. With Ian Jones and Gwion Lewis.
- Natural Born Winners + Q&A
- Ffwtbol a Fflers - Cofio Arwyr '76
- War and Peace Series finale preview - listen to the podcast here
- 35 Diwrnod preview + Q&A
- The Collection preview - view photos from the event here
- Decline and Fall + Q&A - view the photos from the event here
- Tate Britain's Great British Walks
- Against the Law + Q&A - view the photos from the event here
- Bang + Q&A - view the photos from the event here.
- Un Bore Mercher + Q&A
- Craith + Q&A
- Britannia + Q&A
- Requiem + Q&A - view the photos from the event here
- Preview: To Provide All People + Q&A. View the photos here and listen to the Q&A here.
- The Ballymuprhy Precedent + Q&A
- World premiere: A Discovery of Witches + Q&A. View the photos here.
- Apostle Q&A. Listen here.
- Preview: Outsiders + Q&A
- Preview: Pitching In + Q&A. View the photos here.
- The Making of Manhunt + Q&A
- Preview: 35 AWR Final episode + Q&A
- Preview: Years and Years + Q&A with Russell T Davies
- Preview: 4Stories: On The Edge Series 2 + Q&A
- Preview: Pili Pala + Q&A
- A Celebration of Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher
- Preview: Peaky Blinders Finale + Q&A
- Preview: His Dark Materials + Q&A View photos here. Listen here.
- Preview: War of the Worlds + Q&A
- Preview: The Crown (Episode 6) + Q&A View photos here.
Film Preview Screenings and Q&As with cast and crew
Frequency: up to 36 a year
Location: Cardiff (Chapter and Cineworld) and Galeri, Caernarfon or Pontio, Bangor
Audience: BAFTA Cymru members and public
Previous events:
- Pride + Q&A
- Dark Horse Doc + Q&A
- Pretty Village Doc + Q&A
- High Tide + Q&A
- Fog of Sex Doc + Q&A. Watch the film of the event here
- The Sleeping Room + Q&A. Watch the film of the event here
- Under Milkwood Premiere
- Manic Street Preachers Culture Alienation Boredome Despair + Q&A. Watch the film of the event here
- Set Fire to the Stars + Q&A. Listen to the Podcast here.
- Bypass+ Q&A
- Honeytrap
- Documentary Wales presents: Jonny: Shaman of Rust / Branches : The Nature of Performance
- The Marriage of Reason and Squalor + Rhys Ifans Q&A - watch the film of the event here
- Blood Moon + Q&A
- Petrolium Spirit + Q&A
- Convenience + Q&A
- The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad) + Q&A
- Mr Calzaghe + Q&A
- Crow + Q&A - see photos here
- Mr Quin: Re telling Agatha Christie
- Under Milk Wood screening at 'Pontio', Bangor
- The Call Up + Q&A
- Preview: The Lighthouse + Q&A
- Preview: Black Mountain Poets + Q&A
- Preview: Dark Signal + Q&A
- Preview: Ethel and Ernest - watch the Q&A here
- Preview: Lady Macbeth + Q&A
- Preview: Don't Knock Twice + Q&A
- Welsh premiere: THEIR FINEST + Q&A - view the photos here and watch the Q&A here
- Preview: B&B + Q&A
- Preview: King Arthur Legend of the Sword
- Preview: Canaries + Q&A
- Special Preview: Journey's End + Q&A. View the photos here
- Preview: The Greatest Showman
- Screening of Gone too Far + Q&A with Destiny Ekharaga
- Love is Thicker than Water + Q&A with Sharon Morgan
- Last Summer screening
- Apostle Q&A and Gala Dinner. View the photos from the event here.
- Submergence + Q&A with Celyn Jones
- Preview: Show Dogs
- Preview: Morfydd + Q&A
- Preview: Mary Poppins Returns
- Preview: Being Frank + Q&A (Cardiff and Caernarfon)
- Preview: Ray and Liz + Q&A
- Preview: Involuntary Activist + Q&A (Iris Prize film festival)
- Preview: The Fight + Q&A with Jessica Hynes
- Preview: Pink Wall + Q&A
- Preview: Gwen + Q&A
- Preview: Nuclear + Q&A
Games Events
Frequency: at least 1 a year
Location: Cardiff at Wales Games Development Show
Audience: BAFTA Cymru members, industry, BAFTA Games members
Previous events:
- Games and Interactive Experience Award 2014
- Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris Keynote Speech 2014
- Katherine Bidwell Keynote Speech 2015
- Games Awards Winners masterclass at InitGame Wrexham
- Catherine Woolley Dewi Vaughan Owen Inaugural Keynote 2016
- Games Writing: The Philosophy of Interactive Horror April 2017
- Brenda Romero presents the Dewi Vaughan Owen Keynote October 2017
- Award Winners Masterclass: Henry Hoffman on Games Development
- Wales Interactive: a new way of Gaming
- Games Masterclass with Elin Festoy
Industry Insight series
Frequency: 3 a year
Location: Cardiff
Audience: BAFTA Cymru members, industry, partners, public
- Brunch with the Drama Commissioners. Watch the video from the event here
- Afternoon Tea with the Games Commissioners
- Sky Arts Table Read
- Afternoon Tea with the Children’s Commissioners see Photos and Film of event.
- Breakfast with the Factual Commissioners (2014) see Photos
- Brunch with the Factual Commisisoners (2016) Watch the video from the event
- Brunch with the Film Funders (2017) See Photos
An Audience With...
Location: London, Cardiff
Frequency: 2 a year
Previous events:
- An Audience with Michael Sheen. Listen to the Podcast here
- An Audience with Jonathan Pryce. See the photos here. Watch film here. Listen to the podcast of the full Q&A here.
- An Audience with Eddie Izzard. Listen to the podcaast here. See photos here.
- An Audience with Gareth Edwards. See the photos here.
- An Audience with Mark Lewis Jones. See the photos here.
- An Audience with Rhys Ifans. See the photos here.
- An Audience with Lynwen Brennan. See the photos here.
- An Audience with Luke Evans. See the photos here.
- An Audience with Rhys Ifans at GWLAD Festival. See the photos here. Listen to the full Q&A here.
- An Audience with Taron Egerton. See the photos here. Listen to the full Q&A here.
- An Evening with Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon. See the photos here. Listen to the full Q&A here.
Guru Live Cardiff
Frequency: 1 a year
Location: Cardiff
Audience: new talent, career starters, emerging talent, Members, public
Career Clever - Award Winners Masterclasses
Frequency: 6-10 a year
Location: various around Wales – at Universities, colleges and festivals
Audience: wider industry, emerging talent, Members, public
Previous events:
- Careers Panel with Keri Collins, Catherine Linstrum and Rebekah Tolley (University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Swansea)
- VFX Masterclass with Simon Frame (Da Vinci's Demons)
- VFX on Doctor Who with Murray Barber (Milk VFX) & Sue Land (BBC Cymru Wales)
- Trychineb y Teiffwn - (Byd ar Bedwar) ITV Current Affairs
- VFX and SFX on Sherlock
- Stephen Frears and Paul Andrew Williams at Cardiff Indie Film Festival
- Euros Lyn Directing Masterclass
- Clare Sturges and Paul McFadden - Into Film Festival Careers
- Adam Price with 'Streic y Glowyr' (History of the Miners Strike). Double screening event at Aberystwyth
- Award Winners Masterclass: DoubleAgent Films on Factual Production
- Jane Dauncey
- Bethan Jones & Julia Stannard, Cineworld, Cardiff
- Looking for my Birth Mother with Jamie Baulch, Connie Fisher & Justyn Jones
- VFX Masterclass: A Poet in New York with Jon Rennie
- On Producing: Hilary Bevan Jones: view the photos here.
- Award nominees masterclass: Philip John on Directing
- Career Clever: Stephen Woolley on Producing
- Career Clever: Rhys Ifans on Acting
- Career Clever: Mahalia Belo on Directing
- Award Winners Masterclass: Jack Parry Jones on Acting
- Award Winners Masterclass: Kimberley Nixon on Acting
- Career Clever: Celyn Jones on Acting
- Career Clever: Kevin Jones on Editing
- Terence Clegg on Producing
- Award Winners Masterclass: Matthew Hall on Writing (Cardiff and Bangor)
BAFTA Crew – Wales
Frequency: 1 Masterclass & 3 online masterclasses
Location: Cardiff
Audience: industry, new talent, career starters
Heritage Screenings and events
- 30th anniversary screening: Cry Freedom + Q&A .
- BAFTA Debuts tour - A Way of Life + Q&A with Amma Asante. See pictures. Listen to the podcast.
May 2015: BAFTA celebrates 10 years of Doctor Who in Wales (in New York)
2014-15: Doctor Who Monsters (with BFI Film Hub Wales and BBC Wales)
- Monmouth. Watch film from event here
- Aberystwyth. Watch film from event here
- Harlech
- Prestatyn. Watch the film from event here
- Llanelli
- Cardiff
2015: Patagonia screening and Q&A with Matthew Rhys and others (BFI Film Hub Wales). Watch the film from the event here