New Welsh Agency "Ffilm" Established

Author:Andrew Gale
Date:Thu, 13/04/2006 - 16:48
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A new Welsh Agency "Ffilm" has been established.

The film agency will aim to "ensure that Wales can be more effective in developing talent and in making feature films." Currently, the ACW and Welsh Development Agency are recruiting board members for Ffilm Wales for an initial three-year period. The agency will provide exhibition support, promote film education, fund film festivals and work with young filmmakers trying to break into the industry. Ffilm Wales is expected to distribute the Lottery funds for filmmaking in Wales, currently distributed by the ACW. The Wales Screen Commission, which promotes Wales as a shooting location, will be initially funded by the new agency and eventually become a separate branch of the Creative Industries Support Agency. "The Creative industries Strategy gives us the opportunity to reshape support for film in Wales to allow us to compete more effectively on the world stage. These arrangements will give more Welsh writers, directors and actors the opportunity to find an international audience for their talents," said ACW CEO Peter Tyndall.

This should hopefully fill the void left by the closure of Sgrin.

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