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The Deputy Minister made the announcement during an address to Wales’ first Screen Summit, being held in Cardiff today.


The new fund, a collaboration between the Welsh Government’s creative agency Creative Wales and Ffilm Cymru Wales, is available for films intended for theatrical release, with talent development and skills at its heart. 


The £1 million per annum fund will be open for applications in July and will run for an initial period of two years.  

The new agreement will see a streamlined approach to funding, with an application process via Ffilm Cymru Wales, who will administer the fund on behalf of Creative Wales. 


Up to £600,000 will be available per project for eligible films, with up to £400,000 grant funding from Creative Wales and up to £200,000 via Ffilm Cymru lottery funds, which they administer on behalf of the Arts Council of Wales.


At least £12 million will be generated for the Welsh economy across the initial two years of the arrangement between Creative Wales and Ffilm Cymru, providing a post\-COVID\-19 pandemic boost for Wales’ world\-class community of creatives, cast, crew, services and facilities.


Under Ffilm Cymru’s management, there will continue to be a focus on films featuring Wales\-born or Wales\-based writers, directors and producers at their helm.


Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden, said:



> “Since its inception, Creative Wales has been reviewing its approach to improving and enhancing its support for TV and film production, with a new production funding offer for TV and games also now available. This new and improved investment package for film is next in a suite of improved investments for the sector.
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> “This new approach to film will boost film production in Wales, stimulating growth in the number and variety of productions made in Wales, whilst also maximising the economic impact on the local economy, improve employment opportunities, further support the development of a skilled workforce, and further demonstrate the excellence of Wales on screen through our world\-class talent, crews, facilities and unique locations.
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> “This unique partnership between Creative Wales and Ffilm Cymru Wales, following on from the recent Memorandums of Understanding with the BBC and S4C, is a further example of how our partnership approach is driving growth and talent development in the creative industries in Wales.


Pauline Burt, Chief Executive of Ffilm Cymru welcomed this latest development saying:



> “Having long worked directly with Welsh independent filmmakers to help bring their feature film projects to fruition, we are delighted to be collaborating with Creative Wales on our shared objectives. The production fund will continue to centre Welsh talent, whilst streamlining access to funding and tailoring the offer to producers’ and the wider sector’s needs.


This new partnership between Ffilm Cymru and Creative Wales builds on a foundation of creative and economic collaboration that has already seen the co\-funding of homegrown storytelling such as Euros Lyn’s Dream Horse and Mad as Birds Films’ forthcoming drama The Almond and the Seahorse, which was written by Kaite O'Reilly and co\-directed by Celyn Jones.







Translation:


 
Gwnaeth y Dirprwy Weinidog y cyhoeddiad yn ystod anerchiad i Uwchgynhadledd Sgrin gyntaf Cymru, a gynhelir yng Nghaerdydd heddiw.


Mae'r gronfa newydd, sy’n ffrwyth cydweithio rhwng asiantaeth greadigol Llywodraeth Cymru sef Cymru Greadigol a Ffilm Cymru Wales, ar gael ar gyfer ffilmiau y bwriedir iddynt gael eu dangos mewn theatrau, gyda’r nod penodol o ddatblygu talent a sgiliau.


Bydd y gronfa £1 miliwn y flywyddyn yn dechrau derbyn ceisiadau ym mis Gorffennaf, a bydd ar gael am gyfnod cychwynnol o ddwy flynedd.


Bydd y cytundeb newydd yn arwain at ddull symlach o ariannu, gyda phroses ymgeisio drwy Ffilm Cymru Wales, a fydd yn gweinyddu'r gronfa ar ran Cymru Greadigol. 


Bydd hyd at £600,000 ar gael fesul prosiect ar gyfer ffilmiau nodwedd annibynnol y bwriedir eu dangos mewn theatrau, gyda hyd at £400,000 o hyn fel arian grant gan Cymru Greadigol a hyd at £200,000 drwy gronfeydd loteri Ffilm Cymru, y maent yn eu gweinyddu ar ran Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.


Bydd o leiaf £12 miliwn yn cael ei sbarduno ar gyfer economi Cymru dros ddwy flynedd gyntaf y trefniant rhwng Cymru Greadigol a Ffilm Cymru, gan roi hwb i gymuned greadigol, cast, criw, gwasanaethau a chyfleusterau o'r radd flaenaf Cymru yn dilyn heriau pandemig COVID\-19\.


O dan reolaeth Ffilm Cymru, bydd ffocws o hyd ar ffilmiau sy'n cynnwys awduron, cyfarwyddwyr a chynhyrchwyr o Gymru neu sydd wedi'u geni yng Nghymru neu rai sydd wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru. 


Dywedodd Dawn Bowden, Dirprwy Weinidog y Celfyddydau a Chwaraeon:



> "Ers ei sefydlu, mae Cymru Greadigol wedi bod yn adolygu ei dull o wella a chynyddu ei chefnogaeth i gynhyrchiadau teledu a ffilm, ac mae cyllid newydd ar gyfer cynyrchiadau teledu a gemau hefyd ar gael nawr. Mae'r pecyn buddsoddi newydd a gwell hwn ar gyfer ffilm yw’r cam diweddaraf mewn cyfres o well fuddsoddiadau ar gyfer y sector.
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> "Bydd y dull newydd hwn o gynhyrchu ffilm yn rhoi hwb i’r diwydiant cynhyrchu ffilmiau yng Nghymru, gan ysgogi twf yn nifer ac amrywiaeth y cynyrchiadau a wneir yng Nghymru, tra hefyd yn sicrhau'r effaith economaidd fwyaf posibl ar yr economi leol, yn gwella cyfleoedd cyflogaeth, yn cefnogi datblygiad gweithlu medrus ymhellach, ac yn dangos ymhellach ragoriaeth Cymru ar y sgrin drwy ein talent o'r radd flaenaf, criwiau, cyfleusterau a lleoliadau unigryw.
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> "Mae'r bartneriaeth unigryw hon rhwng Cymru Greadigol a Ffilm Cymru Wales, yn dilyn y Memoranda Cyd\-ddealltwriaeth diweddar gyda'r BBC ac S4C, yn enghraifft arall o sut mae ein dull partneriaeth yn sbarduno twf a datblygiad talent o fewn y diwydiannau creadigol yng Nghymru.


Croesawodd Pauline Burt, Prif Weithredwr Ffilm Cymru y datblygiad diweddaraf hwn gan ddweud:



> "Ar ôl gweithio'n uniongyrchol gyda gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau annibynnol o Gymru i helpu i wireddu eu prosiectau ffilm nodwedd, rydym yn falch iawn o gydweithio â Cymru Greadigol ar ein hamcanion cyffredin. Bydd y gronfa gynhyrchu yn parhau i ganoli talent Cymru, tra'n symleiddio mynediad at gyllid ac yn teilwra'r cynnig i anghenion cynhyrchwyr a'r sector ehangach.


Mae'r bartneriaeth newydd hon rhwng Ffilm Cymru a Cymru Greadigol yn adeiladu ar sylfaen o gydweithio creadigol ac economaidd sydd eisoes wedi gweld cyd\-ariannu adrodd straeon cartref fel drama arfaethedig Euros Lyn sef Dream Horse a drama newydd Mad as Birds Films, The Almond and the Seahorse, a ysgrifennwyd gan Kaite O'Reilly ac a gyd\-gyfarwyddwyd gan Celyn Jones.