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Here’s the new trailer for Mr Burton! Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic, starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards, will be released on 4th April by Icon. youtu.be/h6Trx84-gy4?...
Mr Burton Trailer (2025) | In Cinemas 4th April | Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville
YouTube video by Icon Film Distribution
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February 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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To celebrate the BBC Cymru Wales broadcast of the new series of #Beacons films, our latest @letterboxd.social list showcases more #FfilmCymruFunded short films from Wales: letterboxd.com/ffilmcymruwa...
Ffilm Cymru funded shorts
Some of the superb short films produced through our Beacons scheme, seen on cinema, television and digital screens around the world.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Brides is back in Welsh cinemas! Catch the #FfilmCymruFunded road drama at Wyeside Arts Centre, The Welfare Ystradgynlais and CellB in Blaenau Ffestiniog this month.

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Still from Brides featuring two teenage girls lying back on a playground roundabout
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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We are over the moon to see #FfilmCymruFunded animated adventure Kensuke’s Kingdom has been nominated for a BAFTA award!

Congratulations to the whole team and all the nominees - llongyfarchiadau! www.bafta.org/stories/2025...
Still from animated film Kensuke’s Kingdom featuring a boy wearing shorts standing on the balcony of an elaborate tree house looking out over a jungle and out to see.
January 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Prano Bailey-Bond’s #FfilmCymruFunded horror Censor is now available to stream free on Film4.

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Censor
(2021) Horror. Things get personal for a film censor during the 80s video-nasties panic.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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As the prestigious film festival kicks off next week, our latest @letterboxd.social list showcases #FfilmCymruFunded features with Cannes connections! letterboxd.com/ffilmcymruwa...
Ffilm Cymru at Cannes
As the prestigious Cannes Film Festival kicks off next week, check out the Ffilm Cymru funded films that have been featured in the BFI & British Council's GREAT 8 showcase there.
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May 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Three #FfilmCymruFunded features have been selected for the BFI & @britishcouncil.bsky.social’s Great 8 showcase at Cannes Film Festival! www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-bri...
Still from Madfabulous featuring Callum Scott Howells wearing a pink suit and posing with his arms outstretched in a Georgian street. Still from Learning to Breathe Under Water featuring a child and Maria Bakalova standing in a florist. Still from Mission featuring George Mackey standing topless in front of a fire with a forest behind him.
May 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Kim Hopkins’ #FfilmCymruFunded documentary Still Pushing Pineapples will be released in UK cinemas on 28th November by @tullstories.bsky.social in association with Labor of Love Films!
Still from documentary film Still Pushing Pineapples featuring Dene Michael wearing a pineapple costume and sunglasses and emerging from behind red stage curtains.
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Congratulations to all the @bafta.org Cymru award nominees, especially the teams behind the #FfilmCymruFunded Mr Burton and Mother’s Day! Llongyfarchiadau pawb! www.bafta.org/media-centre...
Collage of two film stills: Mr Burton featuring two men in dark suits walking across a bridge; Mother’s Day featuring a woman hugging her young son.
September 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic Mr Burton, starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards, is now available to stream free on BBC iPlayer.

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Mr Burton
Film biopic about the power of an inspirational teacher and how talent can sometimes transcend the circumstances in which it is found.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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We were delighted to see Severn Screen’s #FfilmCymruFunded Mr Burton on the big screen and hear from the wonderful cast last night! Thanks to BAFTA Cymru and @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social for a fantastic event.

Mr Burton is released in cinemas from 4 April.
Photo of six people sitting on a stage taking part in a Q&A. Behind them is a cinema screen featuring a still from Mr Burton of Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey walking across a bridge. Text reads “Mr Burton film preview + Q&A. Rhagolwg ffilm a sesiwn holi ac ateb. Kate Burton. Toby Jones – ‘Philip Burton.’ Harry Lawtey – ‘Richard Burton.’ Marc Evans – Director / Cyfarwyddyr. Ed Talfan – Producer / Cynhyrchydd. Panel host / Sgrws dan ofal – Rakie Ayola.”
March 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Here’s a #FfilmCymruFunded festival news round-up:

@abertoirfest.bsky.social reveals the dates for this year’s 20th anniversary edition! abertoir.co.uk/news/2025-da...
2025: Dates for your diary! - Abertoir
Spring has sprung, the sun’s out and the bleary-eyed behemoth that is Abertoir Horror Festival stirs from its slumber with some dates for your diary!
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April 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic Mr Burton heads to UK cinemas from 4th April through Icon Film, but special Port Talbot preview screenings at Reel Cinema start on 29th March! ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-eve...
Poster for Mr Burton featuring a white background three portrait photos of Harry Lawtey, Toby Jones and Lesley Manville. Text over the top reads “from the producer of The Brutalist. Based on a true story. BAFTA winner Toby Jones. Harry Lawtey. Academy Award Nominee Lesley Manville. Mr Burton. Some are born great, some are inspired to be great. In cinemas 4th April.”
March 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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You can watch #FfilmCymruFunded animated adventure Kensuke’s Kingdom, featuring Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor and Ken Watanabe, on BBC One, Sunday 3rd August!
Still from animated film Kensuke’s Kingdom, featuring a boy carrying a long stick and a dog walking across a large fallen log in a jungle. Text over the top reads “Kensuke’s Kingdom. BBC One, Sunday 3rd August 3.35pm. Available on BBC iPlayer.”
July 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The world premiere of Kim Hopkins’ #FfilmCymruFunded documentary Still Pushing Pineapples, co-produced by Nan Davies, kicks off @sheffdocfest.bsky.social tonight! www.sheffdocfest.com/film/still-p...
Poster for Still Pushing Pineapples featuring a car dashboard with a doll on it. The doll is a man wearing a pineapple costume and red glasses holding a microphone. A man in a Hawaiian shirt drives the car and looks in the rear-view mirror. Outside the car is Blackpool seafront, featuring the tower and a Ferris wheel. The weather is dark, cloudy and rainy, and seagulls are flying around. Text over the top reads “What’s next after you’ve created the worst hit song ever? Still Pushing Pineapples. A film by Kim Hopkins.”
June 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Rungano Nyoni's #FfilmCymruFunded drama I Am Not A Witch is now available to stream free on Film4!

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I Am Not a Witch
(2017) Award-winning drama. A girl is accused of witchcraft. In Nyanja/Bemba/Tonga/subs.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic Mr Burton, starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards, is now available to watch at home on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital!
Still from Mr Burton featuring Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey wearing dark 1950s suits walking across a stone bridge. In the bottom left corner is a DVD and a Blu-Ray of the film. Text over the top reads “***** RAF News. **** Radio Times. Mr. Burton. Available now on DVD, Blu-Ray & Digital.”
July 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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In honour of International Women's Day tomorrow, our latest @letterboxd.social list celebrates the #FfilmCymruFunded films directed by women: letterboxd.com/ffilmcymruwa...
Directed by Women and Ffilm Cymru funded
In honour of International Women's Day 2025, our latest list celebrates the Ffilm Cymru funded films directed by women.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This time next week Nadia Fall's #FfilmCymruFunded Brides will be premiering at @sundancefest.bsky.social!

Find out more about the film in their insightful Meet The Artist interview with Nadia: youtu.be/9Gvw7i2GgCM?...
Meet the Artist 2025: Nadia Fall on “Brides”
YouTube video by Sundance Institute
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January 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Join us at Llynfi Valley Film Festival at Maesteg Town Hall on Thursday 13th March for a selection of Welsh language short films, a panel on Welsh language filmmaking and a screening of #FfilmCymruFunded eco-horror Gwledd. www.awen-wales.com/2025/03/05/a...
Awen to host first Llynfi Valley Film Festival - Awen Cultural Trust
Awen Cultural Trust will host the first Gŵyl Ffilm Cwm Llynfi (Llynfi Valley Film Festival) at Maesteg Town Hall from 12th – 15th March. The festival, which has received National Lottery funding from ...
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March 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Mr Burton returns to Chapter Arts Centre next week to celebrate the centenary of Richard Burton’s birth.

Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded and @bafta.org Cymru winning biopic stars Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

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Chapter | Mr Burton (12A)
Set up in 1971, we're an international centre for contemporary arts and culture | Sefydlwyd Chapter yn 1971, ac mae’n ganolfan rhwngwladol ar gyfer y…
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October 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Simon Ryninks’ #FfilmCymruFunded sci-fi Out There is one of eight feature film projects selected for the Works-In-Progress Showcase at the BFI London Film Festival.

Find out more: www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-...
Projects and talent announced for LFF Works-in-Progress Showcase
The showcase event screens exclusive extracts from each project introduced by their filmmakers to an invited audience of international buyers, UK sales agents and festival programmers.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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You can see both the #FfilmCymruFunded Chuck Chuck Baby and Timestalker at Maesteg Town Hall this month!

Times & tickets here: awenboxoffice.com/venues/maest...
Poster for Chuck Chuck Baby featuring a collage of six women on a blue background with falling white feathers. The women are smiling and singing. Text over the top reads “Chuck Chuck Baby.” Poster for Timestalker featuring Alice Lowe wearing a blue Georgian dress and large pink wig. She is holding three severed heads of other Alice Lowe characters. Text over the top reads “Timestalker. A film by Alice Lowe. Romance is dead. In cinemas October 11.”
January 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Love is in the air, and in our latest @letterboxd.social list of romantic #FfilmCymruFunded films! letterboxd.com/ffilmcymruwa...
Collage of six film stills: Kelly + Victor, featuring two people about to kiss; Timestalker, featuring a woman wearing a wedding dress kissing a man in a white shirt while holding a pistol to his head; Unicorns, featuring two people sitting in a car and smiling at each other; Ethel & Ernest, an animated film featuring two people posing outside a church on their wedding day; Silent Pride, featuring two women sitting on a bed holding hands; Chuck Chuck Baby, featuring two women embracing in a factory.
February 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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All these latest #FfilmCymruFunded treats are available to watch at home over the holidays!
Poster for Chuck Chuck Baby featuring a collage of six women on a blue background with falling white feathers. The women are smiling and singing. Text over the top reads “Chuck Chuck Baby.” Poster for Kensuke’s Kingdom featuring a boy wearing shorts standing on the balcony of an elaborate tree house looking out over a jungle and out to see. Text over the top reads “Kensuke’s Kingdom. Based on the best selling book by Michael Morpurgo.” Poster for Timestalker featuring Alice Lowe wearing a blue Georgian dress and large pink wig. She is holding three severed heads of other Alice Lowe characters. Text over the top reads “Timestalker. A film by Alice Lowe. Romance is dead. In cinemas October 11.” Poster for Unicorns featuring a kaleidoscopic collage of pictures of Jason Patel and Ben Hardy. Text over the top reads “Ben Hardy. Jason Patel. Unicorns. From directors Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd. Exclusively in cinemas 5 July.”
December 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM