An interactive tour of Wales’ oldest animation, Jerry the Tyke (1925-27) took place as part of Anim18, a celebration of British animation, funded by Film Hub Wales, BFI, British Council and Arts Council Wales.
Screenings of Jerry the Tyke animated shorts were introduced to a modern audience in a zany production from Arad Goch with an electrifying musical score, composed and played live by Simon Lovatt. Screened with the cooperation of the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales and British Pathé.
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
The tour began at the Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff in August 2018. It was a free event run as part of the venue’s Anim18 summer holidays animation workshop week.
National Eisteddfod of Wales
In 2018, for a third year, Film Hub Wales supported events at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, with a full programme of Welsh language features, special events and archive in the Sinemaes tent.
Three historical film packages from the National Screen and Sound Archive Wales were digitised and created as part of the BFI Britain On Film project (Urban, Coast and Sea and Memory Lanes – Rural Wales on Film), under the name A Sense of Place – Wales on Film / Man a Lle – Cymru ar Ffilm. If you grew up in 20th century Wales – or spent holidays in this amazingly varied country – what is the backdrop to your most vivid memories? The collection exudes a rich and varied ‘sense of place’ from north to south, capturing the timelessness of rural and village life, the allure of the coast and the bustle of our towns and cities. People and communities, at work and play, are at the heart of this vivid heritage portrait of Wales.
The programme also included an interactive screening of Jerry the Tyke (1925-27), presented by Arad Goch with a sound workshop.
For the first time the Sinemaes tent also went to Barry Island for a weekend event with BAFTA Cymru (Cinemor) where Film Hub Wales consulted on the screenings and launched the Vale Venues project.
Sinemaes and Cinemor were led by BAFTA Cymru in partnership with Film Hub Wales, Chapter, Into Film, Ffilm Cymru Wales, The Royal Television Society, Wales Screen, BFI Net.Work, ITV Cymru Wales, S4C and TAC.
The Jerry the Tyke tour:
