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By Hana Lewis, Head of Film Hub Wales, first published in Business News Wales<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about the business of cinema going. I lead a project at Chapter Arts Centre called Film Hub Wales, one of 8 UK Hubs supported by the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding National Lottery funding. Our job is to fund, train and advise Welsh cinemas, film festivals and community screens.<\/h4>\n

Sometimes when I explain what I do, people ask me \u2013 \u2018is the era of cinema not over?\u2019 My answer is always the same. Absolutely not. In fact, in April 2026, cinemagoing in Wales celebrates 130 years<\/a>, with sites like Neuadd Dwyfor (Pwllheli) approaching their 125th anniversary and Brynmawr Market Hall at their one hundred and thirty-second. Their time is far from over, in fact, they\u2019ve evolved to the ever-changing needs of our communities and in many cases, become the heart of the high-street and local economy.<\/p>\n

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People are also often surprised to hear that we have more than 80 Welsh commercial, independent and mixed arts venues, with a commitment to cinema. In some other predominantly rural nations you might find one or two cinemas but not in Wales. The established venues largely follow the coastal path, meaning they play an important role for tourism. They might be one of only a small number of places open to holiday makers that show the cultural history of Wales, as well as offering entertainment services, from bars to caf\u00e9s and special events. Their activities often benefit surrounding charities and businesses, such as hotels and restaurants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It should be enough that they bring the best UK, including Welsh, and international film to audiences across Welsh doorsteps but they don\u2019t stop there. Cinemas often offer a rare chance to work in the creative industries in both rural and urban parts of Wales. The Magic Lantern cinema for instance, develop the careers of young creatives in Tywyn. They also offer services such as food and companionship for vulnerable members of the community on national holidays. My local cinemas certainly didn\u2019t offer this when I was growing up. The BFI and Creative PEC\u2019s 2023 report which measured\u202fthe economic value of cinema<\/a> found that the estimated market benefits expressed through Gross Value Added to the UK economy, is \u00a31.18m per cinema per year. Furthermore, each local UK cinema generates around \u00a3600,000 in added social value annually.<\/p>\n

A series of wider reports, including the\u202fUK Culture, Media and Sport Committee<\/a>\u202fand a Welsh Parliament Committee report on A Decade of Cuts<\/a>, also recommended increased Government funding for cinemas to recognise the vital role they play at the heart of communities, as well as investment into wider cultural spending in Wales.<\/p>\n

We literally can\u2019t afford to lose these vital spaces but arguably, we continue to overlook their contributions. Our screen sector in Wales is a production focussed one. 2024 statistics from Creative Wales<\/a> showed an annual turnover of \u00a31.7 billion in that year alone. The Creative Industries are undoubtedly a powerhouse for Wales. Since 2020, \u00a335 million in funding1<\/a> has been awarded to 74 screen and digital projects. Sustained funding for film exhibitors to engage with works such as these (as well as all their wider film programmes) is essential, to give films a chance of reaching audiences and making a return on investment.<\/p>\n

If we fail to support our cinemas, this arguably has an impact on the future of Welsh film itself. How will audiences know to seek out these films and spend in local spaces, if we don\u2019t invest in the mechanisms that enable them to be seen? With the support of the BFI and Creative Wales for our Made in Wales project<\/a>, we are working to explore how we can better promote Welsh films in cinematic environments. In our recent Future of Welsh Film Survey<\/a>, 97% of filmmakers said it was important to them that their films are seen on a big screen but we have limited Welsh funds to support the distribution or marketing of films here. So cinemas have a big job to do. With around 26 films released daily worldwide<\/a>, the competition for screen space is fierce. Cinemas have to work hard to balance the creative, cultural and economic decisions that keep their doors open.<\/p>\n

Cinema admissions saw a 2% increase<\/a> from 2023 to 2024 but have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. We can\u2019t take them for granted. When we have impressive sites like the newly renovated Clwyd Theatr Cymru or Maesteg Town Hall to choose from, as well as cinema treasures<\/a> like the Monmouth Savoy and Brynamman Hall, it\u2019s hard to understand why we ever would. The Magic Lantern even brought home the BIFA UK cinema of the year award in 2025, beating over 130 UK entries. Never underestimate Wales, or the power of a cinema with a community behind it. In the words of our friend, colleague and Welsh cinema pioneer Emyr Glyn Williams<\/a>, \u2018cinema belongs to all of us\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hana is a film exhibition specialist, having led the Hub since 2014. Before this, she worked in exhibition for a number of organisations across the UK from Ffilm Cymru Wales to the Cinema Arts Network, Flatpack Film Festival and Leeds International Film Festival. She has an MPhil in American Film and literature from the University of Birmingham. Find out more about Film Hub Wales on their website.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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A creative programme also benefits our team spirit, staff retention and business profile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our team works to keep our cinema experience fresh. Screenings are often complemented with a talk or discussion, craft workshop or live performance – maybe even a beach-clean, a treasure-hunt, a circus workshop, a clothes swap, a chocolate tasting\u2026 or an appearance from a horse, a giant panda or a pantomime camel!<\/p>\n<p>An essential part of the Magic Lantern experience is \u2018connecting\u2019. Community outreach and having staff who take time to chat a little is of the utmost importance to our audiences. In knowing they are valued, people feel connected. The ambience at the cinema is a highlight for people. Yes, we show great films and have great events, we serve wonderful cocktails and ice-creams plus lip-smacking snacks and treats \u2013 but the most talked about feature of the Magic Lantern is always the friendliness of the team. It\u2019s a great place to meet and make friends!<\/p>\n<p>Diverse income streams are important. People can buy our merchandise, or book us for birthdays, weddings and wakes. Venue hire at the Magic Lantern works well for large meetings \u2013 we have a fantastic screen for presentations!<\/p>\n<p>We make the most of digital advances to bring in new audiences, booking fabulous theatre from NT Live, art from Exhibition on Screen (\u2018The Playboy of the Western World\u2019 and \u2018Frida Kahlo\u2019 are next up) and incredible opera, ballet, pop concerts and musicals from a range of distributors.<\/p>\n<p>We include a healthy selection of live performance in our programme – whether comedy, story-telling, theatre or our regular \u2018Friday Night is Music Night\u2019 which is free and provides an outlet for a whole realm of mostly home-grown musical talent. A monthly highlight of the \u2018FNIMN\u2019 is the Open Mic Night,\u202fwhich has offered many people \u2013 mostly young – their first opportunity to perform in front of an audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>We are optimistic that our programme of celebrations for our 125th anniversary this year will draw local audiences but also tempt visitors from Wales and even further afield. They can enjoy our \u2018throwback Thursdays\u2019 during summer with classics like \u2018Singing in the Rain\u2019 or \u2018Dirty Dancing\u2019. Who could possibly resist our shoulder-season shenanigans as we create a piano jazz bar for a screening of \u2018Casablanca\u2019, an American Diner for \u2018Grease\u2019 and a beautiful experience around \u2018The Adventures of Prince Achmed\u2019 with a live score by Hugo Max!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>People go to the pub over the road if they fancy a pint, book a meal at a local restaurant, or grab some lunch or a coffee and cake with friends at one of the great local cafes before or after a film. What is important is that local people come to town as a result of the Magic Lantern. They spend, they socialise and they know that Tywyn is a great place to visit, live and go out! Venues like ours breathe life into towns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tywyncinema.co.uk\/MagicLantern.dll\/Home\">Find out more about The Magic Lantern. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn, first published in Business News Wales Independent cinemas are essential to the leisure sector and local economies but are also a critical part of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":642,"featured_media":181999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Independent Cinemas are the Heart of the Leisure Sector - Film Hub Wales | Canolfan Ffilm Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Film Hub Wales (FHW) aims to bring more films, to more people, in more places around Wales. 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There will also be a series of \u2018cinema treasure\u2019 blogs, giving audiences a look at historic and newly renovated venues and a list of some of the key Welsh titles from the last 13 decades, which will be available to screen in cinemas for a \u2018This is Welsh Film\u2019 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hana Lewis, Head of Film Hub Wales\u200b,\u200b explains the significance of the anniversary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cCinema has evolved over the last 130 years, reflecting changes in society, new ways of storytelling and embracing digital technologies. It has remained a constant source of escapism, entertainment and connection. There are many \u2018cinema treasures\u2019 for audiences to discover in Wales, from The Monmouth Savoy to Brynamman Hall and more. We want to make 2026 a year of cinema, to thank them for their significant contributions to our communities, whilst also recognising the role of Welsh film itself and our hopes for the future of on-screen stories from Wales. In our recent industry survey, 97% of Welsh filmmakers told us that it was important to them that their film was seen on a big screen\u200b,\u200b so we can\u2019t underestimate the value of cinema to production, as well as audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>So where did it all begin? American Birt Acres first screened films privately for \u200bthe \u200bCardiff photographic society before going on to exhibit his films to audiences in Cathays Park, just pipping the renowned Lumiere Brothers to the post, as they brought their famous Cinematographe to Cardiff’s Empire Music Hall in May 1896. In June, Acres then shot the first film in Wales – a Royal Visit of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) to Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>Film Hub Wales\u2019 \u2018This is Welsh Film\u2019 130-year film package includes over 70 films reaching right back to 1898, including one of the most remarkable cinematic films of that time called \u201c<em>Conway Castle \u2013 Panoramic View of Conway on the L & N.W Railway<\/em>\u201d, courtesy of the Screen and Sound Archive at the National Library of Wales. Known as a sub-genre of film called \u2018phantom train ride\u2019, the locomotive was filmed from a truck as it ran through the tunnel, out into a spectacular panoramic vista of the Castle. Other films from across the decades include the first Welsh talkie \u2018<em>Y Chwarelwr<\/em>\u2019, and favourites such as <em>The Proud Valley, Rhosyn a Rhith (Coming up Roses), Submarine, Gwledd<\/em> and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Film Hub Wales\u2019 industry survey also revealed that \u200b\u200b87% of respondents feel that there not enough films made in Welsh\u200b and\u200b there are not enough films about life in Wales, \u200bmaking it even more \u200bcrucial to take a look back at some of the most influential films to be made in Wales, whilst also preserving Welsh screen culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annie Grundy from Wales\u2019 beloved cinema the Magic Lantern, which recently made Time Out\u2019s top 100 cinemas in the world list, as well as winning the BIFA\u2019s 2025 cinema of the year award, adds:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHappy 130th\u202fBirthday to Welsh cinema – what an exciting year! We are also celebrating 125 years of films playing at the Magic Lantern \u2013 originally the \u2018Assembly Rooms\u2019 in Tywyn, Gwynedd. Our 125 film programme launched on 8th\u202fMarch with a talk about the history of the venue from the team\u2019s very own Chris Richards. Like many of the fabulous cinemas in Wales, we look forward to digging into \u2018This is Welsh Film\u2019 and treating our audience to some screenings of the greatest films from the archive. It\u2019s so important for our communities to see their culture and heritage on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Audiences can watch the \u2018\u200b\u200bThis is Welsh film\u2019 season trailer now, as well as \u200b\u2018\u200bcinema treasures\u200b\u2019\u200b videos and blogs from film exhibitors about their hopes for the future of Welsh film. 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A further \u00a319.7m is allocated to the <strong>BFI National Lottery Audience Projects<\/strong> <strong>Fund<\/strong> to support a broad range of activity from distributors, exhibitors and festivals working across independent film and immersive, which is currently open for applications and initial awards will be announced in the coming months. This activity, supported by \u2018good cause\u2019 National Lottery funding, sees the BFI continue to invest and grow the activity it supports UK-wide to increase cinema audiences for UK independent and international film.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ESCAPES initiative renewed for three years following successful pilot which saw over 215,000 tickets claimed across 223 independent cinemas since 2024.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESCAPES<\/strong> is the groundbreaking audience development initiative supported by BFI National Lottery funding which will receive \u00a33m investment over the next three years. Hosting free and accessible cinema screenings at over 120 independent cinemas across the UK each month, ESCAPES engages UK distributors and exhibitors to expand audiences for independent film in cinemas.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment specialists <strong>elevenfiftyfive<\/strong> will continue to deliver ESCAPES which has seen <strong>over 215,000 tickets claimed<\/strong> for screenings <strong>in 223 locations<\/strong> since launching in February 2024. Audience feedback has reported that 33% of ESCAPES customers were new to the cinemas they visited, with 82% likely to return to the cinema they visited for a paid visit and 84% of those planning to return, pledging to revisit within three months. ESCAPES will continue to grow the number of participating sites and screen a broad spectrum of films – from new releases such as February\u2019s screenings of BAFTA-nominated prison thriller Wasteman, to cult classics, such as iconic French rom-com Amelie which screens in March as part of <strong>National Lottery Open Week<\/strong> ahead of its 25th anniversary re-release.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>EIGHT UK-wide BFI Film Audience Network Hubs receive \u00a310.8m over three years, representing 9% increase on previous 3-year period.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182526\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182526\" src=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Abertoir Horror Film Festival - Zombie with Fabio Frizzi performing the composers cut score.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fabio-Frizzi-Zombie-Composers-Cut-Performance-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Zombie screens at Abertoir Horror Film Festival with Fabio Frizzi performing the composers cut score.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 10 UK-wide strategic partners managing BFI FAN activity in eight Hubs across the nations and English regions have been renewed and will collectively receive \u00a310.8m over the next three years, representing a 9% increase on the previous 3-year period from 2023-2026. Over that period, FAN has funded over 1000 audience facing projects in over 1500 locations across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Activity has included local and specialist film festivals, rural touring schemes, and a diverse range of projects delivered in communities across the UK, including the Cine North initiative which provides access to screen culture in 35 villages across Northern England, the <a href=\"https:\/\/abertoir.co.uk\/\">Abertoir Horror Festival<\/a> in Aberystwyth and the Rainbow Film Festival which screens films by and for the Bangladeshi communities of East London. The BFI FAN Hubs will also continue to provide a talent development offer for early career filmmaking talent in the English regions as part of BFI NETWORK, with details published in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 strategic partners renewed to manage BFI FAN activity in the nations and English regions are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Film London<\/strong> in London<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broadway in Nottingham<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>Flatpack<\/strong> <strong>in Birmingham<\/strong> in the Midlands<\/li>\n<li><strong>Showroom in Sheffield<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>HOME in Manchester<\/strong> in the North<\/li>\n<li><strong>Queen\u2019s Film Theatre<\/strong> <strong>in Belfast<\/strong> in Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glasgow Film Theatre<\/strong> in Scotland<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Independent Cinema Office<\/strong> in the South East<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watershed<\/strong> <strong>in Bristol<\/strong> in the South West<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter in Cardiff<\/strong> in Wales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SPOTLIGHT programme will invest in newly identified culturally underserved areas to improve access to screenings of independent film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each BFI FAN hub will continue to deliver the <strong>SPOTLIGHT<\/strong> <strong>programme<\/strong> in newly identified areas across the UK, boosting audience choice and improving access to independent film where there is currently very limited public access to film screenings. The SPOTLIGHT areas set to receive support for 2026-2029 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Film Hub London:<strong> Redbridge & Enfield<\/strong> (previous SPOTLIGHT area of Barking & Dagenham will also continue for a further year)<\/li>\n<li>Film Hub Midlands: <strong>Ashfield, Bolsover, Chesterfield and Mansfield<\/strong>, in partnership with Flatpack Festival<\/li>\n<li>Film Hub North: <strong>Hull<\/strong>, in partnership with Hull Independent Cinema, plus <strong>Blackburn with Darwen, Rochdale and Oldham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Film Hub Northern Ireland: <strong>Derry\/Londonderry<\/strong> and surrounds, in partnership with Nerve Centre<\/li>\n<li>Film Hub Scotland: <strong>Fife & Clackmannanshire<\/strong>, in partnership with OnFife<\/li>\n<li>Film Hub South East: <strong>Luton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Film Hub South West: <strong>Cornwall with a focus on the East, North and Camborne<\/strong>, in partnership with Creative Kernow<\/li>\n<li>Film Hub Wales: <strong>South West Wales<\/strong>, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowfilmfestival.com\/\">WOW Wales on World Film Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This hyper-local approach to audience development was initiated in 2023 and creates new opportunities for communities to enjoy access to screen culture where previously there was little or none. The programme has facilitated the development of several new community cinemas, including Sinema Llangoed on The Isle of Anglesey\/ Ynys M\u00f4n, and supported the launch of new festivals, such as the Peterborough Bengali Film Festival. The recent PictureEast and Elgin Film Festivals showcased the work of Spotlight partners in Newham, Barking & Dagenham, and Moray Firth respectively and are intended to provide a future legacy for audiences.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to delivering SPOTLIGHT, FAN will continue to <strong>invest in local exhibitors<\/strong> and deliver <strong>professional development opportunities<\/strong> to its members. Over \u00a33.3m of National Lottery funding has been ringfenced over 3 years for Hubs to support a wide range of audience facing exhibition activity across the UK and many of these opportunities are now open via individual Hub websites. FAN will also be offering courses on marketing, audience development, programming, and technical skills to support skills development across the FAN membership. The second edition of the UK-wide exhibitor conference, <strong>BFI FAN CON<\/strong>, will take place at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, from 7-9 September, aimed at connecting the full spectrum of film exhibitors – from small community cinemas and touring collectives to large multi-screen independent cinemas and landmark film festivals. Offering networking opportunities and panel discussions with sector experts, the conference provides an opportunity to discover fresh ideas for reaching and engaging audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Luxford, Director of UK Audiences at the BFI, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWith the 20% increase in investment in audiences for 2026-2029, we are committed to building cinema audiences and securing a sustainable, vibrant future for the sector. Our UK-wide audience development strategy is three-fold to ensure maximum public benefit: The BFI Film Audience Network to deliver funding and leadership at a local level; the BFI Audience Projects Fund to enable events of national scale; and ESCAPES which ensures there is a regular, accessible offer for the public that also helps us respond to our industry\u2019s need to grow new audiences for independent film. As always this funding is delivered in partnership with organisations committed to audience development across the UK and we\u2019re continually grateful to them for their continued energy and engagement. See you at the cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continuing to support this UK-wide structure also responds to a consistent message heard throughout the extensive consultation with public and industry undertaken to develop the strategy: that every part of the country has a different set of needs, opportunities and challenges around screen culture, and local organisations are best placed to respond to these. Further UK-wide partners will be announced in the coming weeks, as recipients of National Lottery funding to support skills and education activity which will complement this work. Alongside BFI FAN, support of the exhibition and distribution sector is available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/get-funding-support\/bring-film-wider-audience\/bfi-national-lottery-audience-projects-fund\">BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund<\/a> which is currently open for applications.<\/p>\n<p>A collaboration of ten leading venues or film organisations representing the UK nations and regions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi-fan.org.uk\/\"><strong>BFI Film Audience Network<\/strong><\/a> supports a stronger and more connected approach to growing audiences for UK and international film on the big screen. FAN has over 1,700 members comprising cinemas, festivals, mixed-arts venues, community cinema and film archives, which can access training, funding, programming support and network opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11th March 2026 The BFI today announces the first details of the \u00a333.5m pledged to Audiences over the next three years in the BFI National Lottery Funding Plan 2026-2029, representing …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":642,"featured_media":185395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BFI announces first details of increased \u00a333.5m investment in Audience Development - Film Hub Wales | Canolfan Ffilm Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Film Hub Wales (FHW) aims to bring more films, to more people, in more places around Wales. 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Films to Watch in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><strong>6th January 2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><strong>From life in Blaenau Ffestiniog through the eyes of Effi, to an out-of-this-world \u2018Roswelsh\u2019 incident in a Welsh seaside town, new stories from Wales are set to hit cinema screens in\u00a02026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go on a journey of self-discovery this year as you connect with characters from Port Talbot\u2019s steel town to\u00a0hand\u00a0rakers on the mussel beds of Anglesey. Find feel-good films,\u00a0eye-opening docs, plus some\u00a0revenge, mayhem and more\u00a0– all\u00a0with\u00a0Welsh connections\u00a0from\u00a0locations,\u00a0to\u00a0cast and behind the scenes talent.<\/p>\n<p>Starting off the year\u00a0with its release\u00a0on January\u00a023rd\u00a0is\u00a0biographical drama\u00a0H is for Hawk, produced by Cardiff\u2019s John Giwa-Amu (The Man in My Basement).\u00a0The film tells the true story of Helen Macdonald (Claire Foy), a woman mourning the death of her father\u00a0(Brendan Gleeson)\u00a0who finds solace in her friendship with a\u00a0stubborn\u00a0goshawk\u00a0named Mabel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joedi\u00a0Langley,\u00a0Interim Head of Creative Wales\u00a0looks back\u00a0on\u00a0the Welsh films of\u00a02025 and\u00a0ahead to their\u00a0support\u00a0in\u00a02026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>2025 has been a phenomenal year for Wales-made films, from taking Richard Burton\u2019s origin story to the world in Mr Burton, to The Man in My Basement which was showcased at the Toronto Film Festival and Sundance-nominated feature Brides, to name a few. The next year is also gearing up to be exciting, kicking off with the January release of the beautiful H is for Hawk, alongside the true story of the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Paget, in Madfabulous and the first Welsh-language feature film Effi o Blaenau co-funded by Creative Wales and S4C, which is currently finalising a festival run. Creative Wales is committed to giving this growing sector the vital support it needs to continue to thrive, through funding and connecting creatives within the industry with programmes to ensure Welsh films are given a platform to be enjoyed by audiences within Wales and around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also due in 2026 are various place-based films that give audiences insight into life in Wales. We have not one but three titles centred around Ynys M\u00f4n (Anglesey). Firstly, On the Sea, which follows Jack and his family as they hand rake the mussel beds. In this remote, rural community where life revolves around Church and fishery, Jack falls in love with itinerant deckhand Daniel. We also have the highly anticipated Madfabulous from North Wales production company Mad as Birds. The film depicts the life of the wonderfully eccentric 5th Marquess Henry Cyril Paget. Filmed on location on Ynys M\u00f4n, as well as Caernarfon and Pwllheli, the film stars Welsh actor Callum Scott Howells alongside Rupert Everett and Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney. It\u2019s directed by Ynys M\u00f4n\u2019s own Celyn Jones. Finally, Ynys M\u00f4n-shot thriller Black Church Bay from Welsh\/Irish director Rhys Marc Jones, starring Welsh actor Tom Cullen. A respected teacher\u2019s life unravels in a remote coastal village, when the sixth form student he\u2019s in a secret relationship with, disappears.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actor and Director Celyn Jones, who was involved in all three productions, celebrates this moment for Ynys M\u00f4n on screen:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>Three films – all Anglesey-based and all different and all intended for the big screen. From Helen Walsh’s gorgeous and moving drama (On the Sea) about love in all its forbidden and celebrated shapes, to the scale, beauty, emotion and heartbreak of my love letter to home (Madfabulous) and the darkly tragic and vital script of Black Church Bay. It\u2019s about moments where people come together to make something. It\u2019s about the human connection in the endeavour of filmmaking. It\u2019s a viable industry that has places for all who want in and we have a seat at that table… Anglesey has a seat! That’s why I will never stop cheering and hustling and making work that has Ynys M\u00f4n written through the centre like a stick of rock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heading over to Blaenau Ffestiniog, we meet Effi o Blaenau. Featuring Leisa Gwenllian in the title role and directed by Marc Evans (Mr Burton), this is a big screen adaptation of Gary Owen\u2019s modern Welsh classic play Iphigenia in Splott. Grappling with her weekly loop of unemployment, clubbing and hangovers, Effi has a chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, briefly opening a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher.<\/p>\n<p>For the environmental horror fans out there, we have Welsh director Craig Roberts\u2019 highly anticipated The Scurry. Filmed at Dragon Studios in Bridgend, starring Rhys Ifans and Ella Purnell, it\u2019s the story of two pest controllers who encounter an avalanche of deranged squirrels, wreaking revenge on the staff and visitors at an eco-country park. For those who like their frightful films more melodic, there\u2019s Stuffed, an original new musical-horror-romance shot in South Wales starring Jodie Comer as a brooding taxidermist whose secret ambition is to stuff a human specimen. On a more mythical Welsh folklore horror front, we have Rabbit Trap, released on January 30th. Set in the 1970s, it follows a married couple (Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen) who relocate to an isolated Welsh cabin where they accidentally disturb a\u202fTylwyth Teg\u202ffairy ring and are visited by a mysterious child who appears to have ill intentions for them.<\/p>\n<p>For a family-orientated cinema trip, Out There promises to be a feel-good, comedy, sci-fi as 16-year-old amateur astronomer Maz spots a UFO over her sleepy Welsh seaside town. Dragging along her sceptical best friend Cari, as well as Michael Sheen\u2019s unhinged ufologist, Maz uncovers a truth she\u2019s not prepared to face. Learning to Breathe Underwater is a new comedy drama, co-produced by Cardiff-based One Wave Films (Still Pushing Pineapples), about eight-year-old daydreamer Leo who lives with his eccentric artist father. Leo\u2019s life is suddenly changed overnight however by the arrival of Anya, a spirited Bulgarian au pair.<\/p>\n<p>For documentary lovers, 2026 promises fascinating factual stories from two prominent Welsh producers. Smoking Shores, from Truth Department\u2019s Dewi Gregory and executive producer Michael Sheen, explores one of the UK\u2019s last great steelworks in Port Talbot via a group of local surfers, raising themes of deindustrialisation, decarbonisation and mental health, as well as our symbiotic relationship to nature. Meanwhile, Welsh producer Rob Alexander follows disabled actor\/writer David Proud in Proud. He longs for a family, but the fertility techniques he needs to access are designed to engineer \u201chealthy children\u201d and screen out disabled people like him.\u202fWhat does this mean for people like David, potentially facing their own \u2018extinction?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>With even more titles to come, such as a punk exploration of the psyche in the thrilling Mission, to a battle against evil for a new mother in Unspeakable, there\u2019s plenty to choose from.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hana Lewis, Head of Film Hub Wales explains why Film Hub Wales\u2019 Made in Wales project supports releases such as these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>We know that it\u2019s important to Welsh cinemas and their audiences to be able to connect with stories that reflect their lives, their communities and their language, as well as films from Welsh storytellers that bring the international world to their doorsteps in Wales. Our aim is to help those stories to reach people, ideally in a collective cinema setting, ensuring that once a film is made, it\u2019s also seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Film Hub Wales\u2019 Made in Wales (MIW) project celebrates films with Welsh connections. It offers a host of year-round activities in partnership with Welsh exhibitors, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/en\/film-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film catalogue<\/a>, which hosts information on over 1000 shorts and feature films. Audiences can keep up to date with news of upcoming Welsh releases and the latest interviews by following Made in Wales on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madeinwales_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61562455552858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@madeinwales_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2346244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Made in Wales podcast,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrrxkWmFvfK0pOhajkrg9JQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/madeinwales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letterboxd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MIW is made possible thanks to funding from Creative Wales and the support of BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), awarding National Lottery funding. BFI FAN offers support to exhibitors across the whole of the UK, to boost cultural programming and engage diverse audiences. 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United by their emotion driven plots, vivid visual language and self-conscious audience manipulation, these films are designed to make you break down in tears, cause a scene, fall in love, feel something. Presented by the BFI at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX and by the BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) using funds from the National Lottery at cinemas and venues across the UK, TOO MUCH will take place from <strong>October- December 2025<\/strong> via programmes of special events, talks and screenings. TOO MUCH will also be available UK-wide online via a curated collection of films available to stream on demand on BFI Player.<\/p>\n<p>The season will explore the world of melodrama through the ages, with films ranging from cult classics to lesser-known international gems. Melodrama is steeped in contradiction. Swooningly romantic, people fall in love at first sight, sacrifice their lives in acts of devotion, find one another across space and time. Simultaneously they are grounded in the trappings of reality: rigid class boundaries, threat of punishment, and fear of scandal loom at every corner. The characters in these films are culturally diverse, from different generations and social backgrounds, but endlessly human and relatable. Their stories shed light on injustice and oppression.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182783\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182783 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Image credit All That Heaven Allows. Dir - Douglas Sirk. Courtesy of Park Circus.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Melodrama-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit All That Heaven Allows. Dir – Douglas Sirk. Courtesy of Park Circus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whilst expansive in its reach and impact across all genres of cinema, melodrama has long been associated with its rare embrace of women\u2019s inner lives and concerns. This expansive drama is employed to express longing, rage and desire in characters facing motherhood, infidelity, exploitation and scandal. The legacy of early \u2018women\u2019s pictures\u2019, created for female audiences with their favourite female stars, echoes across generations and around the world. As in life, these women do not always triumph. Imperfectly feminist yet endlessly empathetic, their sensationalist struggles carry searing social commentary beneath the glossy veneer of attention-grabbing colours, lurid plotlines and sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Accessible but ripe for dissection and reappraisal, while melodrama may lack the recognition of a genre like horror or action, TOO MUCH aims to illuminate melodrama as a key cinematic form, banish the stigma attached to the term, and spotlight how it has created masterpieces of world cinema.<\/p>\n<p>From the early days of cinema and the evolution of the \u2018women\u2019s pictures\u2019 of the 1930s and female film stars such as Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Claudette Colbert, cult classics and underseen gems, through to work from some of contemporary cinema\u2019s biggest names such as Todd Haynes FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002), Pedro Almod\u00f3var VOLVER (2006), Lars von Trier BREAKING THE WAVES (1996) as well as masterpieces of world cinema. The season will feature screenings of 7 TH HEAVEN (1927, Frank Borzage), IMITATION OF LIFE (1934, John M. Stahl), STELLA DALLAS (1937, King Vidor), NOW VOYAGER (1942, Irving Rapper) BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945, David Lean), THE LIFE OF OHARU (1952, Kenji Mizoguchi) \u00c9L (1953, Luis Bu\u00f1uel), JOHNNY GUITAR (1954, Nicholas Ray), LOLA MONTES (1955, Max Oph\u00fcls), STELLA (1955, Michael Cacoyannis) THE CLOUD-CAPPED STAR (1960, Ritwik Ghatak) THE ARCH (1968, T\u2019ang Tsu Shuen), THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT (1972, Rainer Werner Fassbinder), THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE (1994, Moufida Tatli) and many more.<\/p>\n<p>A centrepiece of TOO MUCH will be Douglas Sirk\u2019s colourful, high-octane love story ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955) which will return to cinemas UK-wide on 24 October, courtesy of Park Circus. Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson entrance as the star-crossed lovers at the centre of Sirk\u2019s transgressive, saturated portrait of 1950s Eisenhower-era Americana, class friction and moral values.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby McGuigan, BFI Programme Development Manager and TOO MUCH BFI Southbank season curator, said:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA story\u2019s emotional heart is what brings us back to it time and time again and allows it to translate across generations and cultures. Melodrama \u2013 an embrace of emotion above all \u2013 is the lifeblood of great cinema, across decades and geographic borders. Melodrama has always revelled in the squashing of emotions too volatile for everyday life, and the inevitable explosion under pressure. As a young woman discovering these films, I felt understood. Perhaps I wasn\u2019t insane, or \u2018too much\u2019. Perhaps life is just overwhelming sometimes. In recent years we\u2019ve finally seeing women\u2019s emotional worlds take centre stage in literature, music and television \u2013 there\u2019s a legacy of this in cinema which I believe is often overlooked. I\u2019m so excited to share and discuss with audiences how these films make us feel today, and how these bold stories of melodrama\u2019s heroines have driven some of world cinema\u2019s timeless masterpieces. Don\u2019t forget to pack your tissues.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The season will be programmed around key themes, Love featuring star-crossed lovers, sacrificial acts of devotion, connections across space and time and melodrama as romance incarnate, Obsession brimming with tales of unrequited love, impossible desires and toxic jealousy, Duty stories of maternal sacrifice, marital constraints and dreams denied simmering beneath the serene surface of family life. Defiance showcasing rebellion in all its forms, both righteous and frivolous, regardless of the consequences, Scandal featuring tales of melodrama\u2019s tragic heroines, who fall victim to its judgmental gaze. Melodrama\u2019s most expressionistic, sumptuous films will also screen at BFI IMAX.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The full UK-wide line-up of screenings, events and touring programmes will be announced soon via <a href=\"http:\/\/bfi.org.uk\/too-much\">bfi.org.uk\/too-much<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183986\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-183986 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Volver-2006-Images-Courtesy-of-Park-Circus-Pathe-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Volver-2006-Images-Courtesy-of-Park-Circus-Pathe-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Volver-2006-Images-Courtesy-of-Park-Circus-Pathe-2-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Volver-2006-Images-Courtesy-of-Park-Circus-Pathe-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Volver-2006-Images-Courtesy-of-Park-Circus-Pathe-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volver 2006 – Images Courtesy of Park Circus + Pathe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BFI Southbank will play host to a major season from 20 October \u2013 30 December, focusing on the strong cross cultural appeal of melodrama, including titles from Greece, Egypt, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Mexico, Argentina, Russia curated under the five thematic pillars of Love, Obsession, Duty, Defiance and Scandal. BFI IMAX, the UK\u2019s biggest screen, will play host to some of melodrama’s most expressive films, FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (1993 Chen Kaige), DEVDAS (2002, Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956, Douglas Sirk). Special events celebrating the expansive melodrama genre will include a keynote introduction with leading academic and author Laura Mulvey and a special day of playful panels and presentations – Melo-dramarama, an immersive day delving into the labyrinth of themes, tropes and quirks of melodrama beyond women on screen, from its embrace by queer audiences to male weepies and soap operas.<\/p>\n<p>Audiences will also be able to stream films from the season at home on BFI Player, with a selection of 20+ curated titles set to include, BODY AND SOUL (1925, Oscar Micheaux), CRAIG’S WIFE (1936, Dorothy Arzner), THE RECKLESS MOMENT (1949, Max Oph\u00fcls), VICTIMS OF SIN (1951, Emilio Fern\u00e1ndez), CAIRO STATION (1958, Youssef Chahine), RED ANGEL (1966, Yasuzo Masumura), MORGIANA (1972, Juraj Herz), BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005, Ang Lee), PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019, C\u00e9line Sciamma) and THE DAMNED DON’T CRY (2022, Fyzal Boulifa).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmhubwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BFI-announces-TOO-MUCH-MELODRAMA-ON-FILM-a-major-UK-wide-season-in-partnership-with-BFI-FAN_PRESS-RELEASE-Final-270825.pdf\"><strong>Download the full press release<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27th August 2025 The BFI announces\u00a0TOO MUCH – Melodrama on Film – a new season celebrating the vivid visual language, heightened dramatics and emotional pathos at the heart of film …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":642,"featured_media":183984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","search-cat-latest-news","search-cat-major-programmes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Too Much - Melodrama on Film: a UK-wide season - Film Hub Wales | Canolfan Ffilm Cymru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Film Hub Wales (FHW) aims to bring more films, to more people, in more places around Wales. 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